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Boulder, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Boulder, city (2020 pop. 330,758), seat of Boulder co., N central Colo.; inc. 1871. A Rocky Mountain resort and a suburb of Denver, it…

Edward KEATING, Congress, CO (1875-1965)

KEATING, Edward, a Representative from Colorado; born on a small farm near Kansas City, Kans., on July 9, 1875; moved with his mother to Pueblo, Colo., in 1880; moved to Denver in 1889;…

Maginn, William

(Encyclopedia) Maginn, WilliamMaginn, Williamməgĭnˈ [key], 1793–1842, Irish writer. Some of his best stories and essays appeared in Blackwood's Magazine. His short story “Bob Burke's Duel with Ensign…

Super Bowl XXXIII: Pigskin Pandemonium

From the Spotlight Archive: This feature appeared on January 19, 1999 Amid the usual media frenzy, Denver and Atlanta prepare to face off in Miami by Gerry Brown Denver quarterback John…

Steele, Wilbur Daniel

(Encyclopedia) Steele, Wilbur Daniel, 1886–1970, American author, b. Greensboro, N.C., grad. Univ. of Denver, 1907. He studied art in Boston, Paris, and New York City. He was particularly noted for…

Linda Alvarado

entrepreneurBorn: 1952Birthplace: Albuquerque, N.M. Alvarado has been a pioneer on several fronts. She started her own construction company in 1976 with a $2,500 loan from her parents. Alvarado…

Jim BATES, Congress, CA (1941)

BATES, Jim, a Representative from California; born in Denver, Colo., July 21, 1941; graduated, East Denver High School, Denver, 1959; B.A., San Diego State University, 1975; corporal, U.S.…

Hiram Pitt BENNET, Congress, CO (1826-1914)

BENNET, Hiram Pitt, a Delegate from the Territory of Colorado; born in Carthage, Franklin County, Maine, September 2, 1826; moved to Ohio with his parents, who settled in Richland County in…

George John KINDEL, Congress, CO (1855-1930)

KINDEL, George John, a Representative from Colorado; born in Cincinnati, Ohio, March 2, 1855; attended the public schools and St. Augustine’s School in Cincinnati; apprenticed as an…