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Things we fear
2021

Things we fear

“Things we Fear” By Alan Sorensen Like the Polio epidemic of my childhood, 9/11, the “Covid-19 pandemic” has gutted what we all thought of as a sense of security in our daily lives! I cannot...
Sorensen, Alan JadeColorado
It's more than a little trying
2021

It's more than a little trying

"It's more than a little trying" By Alan Sorensen The hot, dry weather that is fanning fires across Colorado, states, is also battering the state’s economy as politicians use up every hard-earned dollar, just to...
Sorensen, Alan JadeColorado
Letter to the editor
2021

Letter to the editor

“Letter to the Editor” By Alan Sorensen Many governors and legislators are cautious to the potential dangers in executing those sentenced to the death penalty on anything less than empirical, verifiable evidence; there is reason...
Sorensen, Alan JadeColorado
It's more than a little trying
October 22, 2020

It's more than a little trying

"It's more than a little trying" By Alan Sorensen The hot, dry weather that is fanning fires across Colorado, and many other states, is also battering the state's economy as politicians use up every hard-earned...
Sorensen, Alan JadeColorado
Just a thought
October 22, 2020

Just a thought

" Just a Thought " By Alan Sorensen In what world would you charge, arrest and take to trial an individual for murder, with no body, no empirical evidence like DNA, no verifiable facts of...
Sorensen, Alan JadeColorado
Modern slavery
September 3, 2020

Modern slavery

"Modern Slavery" By Alan Sorensen Political parties are now paying attention, and it showes in our homes and in the streets, the all too strange 2020 politics is the time for change, and people are...
Sorensen, Alan JadeColorado
Truth about recidivism
July 20, 2020

Truth about recidivism

"Truth About Recidivism" By Alan Sorensen There is this idea, at least it's true for me, that those of us that learn as adults what we never did as children, our minds soak up information...
Sorensen, Alan JadeColorado
The cost of innocence
May 13, 2020

The cost of innocence

The Cost of Innocence By Alan Sorensen "Facts Not In Dispute" Exonerations used to be the unusual, now they are commonplace yet the pure number of exonerations we now see and hear about have not...
Sorensen, Alan JadeColorado
The cost of innocence: "Last call"
March 4, 2020

The cost of innocence: "Last call"

The Cost of Innocence "Last Call" By Alan Sorensen So you have Just returned from a visit from your doctor. after running many tests and repeating them, she has determined that you have a incurable...
Sorensen, Alan JadeColorado
The cost of innocence
March 4, 2020

The cost of innocence

The Cost of Innocence By Alan Sorensen It has been my experience that the more we care about the world the more the world and all its people finds new ways to hurt us. With...
Sorensen, Alan JadeColorado
Can anyone imagine even for a moment
March 4, 2020

Can anyone imagine even for a moment

Can anyone imagine even for a moment what it's like to be arrested for crimes you never committed, they have to sit in Court drugged out of your mind on 250 mg. of Elavil, a...
Sorensen, Alan JadeColorado
Where will this lead?
March 4, 2020

Where will this lead?

Where will this lead? by Alan Sorenson I remember a time when my daughter, Pandora, asked me why most people are concerned only with the present. I told her, they have this idea: spend it...
Sorensen, Alan JadeColorado
Open letter to the editor
March 4, 2020

Open letter to the editor

Open Letter to the Editor By Alan Sorensen Dear President Trump, I suppose congratulations are in order for your acquittal of impeachment. I say that I suppose because how many good men and women have...
Sorensen, Alan JadeColorado
As I study what our founders
March 4, 2020

As I study what our founders

As I study what our founders of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights sacrificed for the freedoms most enjoy today, what went wrong with our laws for so many? I can't help but think...
Sorensen, Alan JadeColorado
Letter to the editor
March 4, 2020

Letter to the editor

Letter to the Editor I apologize for my poor writing skills. I never had much of a formal education or stability in school and its taken me more than two decades to get this legible...
Sorensen, Alan JadeColorado
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If you are working on an APWA-related project, please let us know how you plan to utilize the Archive. We hope to share information about your work with our readers and, whenever possible, with relevant APWA authors.

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