Life Teacher By Dawne Belloise Although he taught physical education for decades, Murray Banks never wanted to be called “coach.” It …

The Fabric that Binds Us By Dawne Belloise Audrey Anderson greets people with her bright smile that starts from her eyes …

By Dawne Belloise Barb Peters essentially grew up a Southern California girl in Manhattan Beach, which she fondly compares to the …

By Dawne Belloise “It’s a dusty Four Corners kind of place,” Nel Burkett says of her hometown, Cortez, Colo. Her two …

Waking up in paradise By Dawne Belloise “I love living in a small town,” smiles Tom Miller, a Texas transplant with …

Sugaring By Dawne Belloise Very soon Krista Powers will walk among the newly waking trees, deep into the Vermont forest where …

By Dawne Belloise “This isn’t the first time I’ve been profiled,” Joey Reed jests. The first thing you might notice about …

Seeing art through life By Dawne Belloise Artist Nicholas Reti sits on a bench at the Denver Public Library admiring a …

By Dawne Belloise “My life was like The Wonder Years and I was Kevin Arnold. I was a hippie-jock. That was …

Balance By Dawne Belloise Jenna May had taken ballet in her early youth, growing up in Dallas, Texas, but her flair …

A Driving Force By Dawne Belloise Bill Kastning is a fourth-generation Coloradoan, with his roots in Delta County. He was born …

By Dawne Belloise Ruth Dukeman has a phone wedged between her shoulder and ear while she juggles paperwork, clients coming and …

Beer Scientist By Dawne Belloise Chemistry—not the kind where two people hook up at closing time, but the science kind—identifies the …

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner By Dawne Belloise Malia Jones glides to the chair, with an inquisitive gaze and the face of …

There are signs along the road of where we came from to where we are going that point to the direction …