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@Katielangford35
Katie Langford
3 years
#Boulder community members out here turning disassembled guns into gardening tools at a Good Friday vigil hosted by Boulder Mennonite Church.
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Katie Langford
4 months
Someone stole hundreds of @ocplaindealer newspapers that broke the story of a girl being violently assaulted at the police chief’s home while he slept. So @mikewiggins76 and @erinmcwriter are reprinting the paper and made it free to read online:
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Katie Langford
9 months
πŸ‘‹πŸ» Today was my first day covering breaking news at @denverpost ! I’m still a little in shock I get to be a part of this newsroom but mainly so excited to be here. News tips, puns &etc accepted at klangford (at) denverpost .com
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Katie Langford
3 years
To everyone who had to disassociate/shut down in order to make it through today: I see you. I’m with you. May you find space to breathe, feel and grieve. You deserve kindness and care, and you are loved. #Boulder
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Katie Langford
3 years
Some personal news: This is my last week at the Daily Camera. After a short break, I'll be joining the Broomfield Leader as an assistant editor.
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Katie Langford
3 years
Struggled w/ whether to share this, but taking a breath and pressing send. Love you, Boulder.
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Katie Langford
4 years
Update: Rep. @JoeNeguse ’s office contacted me a day after I posted this and started working on my case & connected me with a CDLE liaison. Today I got my first unemployment payment. Thank you, congressman!
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Katie Langford
4 years
Thread: This is my fifth week of furlough - having my hours and pay cut by 40% - and I still have not been able to get unemployment payment from @ColoradoLabor .
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Katie Langford
5 years
Personal news!!! Starting Sept. 26, I’ll be at the @dailycamera as a higher education reporter. I can’t wait to get started. Please DM me all the higher ed/CU/finding an affordable place to live in Boulder County tips.
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Katie Langford
3 years
I’m at #CUBoulder where students are gathering to protest sexual assaults at a fraternity house on the Hill. Students are ID’ing the house as Pi Kappa Alpha. About 90 ppl here so far with more arriving.
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Katie Langford
4 years
Daily Camera & Times Call reporters will be furloughed for 3 weeks between now and June 30, editors are taking pay cuts and photogs already had their hours cut. This sucks. I’m sad and I’m angry and I don’t know if I’ll be able to pay rent next month.
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Katie Langford
29 days
Police are back at the Tivoli Quad at Denver’s Auraria campus and gave protestors 10 minutes to disperse @denverpost
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Katie Langford
2 years
Starbucks employees in Superior are planning to unionize, joining a handful of stores across the country that have begun organizing after the first company-owned Starbucks in the U.S. voted to unionize in December.
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Katie Langford
1 month
Here at the Tivoli Quad at #Denver ’s Auraria Higher Ed campus, where students have set up a camp in support of Palestine. @denverpost
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Katie Langford
11 months
@johngreen Reputation Era John Green might be my favorite John Green.
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Katie Langford
4 years
Hello, pls remember that your brain is trying its best to cope with what's going on today and it is normal to feel exhausted, anxious, sad or hopeless. Be kind to yourself and be kind to others. Sincerely, your friendly local newspaper reporter.
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Katie Langford
3 years
Day 3. In awe of my @dailycamera colleagues. I hope our community feels seen, in the best way possible. Thank you for allowing us to share your stories. #BoulderStrong
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Katie Langford
4 years
Ya'll made it happen. The first three people to get a BINGO will get a bag of homemade apple cider caramels. Go forth, be merry and enjoy your one day off this week (maybe). #partylikeajournalist
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Katie Langford
4 years
I just talked to a #CUBoulder freshman who is staying in a hotel because her roommate has coronavirus -- positive test on Sunday -- and still isn't in an isolation room. Want to talk about what it's like being a Buff this year? DM me or email klangford @dailycamera .com.
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Katie Langford
4 months
Talked to @erinmcwriter about the 24 hrs since someone stole 200+ @ocplaindealer newspapers that broke the news of a teenage girl's sexual assault at the police chief's house. β€œWe’re not going to stand for this, and the community isn’t going to either.”
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Katie Langford
3 years
The parts being worked on now have been donated to @RAWtools over the past week. Here’s what the finished product looks like.
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Katie Langford
5 months
the year is 2054. we've put humans on mars. everyone uses hoverboards. we've cured the common cold. and I'm still mailing checks to certain Colorado courthouses for public records bc they refuse to take credit cards by phone or, heaven forbid, set up an online payment portal.
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Katie Langford
4 years
Horse trailers streaming into Boulder County fairgrounds as ppl evacuate from #CalWoodFire . Just spoke with a woman who was at a horse show at Triple Creek Ranch. They’re evacuating 60 horses. Could see flames by the time they left.
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Katie Langford
3 years
I emailed every CU Regent and President Mark Kennedy asking for a comment on Eastman. @CURegentKroll just sent me this. #CUBoulder #highered #edcolo
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Katie Langford
8 months
It’s been a month since I lost my sweet pup, and I’ve been avoiding going on walks because it makes me too sad. But I did today, and I met two fluffy, delightful, cuddly golden retrievers. Grief is awful but sometimes the universe sends us little love notes, and I’m thankful.
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Katie Langford
3 years
This TikTok of Boulderite and Izze Soda namesake Isabelle Woloson graduating from UNC has gotten nearly 500k views πŸ₯° GO BEARS🐻 #highered #edcolo #Boulder
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Katie Langford
4 years
Hi πŸ‘‹ I know we’re all focused on wildfire news rn. If you have a moment, I wrote about the pandemic’s impact on mental health at #CUBoulder . Sharp increase in need, students frustrated & isolated. But also hope. #highered #edcolo #Boulder
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Katie Langford
27 days
Day 5 of the encampment + protest at #Denver ’s Auraria higher education campus.
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Katie Langford
5 years
Student protest outside the UMC just ended. @blackbuffsCU and other student leaders are inside right now talking to @CUBoulder admin about policy change.
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Katie Langford
2 years
Hello friends! Today is my last day at the Broomfield Leader. I’ll be freelancing while figuring out what’s next. If you find yourself needing a freelancer, slide into those DMs. Ditto if you want to get coffee and sit in the sunshine. I’ll be here.
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Katie Langford
4 years
I've heard #Boulder folks ask abt #CUBoulder COVID cases broken down by students/faculty/staff. I CORA'd that & CU told me it would take 20+ hrs to gather that info. Per statute, that's a minimum $600 fee. Anyway, happy Tuesday, I'm already tired
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Katie Langford
3 years
For context, BMC is across the street from the Table Mesa King Soopers. These folks shop there and know people who died, & this event is part of their response. Also opened church as a quiet place for survivors, KS employees to process, pray, work on paperwork.
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Katie Langford
4 years
City of Boulder is issuing an emergency order tomorrow, echoing Boulder County Public Health's #CUBoulder quarantine order, but making it mandatory for several nuisance properties on the Hill.
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Katie Langford
3 years
NEW: John Eastman will retire "effective immediately" from Chapman University, according to a statement from President Daniele Struppa. I'm currently trying to find out if this impacts his position at @CUBoulder . #edcolo
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Katie Langford
3 years
#CUBoulder removes speaking, other duties from visiting Prof. John Eastman on Thursday while he retains his $185k salary. Received this info from campus officials along with Eastman's employment contract and salary, which I CORA'd:
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Katie Langford
3 years
If you're having community engagement problems, I feel bad for you, son. Boulder might have 99 problems but public input ain't one.
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3 years
The City of Boulder just released the list of folks who've signed up to speak at tonight's annexation hearing. Ninety-nine people have signed up to speak.
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Katie Langford
4 years
Hi #Boulder - with @samlounz ’s departure, I’ll be covering the @dailycamera city beat until we hire a new reporter. Send your tips my way!
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Katie Langford
2 years
When you’re working on a Friday night and your roommate walks in and hands you a charcuterie plate 😭 true love does exist.
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Katie Langford
5 years
#ScannerFTW Officer asks dispatch to call Domino's Pizza, bc delivery driver is getting arrested for DUI and there's a bunch of undelivered pizzas in the back of his car. No, I'm not kidding.
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Katie Langford
4 years
How it started: How it’s going:
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Katie Langford
4 years
That was fast. Boulder County Public Health is now breaking down cases by CU and non CU affiliates. #Boulder #CUBoulder
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Katie Langford
4 years
We’ve heard, over and over, that readers are frustrated & confused by the way #CUBoulder and #Boulder County report coronavirus numbers. I tried to find some answers, but mostly have more questions.
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Katie Langford
3 years
Actual footage of me refreshing the #Boulder election results page:
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Katie Langford
2 years
Yesterday was International Overdose Awareness Day & I feel a bittersweet mix of hope for the progress being made and grief that these resources were not as accessible 13 years ago. May we keep their memories alive and keep fighting for a brighter tomorrow. #IOAD2022
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Katie Langford
2 years
The mission: visit every park in #Broomfield . Today was Frank Varra Park, tucked away between FlatIron Crossing mall and U.S. 36.
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Katie Langford
4 years
We will not be accepting any more news today. Really. That’s enough. The newspaper is full. Please try again tomorrow.
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Katie Langford
4 years
What I write vs what I mean, #CUBoulder Edition.
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Katie Langford
4 years
I know there’s this β€œhardass heartless journalist” stereotype which is maybe true for some, but most of the reporters I know are a bunch of bleeding heart optimists who want to make the world a better place. Covering our communities is a privilege & a serious responsibility.
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Katie Langford
4 years
*taps mic* Using β€œobese” as a slur is gross and problematic. You can criticize someone without perpetuating fatphobia. *fades into the mist to finish writing my story*
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Katie Langford
4 years
Students are gathering at CU Boulder to protest campus leaders denying tenure to Lupita Montoya, who was one of the few faculty of color in the College of Engineering.
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Katie Langford
4 years
The summer I turned 20 I was an @DailySentinelGJ intern, broke my foot during the "Intern Olympics," became the first intern to file a worker's comp claim & shaved a few years off then-city editor @mikewiggins76 's life. So here's me, my cast & AF1 reporting on an Obama visit!
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Katie Langford
6 months
The body of a Pagosa Springs man missing since August was found in Colorado’s San Juan National Forest on Oct. 30 with his Jack Russell Terrier, Finney, still alive and by his side.
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Katie Langford
3 years
Both things can be true: I recognize the shitty, unsustainable situation our hedge fund overlords have created for our newsroom. It still sucks to feel like you’re giving everything you’ve got as a journalist and you’re being told it’s not good enough.
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Katie Langford
4 years
A @netflix co-founder, @MomsDemand founder & @MActionProject founder set to speak at @CWABoulder in April.
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Daily Camera
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CU Boulder announces Conference on World Affairs speakers
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Katie Langford
3 years
Teri Leiker β€œloved her job, she loved the people she worked with, she loved the people that came into the store and she loved her customers … She was very, very happy the second before this happened.”
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Katie Langford
11 months
The burnout crisis is very real in Colorado journalism and I'm not sure why we don't talk about it more often. Is it stoicism? Discomfort? Fear? Despair? I don't know, but something's gotta give eventually.
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Corey Hutchins
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"America’s local journalists are burned out. It’s not just some of them β€” it’s the majority of them. And women and young people are more likely to endure the psychological phenomenon than men and older reporters."
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Katie Langford
3 years
Just got my first covid vaccine from a nearby King Soopers. I asked my pharmacy tech how they were doing, given what happened. β€œYeah, you get used to it. The first day is always the hardest.” πŸ’”
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Katie Langford
2 years
Thank you for the perfect Sunday afternoon, #Boulder .
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Katie Langford
16 days
A tale of the Colorado Open Records Act. Three requests, three agencies, same search terms. Agency 1: 881 responsive records, up to $1,419 charge. Agency 2: 3 responsive records, free of charge. Agency 3: 281 records, free of charge.
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Katie Langford
3 years
Nine years ago today we adopted a miniature Australian Shepherd from Mesa County Animal Services who’d been there for three months. I still don’t understand why he was there for so long, but I’m so glad he waited for me. πŸŽ‚πŸŽŠπŸŽ‰
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Katie Langford
2 years
Hometown things: walking down a hospital hallway and seeing an article you wrote πŸ₯Ή #gjco
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Katie Langford
3 years
Good morning to this anonymous Daily Camera tipster only.
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Katie Langford
4 years
Colorado, thank you for showing off tonight. πŸ₯° #cowx
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Katie Langford
2 years
First day with @BroomfieldLead team and so excited to get started. πŸ€— @hibrookIyn #broomfield
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Katie Langford
2 years
Snowy sunset from Broomfield.
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Katie Langford
2 years
No, seriously, don’t go outside today. Signed, the person who crashed and burned *so hard* on the sidewalk. #cowx #broomfield
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Katie Langford
4 years
I really need someone to CORA the group chat between Jared Polis, Michael Hancock and Jill Hunsaker Ryan that I can only hope is happening right now.
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Katie Langford
30 days
Just arrived at Auraria, where all streets to campus are blocked by Police @denverpost
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Katie Langford
3 years
Made the rookie mistake of telling my editors why I’d be unavailable for an hour and it turned out exactly how you’d expect πŸ˜‚
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Katie Langford
4 years
Hi #Boulder , my 40-inch BVSD story is still being edited but I have answers to (most of) your questions on the fall plan! Thread -->
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Katie Langford
4 years
Hi did you know you can turn Palisade peaches into hand pies that you can freeze now and bake later, whenever you want peach pie? Bc I did not think about it until this week, facing down 18 lbs of peaches I impulse-bought, and now my life is forever changed. πŸ¦„ 🌈 πŸ‘ πŸ₯§
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Katie Langford
5 years
I CORA'd all of the community name suggestions for the new Fruita elementary school and received 43 pages of results. They were snarky, sincere, funny and just plain weird. My highlights -->
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Katie Langford
3 years
Eating pasta outside at dusk is the only acceptable vibe for the rest of the summer, thank you for your understanding.
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Katie Langford
11 months
@paytmitch @JNJNews swifties 🀝 nerdfighters 🀝 people who want J&J to stop prioritizing profits over lifesaving medical treatment
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Katie Langford
2 years
For many of us this year has been excruciating, and for many 2022 will continue to be. If that’s you: I’m so glad you’re still here. You are an irreplaceable part of our community and world. You make it brighter and more beautiful just by existing. Keep going. πŸ’•
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Katie Langford
5 years
Charles β€œI’m a hard-ass newsman” Ashby blowing bubbles over my desk to celebrate my new job. 😭 @OldNewsman
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Katie Langford
5 years
Some *personal news* β€” I’m v. proud to introduce the newest Daily Camera reporter. Cooper’s beat will include naps, belly rubs and treats. He has already mastered the journalist side-eye.
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Katie Langford
3 years
A #CUBoulder marching band scholarship honoring Teri Leiker has now received $28k donations and is endowed, so it’ll continue for years to come: #Boulder #edcolo
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Katie Langford
3 years
Pop up Daily Camera newsroom would not be complete without a newsroom doggo.
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Katie Langford
4 years
Good morning! I was furloughed on Monday & Tuesday and will be for ~2 days a week for the next 7 weeks. The good news: I have a job I love, you all are incredibly kind and supportive and my dog is still hella cute.
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Katie Langford
3 years
How is it okay to publish a story where an elected official promotes the worst stereotypes of homelessness unchallenged and no homeless people or advocates are quoted?
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Elizabeth Hernandez
3 years
Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman, who performed poverty for 7 days by living in a homeless encampment undercover and then getting to return to his life as mayor, declares that homelessness is a "lifestyle choice"
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Katie Langford
3 years
UPDATE: The Daily Camera and Prairie Mountain Media will file a petition to ask the Colorado Supreme Court to review the case, Publisher Al Manzi said in a statement.
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Katie Langford
3 years
NEW: Colorado Court of Appeals overturns ruling in Daily Camera v. CU lawsuit, holds that CU is not required to release public records of all six candidates interviewed for system president.
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Katie Langford
4 years
It sucks that there will be less coverage, less accountability and less sharing of your incredible stories because of this. But I’m going to keep showing up, even when it feels like I’ve been kicked in the teeth, because my community deserves it. I’m here for you.
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Katie Langford
3 years
I think this wins most scenic high school graduation 😍 #edcolo
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Erin McIntyre
3 years
Here at Ouray High School graduation today. Feels so different than last year.
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Katie Langford
6 years
Sheriff Matt Lewis and deputies/officers/troopers from @SheriffMesaColo , @GrandJunctionPD , @CSP_Fruita and @FruitaPD came to @DailySentinelGJ newsroom after The Capital newspaper shooting to support & reassure us and to wish @garyharmonGJ well on his last day. #gjco
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Katie Langford
3 years
Full of hope.
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Katie Langford
3 years
A commitment to ethical journalism is the foundation of our profession and of our readers’ trust in us. Without it, we’re nowhere.
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Katie Langford
4 years
MY PUBLIC RADIO DEBUT was talking about stress baking through the pandemic, because of course it was. Thanks, @StinaSieg and @CPRNews , for letting me & my unwieldy strawberry rhubarb pie have our 15 minutes of fame.
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Katie Langford
3 months
Laura it's 10 o'clock in the morning. Please.
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Katie Langford
4 years
Hi Twitter! I took three days off & realized that 1. There is life outside of work and 2. It’s really amazing?! Visiting friends! Paddle boarding! Being a tourist! Doing a puzzle and drinking margaritas and laughing really hard! Anyway 10/10, def. take yr vacation time. 😊
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Katie Langford
3 years
Can also confirm that the two classes Eastman was supposed to teach at CU Boulder have been canceled due to low enrollment. CU Boulder couldn't tell me if this was because of students dropping it or not enrolling in the first place, so can't connect to D.C. events.
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Katie Langford
4 years
I’ve baked four times in five days because it turns out there’s nothing like a pandemic to take my stress baking tendencies to πŸ’―. Wish I could feed you all pie. There is a LOT of pie in my house rn. #quaranbaking
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Katie Langford
3 years
β€œAbandon responsibilities and move to the San Juans” is becoming more and more likely every time I visit.
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Katie Langford
3 years
Struggling to post pics because so many ppl are using their phones, but PD estimates there are 500-600 people here. Mostly chanting, a few people tried to break down the fence surrounding the house but it’s back up.
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Katie Langford
3 years
The house is fenced off and block closed by cop cars. Students are chanting β€œshut pike down” and β€œno means no.”
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Katie Langford
3 years
This #Boulder couple's quest to visit every city park/open space/trail as a way to get through the pandemic is exactly the kind of story I needed this week. Kathleen, 90, and her partner Larry, 86, have walked 95 of the 107 parks on their list.
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Katie Langford
2 years
Ur local @SPJCOLO contingent heading to D.C. for #MediaFest22 πŸ€“
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Katie Langford
3 years
Good morning, #Boulder . (Wow, that feels like the wrong greeting.) A whole team of @dailycamera journalists - reporters, photojournalists, editors, designers - will be following the shooting today and every step of the way.
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Katie Langford
5 years
Many, many people at Tillie Bishop’s celebration of life service happening now at @ColoradoMesaU . It was set to start 20 minutes ago but the line to greet Pat, his wife, just keeps growing.
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Katie Langford
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πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯
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