Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I grew up in rural Colorado, deep in the mountains, and I can still remember the first time I visited Denver in the early 2000s.

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I grew up in rural Colorado, deep in the mountains, and I can still remember the first time I visited Denver in the early 2000s. The city sits on the plain, skyscrapers rising and buildings extending ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jenni Shearston, University of Colorado Boulder (THE CONVERSATION) I grew up in rural ...