Democrat Mike Johnston goes on the record in the first of our series of interviews with the men and women who want to replace Gov. John Hickenlooper. The Washington Post's Executive Editor, Marty Baron, will be recognized this week by the Denver Press Club for his long history as an ethical journalist who holds the powerful accountable. And we meet Ignacio Chef Karlos Baca, an indigenous food activist who says the loss of traditional foods threatens the very lives of his people.
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