With four rail lines opening in metro Denver in 2016, including the B-line to Westminster this week, a big question has been raised -- is rail service improving people's lives? Two researchers -- looking at the same data-- come to different conclusions. Also, marathoner Frank Shorter -- for whom there's a statue in Boulder -- is an icon in the running world. He's written a candid, sometimes painful autobiography.
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