Columnists newsletter from The Denver Post

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Tina Griego - Metro

New cop, a son of immigrants, aims to bridge gap with community
I met Eleasiff Ojeda Ayala in 2003. He'd just returned from his first tour in Iraq and had walked into his welcome-home party.  

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Penny Parker - Business

Parker: Silence on the lamb,Councilman Brown
Despite a "lambasting," Denver City Council maverick Charlie Brown stuck to his guns Thursday during Icelandair's cocktail party at the new Exdo Hall, celebrating the airline's upcoming inaugural flight between Denver and Reykjavik on May 11.