Our attention, our most precious and scarce resource

Our attention, our most precious and scarce resource

Economics, at its core, is how we, as a society, answer how we handle scarcity. Scarcity, by definition in economics, derives from having limited resources and unlimited wants and needs.  We are always valuing  these resources, such as food, shelter, gold, clothing,...
Paying it Forward: Denver Family Raises Funds for Fetal Health

Paying it Forward: Denver Family Raises Funds for Fetal Health

For the Young family – five-year-old twins Conor and Liam and their parents Kate and Randy – taking part in Denver’s 12th Annual Great Candy Run, which benefits the Fetal Health Foundation (FHF), is very important.  They know first-hand that FHF is a real life-saver....
Sweet summer days

Sweet summer days

The warm sun, the sweet sounds of the ice cream man, the smell of salt water (or chlorine), and the sight of swings blowing in the summer breeze, no matter your age or upbringing, all of these things elicit memories.  For me, the summer breeze brings me back to days...
ELITE ATHLETES TO SET SWEET PACE AT GREAT CANDY RUN

ELITE ATHLETES TO SET SWEET PACE AT GREAT CANDY RUN

This weekend’s Great Candy Run will host a number of area elite athletes competing for cash prizes as part of its 5,000+ participant list. The 11th annual event is set for Denver’s Washington Park on November 9th. The event is presented by The Colorado Institute for...
Tween Girls The Twinspiration Behind Denver’s Great Candy Run

Tween Girls The Twinspiration Behind Denver’s Great Candy Run

Behind every major cause are people and stories that validate its existence.  For the Fetal Health Foundation and its main fundraising event, The Great Candy Run, that inspiration is in the form of twin girls, Ashley and Aspen Somers. Just over 13 years ago, Lonnie...