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I remember shooting pool with self-styled leg- ends at Common Grounds, sneaking into the Bluebird for a show, and smoking all manner of concoctions on the “patio” at Muddy’s. Denver ruled in the ’90s. It still does — just for very different reasons. We’ve come a long way from the mining boom, and we have a long way to go to clean up our messes. My family and I are here for the long haul. Seth Ford Denver Denver is a vibrant and beautiful city, now and then. Too many people live in the past. The population has exploded globally, and will continue to grow. As the great Bob Dylan once said, “You better start swim- ming or you’ll sink like a stone, for the times they are a-changing.” Treasure the past, but embrace the future! Deborah McGrew Golden Change is constant, but some people never seem to grasp that fact. If Denver was the same as the year I moved here (1993), we would be living in a mostly decayed/ decaying city. Change can be both good and bad. I like that Denver has light rail and commuter trains now and has turned blue politically. But housing is no longer affordable for many people, and homelessness is on the rise. The fi rst restaurant I ate at here, My Brother’s Bar, is thankfully still around. The Wynkoop hasn’t changed much, and I like that, too. And I took my grandkids to Lakeside Amusement Park. Much better than the new Elitch location. A good friend from the South and I rode the Amtrak out of the old Union Station to Winter Park to ski. I guess you could say the interior of the station is better now (more modern, anyway), but I kinda miss the old historical place with the high wooden benches, a small diner in the back, and the ticket counter right there in the lobby. Carol Carpenter Denver “THE HEAT IS ON,” MOLLY MARTIN, OCTOBER 20 CHILE T O D A Y , HO T T OMORR O W This time of year is always great for green chile! Well, along with winter, spring and summer. 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