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Elizabeth Hernandez
Elizabeth Hernandez started at The Denver Post as an intern in 2014 and just kept coming to work until they hired her in 2015. Hernandez covers higher education and issues impacting younger readers -- affordable housing, student loan debt, social media and more -- from teens to millennials.
The CU Boulder journalism graduate takes pride in telling stories about underrepresented communities in Colorado compassionately and responsibly. As a first-generation college graduate, Hernandez draws from her background when comforting the afflicted and afflicting the comfortable.
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Here’s how to create a contest-winning Halloween costume
Don’t wait until the last minute to find the perfect outfit for the holiday.

For ‘mama bear’ parents, access to their college kids’ medical and student records can be a waiver away
Mama Bear taps into a market of parents accustomed to vigilance who realize their access changes when their kids turn 18.

Can mold exposure cause Parkinson’s disease? Colorado family hopes to prove “landmark” legal case
Steve Locke saw his active life turned upside down by discovering he had Parkinson’s in 2015.

Patients with neurodegenerative diseases turn to pingpong for rehabilitation. Scientists are paying attention.
The Colorado-based NeuroPong program is being researched by scientists investigating the link between neurodegenerative conditions and pingpong, a game often associated with parents’ basements.

On Día de los Muertos, sacred altars help reunite the living and the dead
While Día de los Muertos iconography like sugar skulls can often be found alongside witch hats and fun-sized candy bars at the grocery store, Day of the Dead is not...

What’s 12 feet tall, dead and taking the country by storm? A coveted skeleton, of corpse
Home Depot won’t say how many of the 12-foot-tall skeletons it has sold, but one spokesperson confirmed the behemoth box of bones has sold out every year since its 2020...

What drove these people to clown school? A need for joy in face of layoffs, cancer and anger.
Whether compensating for the bleakness of pandemic years or searching for a bit of childhood nostalgia, Colorado Clown Alley president Isabel Nuanez said clowning was back, and the next generation...
