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Category: Profiles

Stories of ordinary people, families, faith communities and even towns that have done or are doing extraordinary things.

May 18, 2012February 4, 2017

A Zambian Epic in Pictures

Photographer Thomas Herrick of Thornton, Colo., created the following videos from footage he took during his March trip to Africa, where he documented the story of Global Orphan Relief (GO!), a

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The front signage of a new Family Medical Center in Broomfield, Colo. (Marrton Dormish)
May 11, 2012February 4, 2017

Reid’s Healthcare Mirror

In order to better conceptualize the approach and function of the U.S. healthcare system compared to others around the world, consider the following summary based on journalist T.R. Reid’s The Healing

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The facade of a soon-to-open family medical center in Broomfield, Colo. (Marrton Dormish)
May 9, 2012February 4, 2017

Health Care 101

This article, the first in a series of upcoming posts covering the complex U.S. healthcare system and its relationship to the story of need, attempts to briefly highlight how the

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Attendees look on during a living history presentation at the Crescent Grange in Broomfield, Colo. (Marrton Dormish)
April 22, 2012February 4, 2017

Changes at the Grange

The Crescent Grange in Broomfield, Colo., hosted an open house this afternoon in honor of National Grange Month. The festivities featured music from the two-man band Diamonds in the Rough,

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  • Built For Zero — A promising approach to ending homelessness in the United States, one community and one group at a time.
  • Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery Podcast Sarah Augustine and Shari Hostetler uncover the influence of church doctrine on current laws and policies that continue to justify the oppression of Indigenous Peoples.
  • Elevated Denver A local non-profit working toward a just, equitable and high-functioning social safety net that promotes the enduring well-being and dignity of all Denver community members.
  • Equal Justice Initiative — Working to end U.S. mass incarceration and racial and economic injustice.
  • Mestaa'ehehe Coalition — A Cheyenne- and Arapaho-led effort renaming sacred Colorado landmarks.
  • MHAction — Advocating nationally for affordable housing and economic security for residents of mobile home communities.
  • On Being — Thought leaders interacting about spirituality, social change, and inner and outer renewal.
  • RAWtools — Forging peace and disarming hearts, one dismantled firearm at a time.
  • Sand Creek Massacre Foundation — Raising awareness of the 1864 Massacre at Sand Creek in Eastern Colorado.
  • Severe Weather Activation Program — Providing life-saving shelter for people experiencing unsheltered homelessness in Broomfield and Adams counties.

Welcome

My name is Marrton Dormish. I'm a non-denominational Christian minister serving the Broomfield and North Denver Metro area through my non-profit advocacy project Everyday Epics. I companion people on the margins of accepted society and history (and attempt to amplify their voices and stories), I catalyze local housing stability and basic needs efforts, and I help facilitate the Broomfield Sister Cities partnership with the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, headquartered in Concho, Okla.

I'm a fourth-generation Coloradan, born and raised in Denver. I've lived in Missouri, New Mexico and Spain, and now, along with three of my four young-adult children, I live in a Broomfield, Colo., bilevel on the treaty-recognized homelands of the Hinono'eiteen (Arapaho), the Tsitsistas (Cheyenne) and the Nuu-ci (Ute) nations. Since we're not far from some beautiful, city-designated open space, we sometimes hear coyotes howling at night.

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Favorite Posts

Poses by Sassie

May 2, 2020March 31, 2022

Sand Creek is all around us

May 24, 2019March 31, 2022

Blown to Broomfield

November 1, 2011May 4, 2021
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, everyone, courtesy of the Denver (Colo.) City and County Building. (Marrton Dormish)

Bleeding Places Below

February 1, 2011March 12, 2022

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