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League of Women Voters, INC to Host Forums for Denver School Board Candidates  

The League of Women Voters of Denver and Inter-Neighborhood Cooperation (INC) will host a series of forums around the city for Denver Board of Education candidates in advance of the Nov. 5 election. All residents of Denver are welcome to attend. The forums are:

• East/Central Denver Forum, featuring District 3 candidates Michael Johnson and Meg Schomp and At-Large candidates Barbara O’Brien, Michael Kiley and Joan Poston, will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 24, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of Christ Church United Methodist, 690 Colorado Blvd. (parking in rear)
• Northeast Denver Forum, featuring District 4 candidates Landri Taylor and Roger Kilgore and At-Large candidates Barbara O’Brien, Michael Kiley and Joan Poston, will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 1, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of Montview Presbyterian Church, 1980 Dahlia St.
• Citywide Forum, featuring At-Large candidates Barbara O’Brien, Michael Kiley and Joan Poston, will be held on Saturday, Oct. 12, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the community room of the Denver Police Department District 3 Station, 1625 S. University Blvd. The second half of the forum will feature representatives of organizations that either support or oppose selected Nov. 5 ballot issues, including Amendment 66 and proposed state and city marijuana taxes.

Each of the forums will be videotaped by Denver 8 TV and broadcast periodically beginning in late September. The videos will also be available for viewing on Denver 8 TV’s Web site at www.denvergov.org/denverdecides.