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Picture this: You’re pointing a gun at someone and demanding their wallet. And then you hear it.

“Do you know Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and savior?”

Probably not what you were expecting, right?

The words may be unexpected, but it is exactly what Penn Springs of Littleton would choose to say should he ever find himself in a similar predicament. In fact, Springs said, the nonsensicalness of the words is the perfect reason to say them.

In a country that seems more divided than ever, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette says it’s important to remember there is more bipartisan common ground than some would think.

“We have a two-party system,” she said. “You can have those disagreements without being disagreeable. I always try to keep civility when I disagree with people.”

Jeffco Sheriff’s officials on May 3 tried to allay the fears of residents living near Deer Creek Middle School because a sexually violent predator has moved into the area.

Residents could only ask questions via notecards at the public meeting, but the concern of the audience, who packed the middle school cafeteria, was palpable. The ability of a sexually violent predator to move close to a school was a chief concern among neighborhood residents.

As the last beams of evening sun drifted behind the Front Range, people from across South Jeffco walked around the track at Chatfield Senior High School, casting shadows in the grass.

Their walk last Saturday was a part of Relay for Life, the signature fund-raising event for the American Cancer Society, and it was a symbolic one. Participants take turns walking throughout the night without sleeping to signify the sleeplessness of cancer.