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ement from the City and County of Denver, where he was a computer programmer-analyst. He and wife Jane are authors of five books on early transportation systems of the West. They are associate producers of the PBS documentary Paving the Way, the National Park-to-Park Highway.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='line-height:115%'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#C45911'>This program is free and open to the community.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>