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Ron Baxendale II

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Badfinger: My Near Encounter with the Legendary Rockers

Early in the summer, during my first weeks at my new job at PAR Associates, I was working in Denver when I spotted “Badfinger” spelled out…

Jun 1, 2022

Badfinger: My Near Encounter with the Legendary Rockers

Jun 1, 2022

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Rock’s Reelin’ and Rockin’ Ronnies and Rons

Ronald, Ronnie, Ron. The name was most popular in Britain and the U.S. between 1935 and 1955 but still commonplace as late as 1970. Brought…

Feb 4

Rock’s Reelin’ and Rockin’ Ronnies and Rons

Feb 4

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Ode to “Little Green Bag” (An Undelivered Letter to My Cousin)

Finally, Traci, an opportunity to talk about “Little Green Bag,” a song that means a great deal to both of us. I can only speak for myself…

Nov 2, 2023

Ode to “Little Green Bag” (An Undelivered Letter to My Cousin)

Nov 2, 2023

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Snapshot: The Rossonian Hotel, Leroy Smith, and Anderson & Selman

In 1929, when Alfred H.W. Ross and nine partners purchased the Baxter Hotel, renaming it the Rossonian after Ross himself, the…

Nov 13, 2023

Snapshot: The Rossonian Hotel, Leroy Smith, and Anderson & Selman

Nov 13, 2023

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We Were Rock Stars Too

In his often disparaging look at glam metal in Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal, Ian Christie writes…

Nov 24, 2023

We Were Rock Stars Too

Nov 24, 2023

In the Writing Center with Ronnie B: A Quick Look at Then vs. Than

Explains the correct use of “then” and “than.”

May 30

May 30

In the Writing Center with Ronnie B: A Quick Look at That vs. Which

Explains the correct use of the restrictive and nonrestrictive pronouns “that” and “which.”

May 30

May 30

In the Writing Center with Ronnie B: A Quick Look at Subject-Verb Agreement

Explains how to correctly use singular and plural verbs with singular and plural subjects to achieve grammatical agreement.

May 30

May 30

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In the Writing Center with Ronnie B: A Quick Look at Semicolons

Explains how to correctly use semicolons to connect independent clauses, avoid comma splices, and separate complex items in a list.

May 30

Know Your Tutor. Semicolons

May 30

In the Writing Center with Ronnie B: A Quick Look at Irony, Satire, Sarcasm, and Parody

Explains irony, satire, sarcasm, and parody.

May 30

In the Writing Center with Ronnie B: A Quick Look at Irony, Satire, Sarcasm, and Parody

May 30

Ron Baxendale II

Ron Baxendale II

After teaching in college environments, Colorado-native Ron now works with student writers in the writing center at Metropolitan State University in Denver.

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