Will Colorado Comm. College System Adjuncts Get the 28 Percent Pay Hike They’re Demanding?
Caprice Lawless peruses the aisles at the Sister Carmen Community Center and food bank near her home in Louisville. As she draws closer to the produce section, she sees a heap of squash which a volunteer says will not count against her bi-monthly allowance. She heaves one into her shopping cart, just as another volunteer plops down bins of fresh, tiny Brussels sprouts. “Holy moly!” she exclaims with delight, before bagging up several of them. ”Look at these little tiny Brussels sprouts.” Lawless is 64. She’s been teaching English and composition at Front Range Community College in Westminster since 1999. […]