Commerce City is dead end for dueling decorations: Kenny Be's Yard Arteology
The photograph above features a decorative dead end in the Reunion subdivision of Commerce City. The center of the picture looks out into the future of planned suburban expansion. Until t...
View ArticleBighorn sheep poacher wanted, $1,000 reward
The Colorado Division of Wildlife is offering $1,000 for information leading to the citation or arrest of a bighorn sheep poacher in Poudre Canyon. The department is not releasing any speci...
View ArticleWatch three clips from 2012: The True Mayan Prophecy
Last week Westword published "Apocalypse No," an Off Limits piece on the 2012: The True Mayan Prophecy, a documentary recently released by PeaceJam founders Ivan Suvanjieff and Dawn Engle....
View ArticleRaw poultry revenge for Denver Lobbyist
Tim Tebow will be making an appearance in one of these three Denver blog posts. We just can't quit you, Timmy. Lobbyist Ron Smith hid raw chicken in his ex-wife's air ducts, Face the Sta...
View ArticleTwitter is abuzz with Denverites whining and rejoicing at the city's total...
The East Coast is getting a shit-ton of snow, according to such venerable news sources as the New York Times and my mother, who texted me pictures of human-sized snow piles this morning. ...
View ArticleBrandon Lloyd vs. Cardinals cheerleader: Teddy bear or one-man wrecking crew?
If you haven't seen the footage from earlier this month when Brandon Lloyd took a few extra steps out of bounds after a catch and sent a Cardinals cheerleader scrambling, stop reading immed...
View ArticleAndrew Romanoff's latest fundraising request is a winner
Andrew Romanoff's had one head-spinning year. Passed over by Governor Bill Ritter in his quest to be appointed to Ken Salazar's Senate seat, Romanoff snubbed any White House entreaties rega...
View ArticleCarmelo Anthony mourns older sister at funeral service outside Baltimore
Carmelo Anthony has been absent from the team since last week, when his 38-year-old sister died of a "pre-existing condition." Yesterday, the family held a funeral service outside Baltimo...
View ArticleReader: Where there's MMJ smoke, there's ire
Have a question about how medical marijuana works -- or doesn't work -- in Colorado? Post it on the Latest Word, and you're certain to hear from plenty of people -- some official experts, l...
View ArticleWolverines in Colorado: Should we welcome the beasts back?
There's currently one known wolverine in the state of Colorado, but there soon could be a lot more. Eighteen months ago, one of the giant weasels wandered into our state, where wolverines ...
View ArticleSuzanne Williams, Colorado State Senator, involved in fatal car crash
Colorado State Senator and Majority Caucus Chair Suzanne Williams was driving her Honda CR-V near the Texas panhandle town of Channing on Sunday night when she swerved into oncoming traffic...
View ArticleMedical marijuana to treat PTSD? Army personnel form MMJ advisory board.
In September, Colorado's health department rejected the use of medical marijuana to treat post-traumatic stress disorder, a common affliction for veterans. But that doesn't mean the milita...
View ArticleKen Salazar: Why his "wild lands" policy has the GOP going wild
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar clearly wanted to make a splash when he unveiled his new "wild lands" policy last week--two days before Christmas (slow news week), at a press conferen...
View ArticleToys for tots get trashed after Christmas: A Kenny Be Special Report
The backstory of Christmastime in a consumer culture always plays out in the alleys of Denver. This is where yesterday's must-haves are temporarily tethered to trash bins in an effort to ...
View ArticleAir Force Falcon on the loose: 5 Colorado mascots' escape plans
Before the Independence Bowl last week in Shreveport, the Air Force falcon was released for a bit of pre-game wing stretching. But the mascot had bigger things than a stadium circuit in m...
View ArticleFirst Atheist invocation in Colorado
An atheist will give the invocation at Grand Junction City Council's first meeting of 2011. It will be the crowning achievement of a two-and-a-half-year effort by the Western Colorado Ath...
View ArticleDenver Police Department goes all Law & Order in new video series
The Denver Police Department is releasing a series of action-filled videos demonstrating the work of a police officer. The first one came out today and features a foot chase after a would-...
View ArticleTim Tebow should be president of GMC's Never Say Never Moment of the Week
We're renaming this feature The Daily Tebow. And Stuff. Mile High Report urges you to vote Tim Tebow for GMC Never Say Never Moment of the Week. Tim Tebow does not understand the word "ne...
View ArticlePredictions 2011: Kenny Be's Worst-Case Scenario
Prediction #1: Unable to stop the increasing incidence of slope rage, Colorado ski resorts begin to promote Spring Break pay-per-view broadcasts of Ultimate Ski-Fighting® to help generate ...
View ArticleDouglas Bruce, fined and MIA
An administrative law judge has slapped an $11,300 fine on a charity set up by anti-tax crusader Douglas Bruce--the latest chapter in the murky maneuvering behind three tax-slashing amendm...
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