Marijuana statements show AG John Suthers needs to get a life, says advocate...
In touting the break-up of an alleged drug ring said to be using medical marijuana as cover, Colorado Attorney General John Suthers suggested a link between the MMJ biz and illegal dealing...
View ArticleDenver Broncos videotaping head coaching candidates and sharing footage with...
Update below: Carolina Panthers coach John Fox is expected to arrive in Denver today -- weather permitting -- to interview for the job of Denver Broncos head coach. But before he faces Pa...
View ArticleMichael Bennet office statement about threat: Read John Troy Davis criminal...
Hot on the heels of Jared Loughner's homicidal attack on Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords comes word of a threat against the staff of Colorado Senator Michael Bennet. John Troy Dav...
View ArticleMartin Luther King Jr. a sexual degenerate and Communist, says Greeley school...
Check out these three Colorado-centric blog posts. 5280's Michael de Yoanna shares his take on Greeley school board member Brett Reese's radio attacks on Martin Luther King Jr. Will he ta...
View ArticleRick Griffith's cult of letters: Do complicated typefaces make people smarter?
Last week's cover story, "Extra Bold" deconstructs the weird, wonderful world of Denver designer Rick Griffith, a man who's constantly scrutinizing how words and letter-forms are used every...
View ArticleBill Ritter's commutations draw praise, bitter rebukes
Only days after I posted a few remarks about Bill Ritter's play-it-safe approach to pardons and his reluctance to commute excessive sentences, the departing governor delivered a slew of bo...
View ArticleJohn Hickenlooper administration to kick off with cannon fire marking start...
Eight years ago, John Hickenlooper was barely a blip in early polling for the 2003 mayoral election. Four years ago, he won re-election in a walk. This morning, he'll resign the office o...
View ArticleMadison McKinley: The Bachelor's vampire girl becomes a blood donation...
Last week, we introduced you to Vail's Madison McKinley, aka The Bachelor's vampire girl -- so dubbed because of the fangs she had implanted after joining an NYC vamp club. Part of last ni...
View ArticleMedical marijuana: Will council grandfather MMJ grows that violate new zoning...
At 2 p.m. today, the special issues committee of the Denver City Council will discuss an ordinance to adopt local licensing procedures for medical marijuana centers, infused product manufac...
View ArticleCarmelo Anthony trade: Are Nuggets stalling trade because they want Nets to...
Yesterday, we told you that a blockbuster three-team deal to send Nuggets Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups to the New Jersey Nets had hit a roadblock, reportedly because the Nugs wante...
View ArticleSouthwest holds plane for family of Caden Rodgers, tot allegedly slain by...
Tragedy can bring out compassion in people -- and companies, too. As evidence, note that Southwest Airlines held a plane for the grandfather of two-year-old Caden Rodgers, allegedly killed...
View ArticleDan Maes: Did he lose to John Hickenlooper for guv because people thought he...
John Hickenlooper's inauguration as governor, slated to start shortly, stirs thoughts of those Hick defeated -- not just Tom Tancredo, but also Republican nominee Dan Maes, whose campaign ...
View ArticleReader: Suzanne Williams, CO state senator, should have been busted on spot...
Senator Suzanne Williams's involvement in a Texas crash that killed a woman who was seven-months pregnant continues to be a contentious topic among readers. One commenter speculated that ...
View ArticleSnow angel network uncovered in West Denver: Kenny Be's Yard Arteology
Yard Arteology: The study of neighbors through lawn decorations... A recent walk through the West Barnum neighborhood has revealed that west Denver is a sanctuary for yard angels. The bar...
View ArticleMedical marijuana: Health dept. advisory committee considers rules limiting...
Even as the Denver City Council's special issues committee is set to meet about new zoning rules for marijuana grows, the health department's medical marijuana advisory committee will gathe...
View ArticleMichael Sipili, acclaimed CU Buffs linebacker, arrested in sex assault...
Michael Sipili was among the few on-the-field standouts for the CU Buffs this past season, having received All Big 12 honorable mention recognition for his play at linebacker. But it's his...
View ArticleJohn Hickenlooper off to a fast start with three executive orders
The inauguration ceremony was cold, but Governor John Hickenlooper is off to a blazing start. Hickenlooper issued three executive orders in the first few minutes of officially holding off...
View ArticleJohn Elway's got to wonder if anybody wants to coach Broncos after Gregg...
It's the all Broncos edition of a blog post roundup. Mile High Reports fan poster BroncoRick69: New Orleans Saints' Gregg Williams has backed out of the Broncos coaching competition. Good...
View ArticleJohn Hickenlooper inauguration photo gallery: Love those stylish shoes, Hick!
Didn't attend John Hickenlooper's inauguration ceremony? Smart thinking, since it was freezing out there, as photographer Jonathan Shoup knows from bitter personal experience. Check out a...
View ArticleBrett Reese and Laura Boggs, school board members, just can't control their...
Last year, Westword profiled Andrea Merida, a Denver Public Schools board member who caused a stir in 2009 when she had herself secretly sworn in. Last year, a few voters tried to recall h...
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