Reader: Med. Marijuana Enforcement Division will only bust people doing...
Our recent post about the Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division accompanying a SWAT team on the raid of a grow affiliated with a license applicant has generated heated comments about the MMED.
View ArticleKen Salazar's salary at center of David Vitter ethics complaint, CREW tells...
Ken Salazar.During last night's sophomore edition of Countdown on Current TV, Keith Olbermann featured an extended segment about Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) fili
View ArticleFracking Aurora is a natural gas: Kenny Be's Worst-Case Scenario
On Thursday, June 23, 2011, the Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission will explain how hydraulic fracturing (fracking) operations on the former Lowry Bombing Range comply with Arapahoe Co
View ArticleMarc O'Leary, accused rapist, feels he's entitled to sex with whoever he...
Big pic below.Bond for alleged serial rapist Marc O'Leary was set at $5 million following his February arrest, indicating just how dangerous authorities considered him to be. And while he plead
View ArticleBubonic plague in Boulder: Will you be safe if you stop hanging out with...
Denver blog posts made easy. Denver Egotist tips about avoiding the bubonic plague in Boulder: Don't play with dead squirrels and steer clear of hippies. Colorado Pols: Jared Polis tells the
View ArticleBike to Work Day photo gallery: Bill Vidal, Michael Hancock, John...
Big pics below.Bike to Work Day 2011 gave Denver the opportunity to see political heavy-hitters like John Hickenlooper, Bill Vidal and Hancock, who spoke at Civic Center Park, in their cycling
View ArticleAlec Burks, former CU Buffs guard, looks to be a lottery pick in the NBA Draft
Alec Burks.If the NBA Draft plays out for Alec Burks the way the CU Buffs' season did, he'll be drafted in the middle of the second round. After all, the Buffs received a March Madness snub tha
View ArticleMedical Marijuana Enforcement Division forms stir debate 8 days before MMJ...
Last week, the Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division released a packet of compliance forms intended to help dispensaries determine if they're in line with the state MMJ law, which goes into ef
View ArticleNew park, community garden to grow -- with neighbors' input -- in vacant lot...
It started with a vacant lot. But where others saw a scrubby, rectangular piece of land strewn with rocks and broken glass, the refugees living in the adjacent apartments saw a soccer field an
View ArticleMarijuana Miracle-Gro?: Has medical pot finally hit the big time?
Do you believe in marijuana miracles? Jim Hagedorn, CEO of Scotts Miracle-Gro, certainly does. The multi-national plant-food company, which is based in Ohio, is eying a product line targeted to
View ArticleMichael Hancock appoints panel to wrangle National Western Stock Show plans
Michael Hancock announced yesterday that he's appointed a panel of pols, business people and other civic-minded types to decide what to do about the possible relocation to Aurora of the Nationa
View ArticleDenver rainstorm: Where were you when all hell broke loose? (VIDEOS)
Videos below.Speaking as someone who was stuck in it (as was Patricia Calhoun), yesterday's Denver rush hour rainstorm was crazy -- which explains why so many locals recorded the deluge on vide
View ArticleMarijuana legalization: Legalize 2012 objects to Regulate Marijuana Like...
Tvert & Vicente.The firestorm of invective at the Great Legalization Debate suggested that parties behind competing marijuana-reform measures for the 2012 ballot might not be exactly rooting fo
View ArticleDick Dillon, R.I.P.: Remembering Sky Rover, veteran Denver radio eye in the sky
Sad news: Dick Dillon -- a.k.a. Sky Rover, one of the signature radio helicopter pilots in local broadcasting -- passed away yesterday. He was in his late seventies. He worked at many stations
View ArticleReader: Denver police shouldn't go soft on crime because citizens demand...
Good comments often beget more good comments, as proved to be the case with yesterday's Comment of the Day post in which a Denver Police officer argued that biased discipline against the DPD ma
View ArticleRichard Carl Heeringa, child molester, added to U.S. Marshals' 15 Most Wanted...
Big pic below.The heat on convicted child molester Richard Carl Heeringa has been turned up. In April, he wound up in the number four slot on Denver's list of the top 25 most violent fugitives.
View ArticleDenver Paid Sick Days Initiative backers hope Michael Hancock will reconsider...
This week, proponents of the Denver Paid Sick Leave Initiative turned in more than triple the number of signatures needed to make the ballot. But they face plenty of obstacles, including the n
View ArticleClayton sweet potato is more flavorful than white cousin: Kenny Be's Hip Tip
Clayton sweet potato is a North American native that was cultivated in Polynesia long before western exploration, and was ranked highest among all vegetables in nutritional value by the Center
View ArticleCharles Belter gun incident at Edge Ice Arena causes gazillionth S. Jeffco...
Big pic below.Update: We're getting more information about yesterday's arrest of Charles Belter, who allegedly prompted a lockdown and a series of reverse-911 calls in the vicinity of the Edge
View ArticleBert the Conqueror takes on Twister II and Clear Creek rafting on Travel...
Videos below.On July 13, the indefatigable Travel Channel star Bert the Conqueror seeks thrills in Colorado -- and we've got a preview. First up, he and Good Morning America forecaster Sam Cham
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