Tim Tebow, sacked 7 times, given week's worth of condoms for added protection...
Tim Tebow.While Tim Tebow's Miami miracle resulted in an 18-15 Broncos victory, he paid by being sacked a league high seven times. This achievement earned him respect for his toughness, but als
View ArticleOccupy Denver clashes with police (again) over tents raised for cold weather...
As the weather hit thirty degrees and the season's first snow closed in on Occupy Denver last night, members turned once more to tents as a refuge from the elements. Because this was the reason
View ArticleBarack Obama should respond to ET disclosure petition in Denver, says...
Watching the sky.Later this morning, President Barack Obama is scheduled to speak at the Auraria campus, with subjects expected to include student-loan reform. But former mayoral candidate Jeff
View ArticleMMJ workgroup and city council committee meetings: License transfers on agenda?
Tom Downey.The so-called Denver Medical Marijuana Workgroup meets today for the second time in two months. But despite its name, which has caused some confusion in the medical marijuana communi
View ArticleReader: Fewer stupid parking tickets would encourage more people to visit Denver
Melanie Asmar's post about the more than 28,000 overnight parking tickets issued this past summer -- a supplement to her feature article "Feed Me" -- inspired one reader to paraphrase the "Imag
View ArticleMedical marijuana credit union: Senator Pat Steadman on needs & challenges of...
Pat Steadman.The Bank of Denver's decision to close its medical marijuana accounts, following a similar move by Colorado Springs State Bank, has put plenty of MMJ businesses in a tight spot. Se
View ArticleBoulder is America's happiest city, Colorado 5th happiest state, says Gallup...
More pics below.The Daily Beast recently dubbed Denver America's angriest city -- but there's a lot of happiness nearby. Last year, Boulder was dubbed the happiest U.S. city in a Gallup Well-Be
View ArticleJosh Beckius was sentenced to prison at sixteen -- but sixteen years later,...
I first encountered Josh Beckius, subject of "Redemption," this week's cover story, as a photograph in the Boulder newspaper. I'd read that some teenagers had been arrested in connection with a
View ArticleColorado Supreme Court: Neglected and abused kids shouldn't trust their lawyers
FlickrOne of the most basic principles of the American legal system is the guarantee that what you tell the attorney representing you is confidential and can't be disclosed without your permiss
View ArticleScott Gessler: Legislators looking at how to nix Sec. of State's alleged vote...
Scott Gessler.Denver blog posts won't freeze to bridges or overpasses. Colorado Independent's John Tomasic on ensuring that "inactive" voters are mailed ballots, no matter what Scott Gessler s
View ArticleBarack Obama draws protests and cheers during speech at Auraria (PHOTOS)
Big pics below.Neither snow nor SNOBAMA could prevent President Barack Obama from taking the podium at the Auraria campus this morning. During his address, he touted his jobs bill and a restruc
View ArticleOccupy Denver: Five people hospitalized for exposure to the cold
Update, 3:11 p.m. October 26: Occupy Denver's most recent report, via its Twitter account, is that a total of five people have been hospitalized within the past day. The group is urging people
View ArticleOzone troublemakers in north metro: Chatfield State Park, Rocky Flats, Fort...
You know what ozone is up high -- but what about the stuff down on your level? If you're worried about the state's air quality, take a deep breath (today's levels are safe), and read on. "Denv
View ArticleDenver Police to start testing body-worn cameras while on patrol
Big pics below.Pretty soon, every shift for Denver Police officers could be like a COPS episode. In two weeks, 23 officers will begin a sixty-day period during which they will be wearing portab
View ArticleOccupy Denver profile: Neil Therrell bundles up for the cold
Neil Therrell.Neil Therrell doesn't know what day it is. More than that, even: He has no idea. His first guess is October 22, and when he is told that was last Saturday, he appears skeptical a
View ArticleSurvivor update, week seven: Dispensary owner Jim Rice plays on as Ozzy seeks...
Jim RiceLast week, Jim Rice ended up as the hero for his Savaii Tribe after pushing his team to victory in the elimination challenge. This week, though, the role of tribe savior was usurped by
View ArticleMayor's Design Award honors a very new building on a very old block --...
"What is that thing at the end of your block?" For the last year, that's been a regular query from people heading to Highland -- from I-25, from Speer Boulevard, from 15th Street -- who inevita
View ArticleOccupy Denver: Police arrest homeless vet Billy Reno for raising a tent
Billy Reno.Wednesday night featured the third round of busts involving Occupy Denver, although the arrestee list increases by only one man: Billy Reno, a 49-year-old homeless veteran and recent
View ArticleKevin Gaylor reports Craigslist pal as burglar when girlfriend shows up
FlickrThe guy juggling two dates at the same time is a sitcom staple, and it's usually resolved in wacky fashion. But a happy ending seems unlikely in the case of Kevin Gaylor, who gave this p
View ArticleMed. marijuana 3rd-party testing okay despite Full Spectrum's shutdown, says...
CannLabsEarlier this month, we reported that medical marijuana testing facility Full Spectrum Labs had shut down until the state can promulgate a specific MMJ research license. But CannLabs, wh
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