Gary Faulkner, if you think Osama's put a bounty on you, you really are crazy
The vote is in: Here's our latest Shmuck of the Week: Bend over, media. You -- and by "you," I mean "us," too -- have been enabling self-proclaimed Osama hunter Gary Faulkner. With Greeley...
View ArticleTom Tancredo's advice to President Obama about how to solve illegal immigration
Strange but true: Former congressman Tom Tancredo agrees with something in President Barack Obama said in his immigration-reform speech at American University yesterday -- specifically, his...
View ArticleTim Tebow co-stars in preview of ass-kicking Broncos season
A Denver blogs roundup. A Bronco Talk season preview makes Tim Tebow and Co. look indomitable. Hope it's not fiction. The Colorado Independent's Joseph Boven on Mayor Hick's enterprise zo...
View ArticlePeaceJam looks ahead to 2012, Mayan style
Kate Power is one of the few people who can say that her job is "never boring." Power works at PeaceJam, the Arvada-based non-profit that collaborates with Nobel Peace Prize winners to te...
View ArticleMedical marijuana good for Colorado Springs? "Yes," says mayor -- and so is a...
Lionel Rivera, the Republican mayor of Colorado Springs, says his city has a chance to resurrect itself from pummeling budget cuts brought on by the recession and the state's tax law that l...
View ArticleBicycling in Denver: A look at more than a century of bike craziness
These days, Denver seems to be pumping those pedals like never before, thanks to initiatives like the city's new B-cycle bike-sharing program. But it turns out the city has always been bike ...
View ArticleNational Veterans Wheelchair Games kick off in Denver on Sunday: Murderball,...
On Sunday, hundreds of military veterans in wheelchairs will gather in Civic Center Park to kick off the 30th annual National Veterans Wheelchair Games, which are being hosted for the fir...
View Article4th of July weekend in Denver: A video tribute
The 4th of July weekend, which for many of us stretches through July 5 this year, isn't just about fireworks. It's about eating and drinking and falling down and getting up and not going to...
View ArticleKing Tut gets props in the cowboy state
City boosters are calling this Denver's blockbuster summer, but we were still surprised to see publicity bust out across the border, with a sign for the Denver Art Museum's show featuring Ki...
View ArticleCharles Fisher, No. 10: Thornton man accused of shooting wife Belinda,...
The communities north of Denver have seen more than their fair share of homicides lately. Sean and Staci Griffin, murdered in a Boulder flooring store. Superior's Stephanie Rochester, charg...
View ArticleLeo Garcia: Did he kidnap his grandson, Matthew Garcia?
Kidnappings of the child-custody variety are all too common these days. But they don't often involve disagreements between grandparents. That seems to be what's happening in the case of Ma...
View ArticleCarmelo Anthony-Amare Stoudemire love match during Melo's wedding week?
Nothing's nicer for a husband-to-be than to be treated like an object of affection amid his wedding lead-up. But for Carmelo Anthony, the person spraying him with the most love these days i...
View ArticleLip-locking at Lipgloss and more 4th of July weekend fireworks
Skyrockets in flight! Afternoon (and morning) (and evening) delight! That's what Westword photogs captured over the extended 4th of July weekend. See shots from Lipgloss' birthday bash, a ...
View ArticleMedical marijuana dispensary closure: City council's Carla Madison defends...
Last Friday, Altitude Organic Medicine's Highlands location held a combination goodbye party and going-out-of-business sale after being forced to close due to a controversial amendment that...
View ArticleRTD driver in latest multi-injury crash another contract worker
During a stretch in April, hardly a day went by without an RTD accident leading to injury or death -- and yesterday brought another major crash, with three people in a vehicle hit by a bus ...
View ArticleGrace Power is suburban superhero Lakewood Pinkwinker: Kenny Be's Hip Tip
Lakewood Pinkwinker Real name: Grace Power; Occupation: Brazilian booty bleacher; Suburb of operations; Lakewood; Hair: Removable; Eyes: Peeled Suburban superhero skills: Upset by the wide...
View ArticleImmigrant border deaths as important as rancher Rob Krentz's murder,...
Most locals celebrated the 4th of July weekend with picnics and fireworks. But approximately fifty locals marked the holiday yesterday with a vigil at Aurora's GEO detention center. There,...
View ArticleTim Tebow: Dwight Freeney dreams of hitting you
A Denver blogs trifecta: Jon at Bronco Talk notes that the Colts' Dwight Freeney can't wait to hit Tim Tebow. Pick on someone your own size. The raod's been rough for Boulder's Garmin-Tra...
View ArticleRoberto Rodriguez's conviction: A warning to groping coaches everywhere
In recent months, two high school coaches -- Broomfield's Trevor Masse and Longmont's Alex Tinsley -- have been busted on suspicion of inappropriate sexual contact with students. So the fiv...
View ArticleDMV rage: Year after fee hikes, Jeffco budgeting $200,000 per annum for...
It's been more than a year since the initial bedlam over increased vehicle registration fees prompted some counties to pay off-duty police to keep angry citizens from lashing out at Motor Ve...
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