Parents of children with disabilities and their advocates are frustrated by a new questionnaire being used by the state to determine a child’s home-health-care needs. The survey has resulted in hundreds of families being paid less to care for their children, many of whom need constant supervision. Wendy Rutter’s fourteen-year-old…
>”Life Sentence,” Joel Warner, April 25 Law and Disorder How predictable was this story? Any resident of Jefferson County with any foresight at all knew that the jail expansion would turn out like this. They expand the jail facilities to handle more prisoners. The expenses go up, the profits for…
Craft-beer geeks in Colorado are used to good news: more breweries, new beers and the continued growth of an industry that makes most Coloradans proud, happy and pleasantly buzzed. But for anyone who likes going to beer fests — and the season kicks off this week with the South Denver…
Could Alaska be the next state to legalize and regulate small amounts of cannabis for personal use? Supporters in Juneau think so. The process has begun to gather signatures for a ballot measure that would legalize up to an ounce of marijuana for personal use, allow for home cultivation and…
Yesterday, we noted that former Broncos’ quarterback and controversy lightning rod Tim Tebow had been cut by the New York Jets, prompting Memes Nation to pile on. The post generated a lot of opinions about Tebow’s odds of ever becoming a first-rate NFL quarterback. Here’s one from a reader who…
Denver blog posts live to fight another day. Denver Stiffs’ Nate Timmons recaps last night’s physical Nugs victory over Golden State in game five of the playoffs — but thinks it’ll take a near-perfect game to earn a game-six win. At Mile High Mamas, Christina offers a hilarious new-mom survival…
Bill Sullivan, the subject of our bad-boyfriend story “Operation Cock Block,” is now claiming he’s innocent of participating in a $15.7 million Ponzi scheme. “The preponderance of facts support a dismissal of the case against Defendant Sullivan and all monies in his accounts unfrozen and returned to Defendant Sullivan in…
A bill that would bar Colorado private probation companies from also providing chemical dependency treatment to an individual client has failed for the second year in a row. The question at the center of our cover story, “Blow Back,” was whether providing both services was a conflict of interest. Lawmakers…
The path that may have led Nathan Wilkins, nineteen, from his Georgia home to Aurora is an undeniably twisted one. The story thus far features a child-sex sting involving Craigslist and a “slushy,” Facebook posts about eBay shopping and political commentary, an elaborately staged suicide and the filing of a…
We’ve been following the rapidly evolving marijuana bills intended to enact voter-approved Amendment 64, which allows adults 21 and over in Colorado to use and possess small amounts of cannabis. So, too, have assorted law enforcement groups — and judging by a letter that several organizations sent to Governor John…
This is the kind of weather — the spring snowstorm after what everyone figured was the last spring snowstorm of the season — that separates the snow lovers from the snow haters. Here’s an easy way to figure out where you stand on the snow-love/hate continuum. We’ve juxtaposed memes that…
Last night was a big step forward in the march toward equality for all Coloradans. At midnight, the long-sought civil-unions measure became law, and attendees of a One Colorado-sponsored celebration at the McNichols Building Civic Center and other couples who began lining up hours earlier headed to the Webb Building…
We’ve been hearing a lot about Smart Colorado’s call for higher cannabis taxes in Colorado, as well as its connection to a possible attempt to repeal Amendment 64, which allows adults 21 and over in Colorado to use and possess small amounts of marijuana. But the group is also spreading…
Our post yesterday about the weekend murder of Chris Haney, a longtime employee of the Gothic Theatre said to have been breaking up a fight when he was shot, prompted a number of heartfelt, grief-stricken posts. Here’s a note from one of Haney’s many admirers…
Denver blog posts count. Mile High Hockey’s Cole D. Hamilton on the Avs securing the first overall pick in the 2013 draft. Clearly, Matt Duchene needs some help. Denver Infill’s Ryan Dravitz offers the first 20th and Chestnut Union Station update. Colorado Pols asks: “Can someone explain this e-mail to…
When the Slow Food idea began back in 1986 in Italy, it was simply another innovative concept regarding sustainable agriculture. But as its founder, Carlo Petrini, continued to build a following and expound on the potential benefits of stopping the spread of fast food, the concept caught fire and turned…
Update: Earlier today, we questioned whether an alleged break in the case of an eight year old’s shooting yesterday evening was actually a case of premature tweeting; see our previous coverage below. Turns out it was: 9News, which had rushed out photos of a white Volvo in connection with news…
Update below: Are attorneys for accused theater shooter James Holmes considering entering a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity, or NGRI, against Holmes’s will? A court document filed Monday hints as much. “As the Colorado Supreme Court recognized…a defendant’s own thoughts, desires and opinions about a plea may…
Last month, as we’ve reported, the Amendment 64 task force recommended that retailers taking part in the recreational marijuana industry be required to grow 70 percent of their product under the vertical integration business model currently imposed on MMJ outlets. Earlier this month, the legislature’s A64 joint committee rejected that…
Update: Yesterday, we shared a draft proposal that would repeal Amendment 64, which allows adults 21 and over in Colorado to use and possess small amounts of marijuana, if voters don’t approve a 15 percent sales tax during a November election. Also included was an opinion by attorney Ed Ramey…
Hard to believe, but it’s only been a little more than thirteen months since Tim Tebow was traded by the Broncos to the New York Jets — and an unlucky thirteen it’s been. Tebow went from being the talk of the NFL thanks to his series of miracle victories for…
Back in February, we told you about the search for Kelsie Jean Schelling, a Denver resident who had disappeared days earlier after traveling to Pueblo to visit her boyfriend. Unfortunately, Schelling’s whereabouts remain unknown at this writing. But her loved ones haven’t given up in their quest to find her,…
