President George W. Bush was in Denver this morning, talking education with a group of political and business leaders at the brick headquarters of Get Smart Schools, an organization that trains principals for charter and innovation schools. Afterward, Bush made a brief (less than two minutes!) statement to the media,…
There are many faces to Occupy Denver’s protests, and some of them are legitimately funny. As further proof that not all civil disobedience is illegal or even ultimately that serious, last night the occupation debuted the protest tent. It is exactly what it sounds like, if it sounds to you…
Jo Scott is the truest of believers when it comes the fight against abortion rights — so much so that she’s repeatedly violated both state and federal laws designed to protect clinic visitors. But the level of harassment will presumably be modified now that a settlement with the Justice Department…
Patricia Calhoun’s post about Harold Camping’s fast-approaching deadline for the next Doomsday drew the sort of posts will miss if the Rapture begins according to his schedule. Here’s an example, apparently from a historical personage with a track record of memorable predictions…
Lucky Stefanie Dickinson: The former Ellicott school board member has gotten to pose for two mug shots in the span of a month. The first time, Dickinson was busted for allegedly sexting a teen. And the latest? She’s being accused of sexually assaulting a teen three years ago…
The Drug Enforcement Administration dubs marijuana a Schedule I controlled substance — meaning it has no accepted medical use. Switching pot to Schedule II, like morphine and cocaine, among other drugs, would instantly change the dynamic between the feds and medical marijuana states. And a Colorado spokesman confirms that his…
Long Island-resident Varoujan Khodjamirian’s flight home from the Denver area was presumably uneventful — maybe because a judge ordered him to forego alcohol on the way back. Why this edict? Because Khodjamirian’s previous time in the air devolved into a drunken, death-threat-filled tirade that required the jet that carried him…
Week Six on Survivor came with some tension. Why? Denver dispensary owner Jim Rice orchestrated some huge shakeup moves in the tribe that sent veteran player Ozzy’s girlfriend, Elyse, off to Redemption Island last week…
On October 17, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union announced that it was teaming up to represent employees of the medical marijuana industry in Colorado. Union organizer Mark Belkin said he’d seen overwhelming support for the move, but his enthusiasm now seems to be a bit premature…
At eight in the morning, solidarity is more than just a word. In the cold, it’s a necessity. Scianda Long’s thermal blanket looks like a giant Hershey bar wrapper, but inside a sleeping bag and a Batman blanket, it is how she slept through the night. The next morning, there’s…
Update: The Denver coroner’s office has now positively identified the man killed by police following a robbery attempt at a cell-phone store as Mark Sepulveda — the suspect in the September murder of Juan Carlos in Lakewood. Likewise, the Denver Police Department has confirmed that a suspect currently in custody…
The Denver blog-post train just pulled into the station. BigMedia.org’s Jason Salzman gets no-comments when he asks Scott Gessler’s office to back claims about Denver election fraud. Colorado Independent’s Troy Hooper on a rare measure that was passed unanimously by Congress — to allow expansion of summer activities at ski…
A few years back, reporting on a convention of prison officials and vendors who supplied them with everything from stab-proof vests to suicide-proof toilets, I noted that America’s spending on the corrections industry had reached $40 billion a year. According to two new documentaries worth checking out, that figure has…
Back in September, Myrl Serra, district attorney for the 7th Judicial District, was busted on suspicion of unlawful sexual contact and other charges. Suspicion confirmed: Today, the Colorado Attorney’ General’s Office has announced that Serra has pleaded guilty to two counts, including criminal extortion…
This weekend, in a crowd estimated between 2,000 and 4,000 people, Susan Shepherd managed to stand out. The Denver City council member represents District 1 in an official capacity, but in the few days since her first rally with Occupy Denver, she has stepped out as a staunch supporter of…
The White House has established the We the People website, where folks can post petitions on the topics of their choice — and if they garner enough support (currently 25,000 signatures in thirty days), an administration will review it and offer a response. Currently, many of the most popular offerings…
Tense exchanges between Denver Public Schools board candidate Jennifer Draper Carson and a stand-in for incumbent Arturo Jimenez marked a forum last night at the University of Denver, one of the last before the November 1 election. But while those two threw barbs, the debate between the other seven candidates…
The conversation about the DEA raid on the Cherry Top Farms dispensary continued on an update post, in which attorney Bob Hoban spoke positively about the decision by the feds not to bust the center’s employees. One reader found this viewpoint hopelessly naive…
Yesterday’s NFL trade deadline came and went, and while there were plenty of rumors that Kyle Orton would be on the move, he’s still here the morning after — and so are most of the other players rumored to be going bye-bye. The only departers are receivers Brandon Lloyd and…
After yesterday’s meeting between Occupy Denver reps and Michael Hancock, in which the Denver mayor reiterated his opposition to letting protesters camp, relations between the city and the 99 percent are decidedly chilly. And they got even colder overnight, after those braving the temperatures were reportedly doused by sprinklers…
Is a need to use the restroom a good excuse for leaving a baby alone in a car? Most people would answer “no.” But it’s a marginally better reason than a desperate need to gamble in a casino — which is presumably why Louiesa West claimed the call of nature…
Update, 5:18 p.m. October 18: When asked to describe Occupy Denver’s meeting with Hancock this afternoon, protester Al (full name withheld) went with, “It was neutral.” The less-than-exciting introduction matches the results, which take neither side any further toward agreement than before the meeting. Attended by Al, Paula Fedyk and…
