I watched Barack Obama’s speech about withdrawing troops from Afghanistan more closely than any presidential address ever — but not for the expected reason. I was a (sober) judge in a speech-related drinking game suggested yesterday by none other than super-conservative Rush Limbaugh — one that produced thirteen minutes-plus of…
“The Best Little John School in Colorado,” Kenny Be, June 16 Who’s Getting Screwed? First of all, my personal opinion is that prostitution should be made legal. As I read Kenny Be’s piece, I couldn’t help but wonder if any of our brilliant political leaders might benefit from it. Heavens…
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 the medical pot business. It could be a sign that mainstream industry is finally ready to embrace the blossoming MMJ…
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 and a gathering place and spot to grow vegetables. On Monday, the city Parks and Recreation Department,…
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 effect on July 1. And while the forms were expected, some recipients say they contain details they weren’t aware of…
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 that had ESPN’s Dick Vitale screaming something about Scarlett Johanssen. But assuming another injustice isn’t…
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 togs. But plenty of regular folks mounted two-wheelers, too. Photographer Kelly Kaoudis captured the action and spoke to participants, many of…
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 feds to leave medical marijuana alone. Geeks Who Drink: A Star Wars round decides the fate of the universe?…
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 pleaded not guilty yesterday, arrest affidavits paint a horrifying picture of a man who felt entitled to rape anyone at any time…
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 County’s 2007 Sustainable Growth Objectives. It will be an easy sell…..
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) filing an ethics complaint against Louisiana Senator David Vitter. But the man in the middle of the controversy is former Colorado senator and current Interior…
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. Here’s one that balances the positive with the negative…
In March, United Express pilot Aaron Jason Cope was indicted for flying drunk. He’s now been convicted of the charge, and court records on view below show how close he came to guiding a second plane while sozzled…
Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s announcement of over 2,400 arrests — 81 of them in Colorado and Wyoming — stresses that ICE is focusing on rounding up criminal aliens. This emphasis makes sense given mounting evidence here and nationwide that assorted authorities are going well beyond this mandate…
The newspaper industry remains under economic assault, as shown by Gannett laying off 700 employees yesterday, including two at the Fort Collins Coloradoan, not to mention the recent closure of the Denver Daily News. And the Denver Post isn’t immune to these challenges. Editor Greg Moore confirms the paper’s budget…
Remember the hilarious scene from Slumdog Millionaire in which a little boy winds up covered in shit from an outdoor toilet? Betcha one woman will never find it amusing again. That’s because when she went to use a porta-potty at a Boulder yoga festival, a man was apparently in the…
Yesterday, Bob Dickey, head of the publishing division for Gannett, announced 700 layoffs nationwide from the firm’s newspaper division; see his memo below. And while the Gannett-owned Fort Collins Coloradoan didn’t escape unscathed, the pain certainly could have been worse. Publisher Judi Terzotis initially confirmed three layoffs, but one of…
While most cannabis supporters in Colorado agree that legalization is the ultimate goal, there’s heavy disagreement on how to get there. Last month, attorney Brian Vicente and Mason Tvert fired up first, submitting ballot language to the state. That prompted an outcry from other groups, including the Cannabis Therapy Institute,…
On the list of worldly problems that piss off fly fishermen, rock stars and teenage girls are usually pretty low; newbies who stomp around and spook the fish are much worse. But that’s changed over the past six months or so as girls began tying “saddle” feathers into their hair…
Michelle Hastie was a top cop in the Henderson, Nevada, police department, a hostage negotiator and peer-support officer with an excellent service record. But in November 2007, she reported a colleague for wrongdoing — he was opening mail that didn’t belong to him and threatening not to back up other…
A Wall Street investment fund manager has an ambitious plan to double Denver’s parkland — along with the parkland in other cities such as Atlanta and Cleveland. Called Red Fields to Green Fields, the project would use loans from the nation’s banking system to buy distressed properties such as shuttered…
Outraged by a federal plan to manage two Wyoming herds of wild horses into oblivion by sterilizing hundreds of mares, activists will gather outside a public hearing at the Bureau of Land Management field office in Rock Springs tonight to denounce the large-scale “experimental surgery” — the latest flashpoint in…
