The latest poll results are in, showing Michael Hancock with the lead over Chris Romer in the Denver mayoral race, 41 percent to 37 percent. Denver-based RBI Strategies & Research has the full results, posted over at ColoradoPols.com…
Young activists are getting hot over climate change, and representatives of the environmental groups iMatter and Earth Guardians who are plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed against the federal government will also be leading a march to the State Capitol Building on Saturday. That event is part of a week-long effort…
My health issues come and go in waves. Some weeks I’ll be fine, others I’ll spend my days nauseated and my nights waking up every few hours with a stabbing pain in my stomach. This past week has fallen into the latter category, so the last thing I wanted to…
While the battle for blue ribbons rages between homegrown fruits, vegetables and flowers at the first annual Denver County Fair, it is almost certain that the arugula plant won’t join the competition. Like the residents of the Alamo Placita neighborhood, arugula is frequently cultivated, but it can never be considered…
While Governor John Hickenlooper was tangling with legislative leaders Tuesday, Tom Tancredo, the renegade candidate who got 36 percent of the vote in the gubernatorial race last November, was tangling with MSNBC host Martin Bashir. Who won? You be the judge…
Big morning for Michael Hancock. First, he actually survived an appearance on Peter Boyles’s show — during which he promised to call Theresa Spahn and James Mejia, and apologize for a supporter calling them “losers.” And at the moment, it doesn’t look like “loser” will be a label hanging from…
As the state’s legislative session draws to a close, a group of parents involved in grim custody battles are celebrating a quiet victory — the passage of a bill that strips court-appointed child/family investigators, or CFIs, of their long-running immunity from state oversight and regulations that apply to other mental-health…
Former University of Colorado football standout Jeremy Bloom’s Wish of a Lifetime foundation grants wishes for senior citizens — some of them as simple as a new back yard or a date. But for the most recent wish, the sky was the limit: These seniors wanted to fly again…
The Department of the Interior’s Office of Natural Resources Revenue recently announced that Shell Oil and related companies have agreed to pay the goverment $2.2 million to resolve claims that the companies underpaid royalties from natural gas wells on federal and Indian tribal lands. Barely mentioned, though, is how this…
The conversation quickly went to pot when William Breathes went on the Caplis and Silverman radio show yesterday to discuss the failure of the DUI/THC bill. While Craig Silverman, a former prosecutor, saw the flaws in the proposed test levels, Caplis saw flaws in, well, just about everything. Have you…
Today’s rain-out of the Rockies-Mets game means there will be only slightly less power on display than if the teams had played. The Rockies, perennially amongst league leaders in many offensive categories, have gone disturbingly limp at the plate in the early going…
Linda Stapel was a field researcher in February 2009, making enough money to buy a home by herself. But that’s when she was blind-sided a by a woman in her car while collecting data for work. Stapel was left with Annular tears in her neck, severe pain and arm weakness…
I’ll be a guest on the Caplis and Silverman program at 3:30 today on KHOW 630 AM. The two lawyers-turned-radio hosts will be discussing the THC/DUI bill that failed to muster Senate approval this week…
This week, Boulder County’s 22-year-old syringe exchange program — called “The Works” — became the first legal syringe exchange in the state, thanks to a state law passed in 2010 legalizing such programs…
Last week, we got the news that Osama bin Laden had been killed and shortly thereafter, we learned that the news had leaked to a couple of people — including actor/professional wrestler The Rock — before the White House informed the press and public. Today, the major news stations are…
Lovers of intense competition won’t want to miss this summer’s battle between homegrown fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers for blue ribbons at the Denver County Fair. Among the top contenders in the fierce fight for this town’s hottest tomato will be Mar Lee Sweeties, the perfectly sized cherry tomato plant…
Last night, the Longmont City Council held a first reading of an ordinance that would ban medical marijuana centers in the city and restrict medical marijuana patients and primary caregivers. Judging from the 7-0 vote in favor of the ban, dispensary days are limited in Longmont…
Leaders of the Colorado tourism Industry gathered on the steps of the Capitol yesterday for a Discover Colorado Rally and celebration of the first official Colorado Tourism Day. They were surrounded by some of the state’s best marketing mascots (and a mysterious pirate): the Blue Bear, Miles and the top…
For a patient, knowing a strain’s total THC and CBD content ― the two main compounds responsible for everything from pain relief to making Zeppelin that much cooler ― is important; when you’re trying to find helpful strains, their chemical makeup is a more useful tool than looking for crystal-covered…
Posthumous vindication has its drawbacks, to be sure. But the novels of John Williams, who died in 1994, are drawing more acclaim and readers now than the irascible University of Denver professor ever imagined he’d have. The latest laurel to come his way? A piece last week on National Public…
When House Bill 1261, which would have set THC driving limits, was killed on Monday, many people — including most of the bill’s supporters, and just about all of its opponents — were surprised. John Suthers, Colorado Attorney General and medical marijuana dispensary foe was outright angry. In fact, he…
Political circles have been going round and round the last two days over James Mejia’s endorsement of Chris Romer. But conspiracy theorists should take note of this comment from Andrew Hudson, former spokesman for Mayor Wellington Webb and an early and ardent Mejia supporter, who weighed in with this:…
