Former University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill’s fight against the school may never end, and although the battle has provided plenty of comic relief — like when the chain-smoking Churchill was caught in May 2009 lighting up in the bathroom of the Denver County Courthouse — the man himself has…
The Biennial of the Americas is a month-long event that gives global visionaries a forum to explain themselves to local residents. To give Coloradans a chance to explain themselves to these world visitors, Biennial organizers should hold a concurrent event called the Mile Hi-Ennial. View the Mile Hi-Ennial cartoon feature,…
At age 17, Sergio Marquez left his hometown in the Mexican state of Michoacán and traveled to the small U.S. town of Wapato, located amid the fertile farmlands of Washington’s Yakima Valley. Even in Mexico, he had heard about the valley’s famed apple trees—and the work that could be found…
Last week, we noted that a fragile truce between the Bureau of Land Management and activists protesting the agency’s roundups of wild horses was on the verge of blowing up, with lawsuits pending over a proposed “gather” in the midsummer heat of northern Nevada. Now that the roundup is underway…
The Scott McInnis plagiarism brouhaha has been a gift to the Colorado Democratic Party, which has had trouble whipping up the faithful of late — and they’re taking advantage of it. The latest broadside: a statement from two CU regents, Michael Carrigan and Stephen Ludwig, who voted to fire controversial…
The Tim Tebow empire grows by the day. Example? The Tim Tebow Nike Trainer 1.2, a joint production of Nike and EA Sports timed to help hype NCAA Football 11, the latest version of the venerable videogame, which features Tebow on the cover. The design is keyed to the Florida…
An open casting call for Biggest Loser takes place on Saturday at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, and a large crowd is expected — and no, that’s not an inappropriate joke. Although the casting directors who’ll be on hand — stars like Jillian Michaels won’t be present — hope to…
On July 2, Altitude Organic Medicine shut down after a city council zoning measure doomed it — an outcome council member Carla Madison said was regrettable but unavoidable. Before he closed up shop, AOM co-owner Brian Cook implied that another nearby dispensary, LoHi Cannabis Club, had used political connections against…
Three Denver blog posts for your clicking pleasure. Denver Stiffs’ Nate Timmons has the skinny on the Nuggets deal with former Knick Al Harrington. Please don’t let this be the offseason’s biggest free-agent splash… Face the State’s Jared Jacang Maher shares e-mails about Joyce Foster. Not all of which are…
You thought kinda/sorta-plagiarizer Scott McInnis was a thin-skinned politician? Get a load of Carl Bruning, who’s running for sheriff of Larimer County. He reportedly asked current Sheriff Jim Alderden to investigate an online critic whose disparaging comments about him are primarily based in fact. Astonishingly enough, Alderden said “no.”…
The Biennial of the Americas is a month-long event that gives global visionaries a forum to explain themselves to local residents. To give Coloradans a chance to explain themselves and their actions to this captive audience of world visitors, Biennial organizers should hold a concurrent event called the Mile Hi-ennial…..
Is Scott McInnis’s plagiarism controversy really a “non-issue,” as he claims? Not to Lu Busse, chair of the 9.12 Project Colorado Coalition, and a leading voice in the state’s “liberty movement,” which includes Tea Party groups. Below, she explains why…
Ubaldo Jimenez held the American League scoreless during the two innings he spent on the mound at last night’s All-Star game, contributing to the National League’s first win since the outcome established home-field advantage in the World Series. Still, Jimenez was far from flawless — unless he meant to almost…
Aurora police chief Dan Oates defends a sting operation that led to the arrest of a doctor accused of writing medical marijuana recommendations without examinations. But Sensible Colorado’s Brian Vicente, who’s criticized law enforcement’s approach to medical marijuana in the past, questions the department’s actions, which he sees in the…
The plagiarism controversy plaguing Scott McInnis is only getting uglier, and his awkward attempts to make it go away are doing nothing thus far to tidy up the mess. The problem is exacerbated by both substance and style. McInnis’s official statement on the issue — read it below — doesn’t…
One of the main people to thank — or curse — for Colorado’s new medical marijuana regulations is Matt Cook, senior director of enforcement at the Department of Revenue. Cook, who worked closely with legislators developing the rules, is now in charge of enforcing them and will be helming the…
Saturday will mark two years since transgender Greeley teen Angie Zapata was beaten to death by a man she met on the Internet. Zapata’s killer, Allen Andrade, was found guilty of murder; the jury also convicted him of a hate crime. Zapata isn’t alone. In 2009, twenty-two LGBTQ people were…
The extraordinary life and tragic death of Corporal Larry D. Harris, a Colorado Marine killed in Afghanistan, will be marked across the state tomorrow: Governor Bill Ritter has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff to mark his passing. Meanwhile, the evil bastards at Westboro Baptist Church plan to picket…
New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, who died today, was among the most colorful characters in all of sports — so much so that the satire of him perpetrated by the folks at Seinfeld sometimes seemed less loony than the genuine item. But did you know Steinbrenner almost wound up…
One-two-three samples from Denver blogs. Bronco Talk’s Mr. East writes that Kyle Orton tops the list of ten Broncos who must step up this season — and Tim Tebow doesn’t even make the cut. Wha? The Colorado Independent’s Luke Johnson cites a poll in which Republican senatorial hopefuls Jane Norton…
Last Wednesday, Alan Prendergast wrote about a potential fine against Dan Maes for campaign-finance violations involving mileage reimbursements. The penalties could have exceeded $27,000, but Maes bargained down to $17,500. And now, according to him, it’s all over. Or so he would like it to be…
Earlier today, we told you about a murder on East 36th Avenue. The Denver coroner has now identified the woman who died in the shooting as Katsina Roybal, 21. This isn’t the first time Roybal’s name has been in the news. She was indicted and convicted in relation to the…
