Ken Gorman, the subject of “High Times,” this week’s feature, was famous for his pro-pot diatribes and anger-fueled sermons against the establishment. When he wasn’t spouting off at the steps of the state capitol, wielding bongs and joints, he was broadcasting messages on his home hotline about the “Asshole of…
Can any conclusions be drawn from the plea deals accepted by two associates of Willie Clark, who’s been sentenced to more time than he could possibly serve for murdering Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams in 2007? Maybe — but prosecutor Tim Twining says doing so may require reading between the lines…
Yesterday, former congressman Tom Tancredo tackled accusations that the organizer of an Arizona event at which he’s scheduled to speak has unsavory ties to neo-Nazis. He argued that the impetus for the controversy was really his decision to break ties with a fellow immigration-reform advocate who’d demanded that South Carolina…
Denver blogs publish lotsa stuff on a daily basis. Here are three examples. At Predominantly Orange, Kim Constantinesco details Tim Tebow’s training regimen, which typically includes a breakfast featuring “egg whites, a Myoplex shake, and then oatmeal or grits.” If only I wasn’t allergic to eggs, I’d be ripped, too…
Today, we learned that Westword would be presented with a “press vape” award at this Sunday’s Caregivers’ Cup. When citing the reasons for this recognition, Cup organizer Timothy Tipton specifically cited our Mile Highs and Lows reviews — like for instance, the latest addition to the roster, William Breathes’ critique…
As Colorado’s medical-marijuana industry grows, marijuana dispensaries of all types and sizes are proliferating around the state. Some resemble swanky bars or sterile dentist offices; others feel like a dope dealer’s college dorm room. To help keep them all straight, Westword is offering a no-holds-barred look at what goes on…
In the wake of the Deepwater Horizon oil slick disaster, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar is barreling ahead in his efforts to reform the embattled Minerals Management Service, the once-obscure agency responsible for overseeing offshore drilling. Yesterday’s announcement that Salazar is splitting MMS into not two, but three separate…
Many teachers could keep themselves out of the news (as former Broomfield High staffer Travis Masse failed to do) by following these simple teacher-student dating guidelines… Tip #1: Don’t be secretive. Secrets will only get you into trouble, and the lies will only complicate your other relationships. Be open and…
Today, there’s a dwindling number of journalists (or at least journalists getting paid for practicing their profession). But there are still plenty of journalism prizes — although none quite like the one to be awarded to Westword at Sunday’s Caregivers’ Cup: a “press vape” award for the best medical marijuana…
One of the most persistent rumors in cycling involves seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong’s alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs — the kind he didn’t use to get his Colorado girlfriend pregnant despite his previous case of testicular cancer. Now, the charge has some new pedal power thanks to…
Coloradans for Medical Marijuana Regulation imploded at a critical stage for HB 1284, a bill to regulate the MMJ industry, and SB 109, which sought to clarify the relationship between doctors and patients. Nonetheless, both bills passed — and now, CMMR executive director Matt Brown tries to make sense of…
Colorado Springs-based Focus on the Family and Focus on the Family Action are not one and the same. The former is a 501(c)(3) founded in 1977 by the Reverend James Dobson to promote family values from a Christian perspective. The latter is a 501(c)(4) created in 2004 to serve as…
Brandon Marshall has been part of the Dolphins organization for such a brief period of time that his photo on the team’s website appears to be his official 2009 Broncos pic with a Miami uniform Photoshopped onto his torso. Look below to compare and contrast. But he’s already set at…
Last month, hope was already hard to come by in the search for Kayleah Wilson, a Greeley twelve-year old who’d vanished on March 28 after heading to a birthday party — but amid a wide-ranging search, members of the Prayers for Kayleah Wilson’s Safe Return Facebook group tried to keep…
Almost everyone likes a dirty joke. But as Reyna Von Vett points out, “Sober dirty jokes aren’t as funny as drunken dirty jokes.” And that’s why Von Vett, who runs the BurlyCute burlesque troupe, made sure the opening-night crowd at her show at Crossroads Theatre, 2590 Washington Street, was able…
“Gulf Wars,” Alan Prendergast, May 13 Slick Behavior I am surprised that you did not mention Ken Salazar’s history regarding toxic spills. Remember the Summitville gold mine and the toxic flow that killed everything downstream for miles? When Salazar was head of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, he reduced…
When Ken Gorman heard the intruders burst through the front door, he sprang from his room and ran through the hallway toward the sounds of shuffling feet. He’d been robbed dozens of times before, always around the harvest, but that night he was equipped to fight back. Just a few…
When I first met him, in 2006, the man they called Governor Pothead was wearing Vans skate shoes, jeans and a white T-shirt with a large marijuana leaf at its center – not exactly governor material. He strolled into the Village Inn at Alameda and Wadsworth with a nonchalant confidence…
While Colorado doesn’t boast that many animation studios, those we have are known to pack quite a punch. Take Mighty Fudge Studios, a Boulder operation that for the past eleven years, has been churning out Saturday morning-style cartoons with an adult twist by way of its spots for Clear Channel…
Last night, the school board for the cash-strapped Douglas County School District approved a plan that will charge kids for riding the school bus. The price is fifty cents each way, to take effect at the beginning of the 2010-2011 school year — and while the fees are unusual at…
Amid the white-hot debates raging over Arizona’s new immigration law, it’s harder than ever to separate the spluttering from the substance when it comes to immigration policy. Especially if you’re trying to make sense of the über-patriotic sentiments found online at Wehirealiens.com. A project of the Federal Immigration Reform and…
Westminster police are still looking for Eddie Archer, 22, who yesterday was involved in an incident that may or may not have been a kidnapping — but most definitely wasn’t an advertisement for a happy relationship. As proof, check out an extended 911 recording featuring a woman who said Archer…
