There’s a reason political campaigns are known as the silly season… Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis has been bedeviled by implications that he’s not very charitable since at least last August, when he came unglued during an appearance on KHOW’s Caplis & Silverman show when questioned about an allegedly broken…
As the Nuggets stumble toward what looks to be a surefire first-round playoff loss to the Utah Jazz, J.R. Smith is turning to his usual soapbox: His Twitter feed. That’s not always a good thing, given criticism of his allegedly gang-friendly spelling last year, plus more recent incidents involving him…
Months after the Bureau of Land Management’s controversial roundup of wild horses in Nevada last winter, official counts of the number of animals injured and killed in the operation continue to rise. And activists opposing the BLM efforts to reduce free-ranging herds have just released new photos and accounts of…
The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon – Thurs 11p / 10cSouth Park Death Threatswww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorTea Party The controversy over South Park’s latest depiction of the prophet Mohammad went from veiled death threats to a censorship controversy when Comedy Central added some extra bleeps to last week’s episode…
Welcome to today’s Denver Blogs entry. Here are three links that fit the category. Mile High Report’s John Bena collects readers’ responses about the Broncos 2010 draft class. At this writing, most of those voting in the poll give Josh McDaniels a “B,” which is too low according to one…
Cameron Boll, a nineteen-year old CU student, was allegedly drunk last week when he used concrete to smash the top of a Boulder Police car. But at this point, Boulder Police spokeswoman Sarah Huntley doesn’t know whether to attribute his later behavior — which included calling paramedics “Communists” and “Nazis”…
The study of neighbors through their lawn decoration… Figure 60. Bear Valley: April full moon brings frustration and fertility to the front door. In colonial America, the April full moon was named the “Egg Moon” as a springtime symbol of hope for a future that would be fertile with life…
As noted in a just-published blog, House Bill 1284, which aims to regulate the medical marijuana industry, will be the focus of a senate committee hearing at 2 p.m. tomorrow. During the get-together, the public will have a chance to comment on numerous alternations in the measure that some MMJ…
Starting with Thursday night, our crew of drunken shutterbugs racked up more than 200 “Over the Weekend” nightlife photos — everything from a Human Rights Campaign rally to random beauty-school students getting hammered in a burrito shop. See photos of it all at westword.com/slideshow, and read a review of Yeasayer…
During an interview last week, Coloradans for Medical Marijuana Regulation front man Matt Brown wasn’t certain that new language inserted into House Bill 1284, a measure designed to regulate the medical marijuana industry, gave city councils the right to ban dispensaries. After all, there’d been so much fiddling done over…
When dad’s away, the kid will play — even if the kid’s 22 years old. That’s the assertion of the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office in regard to Brian John Neafus. Early last Thursday, the ACSO was called to investigate a burglary at the South Metro Fire Rescue Authority administration building;…
Fruita’s Dillon Earl may only be eight years old, but he’s already got a story he’ll be telling the rest of his life. As Grand Junction’s KKCO-TV reports, Dillon was traveling on I-70 with his grandmother, Lisa DeKruger, on the way to church yesterday morning. Then, DeKruger suffered a seizure…
When John Hickenlooper first ran for Denver mayor, he separated himself from the pack with campaign commercials that displayed a quality rare among politicians — a sense of humor. And he appears to be taking the same tack in his bid for governor. Exhibit A is a donation-soliciting e-mail sent…
Early this morning, a man died following a fight at City Pub, 3575 South Yosemite — but Denver Police aren’t sure at this writing how it happened or what charges may (or may not) be filed as a result. Here’s DPD spokesman Sonny Jackson’s description: “About 1:40 this morning, we…
The 2009-2010 season started out so promisingly for the Denver Nuggets that a lot of us looked at a Western Conference Finals rematch with the L.A. Lakers as a virtual lock. That’s all over — and not just because the Lakers are having an unexpectedly difficult time vanquishing the fledgling…
If all Josh McDaniels wanted to do by drafting Tim Tebow in the first round was to get NFL Nation (and Focus on the Family) talking about the Broncos, he succeeded beyond his wildest imagination. Days after the pick, he remains among the hottest topics in pro football. Of course,…
Last month, we here at Westword told you about the Denver Zoo’s new, effing adorable baby monkey, Kanani. Kanani’s effing adorable photo now serves as the computer desktop photo of a certain staff writer (me). But maybe not for long. Today, the zoo sent a new crop of adorable baby-animal…
Last week, David Lane threatened to sue the University of Wyoming if it didn’t respond to a letter about the institution’s speaking ban against controversial professor William Ayers within a couple of days. The university failed to do so — and a lawsuit soon followed. In a Westword interview, Lane…
Over the past several years, northwest Denver has been the site of heated clashes over new development, struggling schools and other hot-button issues — and the political pot got stirred into a frenzy when Denver City Council District representative Rick Garcia split for a gig with the U.S. Department of…
Due to an overwhelming number of comments from readers who say their homeowner’s associations do more harm than good, prompted by our feature “Bad Fences Make Bad Neighbors for the Cherry Creek Farm HOA and Its Residents,” Westword is periodically publishing readers’ HOA horror stories. This week’s HOA tale comes…
Yesterday, we shared with you a video featuring local bad boys made good Matt Stone and Trey Parker talking about their depiction of the prophet Mohammad in a two-part episode of South Park — a gag that earned them attacks on a radical website that some observers interpreted as death…
Last week, we told you about reports again linking suspects in a series of racial attacks to the thus-far-unsolved murder of Andrew Gelston Graham. Among those mentioned as being part of a group that allegedly trailed Graham: Allen Ford, who has yet to be charged in the case — and…
