Today, we double your pleasure when it comes to our “Mile Highs and Lows” features. In addition to our regular Thursday review — Altitude Organic Medicine is analyzed by The Wildflower Seed — we’ve just published an essay by fellow critic William Breathes, during which he confesses that, yes, he…
This dispensary has closed. 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 will be offering a no-holds-barred…
As we wrote about in our February 4 cover story, a new Colorado Springs program, the El Paso County Veteran Trauma Court, recently launched to help soldiers who’ve come back from war and found themselves caught in the criminal justice system. One soldier it’s already helped is Nic Gray, a…
If you’d told me six months ago that I’d have a job with Westword that basically required me to smoke pot and then give readers my take on toking, I would have asked you for a hit of whatever it was you were puffing on. And you would have passed…
Eight Republican candidates are currently competing to be the party nominee for Michael Bennet’s U.S.Senate Seat. Pictured above from left to right: Ken Buck promises to take America back from the liberals and their allies, and return it to cobblers and truck farmers. Tom Wiens promises to take America back…
Plenty o’ Republicans decried the removal of tax exemptions on soda, candy and several other products that Governor Bill Ritter signed into law yesterday. Gubernatorial hopeful Scott McInnis released a statement declaring, “This is a sad day for jobs, economic recovery and Colorado families.” When it comes to soda, at…
Last August, the Denver Post focused plenty of attention on the Twitter account of Nugget J.R. Smith, with columnist Woody Paige opining that Smith’s tweet’s proved he still needs to grow up and a separate article implying that his use of the letter “K” as a substitute for “C” recalled…
Last week, we shared with you a letter medical marijuana advocate Rob Corry sent to the U.S. Inspector General regarding the Drug Enforcement Administration raid on Highlands Ranch medical marijuana grower Chris Bartkowicz. Now, someone’s sent another letter — this one addressed to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and copied…
Brendan Cook stands accused of a clumsy escape attempt — and his girlfriend allegedly helped him not get away. Earlier this month, according to the Denver District Attorney’s Office, Denver Sheriff’s Department deputies showed up at Cook’s door with an outstanding warrant for a drug charge. What to do? Shimmy…
As we noted last week, Union Station 2.0 is finally ready to be built, courtesy of a $304 million loan the project just scored from the feds. In fact, preliminary construction work in the area started this past Monday. But that and all other work on Union Station will stop…
Yesterday, Kristen Parker, a surgical scrub tech who managed to infect a great many patients with hepatitis-C, was sentenced yesterday to thirty years in prison — a punishment that U.S. Attorney David Gaouette (who recently spoke in this space about the arrest of Highlands Ranch medical marijuana grower Chris Bartkowicz)…
Lawrence D. Bockar is the first to admit that he isn’t perfect. The 67-year-old retired radiologist — “L.D.” to his friends — has worked in emergency rooms, served in the U.S. Army and volunteered in various civic associations, but that doesn’t mean he’s never screwed up. And, yes, he or…
The Rocky Mountain News closed down a year ago this week — on February 28, 2009 — bringing a 150-year tradition to an end. But the News’s website, complete with headlines and memories from that final day, lives on, like a creepy online time capsule. All is not lost for…
“You’re in Bad Hands,” Alan Prendergast, February 11 An Unhealthy Situation Let’s look at some numbers, shall we? Yes, Jennifer Latham won. But who else? Time Insurance denied 8,500 claims worth $150,000,000. That means the average denied claim was for about $18,000. Now Time Insurance is paying Jennifer $37 million. That means it…
This week’s Westword cover story is a cartoon by Kenny Be, who examines the race to become Colorado’s next governor. Read it on the Latest Word…
Westword is covering the trial of Willie Clark, accused of murdering Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams early on New Year’s Day 2007. The most recent updates for the day will be at the top; to check out the account chronologically at day’s end, read from the bottom up. And click…
Terry Ryan, the lawyer for the Windsor-based Rocky Mountain Gun Owner’s club, said today he is filing a lawsuit against Colorado State University after its governing board voted unanimously Tuesday to ban guns from its two campuses. Affirming promises made earlier this month at a small-caliber news conference (see the…
After years of fizzled efforts, Colorado may be close this year to legislation that could reduce slammer-oriented penalties not only for marijuana possession but small quantities of other drugs. Better yet, as this Denver Post article details, the anticipated savings from the move could fund badly needed rehab programs for…
Fans of the venerable Garry Trudeau strip “Doonesbury” who get their daily dose online know that each offering is accompanied by a feature called “Say What?” — a comically embarrassing quote from a public figure. Trudeau is best known for whacking the vernacular of conservatives like George W. Bush, whose…
Denver blog-trolling made easy. Nate Timmons at Denver Stiffs reports that even though Nuggets super-rookie Ty Lawson injured his thumb yesterday, that hasn’t stopped him from tweeting. Thank goodness for that. Former Rocky Mountain News media critic Jason Salzman, writing at BigMedia.org, thinks that the Denver Post is giving Republican…
Medical marijuana advocate Rob Corry has made ripping up proposed medical marijuana legislation a specialty. Back in January, he eviscerated Senator Chris Romer’s first plan line by line — and did likewise to Romer’s bill attempting to codify the relationship between doctors and medical marijuana patients. And in an interview…
During day one of testimony in the Darrent Williams murder trial, Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall was mentioned numerous times by John Sheppard, a Williams friend from Texas who joined BM and other Broncos at a New Year’s Eve club outing that turned fatal. But Sheppard made just as many…
