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Greg Lopez: A Non-Millionaire Can Still Become Colorado Governor

By Michael Roberts

Former Parker mayor Lopez finished behind Colorado GOP gubernatorial nominee Walker Stapleton and entrepreneur Victor Mitchell, both of whom had being war chests and dipped into them with abandon. But he still feels that “you don’t need a lot of money. You just have to have the right candidate with the right message and the right ability — the ability to connect and make people understand that you’re there not for yourself, but to help the state and make things better.”

CSU Off the Hook in Dr. Christina Boucher’s Ogling Lawsuit

By Michael Roberts

Dr. Christina Boucher’s ogling lawsuit against Colorado State University was superpowered by the Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund, a project launched in the wake of sexual-harassment horror stories linked to disgraced mogul Harvey Weinstein and others. But despite the increased attention being paid to complaints like hers across the country, a jury has ruled against her, finding that CSU’s actions didn’t qualify as improper retaliation.

Human Body Parts Price List and Other Reasons for New Colorado Law

By Michael Roberts

The price list from Biological Resource Center Inc. offered a variety of options for the connoisseur of human body parts. A customer wanted an elbow? That would be $200. A whole arm and shoulder cost just $400 more. For those with more money to spend, a torso with head (referred to as a “cephalus”) went for $3,300. And an entire cadaver was available for the bargain price of $5,000.

Ten Signs That You Definitely Live in Colorado

By Teague Bohlen

The potential omnipresence of the ursine isn’t the only thing that marks this place as Colorado. If you look around, you’ll see lots of other signs that, yes, you’re a Coloradan. Here are just ten of the most noteworthy.

Stoned Driving Fatalities Go Down in Colorado for Drivers Over the Legal Limit

By Michael Roberts

The number of fatalities involving at least one driver over the legal limit for marijuana impairment in Colorado went down from 2016 to 2017. However, such fatalities are up during the same period for those testing positive for cannabis use at levels either above or below that limit. And the inconsistencies in regard to the collection of the information makes the scope of the issue unclear.

New Bronco Pacman Jones’s Top 13 Legal Issues: “Hope You Die Tomorrow”

By Michael Roberts

Although the braintrust of your Denver Broncos insists that it seeks out footballers of high moral character, the team has experienced fifty player arrests since the year 2000, more than any other NFL franchise during that period. But cornerback and punt returner Adam “Pacman” Jones, just signed by the squad, makes other previous offenders seem like pikers by comparison, as is proven by the following list of thirteen arrests, suspensions and more over the course of the past fifteen years.

Mike Johnston Considering Run Against Cory Gardner in 2020

By Michael Roberts

Like Lieutenant Governor Donna Lynne and entrepreneur Victor Mitchell, former state senator Mike Johnston qualified for the Colorado gubernatorial primary but fell short of earning a spot on the November ballot. Afterward, Lynne and Mitchell expressed frustration with the current system. But Johnston speaks with fondness about the campaign and gives every indication that he’s ready for another major race.

CU Kratom Critic: “We Don’t Know If It Works or What the Proof Is”

By Michael Roberts

Advocates for kratom tout the popular herbal substance grown mainly in Southeast Asia as great for treating chronic pain, anxiety and heroin addiction, among many other uses, and decry Denver Environmental Health’s decision to ban it for human consumption last November. But University of Colorado professor and pharmacologist Robert Valuck thinks such a prohibition makes sense even if kratom has medical value.