Strange things happen when you poke around the “Ghosts of Auraria,” as we did in this week’s feature on whether certain promises, supposedly made to the community when the college campus was built, were ever kept. This week, one alert reader presented us with a rare copy of a study…
Update: The brutal hit-and-run that took place during the wee hours of Sunday, March 3, near Pho 96, located close to the intersection of Federal and Mississippi, was originally said to have injured three people, two critically. But in the wake of our previous coverage, on view below in its…
Each image in our recent collection of CSU memes ripped on CU-Boulder — and some of our readers did likewise. Look below for one exchange, in which one CSU booster goes after the People’s Republic, after which another commenter tries to make peace, albeit by questioning the grooming habits of…
Update: This morning I spoke by phone with Randall Hatlee, one of the two ranchers found not guilty on misdemeanor animal neglect charges in the much-scrutinized Park County case involving several ailing horses, described in my original post below. While Hatlee expressed some frustration with the investigation he and Ronald…
Craig Aaron, president and CEO of Free Press, an organization devoted to changing media and technology policies, is among the headliners for “The Perfect Storm: Democracy in the Age of Big Money and Big Media,” taking place tomorrow at the Tivoli Center. But while the event can certainly stand on…
Yesterday, eight former DEA administrators sent a letter to ranking members of the Senate Judiciary Committee (see it below), encouraging them to quiz U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder about why the Justice Department hasn’t cracked down on Colorado and Washington state over their recently passed marijuana laws. But if the…
Back in January, we shared our ten favorite Colorado-centric items on Etsy, an online marketplace where the crafty among us gather to peddle out-of-the-ordinary creations and unusual discoveries of every description, usually at super-reasonable prices. A couple of months later, there’s already a new roster of curiosities perfect for proud…
In writing about the marijuana-possession arrest of a Brighton man last month, we explored claims that cars with Colorado plates are being profiled in other states because of our marijuana laws.
Update below: Sometimes it seems like every third Coloradan has an SUV — and plenty of them are from the Jeep Cherokee family. But if your model of the latter was produced in 2010 or before and you want to give it a scrub, don’t take it to one of…
Tomorrow, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee — and eight ex-heads of the Drug Enforcement Administration suggest that members ask him why the hell he hasn’t brought the hammer down on Colorado and Washington state for their respective pot laws. That’s the message of…
The implementation of Amendment 64 continues to unfold throughout the state. Lafayette placed a temporary ban on retail and cultivation-based marijuana businesses, but Nederland is trying to do the exact opposite. Last week, the town’s Board of Trustees met to begin discussions about regulating marijuana prior to the completion of…
Denver blog posts have the welcome mat ready. Colorado Peak Politics reports about a rape victim who was dismayed by the response she received from Dems opposed to allowing concealed carry on college campuses. The Colorado Independent’s Susan Greene reveals a federal probe into whether the City of Denver has…
We recently wrote about Gunsmoke Guns, the setting for the just-canceled Discovery Channel show American Guns, which was burglarized last week through a hole in its roof; thieves got away with fifteen firearms. One reader has a theory about how such a crime could have been prevented — but it…
The authors of Amendment 64 understood that the measure, which allows adults 21 and over to use and possess small amounts of marijuana, would have far-reaching effects at every level of Colorado society. But did they consider whether the law would allow marijuana-related bake-offs at county fairs? Hard to say…
In January, we told you about the shooting of Ziggy, a border collie mix, by Wilfred Europe, an Adams County deputy seen here who’d previously shot another dog and a driver in separate incidents. Ziggy’s owner, Jeff Fisher, maintains that the shooting was unjustified, but Dave Young, DA for the…
Yesterday, we shared our latest collection of University of Colorado at Boulder memes. But in truth, the Colorado State University memes page is more frequently updated than its rival, perhaps because of the motivation to tell the world how absolutely stupid CU-Boulder is. Think we’re exaggerating? Check out the following…
Franklin Sain, the government contractor arrested last week after sending racist and sexist e-mails to Representative Rhonda Fields, a prominent backer of gun-control legislation (see our previous coverage below), has now been formally charged with two counts, including harassment-ethnic intimidation, by the Denver District Attorney’s Office. But Sain’s attorneys argue…
The latest skiing deaths to take place in Colorado were not at a resort, but a backcountry area near Nokhu Crags, south of Cameron Pass. The human victim was Joe Philpott, a 26-year-old CSU student and experienced skier who was enjoying the beauty of a Colorado day with a friend,…
After returning from tours in Afghanistan and Iraq ten years ago, Navy veteran Jeremy Usher experienced symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder according to the Greeley Tribune. He subsequently tried treating his condition with alcohol, resulting in multiple DUIs and a probationary sentence. But switching to medical marijuana to address his…
Denver blog posts have a lot going for them. Big Media’s Jason Salzman sees nothing wrong with the Denver Post’s Dean Singleton saying the Colorado Republican Party is dead — but he knows others might disagree. Denver Stiffs’ Andrew Feinstein: Why is the Denver media so negative toward the Nuggets…
Our recent post about the ten scariest license plates to see in a snowstorm garnered a passionate response from readers, many with horror stories to tell. But one commenter noted that seeing a Colorado plate on a car doesn’t mean the person behind the wheel drives like a native…
Earlier this month, we told you about the skiing accident that took the life of Natalie Egleston, a Philadelphia-based executive, during a visit to Aspen Mountain. She was struck by another skier, subsequently identified as Virginia Chen, age 53. The district attorney with jurisdiction in Aspen investigated the case with…
