Sad to say, shocking child-sex assault allegations against teachers or coaches aren’t as rare as we’d like. The latest arrestee to fit both of these descriptions is Richard Johnson, who faces charges that raise eyebrows thanks to sheer volume. The now ex-teacher is looking at thirty of them…
Update: A University of Colorado staffer who accidentally fired a shot on campus last week, injuring herself and a colleague, is no longer employed by the university. A police report from the incident reveals that the ex-worker, Mary Beth Loeb, was showing her coworkers her handgun, and trying to unjam…
Since Amendment 64 passed last week, there has already been heated debate about how the measure will affect Colorado residents. The CEO of a local environmental equipment business says he’s sure A64 will make it harder for him to hire people, because they’ll be able to legally smoke weed but…
Sam Levin’s petitions posts — the first calling for Colorado and other states to secede from the U.S. in the wake of President Barack Obama’s reelection, the second about a petition demanding that signatories to be deported — have inflamed many readers’ passions. Here’s a comment from one who sees…
During a recent appearance on his HBO discussion show, Bill Maher asked Mason Tvert, one of the primary proponents behind Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, to relocate in California and push through a similar measure there — and Tvert lightheartedly said he would; see the video below…
Earlier this week, we published our picks for the ten weirdest recent “Rants & Raves” on Denver Craigslist — and if anything, the ones we found on the Boulder Craigslist site are even stranger. We’ve picked and photo-illustrated ten of the most twisted from recent days and are sharing them…
Update by Michael Roberts: At a hearing yesterday, Judge William Sylvester, who’s overseeing the prosecution of Aurora theater shooting suspect James Holmes agreed to postpone a hearing slated for this morning due to his “condition;” see our original coverage below. Now, reports have surfaced that the alleged killer tried to…
“Garden of weedin’,” William Breathes, November 1 A New Leaf Loved the “In the Beginning” illustration for the cannabis cover. It was the perfect image to show the world as “Colorado went to pot” with the passage of Amendment 64. Rae ReynoldsDenver If you have the Holy Bible on hand,…
In addition to facing both criminal and ethics investigations into his alleged misuse of public dollars, Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler has spent months responding to criticism that he intimidated and suppressed voters with his anti-fraud crusade. As part of his office’s effort to prevent illegal votes from being…
We came. We saw. We tweeted. Last night, Westword hosted the third annual Denver Web Awards, our celebration of Denver’s greatest digital minds. In September, we put out a call for you, dear readers, to nominate your favorite online projects, and a team at Westword spent more than a month…
Although Amendment 64 passed last week, Governor John Hickenlooper has told us not to bring out the Cheetos and Goldfish just yet. But apparently people need a firmer reminder that there are more hurdles to be surmounted — and we’re not just talking about the feds — before pot shops…
On Monday, we reported that after only two days on WhiteHouse.gov, a Colorado petition to secede from the United States already had more than 3,000 signatures — part of an odd post-election craze that now includes all fifty states. But Obama-haters aren’t the only ones speaking out. WhiteHouse.gov is now…
Secretary of State Scott Gessler told us last week that he supported Mitt Romney because he is very worried about the state of the economy. But a quarterly report released this morning by his office shows that at least in Colorado, there has been slow but positive improvement in several…
Denver blog posts want to be your daddy. South Stands Denver’s Colin D. notes the mostly anonymous attacks from Jets players on Tim Tebow — and argues that the team should either give him chance to play or let him move on. Denver PR Blog quizzes Post editorial page editor…
Nobody has ever mistaken Ken Salazar, the mild-mannered, 57-year-old Secretary of the Interior, for Mike Tyson. Except, perhaps, Salazar himself. Taken by surprise by a question about one of his agency’s most troubled programs — the scandal-plagued effort to rid the public lands of “excess” wild horses — the flustered…
Boulder District Attorney Stan Garnett has instructed his prosecutors to drop a handful of cases involving possession of less than an ounce of marijuana, as well as paraphernalia charges, for anyone over the age of 21. The reason: the passage of Amendment 64, which has yet to be signed into…
Update: On Monday, KHOW talk-show host and syndicated columnist David Sirota created a WhiteHouse.gov petition calling on the Obama administration to back a law protecting the right of states to establish their own marijuana policies, as the voters of Colorado did by passing Amendment 64. Such petitions must garner 25,000…
Our post about Mexico President Felipe Calderon hinting at marijuana policy changes for his country in the wake of Amendment 64’s passage featured an analyst saying that most Coloradans don’t want to give aid and comfort to drug cartels. But one reader hasn’t seen much evidence of weed from Mexico…
Last week, the Denver Post announced a desire to sell its 7.3 percent stake in the Colorado Rockies — an asset acquired due to the Rocky Mountain News’s 2009 closure. A knowledgeable source tells Westword this move was motivated by dire financial problems at the Post — ones serious enough…
While the passage of Amendment 64 has received national and even international attention (via Mexico president Felipe Calderon’s comments about his nation’s pot policy in A64’s wake), much of the mainstream media’s coverage has been less than thoughtful. But as usual, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow is an exception. Last night, she…
The 7News story about CIA director David Petraues’s resignation that featured a doctored book cover reading All Up in My Snatch instantly joined the pantheon of great Denver TV news bloopers. But while some gaffes — like ’80s-era KCNC anchor Madeline McFadden asking weatherman Larry Green what happened to the…
According to a criminal complaint on view below in its entirety, Mitchell Kusick, a twenty year old Westminster man, had dreams of becoming the next famous Colorado killer, following in the footsteps of James Holmes, the accused Aurora theater shooter, and the students behind the Columbine High School massacre. Among…
