Denver blog posts are slick even when it doesn’t snow. Predominantly Orange’s Kim Constantinesco notes that Tim Tebow’s peers have voted him the NFL’s most overrated player. But I’m sure they meant it in a nice way. Coyote Gulch shares the drought assessment for the Upper Colorado River Basin. Square…
While Secretary of State Scott Gessler continues to face backlash for his efforts to remove potentially illegal voters from the rolls, his communications team last week was also forced to respond to more serious allegations — that the Republican official misused public dollars for his private, political travels. But despite…
Yesterday, we had some fun with a Denver Post page-one typo involving Lance Armstrong, who was said to have been stripped of his Tour de France titles for “systematic hoping.” (I made a now-corrected typing error, too. Hilarious!) The item got one of our readers thinking about sports that would…
At 10 a.m. today, just prior to a moms against Amendment 64 event sponsored by opponents of the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol act, supporters of the measure will be holding a press event of their own — this one highlighting the release of a new report showing that marijuana possession…
The fight for and against Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol act, is entering its final stages — and Roger Sherman, campaign director for Smart Colorado, the No on 64 movement, admits that he can’t compete with proponents when it comes to resources. So he’s countering with events and…
The popularity of our “Twenty most memorable Denver graffiti and street art photos on Instagram” post inspired us to explore the service’s eye-popping Denver art category. We found plenty of amazing shots there, many featuring art in, on and around unusual people, places and things in our fair city. Check…
With election day less than two weeks away, Colorado is continuing to get a lot of love from both presidential campaigns, and for good reason: The state is divided. This fact was evidenced yesterday by a massive City Park rally for the president less than 24 hours after Mitt Romney…
Update: We’re learning more about Austin Reed Sigg, seventeen, busted yesterday in the kidnapping and killing of Jessica Ridgeway, a ten-year-old Westminster girl who vanished en route to school on October 5 and was found dead the following week. Revelations thus far involve an interest in criminal investigation, references to…
At the moment, Chanda Hinton Leichtle’s back resembles that of a stegosaurus. Thin stainless-steel needles stand sentry on either side of her spine as she lies on a padded table facing the wall. It’s a position the small, feisty thirty-year-old can’t get into on her own: When she was nine,…
“Lethal Election,” Alan Prendergast, October 18 The Hot Seat From the law-enforcement community, good riddance, Carol Chambers. And we’re happy to see your partner go, as well. Any one of these candidates will do so much better than what has been in office for years. Brian WeissPosted at westword.com Arapahoe…
I f you’ve heard nothing about Shelby the Border Collie before this sentence, know this: Her dedication to third-party politics is, well, dogged. In fact, the happy, furry canine and her black-and-white patches first made national (and international) headlines about this time last year, when she launched her first-ever political…
Walking across the Macalester College campus in St. Paul, Chris Kluwe passes unnoticed. As usual, the thirty-year-old Vikings punter is dressed down: a pair of brown flip-flops, black basketball shorts and a baggy zip-up sweatshirt. A backward World of Warcraft hat pins back his shaggy brown surfer haircut, a giveaway…
There are more dispensaries in Denver than locations of McDonald’s and Starbucks combined, according to Sunday night’s 60 Minutes report. But things are very different in New Jersey, the latest state to authorize retail cannabis sales…
Since President Barack Obama struggled in his Denver debate against Mitt Romney, some have questioned whether his improved performances in the second two debates can undo the damage. Today, a day after Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan rallied at Red Rocks, Obama is making a stop at City Park in…
The fourteen-year-old boy who accidentally shot nine-year-old Chanda Hinton Leichtle in 1991 thought the rifle was unloaded. It wasn’t, and the bullet severed her spinal cord and left her paralyzed below the chest. This week’s feature, “Body Movin’,” tells how Hinton Leichtle became an advocate for people with spinal cord…
Denver blog posts have had quite a day. Bronco Talk’s Jon Heath thinks all four teams in the AFC West still have a chance to win the division — which isn’t to suggest that anyone should bet on the Chiefs. Colorado Pols: Shooting the superintendent and other classy school board…
Newsweek may be abandoning print at year’s end, but the venerable magazine remains an actual publication — and its current cover story, “The New Pot Barons,” shines a light on a major player in the Colorado weed biz: the Medical Marijuana Industry Group. The resulting article doesn’t always cast MMIG…
Standing in front of around 10,000 supporters at by far his most extravagant Colorado rally of the presisdential race, Mitt Romney last night took in the breathtaking sight of Red Rocks Amphitheatre filled with cheering swing-state voters who want him to be the next president. “Wow, that’s a Colorado welcome,…
Our post about 60 Minutes’ report on the Colorado medical marijuana scene inspired lots of conversation on a wide range of pot-related topics — including the relative dangers of weed compared to alcohol. Here’s one reader’s take…
You thought Lance Armstrong was stripped of his Tour de France titles for systematic doping? Wrong — at least according to the front page of today’s Denver Post. A caption on an Armstrong pic reveals that he was actually punished for “systematic hoping” — something a lot of us are…
MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow has paid lots of attention to Colorado this campaign season — note a segment about the state being the key to an Obama victory and her efforts to make Mike Coffman a national laughingstock after his birther comments earlier this year. Her local target last night? Secretary…
Celebrities are speaking out in favor of Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, whether it be robocalling Susan Sarandon or the famous folks featured on MarijuanaMajority.com. And they’re not alone. Our friends at CelebStoner.com have spent years assembling a roster of the top 54 celeb stoners. Who are…
