People drawn to hospice care are typically very sympathetic. That’s basically a job requirement. So it’s no surprise that Jennifer Stover’s co-workers at Collier Hospice in Wheat Ridge offered her financial support when they found out she’d been diagnosed with cancer. Problem is, she never was…
Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler is a controversy magnet, with many progressive figures taking his name in vain. Example: a blistering October critique by MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow. But today, NPR, a news outfit frequently accused of liberal bias, sent the mega-conservative Gessler an audio love letter in which he’s…
Tweeters have crucified Tim Tebow for his play in Saturday’s 45-10 loss to the New England Patriots — and now it turns out that during the game, he sustained an injury very much like the one that at least temporarily killed Jesus Christ. Who rose again in fulfillment of the…
Say you’re in the mood to look up a factoid about something odd — like, for instance, the history of Velcro. So you go to Google, ignore the weird bar over the logo, and type in “Velcro” and “Wiki.” A Wikipedia link appears, and a click brings it up –…
For those of us who love movies, the thought of dying at a theater has its appeal. But the circumstances surrounding the demise of George DeGrazio aren’t the stuff of good reviews, particularly when it comes to the Cinemark cinema chain. That’s because he apparently perished in a bathroom, where…
Few people can endure the scrutiny involved in a lengthy New Yorker profile with their mystique intact. But the magazine hardly makes a dent in the armor encasing Phil Anschutz, despite the wealth of information about the “secretive mogul” amassed in Connie Bruck’s “The Man Who Owns L.A.,” in the…
Colorado is seventh in the nation when it comes to the quality of its charter school laws, according to a ranking released today by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. That’s actually a downgrade from last year, when Colorado ranked fourth in the country. Why the slip? The folks…
If Occupy Boulder and Occupy Denver weren’t fully supportive sister occupations located roughly an hour from each other, it would occasionally be tough to tell that they’re even struggling against the same system. Comparisons between the two movements often end at opposite sides of the activism spectrum. Case in point:…
Colorado Democratic leaders are applauding the Obama Administration’s newly proposed immigration policy, a measure that would permit undocumented spouses and children of United States citizens to remain in the country during the legal immigration process. Under current law, undocumented family members of United States citizens must leave the country while…
Three years ago, Alex Landau became a symbol of sorts for racial inequality and police brutality in Denver. Three years ago, Denver police officers pulled Landau over for an alleged illegal left turn, and it was not long after that they beat him bloody. But that was three years ago,…
The government of Burma (also known as Myanmar) is undergoing a transformation of sorts. As explained in this week’s cover story, “A World Away,” Burma has been a dangerous place for decades due to civil wars and the oppressive policies of the former ruling military junta. In the past year,…
Denver blog posts give and give and give some more. Mile High Report fan poster PostCorner thinks that John Elway’s statement about Tim Tebow entering training camp as the Broncos’ starting quarterback is all but meaningless. Colorado Pols on the prospect of Brandon Shaffer taking on Mike Coffman in CD-6…
Last March, Senator Pat Steadman told us he believed the civil unions bill he sponsored would pass the Colorado House, as it had the state senate, if not blocked by extremists. In the end, however, it fell one vote short in committee, with all six of the panel’s GOP members…
The weekend stretched out an extra day for the lucky among us, and Westword writers and photogs for our slideshow page and Backbeat Online, Cafe Society and Show and Tell blogs were on hand to witness the spectacle. Check out samples involving Broncos fans, Fitz & the Tantrums, an oatmeal…
The decision of the Civil Service Commission to reinstate cops Ricky Nixon and Kevin Devine, who’d been sacked over an alleged 2009 brutality incident at the Denver Diner, is controversial in and of itself. But this twist becomes even more incendiary considering that Nixon was also involved in the 2009…
In recent days, The Latest Word has exploded with commentary about U.S. Attorneys Office seizure letters sent to 23 dispensaries within 1,000 feet of schools — and a post about possible options for targeted centers was no exception. Here, a reader argues, in a very colorful way, that the actions…
Yesterday afternoon, RedLine art gallery housed hundreds of Occupy movement supporters from Colorado and beyond as they reflected on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and how to translate it to protesting inequality between the 99 percent and the 1 percent. But in recent weeks, the local movement has made…
Last week, U.S. Attorney John Walsh sent letters to 23 medical marijuana dispensaries within 1,000 feet of schools, threatening seizure if they don’t close by next month — an act that caused centers to scramble for scarce new locations and made some owners consider shutting down for good. Against this…
Even after a few days, the Broncos’ 45-10 loss to New England still stings — and so do the Tim Tebow taunts of Twitter Nation’s I-told-you-so faction. Look below to check out the ten most irritating we found, including zingers from celebs Jimmy Kimmel, Kat Dennings and Tebow Twitter jihadist…
Three years ago this past Sunday, Denver police officers pulled over Alex Landau, then nineteen, for allegedly making an illegal left turn onto Emerson Street — and then, wielding flashlights and radios as weapons, they beat him bloody (“Black and Blue,” January 20, 2011). Although Landau received one of the…
Are corporations people? If they are, says a tongue-in-cheek ad that Stephen Colbert’s super-PAC was running in South Carolina before the primary there, then Republican Mitt Romney is a “serial killer” of corporations. “Mitt Romney says he’s for corporations, but Mitt Romney has a secret,” pronounced the ad’s narrator. “As…
Year in Review, December 29 We’ve Got You Covered You may or may not be aware of this unfortunate streak, but last year’s Year in Review cover included the Delta Bravo of the year — Balloon Boy’s dad — and this year’s, probably not the Delta Bravo of the previous…
