The more often a given commentator visits a newspaper website, the more likely he is to decide that some of the other commentators bug the hell out of him. But now, readers of the Colorado Springs Gazette can fight back, in a manner of speaking. A new software upgrade that…
After an attempt to decriminalize statewide the adult possession of an ounce or less of marijuana failed at the polls in 2006, Mason Tvert, executive director of the drug policy reform organization Safer Alternative for Enjoyable Recreation (SAFER) and his colleagues hit upon a new strategy: Focus energy on local…
The University of Colorado at Boulder’s on-campus gun ban has been junked by the Colorado Court of Appeals. So how to promote gun safety if attendees can begin arming themselves before chem class? Perhaps by adapting DIRC (Dangerous Irresponsible Rider on Campus), a program intended to promote safe biking and…
Last month, a Today Show investigation revealed a shocking fact: Major retailers like Victoria’s Secret and Macy’s were re-selling underwear that customers — or rather, Today show operatives wearing hidden cameras — had returned. Even after the Today folks stained said panties with baby oil, they ended up back on…
When the University of Wyoming rescinded an invitation for controversial professor William Ayers to speak on campus, attorney David Lane sent the school a letter threatening to sue on behalf of student Meg Lanker. If the school didn’t respond by his deadline of high noon Wednesday, which it didn’t, Lane…
There are mellow cops and in-your-face cops.Then there are cops like the Denver Police Department’s Perry Speelman, the subject of at least 18 internal affairs investigations dating back to the 1990s, many triggered by complaints of alleged “unnecessary force” or “discourtesy.” Precisely how many complaints Speelman has generated is unknown…
The case of Chris Bartkowicz, whose Highlands Ranch marijuana crop was seized by the Drug Enforcement Administration after he showed it off to 9News, instantly fired up the medical marijuana industry, with advocate Rob Corry going toe to toe with the DEA’s Jeffrey Sweetin — and even Congressman Jared Polis…
The campaign to establish a new public nudity ordinance in Boulder took an unexpected turn a few weeks back. That’s when Catharine Pierce, 52, turned heads when she decided to garden wearing nothing but a thong in her front yard, just around the corner from a pre-K through twelfth grade…
Today, we’ve created a new Denver Blogs category for our daily blog roundup, rather than wedging the words in the headline. What an exciting change. So… the Avs shock the hockey world by defeating the top-seeded San Jose Sharks on the road in game one of their playoff series –…
Update, 1:30 p.m., April 15: This blog, originally published yesterday afternoon, has been updated to reflect the comments of Education Commissioner Dwight Jones. A union that represents 40,000 teachers in Colorado is abandoning efforts to compete for millions of federal dollars available through the Race to the Top program in…
The “Mile Highs and Lows” dispensary reviews you’ve come to know and love have welcomed a new member of the family: We’ve just published The Wildflower Seed’s critique of 420 Highways, located in scenic Lafayette. Don’t be late for this very important date. Then, check out other joints like this…
This dispensary has closed. As Colorado’s medical-marijuana industry grows, marijuana dispensaries of all types and sizes are proliferating around the state. Some resemble swanky bars or sterile dentist offices; others feel like a dope dealer’s college dorm room. To help keep them all straight, Westword is offering a no-holds-barred look…
Tea Baggers and pot smokers may seem like opposites. But today’s Tax Day Tea Party and Tuesday’s Denver 4/20 pot rally may reveal many similarities… Members of both groups love to “hog the spotlight” by wearing attention-getting outfits and organizing media-seeking rallies. More amazing likenesses below:…
Yesterday, members of the Commerce City Police Department stumbled on a home invasion at the 10779 Akron Street residence of Adrienne Bayless. But while their arrival caused the four invaders to flee (they were later arrested), North Metro Drug Task Force Commander Jerry Peters says it also led to the…
At around 1 p.m. today, toward the end of a Tax Day Tea Party event on the steps of the Capitol that’s just getting underway at this writing, Weld County district attorney and Republican senatorial candidate Ken Buck will step into the spotlight. He’ll do it again at Tea Party…
When Governor Bill Ritter nominated former aide Stephanie Villafuerte as U.S. Attorney, he couldn’t have known the political storm he’d unleash. Opponents linked Villafuerte to ex-ICE agent Cory Voorhis, who was fired for providing information from a restricted database to then-gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez. And as the fight got uglier,…
On Tuesday, we told you about attorney David Lane’s threat to sue if the University of Wyoming didn’t reverse its ban of Weather Underground co-founder William Ayers by noon the following day. When asked if he would file paperwork the next day if the university refused to change course by…
In November, Andrew Gelston Graham was found murdered near his Arapahoe County home. At first, clues were scarce, despite the existence of light-rail footage shot just before he was killed. Then, in February, Channel 4 reported a link between Graham and a criminal group that allegedly targeted Caucasian and Hispanic…
The trade of Brandon Marshall to the Miami Dolphins is official, with BM promptly signing a $50 million-plus contract (with $24 million guaranteed). But the debate goes on about whether this was a win-win or lose-win situation for the Broncos and the Fish. Typical was this comment from ESPN Radio’s…
The Best of Denver, April 1, 2010 Best or Bust? Every year, I wait for the Best of Denver, which I read cover to cover and then keep until the next year. And every year, I also wait for the letters the week after the Best of Denver, to see…
A crew from The Daily Show is in town this week to report on Denver’s booming medical marijuana industry, and they stopped by the Westword office on Monday, where correspondent Jason Jones interviewed pot critic William Breathes — and took a hit off a gas mask bong. That was the…
Around about the lunch hour on February 5 in Vale, South Dakota, a 33-year-old cattle rancher finished a morning of blogging, then stepped outside with a bottle of wine and a Flip video camera. “Hello, my name is Troy Hadrick. I’m a fifth-generation United States rancher in South Dakota,” the…
