Ted Nugent used to be known for iconic guitar riffs and songs about getting laid, but now he makes headlines with his extreme political views — often peppered with vulgarity. Nugent’s remarks about certain Democrats and hot topics like immigration have made him a divisive figure (to say the least)…
Can you overdose on pot? You can sure overdose on pot coverage, says one reader. And the number of slide shows we’ve posted on the Juggalos gathering is making many commenters jiggy. See also: The twenty best-dressed juggalos at the Gathering…
A single injection well in Weld County, used to dispose of millions of gallons of produced water from fracking operations, has been linked to 500 minor earthquakes in the area over a seven-week period since early June, according to University of Colorado researchers who’ve been monitoring seismic activity around the…
Jaywalking, punishable in Denver by a simple fine, led the police to arrest 46-year-old Gregory Carter last week for a much bigger crime: sexual assault. The police stopped Carter for jaywalking and then realized he was wanted for the 2012 sexual assault of a 23-year-old woman. DNA linked him to…
From its rolling prairies to its purple mountains majesty, Colorado is full of natural beauty. But this state is also home to many manmade marvels, too. In addition to some of the country’s best craft beer, Colorado is the birthplace of numerous inventions, from wacky to wise. Here are the…
Attorney Chris Forsyth thinks that Colorado courts need to change the way they do business, and the best way to do that is to start with cleaning up the bench, he says. If they make the November ballot and are passed by voters, Initiatives 79 and 94 would create different…
By next Monday, all signatures for potential ballot initiatives are due at the Colorado Secretary of State’s office. At least 86,105 legitimate signatures are needed to put a citizens initative before the voters on November 4, and several efforts are still collecting signatures. One of those is Initiative 124, which…
Is Colorado a state of mind? This state survived last year’s secession movement, when a dozen counties wanted to leave Colorado (and, in one sad case, align with Wyoming), but Colorado is still separated by differences in geography, economy and philosophy. In honor of Colorado Day — August 1, which…
Since recreational marijuana was legalized in Colorado, much has been made of children accidentally ingesting edible marijuana — but what about when people intentionally feed it to kids? Last week Davirak Ky pleaded guilty to distributing a controlled substance and child abuse for feeding two minors cannabis-infused cookies. In exchange,…
Denver blogs don’t discriminate. On Westword’s Show and Tell blog, Bree Davies relates her less-than-pleasant experience as a woman at UMS. At the Colorado Independent, Yvette Moreno reflects on the use of force against her son at the Denver city jail. Mile High report collects everything we know about the…
In our post 9/11 world, it doesn’t seem like a very good idea to encourage regular people to venture out onto the runway at a major commercial airport, but that isn’t stopping the folks at Denver International Airport, who created the #LoveDIA contest on Twitter. “Want to take a #selfie…
Union Station held its grand re-opening celebration this Saturday, offering free tours, music and water-fountain fun while residents explored the results of the $54 million renovation that turned the century-old station into a revived transportation hub. Photographer Ken Hamblin was there, and sent back photos of the celebration. See also:…
In February 2012, the Harm Reduction Action Center, Denver’s biggest needle exchange program, began distributing clean syringes under a 2010 state law that made such transactions legal. In November 2012, the program discovered that an old city ordinance allowed needle-exchange participants to legally carry syringes, exempting them from the laws…
Jeremy Mathis is a strong supporter of LGBTQ rights. Early last year, Mathis and his wife filed a complaint against the school that their transgender daughter, Coy, attended in Colorado Springs, because the school would not let her use the female bathroom. The school reversed its decision, but the fight…
Football isn’t the only sport worried about head trauma, according to a recent study published by the The American Journal of Sports Medicine and co-authored by Dawn Comstock, an associate professor of epidemiology for the Pediatric Injury Prevention, Education, and Research program at the Colorado School of Public Health. Lacrosse…
On Monday, July 28, what had been initiative 135 officially became Amendment 68, after the Colorado Secretary of State Office’s announced that it had reviewed the more than 136,000 petition signatures the campaign had submitted, and deemed enough valid to put the measure on the November 4 ballot. See also:…
It’s scary enough that Broncos training camp began last week, marking the start of that slow slide to summer’s end…and the disintegration of our next Super Bowl dream. Even scarier, though, is the new crew cheering for the team: the Broncos Couch Potatoes, “the most adorable spec-Taters around,” dolls that…
Since Colorado voters approved legalizing recreational marijuana in November 2012, rules and regulations regarding the industry have been changing quickly. Proposed ballot initiative #3 would call for yet another change: eradicating all fines and sentences for the possession of cannabis, and guaranteeing that in the Colorado Constitution. But its proponents…
Denver blog posts don’t buy the conspiracy theories. At our Show and tell blog, Caleb Williams shares five little-known facts about DIA’s art. Purple Row bemoans the Rockies’ struggles on the mound. The Colorado Independent’s Mike Littwin sounds off on America’s latest botched execution…
The psychiatrist tasked with evaluating Aurora theater shooting suspect James Holmes to determine if he was insane at the time of the crime will be allowed to videotape the examination, according to a recent ruling by Judge Carlos Samour (on view below). See also: What happens when accused killers plead…
At its national convention in Denver this week, officials of the American Veterinary Medical Association have taken the unusual step of “clarifying” the organization’s policy on cat declawing to stress that it’s a major surgery — making prominent use of the word “amputation” in describing the procedure for the first…
Think about the last time you were in an Ikea store. Whether you loved or hated the experience, you probably noticed a difference between the flow at Ikea and at other home-goods store, including arrows and signs attempting to steer you in the direction you needed to go in order…
