Chuck Zukowski: Reserve deputy fired over paranormal investigations

Chuck Zukowski likes to think that his work as an El Paso County reserve deputy sheriff sharpened his skills as an off-duty investigator of cattle mutilations, UFO and Bigfoot sightings and ghostly apparitions — and vice versa. But law enforcement bosses aren’t keen on those who think differently. Last month,…

Carol Boigon: URL thief strikes Denver mayoral hopeful’s campaign

Denver mayoral candidate Carol Boigon sent out a press release yesterday afternoon that included an announcement that her campaign had launched a new website at www.boigonmeansbusiness.com. But when folks plugged the address into their internet browser, they were instead redirected to the official website of rival candidate Chris Romer…

Jeff Peckman: A Denver mayor’s race profile

With John Hickenlooper having taken office as Colorado’s governor, we know Denver will have a new mayor this year, and the race is wide open. To introduce you to the players, we’re offering profiles of official candidates. Next up: Jeff Peckman. “I have spent my whole life trying to find…

Theresa Spahn: A Denver mayor’s race profile

With John Hickenlooper having taken office as Colorado’s governor, we know Denver will have a new mayor this year, and the race is wide open. To introduce you to the players, we’re offering profiles of official candidates. Next up: Theresa Spahn. “I’m not an elected official,” says Theresa Spahn, “but…

Ken Salazar’s “wild lands” push riles the Club 20 crowd

It’s been less than two months since Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar was in Denver unveiling his “Wild Lands” program, a sharp poke in the eye to Bush-era wilderness policy, and the reception since has been passionate — and divided. Among environmentalists, the reviews amount to an enthusiastic thumbs…

Dancing with the stars of Denver Mayor’s race: Kenny Be’s Fotochop Friday

The antiquated mayoral forum is a terrible framework to learn about the unique talents of Denver’s current 16 candidates. Michael Forrester, Doug Linkhart, James Mejia and Theresa Spahn prove that the ballroom dance competition would be a far more captivating way to interest entertainment-savvy voters. While the couples above demonstrate…

Vidal closes the door to the public on special budget meetings

Denver city officials are engaging in some interesting wordplay in an effort to keep a special budgetary task force’s meetings behind closed doors. The Structural Financial Task Force — comprised of 21 community, business and civic leaders — was recently convened by Mayor Bill Vidal to “address the structural deficit…

Dwight Henson: A Denver mayor’s race profile

With John Hickenlooper having taken office as Colorado’s governor, we know Denver will have a new mayor this year, and the race is wide open. To introduce you to the players, we’re offering profiles of official candidates. Next up: Dwight Henson. “A lot of people say, ‘Don’t judge me unless…

Wild horses: BLM backs off plan to round up West Douglas herd

There aren’t a lot of wild horses left in Colorado, but a small herd of mustangs fifty miles north of Grand Junction just got a reprieve. Besieged by legal challenges of its plan to relocate “excess” horses from public lands to private holding facilities and pastures, the Bureau of Land…