With March Madness getting underway in earnest today (we don’t count the play-in game), plenty of politicos are displaying hometown or home-state pride by touting the chances of local teams. That’s not really an option this year for Governor Bill Ritter — but rather than being left out, he’s issued…
A report is set to be released today on a virtual fence intended to be placed along the U.S.-Mexico border. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano confirms that the $1.1 billion program has been dumped, due in large part to the fact that the damn thing doesn’t work the way it…
Wouldn’t you like to look over some Denver blogs? At 5280, AJ Vicens says coach George Karl’s family blog about his cancer treatment is more interesting than last night’s Nuggets victory over the Washington Wizards. He’s right — but still loved the win. Colorado Pols tallies up the winners and…
Owen Loftus, spokesman for Republican senatorial candidate Ken Buck, was in an odd position: As of a few moments ago, he wasn’t sure if his guy had bested frontrunner Jane Norton or not. “The last numbers we saw were from about 11:25 last night,” he says. “I think we were…
By midnight, former Colorado Speaker of the House Andrew Romanoff had locked up a win over Senator Michael Bennet in Tuesday’s caucuses — but the results were less certain on the Republican side, with senatorial frontrunner Jane Norton in a tighter-than-expected battle with Ken Buck. Not that you could tell…
As the clock ticked toward midnight on Tuesday, Dean Toda, spokesman for Democratic senatorial candidate Andrew Romanoff, sounded simultaneously woozy and blissed out. “I haven’t had my first drink yet,” he said with a laugh as the cheers of staffers erupted in the background. “It’s terrible.” There’ll be plenty of…
Even as Republican gubernatorial candidates Dan Maes and Scott McInnis get ready to square off during tonight’s caucuses, the Democratic senatorial candidates, appointee Michael Bennet and opponent Andrew Romanoff, will be doing likewise. And if Bennet’s just-released TV spot is any indication, their supporters will be arguing about who’s more…
#11 0f the 22 Major Arcana: Michael Bennet, the Wheel of Fortune…..
At first blush (and second) (and third), marijuana advocate Mason Tvert and Jon Caldara, frontman for the conservative Independence Institute, are strange bedfellows. But today, they’re partners in a legal love match. They’re among the plaintiffs suing Colorado Secretary of State Bernie Buescher over laws intended to prevent fraud when…
For Dan Maes, who’s running for governor with more support from Tea Party groups than the Republican Party, it’s a very important day. This evening, caucuses will be held in homes, schools and churches all over the area, and Maes isn’t just hoping to make a respectable showing against presumptive…
It’s that time again, Denver blog lovers. Mile High Report’s John Bena is baffled by ESPN writer Bill Williamson’s take on the Brandon Marshall drama, which seems to simultaneously praise and criticize the Broncos for their first-round tender offer. The confusion continues. In today’s edition of “Mama Drama,” Mile High…
At first glance, the idea of tapping into the badly stretched state budget for a few million to open one wing of a new supermax prison doesn’t seem all that loony. After all, the Colorado Department of Corrections spent more than $200 million to build the new state pen, known…
People write blogs about Denver every day. Here are three of them. Tim Lynch at Mile High Report thinks it might be worth it for the Broncos to spend a low-round draft pick to get dreamy but ineffective Cleveland QB Brady Quinn for backup purposes. Maybe if the draft was…
“I’m a true crime author and historian,” Hustler magazine contributor Fred Rosen writes on his website. “I’ve found that most murders are a dime a dozen; the really good ones are rare. And the ones that say something about us as a society are even rarer.” As it turns out,…
Shortly after most politicos take office, they begin marking their territory via photos, publications, web pages and lots of other aggrandizers. And Colorado Springs Senator Bill Cadman wants it to stop. Cadman is reportedly sick at the thought of the state chucking tons of brochures featuring Governor Bill Ritter, who’s…
#10 of the 22 Major Arcana: Andrew Romanoff, the Hermit…
A week of Denver blogging roundups begin like so… No deal yet for Brandon Marshall, and Kyle at Bronco Talk says Josh McDaniels and company won’t bargain with the Seahawks for his services: Either it’s the sixth pick in the draft or nothing. Wonder if anyone will blink. Joseph Boven…
Personhood USA, a national pro-life group, is gathering signatures in Colorado (again) to secure a spot on the ballot for a voter initiative to redefine the start of a person’s life as the first point of biological development. Weird, right? You have no idea. Most people think abortion rights established…
Rollin’ out more Denver blogs. As Bronco Talk’s Mr. East reports, ESPN’s Adam Schefter says Brandon Marshall will be in Seattle tomorrow to see if the Seahawks can “hammer out an offer sheet.” That could mean the Broncos would get the sixth overall pick in the draft — which would…
Last month, we chatted with Personhood USA spokesman Keith Mason, who was excited that his organization had collected enough signatures to put an initiative establishing person status from the beginning of a human being’s biological development before Colorado voters in November. Granted, a similar measure was trounced back in 2008…
In mid-February, Boulder’s Seth Brigham was arrested at a Boulder City Council meeting after trying to speak wearing only his boxers — a protest of a proposed public-nudity ordinance intended to cover up events such as the Naked Pumpkin Run and the Naked Bike Ride. Shortly thereafter, public opinion swung…
One of the more unusual aspects to the story about Bill Ritter’s bicycle accident yesterday is the fact that the four people with whom he was riding when he fell — a tumble that resulted in multiple rib fractures, for which he remains hospitalized at Denver Health — still haven’t…
