Update, 12:30 p.m.: Bill Ritter spokesman Evan Dreyer responded to an interview request. His comments appear after the original item. So… I’m writing up a blog about a bill requiring children to wear helmets while riding bikes — and Representative Larry Liston’s amendment to make boys also wear crush resistant…
#9 of the 22 Major Arcana: Elbra Wedgeworth, the Strength…
Yesterday, state rep John Kefalas, a Fort Collins Democrat, talked up a bill requiring kids to wear helmets when riding bicycles, scooters, skateboards and the like. Sound sensible? Well, Colorado Springs Republican rep Larry Liston argued that it didn’t go far enough. He stood up for an amendment mandating that…
Last week’s summit on health care reform in Washington produced the expected speechifying and little consensus on what’s to be done. But there’s one point that Democrats and Republicans echoed each other about: Rescission sucks. The practice of taking away someone’s health insurance because of sometimes dubious “pre-existing conditions” or…
Denver blogs about Denver stuff. Mile High Report’s John Bena links to Bill Williamson’s discussion of the Brandon Marshall trade market. Williamson sees seven teams as potentially in the sweepstakes, including the Redkins. BM and Mike Shanahan: together again? Colorado Pols shares a Bob Moore piece revealing that the Northern…
As noted here a few weeks ago, Colorado’s U.S. Senate race is shaping up to be an epic mudwallow, with GOP hopeful Jane Norton painting incumbent Michael Bennet as the spend-crazy flunky of a soft-on-terror President and the Democrats firing back with videos that present Norton as a loony teabagger…
Hey! Look! Denver blogs! Over here! Inside the Rockies’ Tracy Ringolsby reports that Fox Sports’ Dayn Perry has named Troy Tulowitzki one of eight preseason favorites to win the National League MVP award. Tulo! Tulo! Rocky Mountain Right shares an anti-Jane Norton video from a group called the Declaration Alliance…
Eight Republican candidates are currently competing to be the party nominee for Michael Bennet’s U.S.Senate Seat. Pictured above from left to right: Ken Buck promises to take America back from the liberals and their allies, and return it to cobblers and truck farmers. Tom Wiens promises to take America back…
Plenty o’ Republicans decried the removal of tax exemptions on soda, candy and several other products that Governor Bill Ritter signed into law yesterday. Gubernatorial hopeful Scott McInnis released a statement declaring, “This is a sad day for jobs, economic recovery and Colorado families.” When it comes to soda, at…
Fans of the venerable Garry Trudeau strip “Doonesbury” who get their daily dose online know that each offering is accompanied by a feature called “Say What?” — a comically embarrassing quote from a public figure. Trudeau is best known for whacking the vernacular of conservatives like George W. Bush, whose…
Denver blog-trolling made easy. Nate Timmons at Denver Stiffs reports that even though Nuggets super-rookie Ty Lawson injured his thumb yesterday, that hasn’t stopped him from tweeting. Thank goodness for that. Former Rocky Mountain News media critic Jason Salzman, writing at BigMedia.org, thinks that the Denver Post is giving Republican…
Editor’s note: This week’s Westword cover story is a cartoon by Kenny Be, who examines the race to become Colorado’s next governor. Round One: Jobs and the Economy Don’t let the McInnis vs. Hickenlooper wrestling match get you down. The Colorado governor’s race is still an eight-candidate contest! Each candidate…
Last week, we shared the story of Seth Brigham, who decided to speak at a Boulder city council meeting wearing just his boxer shorts — a comment on a proposal that threatened to criminalize nipples. The measure’s intended to throw a towel over annual events like the Naked Pumpkin Run…
#8 of the 22 Major Arcana: Terrance Carroll, the Chariot…..
Colorado Republican Party boss Dick Wadhams isn’t shy about speaking plainly. Note that as other leaders were tip-toeing around the controversy involving Governor Bill Ritter and his U.S. Attorney nominee, Stephanie Villafuerte, Wadhams called them both liars. Neither does he mince words concerning Amendment 54, a voter-approved measure banning campaign…
We’ve gathered together three blogs about Denver topics for your perusal. In his recap of the Nuggets victory over the Boston Celtics yesterday, which immediately followed a humiliating defeat to the woeful Washington Wizards, Denver Stiffs’ Nate Timmons writes, “The players themselves are admitting the team is inconsistent at times.”…
Colorado’s Michael Bennet is widely seen as being among the most vulnerable Democratic senators in advance of the November 2010 election — hence President Barack Obama’s fundraising visit to Denver last week before a primary vote — timing that upset supporters of challenger Andrew Romanoff even as it brought some…
Three Denver blogs, handpicked for you. Denver Stiffs’ Andrew Feinstein calls the Nuggets’ overtime victory over the Cavs in Cleveland, with Melo hitting the winning shot with only seconds on the clock, an “instant classic.” Bet it made George Karl feel better, too. Coyote Gulch brings us the latest snowpack…
Talk about the planets coming into alignment. Yesterday afternoon, during an appearance at the Fillmore Auditorium to pitch for Senator Michael Bennet, President Barack Obama warmed up the crowd by gabbing about medal-winning Olympians with Colorado connections, including snowboarding wizard Shaun White. Obama noted that he not only wonders how…
Denver Post owner/publisher Dean Singleton seems to have trouble with the word bankruptcy, especially when it pertains to his company, MediaNews Group. But he’s extremely loquacious about other topics, as he’s proving this morning during an extended appearance on the morning show of KHOW’s Peter Boyles. (He’s still chatting at…
President Barack Obama’s visit to Denver today is prompting more spectacles than just a medical marijuana protest featuring Sensible Colorado’s Brian Vicente, which is scheduled to be underway at this writing. For instance, there’s also “Rally ‘Round Romanoff!,” which criticizes the prez for raising money on behalf of Senator Michael…
Earlier this month, the Boulder City Council considered an ordinance that would have criminalized the displaying of nipples — at least those belonging to a woman — by way of trying to undermine events such as the Naked Pumpkin Run and Naked Bike Ride. In the end, the council kept…
