Email Author Alan Prendergast

Awards

• 2011 - Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism, published February 11, 2010

  "You're in Bad Hands"

• 2011 - Best of the West/First Amendment Funding, Inc., published September 30, 2010

  "Black Out"

• 2011 - Best of the West/First Amendment Funding, Inc., published November 4, 2010

  "Like an Open Book"

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published February 11, 2010

  "You're in Bad Hands"

• 2011 - Society of Professional Journalists/Colorado Chapter, published February 11, 2010

  "You're in Bad Hands"

• 2010 - National Council on Crime and Delinquency/Prevention for a Safer Society Award, published October 22, 2009

  "The Quality of Mercy"

• 2010 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published May 14, 2009

  "The Giveaway"

• 2010 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published February 11, 2010

  "You're in Bad Hands"

• 2009 - Society of Professional Journalists/Colorado Chapter, published April 10, 2008

  "Miles and Miles"

• 2008 - Sigma Delta Chi Awards/Society of Professional Journalists, published August 16, 2007

  "The Caged Life"

• 2008 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published February 8, 2007

  "The Punisher"

• 2006 - National Council on Crime and Delinquency/Prevention for a Safer Society Award, published December 8, 2005

  "Catch-16"

• 2006 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published May 12, 2005

  "If the Shoe Fits"

• 2006 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published June 23, 2005

  "Welcome to America"

• 2006 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published September 8, 2005

  "Duke of Oil"

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2011 Stories by Alan Prendergast

• Charles Farrar: Last-gasp appeal of sex-abuse case claims prosecution misconduct

  published Oct 03, 2011

  Nine years into a 145-year sentence for sexual abuse -- a crime that his alleged victim insists never happened -- Charles Farrar has now filed what may be his last, best hope for freedom. It's a hand... More >>

• Charles Farrar: Last-gasp appeal of sex-abuse case claims prosecution misconduct

  published Oct 03, 2011

  Nine years into a 145-year sentence for sexual abuse -- a crime that his alleged victim insists never happened -- Charles Farrar has now filed what may be his last, best hope for freedom. It's a hand... More >>

• Payday loans at 185 percent APR: Reform slashes interest rate, but desperation remains

  published Sep 30, 2011

  Last year, when state lawmakers set about reining in the sky-high interest rates of payday lenders in Colorado, the industry howled and moaned that tighter regulation would cost bunches of jobs. But a... More >>

• Payday loans at 185 percent APR: Reform slashes interest rate, but desperation remains

  published Sep 30, 2011

  Last year, when state lawmakers set about reining in the sky-high interest rates of payday lenders in Colorado, the industry howled and moaned that tighter regulation would cost bunches of jobs. But a... More >>

• Payday loans at 185 percent APR: Reform slashes interest rate, but desperation remains

  published Sep 30, 2011

  Last year, when state lawmakers set about reining in the sky-high interest rates of payday lenders in Colorado, the industry howled and moaned that tighter regulation would cost bunches of jobs. But a... More >>

• Aubrey Lavizzo, Colorado's Veterinarian of the Year, talks about pet peeves and pet loss

  published Sep 28, 2011

  No, he didn't get a crown, Dr. Aubrey J. Lavizzo informs me, when the Colorado Veterinary Medical Association named him the 2011 CVMA Veterinarian of the Year. But he did get "a free lunch for me and ... More >>

• Aubrey Lavizzo, Colorado's Veterinarian of the Year, talks about pet peeves and pet loss

  published Sep 28, 2011

  No, he didn't get a crown, Dr. Aubrey J. Lavizzo informs me, when the Colorado Veterinary Medical Association named him the 2011 CVMA Veterinarian of the Year. But he did get "a free lunch for me and ... More >>

• Aubrey Lavizzo, Colorado's Veterinarian of the Year, talks about pet peeves and pet loss

  published Sep 28, 2011

  No, he didn't get a crown, Dr. Aubrey J. Lavizzo informs me, when the Colorado Veterinary Medical Association named him the 2011 CVMA Veterinarian of the Year. But he did get "a free lunch for me and ... More >>

• National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims: Loved ones share their loss (VIDEO)

  published Sep 27, 2011

  Grief doesn't respect demographic boundaries, and the devastating impact of a homicide in the family can be found in all walks of life. On Monday, a coalition of victim groups gathered outside the Lin... More >>

• National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims: Loved ones share their loss (VIDEO)

  published Sep 27, 2011

  Grief doesn't respect demographic boundaries, and the devastating impact of a homicide in the family can be found in all walks of life. On Monday, a coalition of victim groups gathered outside the Lin... More >>

• National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims: Loved ones share their loss (VIDEO)

  published Sep 27, 2011

  Grief doesn't respect demographic boundaries, and the devastating impact of a homicide in the family can be found in all walks of life. On Monday, a coalition of victim groups gathered outside the Lin... More >>

• Colorado's probate courts riddled with neglect, lack of accountability, report finds

  published Sep 27, 2011

  Colorado does a miserable job of monitoring the guardians and conservators who control the finances -- and, in many cases, the living conditions -- of incapacitated adults, minor wards and other vulne... More >>

• Colorado's probate courts riddled with neglect, lack of accountability, report finds

  published Sep 27, 2011

  Colorado does a miserable job of monitoring the guardians and conservators who control the finances -- and, in many cases, the living conditions -- of incapacitated adults, minor wards and other vulne... More >>

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  Colorado's probate courts riddled with neglect, lack of accountability, report finds

  published Sep 27, 2011

  Colorado does a miserable job of monitoring the guardians and conservators who control the finances -- and, in many cases, the living conditions -- of incapacitated adults, minor wards and other vulne... More >>

• Pinon Canyon: Scott Tipton blasts Army effort to rename site

  published Sep 26, 2011

  No question, rebranding can be a bitch. Is that Slinky in the CenturyLink commercials really an improvement over the Qwest lightbeamr But nothing quite spells "public relations fiasco" like the U.S. A... More >>

• Pinon Canyon: Scott Tipton blasts Army effort to rename site

  published Sep 26, 2011

  No question, rebranding can be a bitch. Is that Slinky in the CenturyLink commercials really an improvement over the Qwest lightbeamr But nothing quite spells "public relations fiasco" like the U.S. A... More >>

• Pinon Canyon: Scott Tipton blasts Army effort to rename site

  published Sep 26, 2011

  No question, rebranding can be a bitch. Is that Slinky in the CenturyLink commercials really an improvement over the Qwest lightbeamr But nothing quite spells "public relations fiasco" like the U.S. A... More >>

• Open Door Ministries loses a round in battle over 740 Clarkson Street

  published Sep 23, 2011

  An effort to operate a faith-based, residential drug and alcohol treatment program in a vintage mansion in Capitol Hill suffered a major setback yesterday when a Denver zoning official ruled that the ... More >>

• Open Door Ministries loses a round in battle over 740 Clarkson Street

  published Sep 23, 2011

  An effort to operate a faith-based, residential drug and alcohol treatment program in a vintage mansion in Capitol Hill suffered a major setback yesterday when a Denver zoning official ruled that the ... More >>

• Open Door Ministries loses a round in battle over 740 Clarkson Street

  published Sep 23, 2011

  An effort to operate a faith-based, residential drug and alcohol treatment program in a vintage mansion in Capitol Hill suffered a major setback yesterday when a Denver zoning official ruled that the ... More >>

• Air Force flyovers: Special Ops to buzz southwest Colorador

  published Sep 22, 2011

  Last month, under pressure from Representative Scott Tipton and ranchers in the Pinon Canyon area, Air Force officials backed off a plan to conduct intensive low-altitude training flights over southea... More >>

• Air Force flyovers: Special Ops to buzz southwest Colorador

  published Sep 22, 2011

  Last month, under pressure from Representative Scott Tipton and ranchers in the Pinon Canyon area, Air Force officials backed off a plan to conduct intensive low-altitude training flights over southea... More >>

• Air Force flyovers: Special Ops to buzz southwest Colorador

  published Sep 22, 2011

  Last month, under pressure from Representative Scott Tipton and ranchers in the Pinon Canyon area, Air Force officials backed off a plan to conduct intensive low-altitude training flights over southea... More >>

• Tom Strickland exits Interior, chased by big bucks

  published Sep 21, 2011

  The news that "lobbyist lawyer" Tom Strickland, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar's chief of staff for a hectic two years, is now taking a job with British Petroleum's law firm in its battles with his fo... More >>

• Tom Strickland exits Interior, chased by big bucks

  published Sep 21, 2011

  The news that "lobbyist lawyer" Tom Strickland, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar's chief of staff for a hectic two years, is now taking a job with British Petroleum's law firm in its battles with his fo... More >>