Email Author Eric Dexheimer

1995 Stories by Eric Dexheimer

• STRINGING HIM ALONG

  published December 20, 1995

  To most people, having their phone service "cut off" means simply that they didn't pay their bill. Not to Bruce Kronberg, who lives in a modest... More >>

• A CRUMBLING FOUNDATION

  published December 20, 1995

  When the patriarchs of two of Colorado's most powerful families joined forces over two years ago, it wasn't for another megamillion-dollar... More >>

• A BEATEN MAN

  published December 6, 1995

  You're an average guy, which is to say, occasionally you like to be tied up and whipped. But you have questions. For example: "How do Colorado's... More >>

• ONE'S COMPANY

  published October 18, 1995

  Next week William Gates will celebrate his fortieth birthday. The products sold by his company, Microsoft, are used in an estimated 80 percent of... More >>

• PRAIRIE HOME COMPANIONS

  published October 11, 1995

  It's becoming a familiar story: A Colorado municipality tires of the increasingly frequent traffic snarls and tract-home developments popping up... More >>

• LOGO MOTIVES

  published October 4, 1995

  This year is one of big changes for the University of Colorado Buffaloes football team. Heisman Trophy-winning tailback Rashaan Salaam is gone.... More >>

• STATUE OF LIMITATIONS

  published September 27, 1995

  Jon Dickerson's job reminded him a lot of Glengarry Glen Ross. In the Pulitzer Prize-winning David Mamet play, frantic salesmen scramble for good... More >>

• FADE TO BLACK

  published September 20, 1995

  part 2 of 2 Watson's primary public role, it seemed, was to get arrested. "I spent a lot of time spread-eagled over somebody's hood or trunk,"... More >>

• FADE TO BLACK

  published September 20, 1995

  part 1 of 2 A quarter of a century ago, Lauren Watson organized the Denver chapter of the Black Panther Party. For a little over two years he... More >>

• MAIL ANATOMY

  published September 13, 1995

  In case you missed it, Lewis and Floorwax, the morning DJs on KRFX/103.5 The Fox, held a contest on July 28. It was called "Denver's Biggest... More >>

• COUNTRY STRIFE

  published August 23, 1995

  The government's latest reports show that crime is down in major cities across the nation. Not since before the advent of crack have the mean... More >>

• WAR OF THE WORDS

  published August 9, 1995

  Seldom is the legal rule of innocent until proven guilty so ignored by the public as in cases of ethnic and racial hate crimes. The charges are... More >>

• UNHEALTHY COMPETITION?

  published August 2, 1995

  This week marks a potentially momentous shift in how the poor and uninsured receive their health care in Denver--and, possibly, in the way all... More >>

• LABOR PAINS

  published July 26, 1995

  It's not a common goal, or even a popular one these days, but to Eugene Duran it was real: He wanted to be a labor lawyer. And for seven years he... More >>

• THREE ACRES AND A DUELWILL THE STATE LOSE OUT ON A PRIME REAL ESTATE DEAL IN SUMMIT COUNTY?

  published July 19, 1995

  Is the State of Colorado losing several hundred thousand dollars' worth of real estate to a developer of plush Summit County mountain homes? The... More >>

• HIGH PLAINS GRIFTERS

  published July 5, 1995

  part 2 of 2 Concerned about the massive erosion washing billions of tons of soil off private lands each year, Congress in 1985 enacted several... More >>

• HIGH PLAINS GRIFTERS

  published July 5, 1995

  part 1 of 2 Most working ranchers and farmers would find tending to the Colorado Farms spread a respite. The foreman of the ranch, Delbert... More >>

• AN INCOMPLETE SENTENCE

  published June 21, 1995

  part 1 of 2 Although he met him only once, nearly two decades ago, T.W. Norman reserves a special place in his memory for James Christensen.... More >>

• AN INCOMPLETE SENTENCE

  published June 21, 1995

  part 2 of 2 Surrounded by an expanse of rich corn and soybean farmland in northeast Iowa, Eagle Grove is 370 miles from Chicago and an... More >>

• SPACES: THE FINAL FRONTIER

  published June 21, 1995

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• MAKING BRAIN WAVES

  published June 21, 1995

  At the time it was announced, it seemed the perfect example of picayune government rules stifling entrepreneurship. A year and a half ago, the... More >>

• CALLER IDEA

  published June 14, 1995

  When Richard McSpadden wanted to put in some new pay phones at Union Station, he didn't have to look far. "In the past several months I'd say I've... More >>

• WILDLIFE ON THE MOVE!

  published June 7, 1995

  Usually, Colorado's wild animals mind their own business--but now flocks of government agents and self-appointed experts are doing it for them.... More >>

• PUSHING THE ENVELOPE

  published May 17, 1995

  Detective James Rock remembers it as one of the worst professional decisions he'd made in 24 years with the Denver Police Department, although... More >>

• THE HOT ZONE

  published May 10, 1995

  Anyone contemplating renting out a room in a residence that's not up to code might want to consider this: Apart from gang members and assorted... More >>