Email Author Joel Warner

Awards

• 2012 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published January 20, 2011

  "Black and Blue"

• 2011 - Mental Health America Media Awards, published February 4, 2010

  "Martial Law"

• 2011 - National Council on Crime and Delinquency/Prevention for a Safer Society Award, published April 22, 2010

  "The Boy Who Wouldn't Tell"

• 2011 - Education Reporting Awards/National Education Writers Association, published May 27, 2010

  "Lax and the City"

• 2011 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published July 22, 2010

  "Trial by Fire"

• 2011 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published May 27, 2010

  "Lax and the City"

• 2011 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published December 2, 2010

  "Taken for a Ride"

• 2011 - Best of the West/First Amendment Funding, Inc., published May 27, 2010

  "Lax and the City"

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published February 4, 2010

  "Martial Law"

• 2010 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published September 10, 2009

  "Cash Crop"

• 2010 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published February 5, 2009

  "Growth Industry"

• 2009 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published July 10, 2008

  "Father of Invention"

• 2009 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published March 20, 2008

  "The Good Soldier"

• 2009 - Society of Professional Journalists/Colorado Chapter, published March 20, 2008

  "The Good Soldier"

• 2008 - Dart Awards for Excellence in Coverage of Trauma, published June 28, 2007

  "You Do the Meth"

• 2008 - Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism, published June 28, 2007

  "You Do the Meth"

• 2006 - Bert Greene Award/International Association of Culinary Professionals, published November 3, 2005

  "Mr. Big"

• 2006 - James Beard Journalism Awards/The James Beard Foundation, published November 3, 2005

  "Mr. Big"

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2008 Stories by Joel Warner

• published Nov 19, 2008

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• Denver Snowboard Bandits lived for excitement, but the FBI got the final thrill

  published November 20, 2008

  For photos of the Snowboard Bandits in action, go to westword.com/slideshow.... More >>

• Denver ArtsWeek: Welcome to the Mile High City, Saggy-Boob Electric Penis

  published Nov 19, 2008

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• Colorado inmates may soon have "missing person" playing cards

  published Nov 17, 2008

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• published Nov 13, 2008

  No Botanic Gardens for you!. It seemed like a brilliant idea at the time. My East Coast folks in for the weekend, we decided to take a jaunt down to Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield, a place... More >>

• published Nov 05, 2008

  Ryan Frazier. Aurora city councilman Ryan Frazier was largely unflappable during his beleagured year-long attempt to pass Amendment 47, the right-to-work ballot issue he sponsored; see the Westwo... More >>

• published Nov 05, 2008

  Union Station. The developers behind the new-and-improved Union Station -- the subject of the August feature story "Union Station May Become Denver's Gateway Again... If It Stays on Track" -- are... More >>

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• A Sarah Palin jack-o'-lantern: The scariest pumpkin I could think of

  published Oct 30, 2008

  Boo! -- Joel Warner... More >>

• Instead of bashing him, should unions be thanking Ryan Frazierr

  published Oct 28, 2008

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• In Values of Harry Potter: Lessons for Muggles, Ari Armstrong deconstructs muggles and magic

  published Oct 28, 2008

  Harry Potter, Randian hero. No one is off limits from the cerebral scrutiny of local political writer Ari Armstrong. On his FreeColorado.com blog, he smacked down the liberal website ProgressNow ... More >>

• Hulk smash election, Halloween

  published Oct 23, 2008

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• My attempt to get Joe Biden to kiss my baby

  published Oct 22, 2008

  Those lips are made for baby-smooching. The plan was simple. Take my 16-month-old son to the Joe Biden rally in Commerce City yesterday, so the vice presidential candidate could plant one on him.... More >>

• A vote for Mark Udall is a vote for Sopranorado

  published Oct 21, 2008

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• That's one way to get onto I-25...

  published Oct 18, 2008

  "Hey, this isn't the carpool lane!" Intrepid city gazer/DenverInfill blogger Ken Schroeppel spotted a curious scene this morning. According to Ken, the car seen here was unoccupied; the owner par... More >>

• A vote for Mark Udall is a vote for Europarodo

  published Oct 17, 2008

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• Root beer float happy hour. Nuff said.

  published Oct 17, 2008

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• published Oct 15, 2008

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• Ryan Frazier puts his job on the line with Amendment 47

  published October 16, 2008

  Ryan Frazier is in fine spirits, all things considered. He's at ease here, glad-handing and flashing warm smiles, at the clubhouse of... More >>

• E-mail shows Union Station officials sought to influence public comments submitted for project

  published Sep 30, 2008

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• Worst/Best roommate ad ever

  published Sep 29, 2008

  And if you want to install a stripper pole, it's coming out of your security deposit. Roommate hunters on Craigslist must have thought they lucked out when they first spotted a September 24 posti... More >>

• published Sep 24, 2008

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• Julia Ormond comes to the Westin, talks about human trafficking

  published Sep 19, 2008

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• With help from the feds, a Denver scientist helps Second Life go nuclear

  published September 18, 2008

  Lilith Forzane is looking for steamy geek love. She's just popped in (having materialized out of thin air) at the entrance of the... More >>