Email Author Jonathan Shikes

1999 Stories by Jonathan Shikes

• Like So Much Drama

  published November 18, 1999

  Act I, Scene I. The Drama Teacher: Enter stage left. Stephen Nye doesn't mind a little drama. In fact, he welcomes it. Nye, who has... More >>

• Nobody Reads the Papers, Anyway

  published October 21, 1999

  Journalists aren't that good at math. That's why they choose to spend their careers writing instead of crunching numbers. But math is as... More >>

• A Revolution Per Minute

  published October 7, 1999

  Juana Barrera was the first one to arrive. She pedaled up to the fountain pond in Civic Center Park last Friday, propped her mountain bike... More >>

• Out of Bounds

  published August 19, 1999

  hen the Denver Nuggets trot onto the hardwood floors at the Pepsi Center on November 2 to open the season against the Phoenix Suns, team owner... More >>

• Off Limits

  published August 12, 1999

  He's your p-a-l: Locals don't usually expect articles on newsy topics to show up on the cover of 5280, which describes itself as "Denver's... More >>

• Off Limits

  published August 5, 1999

  The right to arm bears: No, the world doesn't need any more Beanie-esque lions, tigers or bears, but don't tell Virginia Davis. She has sold 2,500... More >>

• Caller ID

  published July 29, 1999

  On Sunday, when Colorado returns to using its own employees to check the backgrounds of prospective gun buyers, the state will become the first to... More >>

• Off Limits

  published July 29, 1999

  A Riddle runs through it: What a bargain! More free entertainment courtesy of Sam Riddle, the $250-an-hour man when he worked for the secretary of... More >>

• Off Limits

  published July 22, 1999

  Overexposure: On the 15th Street side of the Denver Dry building, a dusty Waxman's window display showcases the city's Kids, Cops and Cameras... More >>

• Off Limits

  published July 15, 1999

  Out of Focus: You'd never mistake Peter Boyles for a member of James Dobson's Focus on the Family broadcasters. Although the KHOW talk-show host... More >>

• Off Limits

  published July 8, 1999

  Separation anxiety: Now that Ocean Journey is open, it looks like the Denver Zoo recognizes it has some competition for cute and cuddly animal... More >>

• Off Limits

  published June 17, 1999

  Beef it up: The most recent anti-meat campaign by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has hit stumbling blocks--or, perhaps more... More >>

• It's About the Law

  published June 17, 1999

  Rebecca Rivera is a diminutive blue-eyed lady with fine features, teased blond hair and a sweet, almost naive voice that makes her sound younger... More >>

• Off Limits

  published June 10, 1999

  Mr. Brown goes to Washington--not!: Brooks Brown, the Columbine student who was the subject of Eric Harris's online threats--"All I want to do is... More >>

• Off Limits

  published June 3, 1999

  Mud wrestling: Politics has taken a nasty turn in Glendale since the combative Tea Party won three city council seats last spring and proceeded to... More >>

• Off Limits

  published May 6, 1999

  Hell to pay: Organizers of the April 25 Columbine memorial service continue to express their dismay over complaints by liberal Christians, blacks... More >>

• Off Limits

  published April 22, 1999

  The beds they made: At least one person in Denver thinks it's ironic that 300 black mayors, members of President Clinton's cabinet and other... More >>