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2001 Stories by Jonathan Shikes

• Year in Review

  published December 27, 2001

  It was the year no one wants to remember, the year no one will ever forget. For half a decade, Colorado -- and the rest of the country -- had... More >>

• Off Limits

  published December 20, 2001

  It's been five years since JonBenét Ramsey's Christmas 1996 murder in Boulder rocked the known world, but even time hasn't quelled... More >>

• Off Limits

  published December 13, 2001

  Movie screenings aren't normally a tough ticket in this town. Free passes to early showings of the average flick can be snagged easily -- not just... More >>

• Every Vote Counts

  published December 13, 2001

  For Greg Kolomitz, election "day" this year felt like it lasted forever. In actuality, it was three weeks long. But the 21-day stretch between... More >>

• Off Limits

  published December 6, 2001

  Arapahoe County-based AT&T Broadband believes in making holiday wishes come true; it says so right in the glossy advertisement that was inserted... More >>

• Off Limits

  published November 29, 2001

  Okay, so he's a not a super-duper star, but he is pretty famous, especially now that he's co-starring in the remake of Ocean's 11... More >>

• Off Limits

  published November 22, 2001

  The Thanksgiving weekend will be a little quieter at Denver International Airport this year, and not just because United Airlines has... More >>

• Off Limits

  published November 15, 2001

  It's no wonder Harold Hasselback, a longtime defensive end for the Denver Broncos, didn't make the team this year -- he was too busy... More >>

• Hot Target

  published November 15, 2001

  Jeff Peters was getting ready to drive his daughter, Heather, to class at the University of Colorado on September 11 when he turned on the... More >>

• Off Limits

  published November 8, 2001

  Hundreds of grass-guzzlers lined up at the one-and-only Mile High Stadium late last month to buy rolls of souvenir sod lifted off the... More >>

• Off Limits

  published November 1, 2001

  Columnist and National Public Radio commentator Andrei Codrescu came to town to speak at the University of Denver last month -- but it was... More >>

• Off Limits

  published October 25, 2001

  The accomplishments of two Boulder-based researchers were all over the news earlier this month after the men, University of Colorado physics... More >>

• Off Limits

  published October 18, 2001

  An already incipient recession fueled by the September 11 terrorist attacks may have closed most people's pocketbooks to purchases of anything... More >>

• Off Limits

  published October 11, 2001

  The current conflict is bringing all kinds of Coloradans front and center. First, former U.S. senator Gary Hart issued a very public "I... More >>

• Hobbitty Birthday

  published September 20, 2001

  Just as they did in the weeks prior to his eleventy-first birthday, "the history and character of Mr. Bilbo Baggins" have again become a topic of... More >>

• Off Limits

  published September 20, 2001

  Suddenly, it was Groundhog Day. Sunday evening, ABC ran the very same Who Wants to Be a Millionaire that it had shown last Monday night,... More >>

• Off Limits

  published September 13, 2001

  Rules rule in Denver Public Schools, but there's a difference between the golden ones and those that are tarnished with age. And as part of his... More >>

• Forward Into the Past

  published September 13, 2001

  John Hopper got a job teaching history at Granada High on the day before school started eleven years ago. His predecessor had quit unexpectedly,... More >>

• Off Limits

  published September 6, 2001

  Walt Stinson began selling stereos in the West Washington Park neighborhood back in 1972. By 1984, his business was doing so well that... More >>

• Off Limits

  published August 30, 2001

  In its summer edition of the members-only zoo review, the Denver Zoo addresses the unfortunate rampage of Hope the elephant. Hope,... More >>

• Off Limits

  published August 23, 2001

  When former Colorado attorney general Gale Norton was President George Dubya Bush's surprise pick to be the nation's new Interior... More >>

• Off Limits

  published August 16, 2001

  The five most important words in Denver newspapering this past week were not "who, what, why, where and when," as they should be, but "Invesco... More >>

• Endgame

  published August 16, 2001

  Losing a queen isn't the worst thing that can happen to a chess player. "My friend told me about this big guy, Gary, who was playing speed... More >>

• Off Limits

  published August 9, 2001

  Colorado congressman Scott McInnis has made quite a splash recently, jumping headfirst into the media frenzy over Representative Gary... More >>

• Off Limits

  published August 2, 2001

  It looks like Denver can duck its goose dilemma no longer. The Colorado Division of Wildlife announced last week that it won't be rounding up... More >>