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2002 Stories by Jonathan Shikes

• Past Due

  published July 4, 2002

  Their story usually goes like this. Juan is a disabled ex-Marine living on a monthly check from the Department of Veterans Affairs. His wife,... More >>

• Off Limits

  published June 6, 2002

  Apparently no one ever taught Thomas Jefferson High School geography teacher Alan Chimento not to bite the hand that feeds him -- or... More >>

• Off Limits

  published May 30, 2002

  The death of Dr. Steven Mostow, an infectious-diseases specialist and associate dean at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center,... More >>

• Off Limits

  published May 23, 2002

  Last week, the Colorado Supreme Court determined that Jefferson County prosecutor Mark Pautler had broken ethical rules governing a... More >>

• Off Limits

  published May 16, 2002

  The last group of students who were at Columbine High School during the April 1999 massacre will graduate on May 18 at Fiddler's Green... More >>

• Off Limits

  published May 9, 2002

  Two days into the International Chamber of Commerce 34th World Congress, downtown Denver's streets were quiet -- proving once again that this is a... More >>

• Off Limits

  published May 2, 2002

  The Colorado Avalanche blanked the Los Angeles Kings at the Pepsi Center on Monday to advance in the Stanley Cup finals. But the Kings weren't the... More >>

• Off Limits

  published April 25, 2002

  The obituaries for Byron "Whizzer" White since his death on April 15 at the age of 84 have been as widely varied as the Colorado native's... More >>

• Off Limits

  published April 18, 2002

  Denver Public Schools is on a quest to replace Qwest. Last year, the giant telecom announced it was giving up on its residential Internet-access... More >>

• Off Limits

  published April 11, 2002

  The Roman Catholic Church has been rocked in recent months by revelations of sexual misconduct by clergy and the failure of some bishops to react... More >>

• Sloan of Contention

  published April 11, 2002

  The very essence of history is at stake. About ten years ago, after the City of Denver installed new signs around its parks, Roger Oram... More >>

• Off Limits

  published March 28, 2002

  Seeking refuge from the Friday-night crush inside Lime, the Larimer Square hot spot he opened last November with Denver restaurateur Curt... More >>

• Off Limits

  published March 21, 2002

  It doesn't have the Hollywood hook of The Lion King, the critical acclaim of Tantalus or the Big Apple bite of I Love You, You're... More >>

• Off Limits

  published March 14, 2002

  Last spring, staffers at the Rocky Mountain News were aghast when the paper's logo was removed from one side of its landmark 400 West... More >>

• Off Limits

  published March 7, 2002

  Denver International Airport hasn't had much good news to celebrate lately, since the last six months have been tough at airports across the... More >>

• Off Limits

  published February 28, 2002

  Suddenly, business is killer for Denver artist David Johnson. After the holidays, the 31-year-old sculptor's Web site ( More >>

• Off Limits

  published February 21, 2002

  Less than nine months until Election Day 2002 -- do you know who you'll be voting for? If not, you're not alone: Keeping track of who's running... More >>

• Off Limits

  published February 14, 2002

  Denver is the ninth-best city in the land for living the single lifestyle, or so says a recent survey conducted by America Online. But it also has... More >>

• Off Limits

  published February 7, 2002

  First there were the 1999 rumors that John Elway -- who'd just retired from the Denver Broncos after two consecutive Super Bowl victories... More >>

• Off Limits

  published January 31, 2002

  What a difference a year makes. Last summer, as Mayor Wellington Webb pondered joining the Democratic race for the U.S. Senate in 2002, he... More >>

• Bus Stopped

  published January 31, 2002

  For the third time in as many years, the Regional Transportation District will have to replace its major private contractor, as Oak Brook,... More >>

• Off Limits

  published January 24, 2002

  Eat, drink and be wary: Don't be surprised to read about a lot of activity in the State Capitol on January 24. It's probably the coffee.... More >>

• A Place in History

  published January 24, 2002

  Jerome Biffle wants to be remembered. For the thousands and thousands of students he counseled at East High School between 1962 and 1992, that... More >>

• Scene and Herd

  published January 17, 2002

  National Western Stock Show CEO Pat Grant may have forgotten to brief some speakers before they addressed the town's moovers and shakers at... More >>

• Off Limits

  published January 10, 2002

  Joining the list of bigwigs who've publicly berated Denver International Airport is George Mitrovich, who chided the airport in a letter to... More >>