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2011 Stories by Kelsey Whipple

• The ghost of Denver's hair metal past visits and comes bearing a holiday gift that keeps on giving

  published Dec 16, 2011

  In the hierarchy of things that happened in the pop metal world after Nirvana's Nevermind was released, this one has to rank pretty high in the pantheon, at least locally. The year was 1993: The music... More >>

• Pit bull battle: Team Pit-A-Full creates an international petition in support of the breed

  published Dec 15, 2011

  They don't make Air Bud movies about pit bulls. There are no commercials in which a pit bull licks ice cream from a gleeful toddler's cone of Rocky Road, and only Weimeraners seem to drive cars. In De... More >>

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  Occupy Denver greeted by Police Chief Robert White while awaiting eviction

  published Dec 15, 2011

  Update, 4 p.m.: Public Works announced it is "re-evaluating" its plan to evict Occupy Denver. For the moment, Denver Public Works is backing away from its plan to remove structures from Occupy Denver... More >>

• Occupy Denver: Will city's new order mean more arrests todayr

  published Dec 15, 2011

  After thirteen arrests on Monday following weeks in which no one was jailed, Occupy Denver spent last night strengthening its small fort city at Civic Center Park and preparing for a second wave of bu... More >>

• Nextdoor.com: New social network brings neighbors together in cyberspace

  published Dec 14, 2011

  Neighbors can be scary, shrill, suffocating things. They listen to country radio, smoke on your shared patio, leave passive-aggressive notes about how you parked your Yaris, and borrow eggs almost as ... More >>

• Occupy Denver: Thirteen arrests in Loveland Walmart protest, at least two still jailed

  published Dec 14, 2011

  Update: According to the final numbers released from the Loveland Police Department, thirteen total arrests resulted from Occupy Denver's attempt to shut down the area's Walmart distribution center on... More >>

• Occupy Denver: Denver Anarchist Black Cross thousands in debt after ending financial support

  published Dec 13, 2011

  On Friday, the Denver Anarchist Black Cross, a collective that defends the rights of those involved in mass political and social movements, announced its intention to firmly remove itself from the are... More >>

• Dog Days

  published December 1, 2011

  It began with a figurine. The story behind veteran New Yorker reporter Susan Orlean's most recent venture into literary journalism is simple,... More >>

• Occupy Denver: Protester Corey Donahue's strangest moments with law enforcement

  published Dec 09, 2011

  This week's cover story subject, Occupy Denver protester and medical marijuana voice Corey Donahue, has cornered his role in Denver activism through strategies that are occasionally illegal and never ... More >>

• Occupy Denver: Why did city not cite conference call about occupiers in open records requestr

  published Dec 09, 2011

  Update: Westword recently received a copy of Kilmer, Lane & Newman's updated CORA request from investigator Christopher Dodd. The document is blunt: In it, Dodd references the existence of an Occupy m... More >>

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  Occupy Denver: Exhibits let you judge First Amendment case for yourself (PICS)

  published Dec 09, 2011

  This week's federal court hearing between Occupy Denver and the city ended in a denied injunction but much food for thought. Lead plaintiffs attorney David Lane called the decision a civil rights trag... More >>

• Occupy Denver: Allegedly dead woman leads vigil for allegedly dead woman

  published Dec 08, 2011

  If you become confused by what you are about to read, you are not alone. It's a story about confusion, about the misinformation that is so easy to spread through the Occupy movement, and it begins wit... More >>

• Occupy Denver: David Lane says refusal to grant restraining order a civil rights tragedy

  published Dec 08, 2011

  Update by Michael Roberts: Attorney David Lane doesn't foresee appealing a court's refusal to grant a temporary restraining order on behalf of Occupy Denver protesters, who claim their First Amendment... More >>

• Occupy Denver: Mayor Michael Hancock talks about denied injunction and police frustrations

  published Dec 07, 2011

  Following the announcement that Judge Robert Blackburn denied Occupy Denver's request for a temporary restraining order against the City and County of Denver, Mayor Michael Hancock spoke -- briefly --... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  With Occupy Denver protester Corey Donahue, nothing is ever easy

  published December 8, 2011

  The last time Corey Donahue landed in jail, it took his friends four days to decide to bail him out. Given the number of times they've had to... More >>

• Occupy Denver timeline: Two-and-a-half months that have shaken the city

  published Dec 07, 2011

  Monday's hearing in regard to Occupy Denver's request for a temporary restraining order against the city and county is one indication of how far the movement has come in its short life span. In the li... More >>

• Review: Rise Against at 1STBANK, 12/6/11

  published Dec 07, 2011

  RISE AGAINST at 1STBANK CENTER | 12/6/11 No matter what genre you ascribe to the band -- punk, hardcore, plain vanilla rock from people who wear solid black -- Rise Against has always been a bit of ... More >>

• Occupy Denver profile: Kerri Kellerman wants safer space for women & transgender occupiers

  published Dec 06, 2011

  It takes a while for Kerri Kellerman to remember the last time she had health insurance, and she laughs before she answers: 1995. It doesn't really matter, though. Outside of her life with Occupy Den... More >>

• Susan Orlean: The New Yorker author discusses Rin Tin Tin, writing and the obsession with both

  published Dec 06, 2011

  First lines are particularly important to Susan Orlean, which makes it that much tougher to start an article about someone who has written about almost everything herself. The New Yorker author's most... More >>

• Occupy Denver hearing: Police officer made fake Twitter account to harass occupation "idiots"

  published Dec 06, 2011

  Yesterday's hearing for an injunction on behalf of Occupy Denver came with an unfair share of sarcasm and surprises, but one stood out far beyond the others: While one document from Officer James Henn... More >>

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  Occupy Denver hearing update: Should First Amendment let people do anything they wantr

  published Dec 05, 2011

  Today's hearing over an Occupy Denver lawsuit targeting the city and county the group calls home began promptly with a look at the group's history. Protester and photographer Tanner Spendley took the ... More >>

• Long Live Zombies

  published November 24, 2011

  No one can accuse zombies of getting the short end of the pop-culture stick, but let's be real: They can only get more ridiculous. With... More >>

• Occupy Denver: Two state troopers file protection orders against Corey Donahue

  published Dec 02, 2011

  Corey Donahue is a busy man. Click on his name and you will find a list of the Occupy Denver protester and medical marijuana activist's most recent exploits, which this post will add to with restraini... More >>

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  Occupy Denver: David Lane to use Mayor Michael Hancock's honks against him in court

  published Dec 02, 2011

  And so it begins. At a Monday hearing, Occupy Denver and the City and County of Denver will face off in a courtroom over attorney David Lane's motion for an injunction against the enforcement of munic... More >>

• Occupy Denver initiates plan to recall Mayor Michael Hancock

  published Dec 01, 2011

  The past two weeks have been a strange time in the lifespan of Occupy Denver. The absence of regular police altercations opens a different arena of political potential, and a strict legal response to ... More >>