Email Author Kelsey Whipple

2011 Stories by Kelsey Whipple

• Occupy Denver: Michael Moore calls CBS4 reporter "punk media" liar -- on CBS4 (VIDEO)

  published Nov 04, 2011

  Ever wondered what it's like to get up in Michael Moore's grillr The answer: It's not awesome. CBS4 reporter Evrod Cassimy discovered that firsthand last night when, after the filmmaker's brief and de... More >>

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  Occupy Denver: Sean Driggers (finally) ID'd as felony arrestee, first 50 busted plead not guilty

  published Nov 04, 2011

  After long wait and frequent online debate, the second felony charge to come from Saturday's Occupy Denver riot has been released: Sean Driggers was arrested on criminal intent to commit second degree... More >>

• Michael Moore speaks at Occupy Denver to a crowd that leaves shortly after

  published Nov 03, 2011

  Michael Moore was late. The man whose personality is almost as big as his mouth, and for whom both eclipse his documentaries, was an hour late by the time he reached the unusually large crowd waiting ... More >>

• Occupy Denver streamlines its donation process with finance committee and PayPal account

  published Nov 03, 2011

  In recent weeks, Occupy Denver's procedure for handling donations has arisen as one of the group's most popular and controversial general assembly topics. Two weeks ago, the issue led in part to the s... More >>

• Occupy Denver profile: Mel Van Nice and other medics treated 45 people last Saturday

  published Nov 03, 2011

  Mel Van Nice can be found near the front lines. The 29-year-old never has to think long for the answer to anything, and when a problem hits, she already seems to know what it is. In the cold, after ri... More >>

• Gang's All Here: I'm just a juggalo, everywhere I go, the FBI knows the part I'm playing

  published Nov 03, 2011

  If you consider the Sharks and the Jets to be gangs in the same way the Bloods and the Crips fit that selective bill, you might also be willing to consider juggalos one. The FBI does, at least: Accord... More >>

• Occupy Denver profile: James Gardner on city waste, Dirty Red & his Polar Bear patch

  published Nov 02, 2011

  Growing accustomed to life at the occupation takes time. Yesterday morning, James Gardner awoke at four to the sounds of a drunk man cursing, and before he finishes that story, a quick fight starts, a... More >>

• Occupy Denver: One man hospitalized after snowstorm hits the camp

  published Nov 02, 2011

  Occupy Denver's social media campaign shares as many worries about the ongoing snow as do its protesters: Throughout the night, the group's Twitter account documented warnings of the inches that lande... More >>

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  Occupy Denver: ACLU investigates constitutionality and safety of police action

  published Nov 02, 2011

  Colorado ACLU communications director Rosemary Harris Lytle confirms her organization has launched an investigation of "an escalation of police force" at Occupy Denver -- like, for example, the shooti... More >>

• Occupy Denver profile: Aaron "Al" Nesby sacrifices his anonymity for the occupation

  published Nov 01, 2011

  On Friday afternoon, the day before Occupy Denver's most violent evening to date, Aaron "Al" Nesby worried he might be arrested. The chances were good, he admits, so he warned a friend to look out for... More >>

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  Occupy Denver: Did unnamed 2nd assaulter knock over cop on motorcycler (VIDEO)

  published Nov 01, 2011

  Since Saturday's Occupy Denver protest ended with more arrests, much attention has focused on two investigations for felony assault of a police officer. But neither Denver Police nor the DA's office h... More >>

• Occupy Denver: 21 police cars respond after Halloween try to occupy City Council meeting

  published Nov 01, 2011

  On Halloween night, an evening notorious for tricks, treats and the increased police presence that mix requires, Occupy Denver was met by 21 police cars over an hour an a half. After a failed attempt ... More >>

• Occupy Denver: Two protesters assaulted by provocateurs during Fox31 interview

  published Oct 31, 2011

  Occupy Denver is recharging quickly after its most violent interaction with police to date. The fourth incarnation of the Thunderdome, the group's kitchen tent, popped up even before the police left, ... More >>

• Occupy Denver profile: John Sexton says he was falsely accused of felony assault on cop

  published Oct 31, 2011

  John Sexton turned 33 this morning, and his birthday gifts have so far been slim: He was released from prison a couple hours ago, and his first birthday wish was from someone in a nearby holding cell.... More >>

• Occupy Denver: 21 arrests, magistrate refuses to lower bond rate

  published Oct 30, 2011

  Today's arraignment for last night's Occupy Denver arrests continued a vein of strict bond rates applied across the board. Lawyers received little time to speak to those arrested, and though all plead... More >>

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  Occupy Denver: Biggest riot squad presence to date, pepper bullets, multiple arrests (PHOTOS)

  published Oct 30, 2011

  Update, 11:01 p.m. October 29: Twenty people were arrested during what has been Occupy Denver's most violent day in weeks. All evidence of the Thunderdome and the front desk has been removed, and offi... More >>

• Occupy Denver profile: Tony Song adjusts to life in the occupation's "crazy little terrarium"

  published Oct 28, 2011

  Tony Song isn't big on specifics. He moved to Denver "a few months ago," he sleeps "wherever I can lay my head," and he joined the city's occupation "three or four days in, probably." He doesn't make ... More >>

• Occupy Denver: Stephen Liddane arrested for occupying an igloo after hours

  published Oct 28, 2011

  Let's recap: By this point, It has been firmly established that Mayor Michael Hancock, the Denver Police Department, Governor John Hickenlooper and the Colorado State Patrol have no intention of allow... More >>

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  Occupy Denver and the Colorado Progressive Coalition take on Wells Fargo, Tom Donohue

  published Oct 27, 2011

  Occupy Denver and the Colorado Progressive Coalition combined forces for a civil disobedience tour de force today, with events taking on both Tom Donohue, the president and CEO of the US Chamber of Co... More >>

• Occupy Denver profile: For Dwayne Hudson, the occupation offers a new life

  published Oct 27, 2011

  The last time Dwayne Hudson spoke to his children, it was October 2004. The next seven years were spent reading, working out, studying and thinking of the now fourteen-year-old Dwayne Jr. and his thir... More >>

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  Occupy Denver: Police arrest homeless vet Billy Reno for raising a tent

  published Oct 27, 2011

  Wednesday night featured the third round of busts involving Occupy Denver, although the arrestee list increases by only one man: Billy Reno, a 49-year-old homeless veteran and recent Westword profile ... More >>

• Occupy Denver profile: Neil Therrell bundles up for the cold

  published Oct 26, 2011

  Neil Therrell doesn't know what day it is. More than that, even: He has no idea. His first guess is October 22, and when he is told that was last Saturday, he appears skeptical and asks what day of th... More >>

• Ozone troublemakers in north metro: Chatfield State Park, Rocky Flats, Fort Collins

  published Oct 26, 2011

  You know what ozone is up high -- but what about the stuff down on your levelr If you're worried about the state's air quality, take a deep breath (today's levels are safe), and read on. "Denver has ... More >>

• Occupy Denver: Five people hospitalized for exposure to the cold

  published Oct 26, 2011

  Update, 3:11 p.m. October 26: Occupy Denver's most recent report, via its Twitter account, is that a total of five people have been hospitalized within the past day. The group is urging people to con... More >>

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  Occupy Denver clashes with police (again) over tents raised for cold weather (PHOTOS)

  published Oct 26, 2011

  As the weather hit thirty degrees and the season's first snow closed in on Occupy Denver last night, members turned once more to tents as a refuge from the elements. Because this was the reason the st... More >>