Email Author Patricia Calhoun

Awards

• 2012 - National Council on Crime and Delinquency/Prevention for a Safer Society Award, published January 27, 2011

  "Pen Pals"

• 2011 - Golden Quill Award/International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors, published September 23, 2010

  "Crying Shame"

• 2011 - Sigma Delta Chi Awards/Society of Professional Journalists, published September 9, 2010

  "Spreading Her Wings"

• 2011 - Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism, published September 9, 2010

  "Spreading Her Wings"

• 2011 - Society of Professional Journalists/Colorado Chapter, published September 9, 2010

  "Spreading Her Wings"

• 2010 - Education Reporting Awards/National Education Writers Association, published May 14, 2009

  "School Daze"

• 2010 - National Society of Newspaper Columnists, published August 13, 2009

  "Boxed In"

• 2010 - National Society of Newspaper Columnists, published May 14, 2009

  "School Daze"

• 2010 - National Society of Newspaper Columnists, published March 5, 2009

  "Double Trouble"

• 2009 - Clarion Awards/Association of Women in Communications, published December 11, 2008

  "Join the Club"

• 2009 - Clarion Awards/Association of Women in Communications, published August 21, 2008

  "True West"

• 2009 - Clarion Awards/Association of Women in Communications, published January 3, 2008

  "Reminders"

• 2008 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published May 31, 2007

  "The Nigerian Scam Strikes Again"

• 2008 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published May 3, 2007

  "Exhibitionists"

• 2008 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published February 15, 2007

  "Ladies Plight"

• 2006 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published May 12, 2005

  "A Piece of the Action"

• 2006 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published August 18, 2005

  "Screwed for Life"

• 2006 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published November 10, 2005

  "A Peace of the Action"

• 2006 - Clarion Awards/Association of Women in Communications

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2002 Stories by Patricia Calhoun

• Secret Agents

  published March 28, 2002

  Jefferson County just doesn't get the message. When confronted with bad news, Jeffco inevitably decides to kill the messenger rather than... More >>

• The Paper Chase

  published March 21, 2002

  The people have a right to know -- but public officials have a slippery grasp on that basic tenet of democracy. On Monday, Attorney General... More >>

• Schuss!

  published March 14, 2002

  Somewhere down the slope was my father, happily unaware that I'd wrapped myself around one of Winter Park's historic trail signs. We were... More >>

• Boot Hill

  published March 7, 2002

  The new year was barely a day old when a city truck appeared out of the pre-dawn murk on my northwest Denver street. Minutes later, it had left a... More >>

• The Peter Principle

  published February 28, 2002

  According to the Peter Principle, a business theory formulated by Canadian Lawrence Peters back in 1968, in a hierarchy, people tend to rise to... More >>

• Follow That Story

  published February 28, 2002

  Feelings, nothing more than feelings. It's almost time to say so long to Argenbright Security, the screeners at Denver International Airport... More >>

• Follow That Story

  published February 28, 2002

  Back at the turn of the last century, lower downtown was the jumping-off point for thousands of travelers who arrived in town by train and then... More >>

• Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

  published February 21, 2002

  Wes McKinley has never washed a vehicle. A horse, yes. But in the arid southeastern corner of Colorado where he lives, "washing a truck is a waste... More >>

• Tape Worms

  published February 7, 2002

  "I'm not comfortable at this point becoming part of the story," Brian Maass told Denver City Council's DIA committee meeting Tuesday... More >>

• Taking Stock

  published January 24, 2002

  When visiting the National Western Stock Show, make sure your first stop is the booth selling replicas of Old West lawmen's badges. Wearing... More >>

• Out of the Blue

  published January 24, 2002

  Those blue beacons lighting up the Denver skyline must emit mysterious waves that hypnotize everyone in sight. How else to explain why, when... More >>

• Between a Rock and a Hard Place

  published January 10, 2002

  The families of the Columbine victims leave no stone unturned as they search for the truth. They keep looking under rocks, making dark... More >>