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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2007 Stories by Patricia Calhoun

• The Hush-Hush World of Attorney-Attorney Privilege

  published Oct 05, 2007

  News that the state's Attorney Regulation Counsel won't be filing a formal complaint against Carol Chambers, the big-stick district attorney for the 18th Judicial District, dribbled out in the backha... More >>

• The Hush-Hush World of Attorney-Attorney Privilege

  published Oct 05, 2007

  News that the state's Attorney Regulation Counsel won't be filing a formal complaint against Carol Chambers, the big-stick district attorney for the 18th Judicial District, dribbled out in the backha... More >>

• Art Attack!

  published Oct 03, 2007

  Look for art to break out all over the mall during Denver Arts Week, which runs October 5-12 (for details, go to the Night & Day section of the October 4 Westword). But in fact, you can expect art to ... More >>

• Art Attack!

  published Oct 03, 2007

  Look for art to break out all over the mall during Denver Arts Week, which runs October 5-12 (for details, go to the Night & Day section of the October 4 Westword). But in fact, you can expect art to ... More >>

• Art Attack!

  published Oct 03, 2007

  Look for art to break out all over the mall during Denver Arts Week, which runs October 5-12 (for details, go to the Night & Day section of the October 4 Westword). But in fact, you can expect art to ... More >>

• Art Attack!

  published Oct 03, 2007

  Look for art to break out all over the mall during Denver Arts Week, which runs October 5-12 (for details, go to the Night & Day section of the October 4 Westword). But in fact, you can expect art to ... More >>

• They Like Us, They Really Like Us

  published Oct 03, 2007

  Denver has always been the Sally Field of cities, grateful for the slightest nod of recognition from the national media. Under normal circumstances, the filming of an Eddie Murphy movie in this tow... More >>

• They Like Us, They Really Like Us

  published Oct 03, 2007

  Denver has always been the Sally Field of cities, grateful for the slightest nod of recognition from the national media. Under normal circumstances, the filming of an Eddie Murphy movie in this tow... More >>

• They Like Us, They Really Like Us

  published Oct 03, 2007

  Denver has always been the Sally Field of cities, grateful for the slightest nod of recognition from the national media. Under normal circumstances, the filming of an Eddie Murphy movie in this tow... More >>

• They Like Us, They Really Like Us

  published Oct 03, 2007

  Denver has always been the Sally Field of cities, grateful for the slightest nod of recognition from the national media. Under normal circumstances, the filming of an Eddie Murphy movie in this tow... More >>

• Picture Perfect

  published October 4, 2007

  For a real taste of where Denver is today, you can't beat First Friday. To whet your artistic appetite for tonight's festivities, get a taste of... More >>

• Hey Rockies: Ditch the Dinosaur

  published Oct 02, 2007

  My sister, a baseball fan who's married to another baseball fan, called me just after midnight in New York City. We're watching the game, she said. Here's a question. Is the Colorado Rockies mascot a... More >>

• Hey Rockies: Ditch the Dinosaur

  published Oct 02, 2007

  My sister, a baseball fan who's married to another baseball fan, called me just after midnight in New York City. We're watching the game, she said. Here's a question. Is the Colorado Rockies mascot a... More >>

• Hey Rockies: Ditch the Dinosaur

  published Oct 02, 2007

  My sister, a baseball fan who's married to another baseball fan, called me just after midnight in New York City. We're watching the game, she said. Here's a question. Is the Colorado Rockies mascot a... More >>

• Hey Rockies: Ditch the Dinosaur

  published Oct 02, 2007

  My sister, a baseball fan who's married to another baseball fan, called me just after midnight in New York City. We're watching the game, she said. Here's a question. Is the Colorado Rockies mascot a... More >>

• Charity Begins at Home

  published Oct 02, 2007

  Elected officials in Denver get to do double duty. In celebrity-short Denver, they're in constant demand for do-good events. On Friday night, for example, Denver DA Mitch Morrissey was on deck at Elwa... More >>

• Charity Begins at Home

  published Oct 02, 2007

  Elected officials in Denver get to do double duty. In celebrity-short Denver, they're in constant demand for do-good events. On Friday night, for example, Denver DA Mitch Morrissey was on deck at Elwa... More >>

• Charity Begins at Home

  published Oct 02, 2007

  Elected officials in Denver get to do double duty. In celebrity-short Denver, they're in constant demand for do-good events. On Friday night, for example, Denver DA Mitch Morrissey was on deck at Elwa... More >>

• Charity Begins at Home

  published Oct 02, 2007

  Elected officials in Denver get to do double duty. In celebrity-short Denver, they're in constant demand for do-good events. On Friday night, for example, Denver DA Mitch Morrissey was on deck at Elwa... More >>

• The Tom-Tom Club

  published Oct 01, 2007

  Although Florida's movers-and-shakers may not pay much attention to Tom Tancredo, he definitely has his supporters. Laura Leighton of Tucson, for example, who over the weekend sent Westword a spirite... More >>

• Beating the Tom-Tom

  published Sep 28, 2007

  Tom Tancredo will never be president. Shocking, I know, given his spot in the back of the pack of Republican candidates.But in Denver, where the sixth congressional district representative can grab a... More >>

• This Little Piggy

  published September 27, 2007

  With fall finally here, leaves aren't the only things turning. Over at Marczyk Fine Foods, 770 East... More >>

• Marathon Men

  published September 27, 2007

  It's not easy finding celebrities in Denver — but the Denver Marathon took a good run at it for this year's Celebrity Inspiration Run... More >>

• Another Deal

  published Sep 26, 2007

  The two men accused in the plot to kill Amateur Poker Tour owner Matt Sowash appeared in Jefferson County Court today, September 26. Last December, Herb Beck, left, invested $36,000 in the poker com... More >>

• Another Deal

  published Sep 26, 2007

  The two men accused in the plot to kill Amateur Poker Tour owner Matt Sowash appeared in Jefferson County Court today, September 26. Last December, Herb Beck, left, invested $36,000 in the poker com... More >>