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Kenny Be: Legislative Theater
By Kenny Be
Published: April 30, 2009
On Capitol Hill, the legislative session isn't over until the fat lawmaker sings. See Kenny Be's cartoon on the Latest Word blog.
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After so-called "Craigslist killings," a victim's family finds an unlikely ally: Craig Newmark
By Bradley Campbell and Matt Snyders
Published: April 30, 2009
In October 2007, Katherine Olson was looking for work. Since graduating summa cum laude from St. Olaf College with a dual degree in theater and Hispanic studies, she'd mostly...
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Work That Body
The Broncos have opened cheerleader tryouts to the public — reality-show style.
By Jessica Centers
Published: April 30, 2009
Teresa Shear, director of cheerleaders and game entertainment for the Broncos, used to get calls every year from people asking if they could come watch cheerleader tryouts. The...
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Bowling for Zombies
Knock down pins with the living dead at the Zom Bowl-A-Thon.
By Cory Casciato
Published: April 30, 2009
When there are no more open lanes in hell, the dead will roll on Earth. Or at least that seems to be implied strongly by the existence of the Zom Bowl-A-Thon tonight, a...
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Not Its First Rodeo
Cañon City gets back to its community roots.
By Jessica Centers
Published: April 30, 2009
“It’s been around for a long time,” Rose Berner says of the Royal Gorge Rodeo. Try 137 years. It almost makes the 34 years Berner has been attending the event...
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Garden of Eden
Catch a hot tomato at weilworks.
By Susan Froyd
Published: April 30, 2009
Meet Tracy Weil, tomato farmer. After the local painter and graphic designer saw the potential on his expanded RiNo studio grounds, he planted nearly 250 heirloom tomato starts...
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Down the Rabbit Hole
Alice in Harlem Land nods its head to classic blaxploitation films.
Published: April 30, 2009
In high-school psychology class, we took an IQ test biased toward black men growing up in the 1970s. Oddly enough, I got a perfect score, primarily because I had watched every...
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Flick Pick
By Michael Roberts
Published: April 30, 2009
Among the most pleasurable entries in director Orson Welles’s filmography are those projects that find him trying to wedge his eccentricities into a standard genre...
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A Line in the Wood
The sawdust will fly at Rockler’s annual belt sander races.
Published: April 30, 2009
If you thought belt sanders were just for sanding wood, you’d be wrong. Nope, in the spirit of American ingenuity and, well, competition, belt sanders can also be used to...
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Go for the Gold
Published: April 30, 2009
Although any hope of finding gold in Denver quickly went bust, on May 6, 1859, prospector John Gregory discovered a real treasure trove in a gulch outside of what would soon be...
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Plat du Jour
Let Marty Meitus bring out the cook in you.
By Susan Froyd
Published: April 30, 2009
The jury is out on this question: Is it better to let the chef cook those epicurean concoctions for you, or would you just as soon whip the same dishes up yourself? Each boasts...
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Word Roundup
The Poetry Rodeo turns twenty.
By Amber Taufen
Published: April 30, 2009
SETH was at the very first Poetry Rodeo, which took place twenty years ago at the now-defunct Muddy’s Java Cafe. He got together with his poetry-performance partners at...
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Strung Out
The 2009 Bead Invitational gets the little details right.
By Aubrey Shoe
Published: April 30, 2009
As a child, I was fascinated by rocks and beads and all things small and shiny. As an adult, I've outgrown my old habit of filling my pockets with found stones every time I go...
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Talk Talk
Waylon Lewis brings big ideas to a bigger stage.
By Susan Froyd
Published: April 30, 2009
You’ve got to be willing to stick your neck out to be a great talk-show host, and that’s one thing www.elephantjournal.com’s Waylon Lewis has going for him. And,...
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Gil Scott-Heron
By Tom Murphy
Published: April 30, 2009
In 1970, Gil Scott-Heron became one of the godfathers of hip-hop with the release of his debut album, Small Talk at 125th & Lenox. His playful wit and incisive rhetoric...
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Kitchen Magic
Women help women at Women Cook!
By Susan Froyd
Published: April 30, 2009
Work Options for Women, otherwise known as WOW, deserves the acronym: According to spokeswoman Christian Hawley, the non-profit organization, which gives impoverished women a...
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A Good Day to Dine
By Tyler Nemkov
Published: April 30, 2009
For 355 area restaurants, today will see more than the average service. From Anthony’s Pizza to Zuni Cafe, eateries all over the metro area will be celebrating Dining Out...
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A Pleasant Environment
It’s easy being green at Denver’s first-ever Green Festival.
By Mark Dragotta
Published: April 30, 2009
In the last decade, the green movement has gone from the commune to the halls of Congress, from activist groups to ad agencies. Everywhere you look, there are green building...
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Beatles Mania
When We Were FaB takes you away to another time.
By Cory Casciato
Published: April 30, 2009
Embark on a magical mystery tour of the tumultuous ’60s through the music of the Beatles in When We Were FaB, a unique opportunity to see beloved songs -- from the early...
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The Color of Music
Fine artists pull strings for local young musicians.
By Susan Froyd
Published: April 30, 2009
The kids, ages eight to 23, who are good enough to make the prestigious Denver Young Artists Orchestra, are works of art all on their own. But it’s still a fitting tribute...
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