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That's Why the Governor Is a CHAMP

That's Why the Governor Is a CHAMP

Why Denver Teaches Other Cities About Legal Pot

Why Denver Teaches Other Cities About Legal Pot

Opponents in Court, My 420 Tours and Denver Partner for Pot Symposium

By Thomas Mitchell
Oct 25, 2018

Sweet, skunky irony at the very least.
Denver Officials Teach Global Leaders About Legal Pot

By Thomas Mitchell
Oct 20, 2017

Four other states have opened for recreational cannabis sales since Colorado started the trend in 2014, and three more have passed laws legalizing it. So why does Denver still feel the need to bring in local, state and national regulators from around the world to talk about pot?
Cannabis Symposium Focuses on Sustainability, Energy Efficiency

By Thomas Mitchell
Oct 18, 2017

With nearly 240 licensed indoor grows in Denver, the city was a fitting host for the hundred-plus cannabis growers, energy consultants and waste experts attending the Cannabis Sustainability Symposium, a two-day conference geared towards increasing efficiency and sustainability in commercial pot.
Last Chance for Celebrity Spotters

By Dave Herrera
Aug 28, 2008

By Friday morning, most of the big names from the DNC, Hollywood and the traveling press will have packed up their bags and headed for home (or the Twin Cities for the RNC). But for those of you who just aren’t quite ready to let it go, you’ve got one...
Before he hits Denver, Ralph Nader defends his candidacy -- again

By Joe Tone
Aug 19, 2008

As Ralph Nader continues his fifth campaign for the presidency, he joins an elite club of independent mainstays—Gus Hall for the U.S. Communist Party (4 runs), Howard Phillips for the Constitution Party (3 runs), Norman Thomas for the Socialist Party (6 runs). Nader’s message, like his rumpled suits, has changed...
Brett Favre's Trade Means One Less Circus in Town, Damn It

By Michael Roberts
Aug 7, 2008

Guess who. Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre's trade to the New York Jets late on August 6, about which you may have heard, has negative repercussions on the preseason schedule of your Denver Broncos. The Pack is slated to face off against the Broncos on August 22, and had...
Texas's Leticia Van de Putte: Denver-bound to help Dems win Hispanic vote

By Joe Tone
Jul 29, 2008

Leticia Van de Putte: "We’ve got to put a tremendous effort into making sure that Colorado and Nevada and New Mexico shift totally for Barack Obama." Leticia Van de Putte wears many hats in a state that’s known for some major headwear. As a Texas state senator, the chair of...
Kennedy adviser Ted Sorensen on Colorado Matters

By Joe Tone
Jul 28, 2008

From Colorado Public Radio: Colorado Matters this morning aired a great interview with Kennedy adviser Ted Sorensen, who addressed the potential impact of Obama's acceptance speech. Hear the interview -- and Kennedy's "New Frontier" speech -- at kcfr.org...
Shirley Franklin, convention co-chair and Atlanta Mayor, has advice for Denver

By Joe Tone
Jul 28, 2008

Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin:"Some of that healing and unification has started with Sen. Clinton and Sen. Obama and their respective camps. The convention, however, has to advance that." Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin might be Howard Dean’s most experienced choice among his three nominated co-chairs of the Democratic National Convention. She’s...
Brian Colon, Leader of the New Mexico Dems, Dishes on Winning the West

By Cory Casciato
Jul 23, 2008

Brian Colón, chairman of the New Mexico Democratic Party, knows a little something about elections in the West. So we asked his take on the Denver convention's importance to the West, the Udall family dynasty, and the most famous political facial hair in the West. Westword (Joe Horton): What's the...
Q&A with Mark Udall

By Jonathan Shikes
Jul 3, 2008

For Mark Udall, 2008 must seem like the perfect political storm. After seeing what could have been his one shot at the U.S. Senate pass by in 2004, when Ken Salazar’s victory was one of the few bright spots for national Democrats who lost seats in Congress and saw a...
Q&A with Senator Bob Menendez

By Jonathan Shikes
Jul 2, 2008

With the TV in his office on Capitol Hill showing live shots of his peers on the Senate floor preparing their legislative case against Republicans for November, Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) speaks about his role on the Senatorial Campaign Committee and on spending late August in Denver. The junior senator...