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Medical marijuana in Denver on CNN's mind again during Jim Spellman's "Reefer Row" tour

Shawna Santus.​It was just last July when Westword marijuana reviewer William Breathes was interviewed by CNN about Denver's medical cannabis scene -- and even though MMJ isn't supposed to be addictive, the network appears to be hooked on the subject. How else to explain the latest report by ... More >>

Marijuana critic William Breathes looks back on a year of Mile Highs & Lows dispensary reviews

William Breathes​It's been exactly one year since we kicked off our Mile Highs and Lows dispensary reviews. Since he's a sentimental guy (we think it might be the marijuana), William Breathes gave us the following look back at a year in pot reviewing: Believe it or not, Westword staffers aren ... More >>

Wyclef Jean: Haiti's next president? Here are five musicians we think should run in the U.S.

​Yesterday, CNN reported that Wyclef Jean has entered himself into the bid for president in Haiti. This doesn't mark the first time a celebrity has run for office, and while we wish him the best of luck, we have to wonder what qualifications he has other than being a member of the seminal '90s ... More >>

Marijuana critic William Breathes on being interviewed by... CNN?

William Breathes on "The Daily Show."​CNN's Poppy Harlow's interviews with countless influential business leaders -- from GM CEO Frtiz Henderson, to billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban -- are a popular feature on the cable news giant. So, I wonder where my interview yesterday with her will ra ... More >>

Army of Anyone: Five years after national Stand Down Day, local recruiters allegedly still bending the rules

Victoria HansenA younger me with my would-be recruiter, Sgt. Tim Pickel.​It's been five years since an investigative report that I wrote for my high school newspaper sent shock waves all the way to the Pentagon. For me, the bomb rush of media and interviews feels like a lifetime ago -- and gen ... More >>

Balloon Boy takes 9News' website numbers through the roof

Courtesy of 9News"The Jiffy Pop has landed!"​Channel 9 president and general manager Mark Cornetta should give Balloon Boy Falcon Heene and his dubious dad Richard a couple of big, wet kisses. Richard called 9News first (hmmmmm), giving the outlet a head start on what turned out to be the bigg ... More >>

Girl Talks

Sit still and travel the world with Christiane Amanpour.

Avoid the swine flu and keep those hands clean, CU grads

Oh, to have the Purell franchise at the University of Colorado at Boulder graduation ceremony, taking place at Folsom Field at 8:30 a.m. this morning. Earlier this week, reports surfaced about three possible swine-flu cases at CU, but officials decided against canceling the celebration, pimped in ... More >>

Swine flu has got Know Nothings at a fever pitch

The Real World of Jared Polis, courtesy of CNN

Jared Polis, looking "real" for CNN. Freshman Boulder Congressman Jared Polis caused a stir yesterday -- both locally and nationally, it seems -- when the Denver Post reported that he told a progressive political group on Saturday that bloggers killed the Rocky Mountain News, an act he hailed as " ... More >>

Brawlin' Barkley

Paying and Playing It Forward at Starbucks

Pay this forward. “You might think, only in a place called Loveland could generosity pour out in the form of a Vente café latte,” the TV news feature begins. Yup, just in time for the holidays, and to cheer everyone up during the recession doldrums, comes this story from KUSA Channel 9’s ... More >>

Vote for Ethiopia Reads' Yohannes Gebregeorgis as CNN's hero of the year

A state called hope

The week ahead: Bye-bye, battleground state -- it's back to basics

CNN reports John McCain secures the... Democratic nomination?

The Democratic National Convention transformed the Pepsi Center into a media echo chamber.

African-Americans at the RNC: scarce

After the DNC: All quiet on the Western front

David Gregory at the DNC: at last, you're mine

David Gregory at the DNC: at last, you're mine

Getting the media's back

Media: "This is boring!"

Face the Nation? Let's Face Reality

Win Some/Lose Some

Pundit Watch: Glenn Beck

The Skinny on Fat Tuesday

That�s Sick!

How many hospitals have closed in California? Ask Lou Dobbs.

The Nuggets' Fight of Fancy

Porn in the USA

I could write a book about the smut I�ve seen at the library.

You on the Tube

9News tries its hand at television 2.0.

Winding Up on Countdown

Channel Surfing

There's more than one way to play with your Wii.

More Messages: Career Kickoff

At at Joe's...Tokyo Joe's

At at Joe's...Tokyo Joe's

More Messages: Back to School

The War Tapes

Starz FilmCenter

Canceled

The curtain falls on the latest JonBenét revival.

She's Back

JonBenét brings out the media's worst -- again.

More Messages: The Turning Worm

The Message

Hard Corps

Monster Magnet

Sunday, September 12, Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom, 303-297-1772.

Best New Public Art

Untitled Sculpture by Larry Kirkland

Best Place to See a B-52 Bomber (This Side of Iraq)

Wings Over the Rockies Museum

Two Days in the Death of JonBenét

A journal of the media madness sparked by the JonBenét grand jury.

Back-to-School Special

The media go on a Columbine rampage.

Don't Turn That Dial

Reading, writing and arithmetic add up to money for Channel One.

Savage Love

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