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Elbert County

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2012

    Videos: Rachel Maddow, MSNBC make Mike Coffman birther star

    Yesterday, we recapped how Rachel Maddow had made Mike Coffman a national laughingstock over recent birther comments and his bizarre interview with 9News' Kyle Clark, when he said he stood by his statement that he misspoke and he apologized five times in a row. Now, plenty of Maddow's MSNBC colleagu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2012

    Videos: Rachel Maddow makes Mike Coffman national laughingstock

    Political observers realized that Mike Coffman's recent birther comments were a political gaffe. But even the wisest of them couldn't have guessed his clumsy attempts to deal with the fallout would transform him into a nationwide punchline. Thanks for the latter goes to MSNBC's Rachel Maddow, who la ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2012

    Mike Coffman a quieter Tom Tancredo, Miklosi camp says of birther line

    Update: As we reported in our original coverage below, 6th Congressional District rep Mike Coffman made the wrong kind of news via audio of him questioning whether President Barack Obama was born in the United States; hear it below. That's the kind of ammo prized by election opponents. And Joe Hamil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2012

    John Hickenlooper, Mike Coffman could see political fallout, pollster says

    John Hickenlooper and Mike Coffman aren't exactly ideological twins. But at the end of this big political week in the State of Colorado, they both face political fallout, albeit for very different reasons: a special session that failed to pass civil unions and comments questioning Barack Obama's bir ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2011

    Marijuana bust: Chicago-Colorado Springs link, and possible tie to extraction pro Matt Schnur

    ​Last week, DEA personnel announced four arrests related to a marijuana shipment from Colorado Springs to Chicago. All the busts were made in Illinois, but a grow was destroyed near the Springs, and extraction expert Matt Schnur has been named in a related press account. What's Schnur's story? ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 6, 2011

    Private dicks: Shaun Kaufman, Colleen Collins and The Case of the Missing Bullets

    ​ This week's cover story, "The Plot Thickens," tells the story of husband-and-wife private detectives Shaun Kaufman and Colleen Collins and the time they followed a no-good cheating spouse to the bar at Sushi Den, which he was using as his own personal love den. But not all of their cases rev ... More >>

  • News

    June 2, 2011

    Summer 2011: All's fair in Colorado this summer

    ​ This week's cover story, "The Plot Thickens," tells the story of husband-and-wife private detectives Shaun Kaufman and Colleen Collins and the time they followed a no-good cheating spouse to the bar at Sushi Den, which he was using as his own personal love den. But not all of their cases rev ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2010

    Dan Maes's $500,000-in-a-day fundraising goal falls over $400,000 short, spokesman says

    Dan Maes.​Dan Maes's embattled campaign for governor has been perpetually short of funds. With that in mind, the Republican nominee's finance committee sent out a release last week declaring the intention to raise $500,000 in a single day, September 17. How close did they come? Not very. Maes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2010

    9.12 Project Colorado chair on Tom Tancredo's ultimatum, Ken Buck's "dumbasses" comment

    Ken Buck.​The major GOP races in Colorado don't want for drama this year -- or comedy, depending on your perspective. Tom Tancredo's high noon ultimatum to Scott McInnis and Dan Maes was followed by Ken Buck's "Weld County bullshit" statement and another comment in which he called Tea Party bi ... More >>

  • News

    September 24, 2009

    For two decades, pit bulls have been public enemy #1 in Denver. But maybe it's time for a recount.

    Ken Buck.​The major GOP races in Colorado don't want for drama this year -- or comedy, depending on your perspective. Tom Tancredo's high noon ultimatum to Scott McInnis and Dan Maes was followed by Ken Buck's "Weld County bullshit" statement and another comment in which he called Tea Party bi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2009

    Drive safely this weekend -- or else an army of cops will bust your ass

    This weekend, law enforcement agencies across the state will be out in force to make sure you don't do anything stupid behind the wheel over the Memorial Day weekend. This link on the Colorado Department of Transportation website details the specific plans of 85 separate organizations. For instanc ... More >>

  • Music

    May 15, 2008

    Juggalos Band Together at Primos

    Meet the Insane fans who united Denver's hatchet-wielding, Faygo-loving family.

  • Blogs

    September 6, 2007

    Airborne Resentment

    Meet the Insane fans who united Denver's hatchet-wielding, Faygo-loving family.

  • News

    August 30, 2007

    Up in the Air

    A Parker developer is building a dream community for pilots. Neighbors are doing everything they can to keep it grounded.

  • News

    July 6, 2006

    Gimme Ten

    Top TV news stories often scrape bottom.

  • News

    August 11, 2005

    Off Limits

    Things to Do in Denver When You're As Good As Dead

  • News

    February 10, 2005

    Beyond Contempt

    The child-protection system wants to shut down family-rights activist Suzanne Shell. And vice versa.

  • News

    September 30, 2004

    Pet Peeve

    If one schnauzer is nice, what's wrong with 150?

  • News

    May 20, 2004

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of May 20, 2004

  • News

    May 13, 2004

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of May 13, 2004

  • News

    May 6, 2004

    The Next Bad Thing

    Creeping traffic. Strained schools. Dwindling water. Commuters are flocking to Elbert County for a little bit of country, but there isn't much country left.

  • News

    December 4, 2003

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of December 4, 2003

  • Sports & Recreation

    March 27, 2003

    Best Doga Retreat

    Bichon Getaway and Rescue Ranch

  • Culture

    June 7, 2001

    It's in the Air

    Exhibits at CPAC and Gallery M illuminate the effects of light in different ways.

  • News

    May 10, 2001

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of May 10, 2001

  • News

    May 3, 2001

    A Range of Harsh Lessons

    Schoolyard slurs, an incest charge and county social services shatter a black family's Kiowa dream.

  • News

    March 15, 2001

    Out of Africa

    These horticultural hobbyists are no shrinking violets.

  • News

    February 22, 2001

    The Home of the Rave

    Promoters hurry to get their acts together -- before parents, police and the courts decide the party's over.

  • Culture

    January 11, 2001

    Northern Lights

    Chuck Parson is the subject of a trio of solos in Fort Collins and Loveland.

  • News

    August 24, 2000

    Rave Heart

    Sheriff's departments across Colorado choose not to remain silent about raves.

  • News

    June 1, 2000

    Add It Up

    Sport utility vehicles aren't as safe as you think.

  • News

    May 20, 1999

    Pomp and Circumstances

    Sport utility vehicles aren't as safe as you think.

  • News

    December 24, 1998

    A Dunn Deal

    How're you gonna keep those biosolids down on the farm?

  • News

    December 11, 1997

    Socket to Me

    If Colorado deregulates electricity, Californians will be first in line for the state's cheap power--and Coloradans may get fried.

  • News

    July 24, 1997

    Sister Sludge

    Activist Adrienne Anderson stirs up the sewage board with a warning on plutonium.

  • News

    December 26, 1996

    Big Bang Theory

    Activist Adrienne Anderson stirs up the sewage board with a warning on plutonium.

  • News

    December 19, 1996

    Letters

    Activist Adrienne Anderson stirs up the sewage board with a warning on plutonium.

  • News

    December 5, 1996

    All Fired Up

    The politicians aren't the only ones packing heat in fast-growing Elbert County.

  • News

    May 2, 1996

    Gasoline Alley

    Diamond Shamrock's pipeline isn't built yet, but it's already brought a flammable mixture to Elbert County politics.

  • News

    January 3, 1996

    A SWEET DEAL

    NEED A TAX BREAK FOR THE NEW YEAR? CONSIDER RAISING BEES, DONKEYS, HAY OR, AS A LAST RESORT, A STINK WITH THE COUNTY ASSESSOR.TO BEE OR NOT TO BEE? FOR A SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPER SEEKING A TAX BREAK, THAT'S NO QUESTION. BUT TAXPAYERS GET STUNG.

  • News

    June 28, 1995

    ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

    NEED A TAX BREAK FOR THE NEW YEAR? CONSIDER RAISING BEES, DONKEYS, HAY OR, AS A LAST RESORT, A STINK WITH THE COUNTY ASSESSOR.TO BEE OR NOT TO BEE? FOR A SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPER SEEKING A TAX BREAK, THAT'S NO QUESTION. BUT TAXPAYERS GET STUNG.

  • Dining

    June 14, 1995

    FARE WARS

    NEED A TAX BREAK FOR THE NEW YEAR? CONSIDER RAISING BEES, DONKEYS, HAY OR, AS A LAST RESORT, A STINK WITH THE COUNTY ASSESSOR.TO BEE OR NOT TO BEE? FOR A SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPER SEEKING A TAX BREAK, THAT'S NO QUESTION. BUT TAXPAYERS GET STUNG.

  • Music

    March 15, 1995

    STILL SPICY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS

    DRUMMER GINGER BAKER TALKS ABOUT JAZZ, CREAM AND HIS LATEST OBSESSION--POLO.

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