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    May 22, 2012

    John Denver peak-naming effort still alive, says fan leading the charge

    Last year, Littleton resident J.P. McDaniel's push to name the east peak of Mount Sopris after singer John Denver made national headlines -- but a story last week implied that the campaign might have reached its expiration date. Not so, says McDaniel, who stresses that her slow and steady approach i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2011

    ACLU urges schools to adopt policy banning school police officers from working with ICE

    ​ The American Civil Liberties Union has jumped in on the debate simmering in Carbondale and Glenwood Springs over whether school resource officers should be allowed to collaborate with federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2011

    Alvaro Agon, Carbondale cop, criticized for dual role as school police officer, former ICE liaison

    ​ In June, we told you about two men who were questioned by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at a carnival connected with Glenwood Springs' Strawberry Days festival. One of those men, Julio Alvarez-Cortez, has now filed a lawsuit against the officers involved, including Carbondale cop Alvar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2011

    Readers: John Denver was a cocaine addict & drunk driver, so don't name peak for him

    ​Our recent post about a petition to name the east peak of Mount Sopris for John Denver drew a couple of very strong "no" votes from a pair of readers. Check out their one-two punch.

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2011

    Immigration: Advocate decries Father's Day raid on Glenwood Springs' Strawberry Days fest

    ​Glenwood Springs' Strawberry Days festival has been an area staple for more than a century, and this year's edition featured train rides, a pirate-coloring contest, a pie-eating challenge and a search for a "Glenwood Idol," among many other scheduled events. But one happening wasn't announced ... More >>

  • News

    February 24, 2011

    Letters: Upcoming state GOP meeting will be for martyrs only

    ​Glenwood Springs' Strawberry Days festival has been an area staple for more than a century, and this year's edition featured train rides, a pirate-coloring contest, a pie-eating challenge and a search for a "Glenwood Idol," among many other scheduled events. But one happening wasn't announced ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2009

    Top ten Strange But True stories of the decade in Colorado

    Bush to use near your bush -- or at least in the vicinity.​Next week, Westword will be capping off 2009 with a blizzard of blogs leading up to our annual Year in Review issue: Look for them in this space. But before long, we'll be ending a decade, too. And with that in mind -- and to whet you ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2009

    L.A. fires: A look at why your mouth tastes like an ashtray this morning

    As I mentioned in a blog yesterday about Ken Levine, host of the Dodger Talk radio show, who treated Denver like a joke in a recent post, I lived in Los Angeles for five years -- so I'm accustomed to days when the air available for inhaling looks practically indistinguishable from exhaust from a di ... More >>

  • News

    January 1, 2009

    Republicans weren't the only ones who took a beating in 2008

    As I mentioned in a blog yesterday about Ken Levine, host of the Dodger Talk radio show, who treated Denver like a joke in a recent post, I lived in Los Angeles for five years -- so I'm accustomed to days when the air available for inhaling looks practically indistinguishable from exhaust from a di ... More >>

  • News

    January 17, 2008

    Is This Muslim Republican Mr. Right or the Big Cheese?

    Ali Hasan is young, rich and brash, and plans to follow in his parents' political footsteps – cowboy boots and all.

  • Blogs

    August 22, 2007

    Politicking on the Plateau

    Ali Hasan is young, rich and brash, and plans to follow in his parents' political footsteps – cowboy boots and all.

  • News

    March 15, 2007

    Rail Roaded

    Finding a solution to I-70 traffic has been one long, strange trip. But the end could be in sight.

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2006

    Slow Go on the Plateau

    Finding a solution to I-70 traffic has been one long, strange trip. But the end could be in sight.

  • News

    May 18, 2006

    Clowns to the Left of Me

    Marc Holtzman's got a feeling that something in the Grand Old Party ain't right.

  • News

    December 2, 2004

    Follow That Story

    Roan and Groan

  • News

    January 8, 2004

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of January 8, 2004

  • News

    January 1, 2004

    Raiding the Roan

    Rich in wildlife and natural resources, the Roan Plateau survived the last energy boom. Will this one destroy it?

  • News

    April 10, 2003

    House Rules

    Millionaire Kim Magness is dead, but his name will live on in court.

  • News

    October 4, 2001

    Gas Pains

    Drilling for natural gas on the Western Slope has punched holes in some residents' dreams of solitude. Others see it as the way of the West.

  • News

    February 1, 2001

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of February 1, 2001

  • News

    August 17, 2000

    Can't Buy a Thrill

    Aspen's bizarre crime spree sent some of its favorite sons to prison -- and left the town wondering what went wrong.

  • News

    February 3, 2000

    Trap Sheet

    Why was it so hard for these upstanding, law-abiding citizens to get arrested?

  • News

    June 3, 1999

    Clean Dishes and Dirty Laundry

    The Magness family takes time out from squabbling to drop a few million here and there.

  • News

    October 15, 1998

    Guerrillas in the Midst

    When terrorism hits home, Gary Cunningham will be ready.

  • News

    February 26, 1998

    The Boom Years

    Twenty-eight years after a nuclear bomb rocked Colorado, its shock waves still reverberate on the Western Slope.

  • News

    January 15, 1998

    Dynasty: The Lost Episode!

    Did the recently concluded fight over the Magness fortune have an oddly familiar ring to it? Here's why.

  • News

    May 9, 1996

    That Fits the Bill

    Need some special-interest legislation? Here's how this year's session measures up

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