Internal Revenue Service

Reader: "Big money draws thieves as much as a cow patty draws flies"

Bowling for Chumps

How insiders use the college bowl system to loot American universities.

Occupy Denver dog leader Shelby (and Michael Bennet) get Rachel Maddow shout-outs (VIDEO)

Video below.​While neither Occupy Denver nor its donors have been getting much love from the Denver Police Department, at least OD dog leader Shelby is generating good publicity nationwide. Last night, the pooch scored airtime on Rachel Maddow's MSNBC program courtesy of a photo and quote from ... More >>

Medical marijuana employees share tales of waiting (and waiting!) for MMED licensing

​As Michael Roberts reported earlier today, the Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division announced it would be extending employee licensing deadlines because the office was being overwhelmed with applications. We've also been hearing from the applicants themselves about the overwhelming waits a ... More >>

Scottie Ewing-Michael Hancock link, election day break-in & the swing king's tangled past

Scottie Ewing.​Michael Hancock's election took place against a bizarre backdrop. A Complete Colorado piece alleging a link between Hancock and the Denver Players prostitution ring that brought down Judge Edward Nottingham was ignored by mainstreamers, but it blew up on talk radio. On Monday, K ... More >>

Chris Power Bain spoke for Denver

Chris Power Bain.​Memorial Day is still three days away, but all week I have been carried away by memories. The extended Westword family lost one of its members this week when Chris Power Bain, who'd served as advertising manager in the early '80s, passed away. There's much more to her story ... More >>

Medical marijuana license application process begins tomorrow: How does it work?

Warren Edson.​In March, the Department of Revenue's Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division published its final rules. Now, one important requirement is about to be made flesh. Beginning tomorrow, employees can begin applying for licenses to work at MMJ centers and other businesses (see the for ... More >>

Lady Gaga's tour chaperoned by Ma'ga: Other acts who could use the watchful eye of mom

​In case you haven't heard, Mama Gaga is going on tour with Lady in hopes of preventing her from going on the "drinking diet." Apparently, Ma'ga, concerned about her egg-dwelling offspring, demanded she accompany her daughter on tour. We love the idea. Frankly, we think more parents should tak ... More >>

Shadow Theatre Company bankrupcy filing reveals Seedco as biggest creditor

​In hopes of climbing out from beneath crushing debt, the Shadow Theatre Company formally declared bankruptcy earlier this month. Its biggest creditor: Seedco Financial. According to bankruptcy documents filed February 2, Shadow owes $220,924 to Seedco for a "Bank Loan."

Ron Rocha, Regis coach, part of 20-kilos-a-week cocaine-ring bust: See mug shots & drug photos

Large photos below.​Last month, Ron Rocha, a volunteer baseball coach for Regis University, was on the losing end of an intra-squad matchup dubbed the Fall World Series. But he suffered an even greater defeat yesterday, when he was among 35 people named by the U.S. Attorney's Office in the bus ... More >>

Medical marijuana rules: Top ganjapreneur Jill Lamoureux-Leigh weighs in on what comes next

​Everyone has questions about the new medical marijuana laws. And one of the best people to answer them is Jill Lamoureux-Leigh, one of the most successful and respected people in the MMJ community.

Dan Maes: Rollin' down that lost highway

Wanderin' Dan.​Dan Maes has found novel ways of fueling his dark-horse campaign for governor -- so novel that he now faces what could be the heftiest campaign-finance fine against a candidate in state history. According to news reports, Maes could be socked $27,000 in penalties for failing to ... More >>

The Mexican has a DREAM for undocumented students

Wanderin' Dan.​Dan Maes has found novel ways of fueling his dark-horse campaign for governor -- so novel that he now faces what could be the heftiest campaign-finance fine against a candidate in state history. According to news reports, Maes could be socked $27,000 in penalties for failing to ... More >>

Ken Salazar taps "recovery czar" Chris Henderson to fix MMS

The New RepublicDrill, baby, drill: Just what does additional offshore drilling add to the mix?​In the wake of the worst American offshore oil disaster in decades, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar is scrambling on several fronts to address the perception that his administration has been m ... More >>

How Colorado cooled the controversy between the Humane Society and big agriculture

The New RepublicDrill, baby, drill: Just what does additional offshore drilling add to the mix?​In the wake of the worst American offshore oil disaster in decades, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar is scrambling on several fronts to address the perception that his administration has been m ... More >>

Anti-Gym's Michael Karolchyk on Fox News -- and at Goodwill

Neil Cavuto quizzes Michael Karolchyk earlier this month. Entrepreneur Michael Karolchyk's Anti-Gym, a fitness center he promoted via willfully offensive ads (get details in our 2008 profile, "No Chubbies? Fat Chance"), was shuttered earlier this year by the IRS -- but that hasn't stopped Mr. K fro ... More >>

Media outlets line up to pummel Anti-Gym's Michael Karolchyk

The January 2008 Message column "No Chubbies? Fat Chance" spotlighted Michael Karolchyk (pictured), owner of the Anti-Gym, a workout joint that used tough hate, as opposed to tough love, to get customers to drop pounds. Sample technique: tossing cupcakes at so-called "chubbies" allegedly not worki ... More >>

Bat'leth not the only creative weapon for would-be criminals

Usually when someone wants to commit armed robbery, he'll bring along a weapon that combines stealth, convenience and anonymity -- a small gun, for instance. Not so one enterprising Colorado Springs man, who this week brazenly robbed one area 7-Eleven store (and tried to knock over a second) armed ... More >>

Untangle the Judge Nottingham sex-for-hire story with some required Westword reading.

Usually when someone wants to commit armed robbery, he'll bring along a weapon that combines stealth, convenience and anonymity -- a small gun, for instance. Not so one enterprising Colorado Springs man, who this week brazenly robbed one area 7-Eleven store (and tried to knock over a second) armed ... More >>

William Orr's quest for better, cheaper gas left him facing prison time

Usually when someone wants to commit armed robbery, he'll bring along a weapon that combines stealth, convenience and anonymity -- a small gun, for instance. Not so one enterprising Colorado Springs man, who this week brazenly robbed one area 7-Eleven store (and tried to knock over a second) armed ... More >>

The Best of the Online Elite for the Democratic National Convention

Usually when someone wants to commit armed robbery, he'll bring along a weapon that combines stealth, convenience and anonymity -- a small gun, for instance. Not so one enterprising Colorado Springs man, who this week brazenly robbed one area 7-Eleven store (and tried to knock over a second) armed ... More >>

You Can't Take It With You

Why does anyone want to hang on to this play?

Ed Got the Get

Why does anyone want to hang on to this play?

Stranger Than Fiction

Playing against type, Will Ferrell can’t quite ground this artificially whimsical romantic comedy.

Willie Nelson

Sunday, September 3, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, 303-830-8497.

The Beatdown

In which yours truly auditions for Gimme the Mike.

Backwash

In which yours truly auditions for Gimme the Mike.

Big Bucks

Top bulls have become the big stars of rodeo.

Backwash

The city's new all-ages policy draws jeers -- but no beers.

Closet Concerns

The city's new all-ages policy draws jeers -- but no beers.

Night & Day

April 15-21, 1999

Mouthing Off

April 15-21, 1999

Southern Discomfort

Writer Terry Southern helped shape a generation. Now his son is fighting for his legacy.

Under the Knife

No matter who wins a medical malpractice case, the verdict cuts both ways.

On the Ropes

No matter who wins a medical malpractice case, the verdict cuts both ways.

The Underclass

Colorado's illegal immigrants find trouble even when they try to do things legally.

Night & Day

May 14 - 20, 1998

Fallout in the Family

Eranium made Charlie Steen rich. But the fortune became too hot to handle.

Into the Oblivians

How Eric Oblivian turned Jesus into a punk rocker.

Mouthing Off

How Eric Oblivian turned Jesus into a punk rocker.

Big Wheel

Local Baptist preacher Acen Phillips has a passel of fancy cars and a devil of a history in court.

Mouthing Off

Local Baptist preacher Acen Phillips has a passel of fancy cars and a devil of a history in court.

Is That a Gun in Your Pocket?...

Tim McVeigh's not currently available, but there are other dateable patriots. Ask Marilyn.

TOTALLY RAD

Tim McVeigh's not currently available, but there are other dateable patriots. Ask Marilyn.

LET US PAY

Tim McVeigh's not currently available, but there are other dateable patriots. Ask Marilyn.

WIN SOME, LOSE SOME

Tim McVeigh's not currently available, but there are other dateable patriots. Ask Marilyn.

STAX OF WAX

Tim McVeigh's not currently available, but there are other dateable patriots. Ask Marilyn.

STRANGE BUT TRUE

DRIBBLES AND BITS AND BITS AND BITS.

OFF LIMITS

DRIBBLES AND BITS AND BITS AND BITS.