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Jefferson County

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2012

    Videos: Solar eclipse draws a crowd in Boulder

    When my family members tried to check out last night's solar eclipse from a spot in Jefferson County, they saw...nothing, due to cloud cover. Those who gathered at CU-Boulder's Folsom Field had better luck, and that's a good thing -- because there were a record-setting 10,000 of them. See video of t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2012

    Beltway authority proposal hits the brakes...for now

    Boosters have put the brakes to a proposal that would have formed a state beltway authority to allegedly smooth traffic snarls, but critics charged was really designed to grease the wheels for the completion of the northwest beltway, including a toll road past Rocky Flats.

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2012

    Golden accuses beltway proponents of sneak attack

    For months the City of Golden met with Jefferson County and state authorities, trying to come up with a plan that would could increase and ease the flow of traffic in the metro area as it also protected the town. But those negotiations came to a halt at the very end of December, and Golden soon join ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2012

    Lower North Fork Fire photo gallery: Symbols of blazes to come?

    As firefighters work to squelch the Lower North Fork Fire near Conifer once and for all, Jefferson County photos of the destruction to nature and property left in the blaze's wake can't help raising concern for the future. Given the dry conditions, will scenes like these be repeated for months to c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2011

    Why Golden put the brakes on the Jefferson Parkway land swap

    Despite the efforts of Governor John Hickenlooper and Don Hunt, the head of the Colorado Department of Transportation, the negotiations with Golden, Jefferson County and the group that would build the Jefferson Parkway wound up going nowhere...fast. In mid-December, Golden outlined a $57 million tra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2011

    13-year-old girl accused of trying to murder her family by fire -- four times

    Bigger pic below.​For a school photo, a certain Jefferson County eighth-grader wore a cheerleading shirt. But right now, neither she nor her family has anything to cheer about. The thirteen-year-old is currently in custody, accused of trying to kill the other six members of her family by burn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2011

    Poop Fairies watch over Jefferson County hiking trails: Kenny Be's Worst-Case Scenario

    ​ Jefferson County officials should not be encouraging pet owners to believe that "There Is No Poop Fairy." As the illustration above indicates, scat scofflaws won't respond to any poop-pickup commandments unless they are being watched over by real, live poop fairies...

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2011

    Bump-and-run robberies in Denver: Suspect in 3 ripoffs matches description from Jeffco crime

    Big sketch below.​Update: Earlier this month, we told you about a Jefferson County bump-and-run robbery, in which a thief hit a car in front of him, then stole a purse after the driver got out to check the damage. At the time, Jeffco authorities said this wasn't an isolated incident -- and now ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2011

    Plans for the Jefferson Parkway inch forward

    Golden mayor Jacob Smith.​Government officials in Jefferson County are negotiating with a Spanish construction company that is interested in financing, designing, building and operating the controversial Jefferson Parkway, a ten-mile toll road between State Highway 128 in Broomfield and State ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 31, 2011

    Wild Wild West Colfax

    Golden mayor Jacob Smith.​Government officials in Jefferson County are negotiating with a Spanish construction company that is interested in financing, designing, building and operating the controversial Jefferson Parkway, a ten-mile toll road between State Highway 128 in Broomfield and State ... More >>

  • News

    March 10, 2011

    The Jefferson Parkway project hits more roadblocks

    Golden mayor Jacob Smith.​Government officials in Jefferson County are negotiating with a Spanish construction company that is interested in financing, designing, building and operating the controversial Jefferson Parkway, a ten-mile toll road between State Highway 128 in Broomfield and State ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 16, 2010

    Walk, Run or Bike for a Cause

    Golden mayor Jacob Smith.​Government officials in Jefferson County are negotiating with a Spanish construction company that is interested in financing, designing, building and operating the controversial Jefferson Parkway, a ten-mile toll road between State Highway 128 in Broomfield and State ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2010

    Fire bans announced (a little late) in Boulder, Larimer County -- and JeffCo and Golden, too

    ​It took the Fourmile Canyon fire and the Reservoir Road fire to convince Boulder County and Larimer County to put fire bans in place; click here to read about the former, here to learn about the latter. Kudos, then, to Jefferson County and Golden, which have prohibited burning prior to blazes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2010

    Tonight: Annual "Indoor" Legislative BBQ in Jeffco

    ​Colorado politics have become a feeding frenzy -- and from 5-7 p.m. tonight, you can mouth off with legislators at the same time you're stuffing your mouth at the annual "Indoor" Legislative BBQ, a gathering for legislators, elected officials, Jefferson County nonprofit agency staffers and b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2010

    DMV rage: Year after fee hikes, Jeffco budgeting $200,000 per annum for private security

    ​It's been more than a year since the initial bedlam over increased vehicle registration fees prompted some counties to pay off-duty police to keep angry citizens from lashing out at Motor Vehicle personnel. But Jefferson County is still spending a good chunk of the extra revenue to post priva ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2010

    General Steel, controversial Colorado building company, faces more lawsuits

    Defendants again.​Update, 4:17 p.m.: Comments from General Steel have been incorporated into the original post, published at 2:28 p.m. Colorado's General Steel Corporation is being sued in federal civil court for fresh allegations of fraud similar to those that cost the company more than $4.5 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2010

    Alisha Brown, Mile High Murder No. 63: Daryll Glenn Brown arrested for killing ex-wife

    Daryll Glenn Brown, allegedly a terrible former spouse.​On December 30, a woman was found dead in her home at 14192 W. 4th Avenue in Jefferson County, an area captured in the graphic on view below (if you have problems seeing the image, click "View Larger Map"). The victim was subsequently id ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2010

    New marijuana smackdown: Footprints Health & Wellness challenges Jeffco dispensary ban

    Footprints Wellness to Jeffco: Don't tread on me.​Ever since Centennial's dispensary ban was shot down in Arapahoe District Court a month ago, Colorado medical marijuana operations faced with similar moratoriums in other locales have refused to go quietly into the night. The latest dispute is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2009

    Morning Dew: Quick, before the snow returns

    ​ The Meadowlark Trail in Jefferson County, courtesy of timmyjohn1's Flickr page. To have your photos featured in Morning Dew, send them to edge@westword.com or post them to the Westword Flickr pool.

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2009

    Swine flu protocol: Children and inmates first

    ​In the movie The Dark Knight, the Joker conducts a nail-biting sociology experiment by rigging bombs on two ships -- one loaded with ordinary folk, the other transporting prisoners. A detonator for each bomb is then placed in the hands of the opposing camps, who are invited to blow up the oth ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2009

    Could Jeffco students be getting two snow days? Forecast looks good

    A Flickr photo"Does anyone know a snow dance?"​ At 5 a.m. this morning, when Jefferson County officials decided to declare a snow day, there wasn't all that much of the stuff. Even in the Ken-Caryl Ranch area, near the foothills, only about an inch of it had collected on driveways. But Jeffers ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2009

    Being a movie usher isn't just about cleaning gum off seats anymore

    An aptitude for public speaking isn't a typical requirement for working at a movie theater -- unless you're employed at the Bowles Crossing 12, a Kerasotes-owned venue located in southern Jefferson County. (It's across the street from Clement Park; then-Vice President Al Gore gave a speech from it ... More >>

  • News

    January 15, 2009

    Will the proposed Jefferson Parkway toll road take Colorado commuters for a ride?

    An aptitude for public speaking isn't a typical requirement for working at a movie theater -- unless you're employed at the Bowles Crossing 12, a Kerasotes-owned venue located in southern Jefferson County. (It's across the street from Clement Park; then-Vice President Al Gore gave a speech from it ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2008

    Russ Cook: A good cop's lonely death

    When Jefferson County deputies found their former boss, Russ Cook, dead in his home on November 21, the press reports were short and predictable. They began with a hasty, almost embarrassed review of the man's public disgraces of the past few years -- his 2003 resignation as sheriff after just six ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2008

    The difficulty of being a first-time, mail-in Colorado voter

    When Jefferson County deputies found their former boss, Russ Cook, dead in his home on November 21, the press reports were short and predictable. They began with a hasty, almost embarrassed review of the man's public disgraces of the past few years -- his 2003 resignation as sheriff after just six ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2008

    Early voting is quick and easy -- even though they didn't let me do it

    When Jefferson County deputies found their former boss, Russ Cook, dead in his home on November 21, the press reports were short and predictable. They began with a hasty, almost embarrassed review of the man's public disgraces of the past few years -- his 2003 resignation as sheriff after just six ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2008

    This year's hot presidential ticket: Dukakis-Bentsen?

    When Jefferson County deputies found their former boss, Russ Cook, dead in his home on November 21, the press reports were short and predictable. They began with a hasty, almost embarrassed review of the man's public disgraces of the past few years -- his 2003 resignation as sheriff after just six ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2008

    Sarah Palin's Jefferson County Fairgrounds speech -- in bits and pieces

    When Jefferson County deputies found their former boss, Russ Cook, dead in his home on November 21, the press reports were short and predictable. They began with a hasty, almost embarrassed review of the man's public disgraces of the past few years -- his 2003 resignation as sheriff after just six ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2008

    What kinda folks showed up to see Sarah Palin? Pale ones

    When Jefferson County deputies found their former boss, Russ Cook, dead in his home on November 21, the press reports were short and predictable. They began with a hasty, almost embarrassed review of the man's public disgraces of the past few years -- his 2003 resignation as sheriff after just six ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2008

    Getting out of the Sarah Palin speech

    When Jefferson County deputies found their former boss, Russ Cook, dead in his home on November 21, the press reports were short and predictable. They began with a hasty, almost embarrassed review of the man's public disgraces of the past few years -- his 2003 resignation as sheriff after just six ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2006

    More Messages: Climbing the Poll

    When Jefferson County deputies found their former boss, Russ Cook, dead in his home on November 21, the press reports were short and predictable. They began with a hasty, almost embarrassed review of the man's public disgraces of the past few years -- his 2003 resignation as sheriff after just six ... More >>

  • News

    October 7, 2004

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of October 7, 2004

  • News

    September 26, 2002

    Hot Stuff

    A new measuring technique may allow higher broadcast emissions on Lookout Mountain.

  • Sports & Recreation

    April 4, 2002

    Best Sporty School Project

    Sunday Best: The Making of a Stadium, Invesco Field at Mile High

  • News

    February 22, 2001

    One for All

    Charter schools are perfect for special-education kids. That's the problem.

  • News

    September 21, 2000

    The Wide World of Grief

    Colorado has become one of the country's hubs for teaching, and learning, how to feel bad.

  • News

    September 14, 2000

    Killing Time

    It may take years to sort out what happened during the “missing” minutes at Columbine.

  • News

    June 15, 2000

    The Boys Next Door

    In the rush to ban sex offenders, cities and counties may inadvertently be creating more of them down the line.

  • News

    May 25, 2000

    Seeing Red

    Denver's gain is Jeffco's pain.

  • News

    April 20, 2000

    The Pitch Is In, and It's Good

    Public schools accepting private-sector funds is becoming commonplace. But not everyone's money is good enough.

  • News

    November 18, 1999

    A Rough Road Ends in Jeffco

    A proposed quarry gets bulldozed by irate residents.

  • News

    December 31, 1998

    Strange but True

    A proposed quarry gets bulldozed by irate residents.

  • News

    June 11, 1998

    A Quick Ride on a Fast Track

    for offenders arrested in jefferson county, speed is of the essence.

  • News

    June 11, 1998

    A Shock to the System

    The rush to protect battered women has turned domestic violence into "the social issue of the nineties"-- and raised issues of fairness for both perpetrators and victims.

  • News

    January 1, 1998

    Strange but True

    The rush to protect battered women has turned domestic violence into "the social issue of the nineties"-- and raised issues of fairness for both perpetrators and victims.

  • News

    March 7, 1996

    Alms for the Not-So-Poor

    A "nonprofit" hospital gets its lucrative office buildings taken off the tax rolls.

  • 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

    December 28, 1994

    STRANGE BUT TRUE

    DRIBBLES AND BITS AND BITS AND BITS.

  • News

    July 20, 1994

    CLASS STRUGGLE

    THE WINNERS AND LOSERS AFTER A YEAR OF THE CHARTER-SCHOOL LAW.

  • News

    May 25, 1994

    SEPARATION ANXIETYARE DISABLED PUPILS IN A CLASS BY THEMSELVES?

    THE WINNERS AND LOSERS AFTER A YEAR OF THE CHARTER-SCHOOL LAW.

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