John Love

Denver is safe from nuclear attack, if not excessive boozing

Twenty fabled moments in Denver Music: #20: Beatlemania at Red Rocks in 1964

Over the course of the next few weeks, Backbeat will be counting down the twenty most fabled moments in Denver music history. The series kicks off today with a look back at the Beatles' legendary trip to the Mile High City in August 1964, and the pandemonium it created. The Beatles did not just pla ... More >>

The case of the kidnapped coed

How the Denver Post and Perry Mason ruined a Colorado murder case

Crips burned down the Holly in Bloods territory, but can peace emerge from the ashes in northeast Park Hill?

Dan Drayer leaving Colorado Public Radio for DU gig

Dan Drayer.​Dan Drayer is a public radio lifer. He's spent 22 years working in the business, thirteen of them at Colorado Public Radio. And while he left the network once before, back in 2005, he stayed in the field, and returned to the CPR fold two years later. After tomorrow, however, he'll ... More >>

Clemency for these six prisoners could save millions and serve justice -- so why won't Governor Ritter try it?

National land policy report shows Colorado as the best of the worst in growth planning

www.sprawlaction.orgHighlands Ranch: Not so bad? I'm slowly making my way through a detailed report just released by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy that evaluates smart-growth policies in the United States. It analyzes states that have smart-growth programs, such as Florida, Maryland, New Je ... More >>

Wake-Up Call: Refinishing the Obama cabinet

 Fresh from his ten-day eco-devo trip to Asia, Governor Bill Ritter is now off on the East Coast, attending a Democratic governors' conference, talking with the Obama team -- and definitely not interviewing for a spot in the cabinet, insists his spokesman, Evan Dreyer. Shortly after the polls ... More >>

So far, Obama's snubbed Colorado for his cabinet -- but why go for Napolitano?

Barack Obama had no sooner been declared the president-elect when the speculation started: Just which Coloradans would join his cabinet? The name of Federico Pena, an early supporter, was floated -- despite the fact that he's already done two turns in the cabinet, for Bill Clinton, and has ... More >>

Take Ten, Colorado

Masterpieces of Colorado Landscape and Colorado & the West

Cruising the scenery.

You're Toast!

Franchise owners thought they'd make a fortune serving the toasted sandwiches created by Quiznos. Instead, they got burned.

Inside the Gates

Drunken movie stars, BB guns and more at the mansion on the hill.

Get a Job!

You can choose your friends, but you can’t choose your lieutenant governor.

Scenes From a Mall

A timeline of the Pearl Street Mall

Black and White in Color

The Boom Years

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

The Man With Two Places

Is Roy Romer violating the law by holding two jobs? Dick Sargent claims he is--but then, he wanted one of those jobs for himself.

The Green Candidate

Armed with deep pockets, Terry Walker mounts a bid for governor.

It's the Pits

Mining made history in Victor. But will a new gold rush devour its future?

Down in the Hole

The old coal-mining town of Leyden is a tough place--but not too tough to die.

Seeds of Discontent

Kansas farmers say their weather-modification program causes rain. Colorado farmers say it causes trouble.

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