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  • Blogs

    May 14, 2012

    Video: John Hickenlooper says civil unions aren't marriage on CNN

    Colorado's special session, which begins today, is earning nationwide attention for Governor John Hickenlooper due in large part to the civil unions legislation whose death largely inspired it. But in conversation with the net's Candy Crowley (see it below), Hickenlooper avoided espousing same-sex m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2012

    Gorinto lives on tonight with a Mission Supports fundraiser

    When we last spoke with Corey Elbin -- the one-man orchestrator of the Mercury Cafe's weekly avant-garde food and music throw-down, Gorinto -- he was unsure of the fate of the unique get-together. After curating, cooking, booking and running Gorinto on his own for the better part of two years, Elbin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2012

    Videos: Top five glitter bombings -- and how Peter Smith's attack on Mitt Romney stacks up

    Mitt Romney​Cops and Secret Service agents who protect Republican presidential hopefuls are dealing with a new kind of threat -- one that sparkles. Last Tuesday, Denver got into the act when Peter Smith, a college student and politics intern, was arrested after he tried to throw blue glitter o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2011

    Carol Harvey out as Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs' executive secretary

    Carol Harvey.​If Thanksgiving is approaching, it must be time for another controversy at the Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs, which is overseen by the state's lieutenant governor. Back in 1988, then-lite guv Mike Callihan created a ruckus with his plans for a feast in a Mayflower moving ... More >>

  • News

    November 3, 2011

    Child-sex-trafficking stereotypes demolished by new research

    Carol Harvey.​If Thanksgiving is approaching, it must be time for another controversy at the Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs, which is overseen by the state's lieutenant governor. Back in 1988, then-lite guv Mike Callihan created a ruckus with his plans for a feast in a Mayflower moving ... More >>

  • News

    August 11, 2011

    Letters: To use Brian Bradley as a poster boy for diabetes is just plain wrong

    Carol Harvey.​If Thanksgiving is approaching, it must be time for another controversy at the Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs, which is overseen by the state's lieutenant governor. Back in 1988, then-lite guv Mike Callihan created a ruckus with his plans for a feast in a Mayflower moving ... More >>

  • News

    June 23, 2011

    Proponents of marijuana legalization know that where there's smoke, there's ire

    Carol Harvey.​If Thanksgiving is approaching, it must be time for another controversy at the Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs, which is overseen by the state's lieutenant governor. Back in 1988, then-lite guv Mike Callihan created a ruckus with his plans for a feast in a Mayflower moving ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2011

    Marijuana legalization debate preview: Meet the advocates who'll be hashing it out

    Free me.​It's fitting that Wednesday night's debate between Colorado cannabis activists has been dubbed "Round One." The event is being advertised as a "lively and friendly" debate -- but if it's as impassioned and fiery as the comments on our marijuana blogs have been, it might be closer to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2010

    Day Job: Martina Grbac's eyeLAB makes glasses affordable for everyone

    ​There's not much that Martina Grbac can't do. Previously gracing Denver stages with her cello and vocals in the now defunct indie rock group Matson Jones, Grbac's career has taken a rather surprising turn -- operating eyeLAB, her own self proclaimed garage optical shop. The mission of eyeLA ... More >>

  • Culture

    July 15, 2010

    Steve Martin concocts an unlikely meeting of the minds in Picasso at the Lapin Agile

    ​There's not much that Martina Grbac can't do. Previously gracing Denver stages with her cello and vocals in the now defunct indie rock group Matson Jones, Grbac's career has taken a rather surprising turn -- operating eyeLAB, her own self proclaimed garage optical shop. The mission of eyeLA ... More >>

  • News

    July 1, 2010

    An Immigrant's Heart

    To survive the ordeal of escaping Guatemala, Julia needed a big Heart. But not this big.

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2009

    Q&A with the Don'ts and Be Carefuls

    ​In 2008, the whole dance punk phenomenon, with few exceptions, seemed worn out and irrelevant to anything genuinely exciting. But it was in the spring of that year that The Don'ts and Be Carefuls started putting together its songs and playing its first show shortly after solidifying its line-up. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2009

    Jane Norton for Senate: The next great GOP hope

    Jane Norton.​Last month, the National Republican Senatorial Committee registered a couple of domain names on behalf of former Colorado Lieutenant Governor Jane Norton -- and today, Norton's using one of them, JaneNortonForColorado.com. Up-front: A news item that declares, "Jane Norton official ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2009

    The ideal healthcare system is in... Grand Junction?

    What St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction will look like after completing its "Century Project." In a report about efforts to control healthcare costs broadcast on National Public Radio this morning, Len Nichols, of the New America Foundation, an organization lobbying for reform in a wide array of ... More >>

  • News

    June 11, 2009

    From the week of June 11, 2009

    What St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction will look like after completing its "Century Project." In a report about efforts to control healthcare costs broadcast on National Public Radio this morning, Len Nichols, of the New America Foundation, an organization lobbying for reform in a wide array of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2008

    Sharles Johnson gets a day in court

    Sharles Johnson had a day in court on December 9 -- but it wasn't quite the day he'd planned. As I reported in the December 3 feature article "Sharles Johnson Is a Hero to His Children -- and the Arch-enemy of Jefferson County," Johnson was arrested at his Illinois home last February on a felony wa ... More >>

  • News

    December 4, 2008

    Sharles Johnson is a hero to his children -- and the arch-enemy of Jefferson County.

    Sharles Johnson had a day in court on December 9 -- but it wasn't quite the day he'd planned. As I reported in the December 3 feature article "Sharles Johnson Is a Hero to His Children -- and the Arch-enemy of Jefferson County," Johnson was arrested at his Illinois home last February on a felony wa ... More >>

  • News

    November 27, 2008

    There's no place like home for Somali refugees in Greeley

    Sharles Johnson had a day in court on December 9 -- but it wasn't quite the day he'd planned. As I reported in the December 3 feature article "Sharles Johnson Is a Hero to His Children -- and the Arch-enemy of Jefferson County," Johnson was arrested at his Illinois home last February on a felony wa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2008

    Focus on the Family's nightmare scenario about an Obama victory

    Sharles Johnson had a day in court on December 9 -- but it wasn't quite the day he'd planned. As I reported in the December 3 feature article "Sharles Johnson Is a Hero to His Children -- and the Arch-enemy of Jefferson County," Johnson was arrested at his Illinois home last February on a felony wa ... More >>

  • News

    May 29, 2008

    The Good, The Bad & The Mad

    What happens to the mentally ill in the justice system is just crazy.

  • News

    March 1, 2007

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of 3/1/2007

  • News

    September 21, 2006

    Head Games

    At least one out of every five Colorado prisoners is mentally ill -- some violent, some undetected or untreated. How did the Big House become the Bug House?

  • News

    June 29, 2006

    Family Affair

    Tiffany McAdam looks to the future with hope.

  • News

    February 17, 2005

    The Message

    Road Show

  • News

    April 15, 2004

    Fire Sale

    The cost of cigarettes could go up in smoke this November.

  • News

    February 5, 2004

    Running Scared

    Shawna Rush worked with troubled teens. Then she was killed by one.

  • News

    December 18, 2003

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of December 18, 2003

  • News

    June 19, 2003

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of June 19, 2003

  • News

    May 1, 2003

    Imagine a Great Mayor

    The candidates are spit-shining their images, trying to prove that, really, they're not all the same person.

  • News

    January 30, 2003

    Give and Take

    The Oscar Hernandez saga demonstrates the benefits and risks of fundraising through the media.

  • News

    August 2, 2001

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of August 2, 2001

  • News

    September 14, 2000

    A Badly Altered State

    A judge may force Colorado to take care of its homeless mentally ill population.

  • News

    August 31, 2000

    Broken Trust

    A caretaker wins in court but loses the two women whom she considered family.

  • News

    April 8, 1999

    Pension Tension

    For Leonard Hope's grandchildren, the safety net is mighty fragile.

  • News

    February 18, 1999

    Letters

    For Leonard Hope's grandchildren, the safety net is mighty fragile.

  • News

    January 28, 1999

    Home Improvement

    A relatives' council works to make changes at a Denver nursing home.

  • News

    December 24, 1998

    On Solid Grounds

    Looking for some holiday cheer?

  • News

    December 3, 1998

    Remember When

    A Colorado nursing home explores new territory for treating Alzheimer's patients: the past.

  • News

    May 7, 1998

    The Wheel Thing

    A Colorado nursing home explores new territory for treating Alzheimer's patients: the past.

  • News

    March 5, 1998

    Off Limits

    A Colorado nursing home explores new territory for treating Alzheimer's patients: the past.

  • News

    May 1, 1997

    The Poor Get Poorer

    More fallout from University Hospital's budget cuts: Clinics for the poor are now turning away patients.

  • Film

    February 6, 1997

    Not Your Typical Shoot-'em-up

    More fallout from University Hospital's budget cuts: Clinics for the poor are now turning away patients.

  • News

    January 16, 1997

    Shot in the Arm

    Colorado starts mandatory hepatitis B vaccinations for schoolkids.

  • News

    September 26, 1996

    Virtual Ruckus

    A Denver company tries a fresh approach to home-care services--and loses a $2 million city contract.

  • News

    February 14, 1996

    HOME AGAIN, HOME AGAIN

    HOW THE GOVERNMENT'S ATTEMPTS TO "REUNIFY" CHILDREN WITH THEIR PARENTS HURT KIDS AS MUCH AS THEY HELP THEM.

  • News

    August 16, 1995

    AFTERNOON DELIGHT

    AN INQUIRY TURNS DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES OFFICIALS INTO PICNIC BASKET CASES.

  • News

    February 8, 1995

    OFF LIMITS

    AN INQUIRY TURNS DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES OFFICIALS INTO PICNIC BASKET CASES.

  • News

    January 4, 1995

    HEART OF THE CITY

    AN INQUIRY TURNS DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES OFFICIALS INTO PICNIC BASKET CASES.

  • News

    November 2, 1994

    THE NOVEMBER NUMBERS GAME

    AN INQUIRY TURNS DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES OFFICIALS INTO PICNIC BASKET CASES.

  • News

    March 23, 1994

    LETTERS

    AN INQUIRY TURNS DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES OFFICIALS INTO PICNIC BASKET CASES.

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