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Iron Man 3 compares villain's work to Sand Creek Massacre

Historian Ari Kelman was watching Iron Man 3 this past weekend with his son when he was startled by a familiar reference, one that seemed very out of context in a Hollywood blockbuster. Mandarin, the apparent arch-villain played by Ben Kingsley, was comparing his own act of terrorism in attacking a ... More >>

Reader: John Denver isn't the only one who deserves skis in his honor

Ski season is under way, with Winter Park opening today and Vail opening on Friday, marking its fiftieth birthday. Aspen/Snowmass will be opening on November 22, but in the meantime, Denver-based Icelantic Skis yesterday honored one of Aspen's adopted sons, John Denver, by unveiling a limited editio ... More >>

Ken Salazar offers to "punch out" reporter Dave Philipps for wild horse question

Nobody has ever mistaken Ken Salazar, the mild-mannered, 57-year-old Secretary of the Interior, for Mike Tyson. Except, perhaps, Salazar himself. Taken by surprise by a question about one of his agency's most troubled programs -- the scandal-plagued effort to rid the public lands of "excess" wild ho ... More >>

The art of Total Recall

Five biggest fakers in recent Colorado history

Former stolen valor arrestee Rick Strandlof has been many people in his life...two of whom were completely fabricated. But he has never been formally charged with profiting from his personalities -- nor is he the only person to have spun tall tales to change his life. Click through for stories from ... More >>

Terrorists setting wildfires? Rumors heating up with Obama's visit

This has been one hot summer -- and it's bound to get even hotter. Tempers are flaring over the handling of the wildfires, and rumors are heating up over their possible cause: terrorists are setting the fires. And President Barack Obama's visit to the Waldo Canyon fire today is fanning the conspirac ... More >>

Susan Cole accused of skipping jury duty after she brags about it on the radio

People aren't usually prosecuted for lying to get out of jury duty. If they were, the court system would have a mighty tough time finding enough jurors to determine the guilt or innocence of the non-jurors. Then again, most people who pull off this gambit don't concoct as elaborate a scheme as the ... More >>

The Rolling Stones' Between the Buttons turns 45 today

​ "Nineteen sixty-seven was a watershed year," Keith Richards writes in his recently released autobiography, Life. "It was the year the seams gave way. There was a tension in the air. There was that feeling that trouble was coming -- which it did."

Starz Denver Film Festival: Wishes come true with Chely Wright's Wish Me Away appearance

Big pics below.​Each year, one of the best things about the Starz Denver Film Festival is the opportunity to hear directly from filmmakers and, sometimes, the subjects of the films themselves. A prime example: The Friday showing of Wish Me Away, a new doc about country singer Chely Wright's de ... More >>

Pinon Canyon controversy: Tim Wirth blasts "bankrupt" defense policy

Tim Wirth​Former Senator Tim Wirth, a formidable opponent in the 1980s of the U.S. Army's big plans for its training site in southeastern Colorado, views possible expansion of the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site as possibly a greater threat to the area's environment and economy today than it was th ... More >>

Mark Udall called Armenian genocide defector by advocacy group in candidate report card

Mark Udall.​In April, Senator Mark Udall marked the anniversary of the 1915 Armenian genocide with a strongly worded statement. But these words didn't satisfy Rocky Mountain Hye Advocates, an organization trying to get all members of the Colorado congressional delegation to support a national ... More >>

Badlands: From Ground Zero of the Immigration Crisis Along the Mexican Border

Cory Voorhis, ex-ICE agent, loses initial bid to get his job back

Cory Voorhis has lost round one.​Former ICE agent Cory Voorhis's 2006 decision to access a restricted database and give materials to gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez wound up having unexpected repercussions years later. Some observers feel fallout from this action contributed to Governor B ... More >>

Suggestion for next Vail home winner: Take the cash!

The Hunnicutts used their winnings on their own home.​Giving away a home in Vail has proven to be harder than Steve Michonski expected. Michonski is a board member for The Vail Academy, as well as director of the home raffle, which is intended to raise funds for the school. But while a press ... More >>

Eyewitness to Hell: Dr. Scott Burke on Haiti's medical nightmare

Street treatment following an amputation in Port-au-Prince. Photo from despardes.com​Just a few hours after touching down in Denver, after a week of performing emergency amputations in a makeshift operating room in Port-au-Prince, local surgeon Scott Burke was trying to catch up on his sleep a ... More >>

UFO believer Jeff Peckman's letter to Barack Obama: "'Tear down this wall' of UFO secrecy"

Jeff Peckman, Ronald Reagan and UFOs -- three great tastes that taste great together.​When last we heard from UFO booster Jeff Peckman (on December 2), he was alienated by the suggestion of some Denver council members that the threshold for putting initiatives before city voters needed to be r ... More >>

Tokyo Sonata

Campus Press advisor Amy Herdy's Pakistan travel log

Amy Herdy as she appeared in the Pakistani press. The blog Denver Post and 9News vet Amy Herdy's Journalistic Mission to Pakistan provides an overview of a trip to Islamabad recently completed by Herdy, who currently serves as the advisor for The Campus Press, the daily online news source for t ... More >>

If you want to know what it's like to be a veteran in John McCain's home state, stop by the Justa Center

With help from the feds, a Denver scientist helps Second Life go nuclear

Q&A with Senator Bob Menendez

Delegating Denver #43 of 56: Puerto Rico

Twenty-Three Administration Quotes That Have Come to Shape America

Cloverfield

Cloverfield is a big, dumb monster movie about nothing.

Charlie Wilson's War

All aboard the ’80s wayback machine for Mike Nichols’s good time Charlie.

Let's Make a Deal

A new documentary targets the military-industrial complex.

Could It Be…Satan?

What the devil is going on in Bennett?

Wanted

After a local scandal made them stand down, Army recruiters work to put more boots on the ground.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of August 18, 2005

The Message

Pucked Up

The Message

Rack and Ruin

Adios, Hugo

A populist leader's triumph in Venezuela is caught on film.

Small but Powerful

DAM houses a revealing Asian exhibit

72-Hour Party People

Meth: It's not just for the white-trash crowd.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of August 8, 2003

Think Distinct

This summer's movies could withstand the drought.

The Message

Military Matters

Devil's Advocate

Audiences love Jerry Bruckheimer. Critics don't. Like he cares.

The Lowdown on Lowry

The city thought it had settled any questions about the Lowry Landfill. The truth is a toxic shocker.

Civics Disobedience

A teacher at Thornton High School gets a lesson in social studies.

Send in the Clown

Carl Kabat has a sacred mission that could land him in jail -- and outside the priesthood.

Shifting Sands

Weaving a Story

Sticks and Stones

Shy, but Not Retiring

Colonel Bishop, Rocky Mountain Arsenal boss, has left the Army--but he's already back on the job.

A Native Is Restless

Weary Denver computer programmer Thom Lancy dreams of retracing the Kon-tiki expedition to the South Seas.

Don't Kick the Tires

Patrick Robb's vehicles were not owned by a little old lady who drove them to church on Sundays.

Party Crasher

Back from the abyss, Sam Zakhem campaigns for the forgotten man: himself

Western Expansion

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