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U.S. Armed Forces

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2012

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2012

    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."

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2010

    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 >>

  • News

    June 3, 2010

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

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2009

    Sorry, Jared Polis: You're fired (from your CNN series)

    Jared Polis as he appears on an episode of CNN's "Freshman Year." The last time we blogged about Freshman Year, CNN's You Tube-y reality show about two totally different congressmen picked to serve in the House, we had these predictions for forthcoming episodes: Conservative Utah father-of-three Ja ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2008

    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 >>

  • News

    October 30, 2008

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

    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 >>

  • News

    September 18, 2008

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

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2008

    Q&A with Senator Bob Menendez

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2008

    Delegating Denver #43 of 56: Puerto Rico

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2008

    Twenty-Three Administration Quotes That Have Come to Shape America

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2008

    Another Dispute Between Ward Churchill and the Daily Camera

    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 >>

  • Film

    January 17, 2008

    Cloverfield

    Cloverfield is a big, dumb monster movie about nothing.

  • News

    January 3, 2008

    The Social Conscience of a Missionary

    It's a long way from LoDo to Haiti, but Dan Jeune wants to bridge the gap. With friendship.

  • News

    February 9, 2006

    Could It Be…Satan?

    What the devil is going on in Bennett?

  • News

    September 29, 2005

    Wanted

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

  • News

    September 15, 2005

    The Last Refugees

    This family's roots are in Vietnam, but the next generation is branching out.

  • News

    August 18, 2005

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of August 18, 2005

  • News

    December 16, 2004

    The Message

    Pucked Up

  • News

    March 4, 2004

    The Message

    Rack and Ruin

  • Film

    February 26, 2004

    Rationality Will Not Save Us

    In the latest from Errol Morris, Robert McNamara considers the lessons of war.

  • Film

    January 8, 2004

    Adios, Hugo

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

  • News

    September 4, 2003

    72-Hour Party People

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

  • News

    August 7, 2003

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of August 8, 2003

  • Summer Guide

    June 12, 2003

    Think Distinct

    This summer's movies could withstand the drought.

  • News

    April 24, 2003

    The Message

    Military Matters

  • News

    April 24, 2003

    Paint the Town Brown

    For these Chicano artists, home is where the art is.

  • News

    February 6, 2003

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of February 6, 2003

  • Culture

    January 17, 2002

    Devil's Advocate

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

  • News

    May 17, 2001

    The Hit Man Nobody Knows

    The government says he killed more people than Tim McVeigh. He lives in a cell a hundred miles from Denver. So how come you've never heard of La Quica?

  • News

    April 12, 2001

    The Lowdown on Lowry

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

  • News

    March 22, 2001

    Civics Disobedience

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

  • News

    January 11, 2001

    Friendly Fire

    Some members of American Legion Post 34 never saw much action -- until now.

  • News

    November 16, 2000

    Send in the Clown

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

  • News

    April 20, 2000

    Spies, Lies & Portable Tapes

    The feds were already suspicious of scientist Wen Ho Lee. Then they discovered he’d downloaded every secret in the nuclear arsenal.

  • News

    June 10, 1999

    Shifting Sands

    The feds were already suspicious of scientist Wen Ho Lee. Then they discovered he’d downloaded every secret in the nuclear arsenal.

  • Culture

    April 8, 1999

    Weaving a Story

    The feds were already suspicious of scientist Wen Ho Lee. Then they discovered he’d downloaded every secret in the nuclear arsenal.

  • News

    October 29, 1998

    Shy, but Not Retiring

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

  • News

    July 3, 1997

    A Native Is Restless

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

  • News

    June 19, 1997

    Don't Kick the Tires

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

  • News

    January 16, 1997

    Party Crasher

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

  • Culture

    April 11, 1996

    Western Expansion

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

  • News

    February 22, 1996

    Out for Blood

    It's the most precious fluid on Earth -- and the most feared. Will your next transfusion be a stranger's blood or a solution called Optro?

  • News

    July 12, 1995

    END OF THE LINE

    It's the most precious fluid on Earth -- and the most feared. Will your next transfusion be a stranger's blood or a solution called Optro?

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