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Franklin Sain's racist and sexist anti-gun control e-mails are protected free speech, attorneys say

Franklin Sain, the government contractor arrested last week after sending racist and sexist e-mails to Representative Rhonda Fields, a prominent backer of gun-control legislation (see our previous coverage below), has now been formally charged with two counts, including harassment-ethnic intimidatio ... More >>

Franklin Sain to gun-control backers: "Hopefully somebody Giffords both of your asses"

The subject of guns can inflame emotions. But Colorado Springs-based Franklin Sain is accused of letting those passions get out of control. He's been formally accused of harassment and more via e-mails sent to Representative Rhonda Fields, a gun-control advocate whose son was murdered, including one ... More >>

Flags are at half-mast in Colorado today...as they have been so often this year

Flags in Colorado will fly at half staff today, as they have been since December 14, to honor the children and adults who were killed in Newtown, Connecticut. They'll be raised again to their full height on Wednesday -- unless of course there is another tragedy, another senseless death in Colorado o ... More >>

Billy Joe Delacey indicted in murder of male escort he met on Craigslist

Billy Joe Delacey is a U.S. Army veteran who had two war-zone deployments. But this service to his country didn't prevent him from being indicted in relation to a brutal crime -- the fatal Mesa County beating of a male escort he's said to have met on Craigslist. See the indictment and get details b ... More >>

Jasim Ramadon, former teen Iraqi hero, charged in horrific rape

Jasim Mohammed Hassin Ramadon is one of five Iraqi men charged in a rape so horrific that a Colorado Springs Police spokeswoman can barely describe the details without getting emotional. And yet last fall, Ramadon was featured in a TV report on view below in which he was hailed as a hero for helping ... More >>

Photos: Wade Michael Page, alleged Sikh temple killer, reportedly Colorado-bred racist musician

Wade Michael Page, the deceased forty-year-old gunman who is alleged to have killed six people at a Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, reportedly has ties to Colorado. Citing an interview he gave to Label 56 this past May, a bulletin sent out by the Southern Poverty Law Center this morning states ... More >>

Occupy Denver profile: Special Forces vet Billy Reno is reintroduced to political activism

​Billy Reno's first reaction to the Occupy Wall Street movement was a desire to head to New York. But this was quickly squashed when he stopped by the local movement instead. Tonight, Reno, whose last name is spelled on the knuckles of his left hand with a diamond replacing the O, will sleep o ... More >>

Pinon Canyon: Scott Tipton blasts Army effort to rename site

Scott Tipton.​No question, rebranding can be a bitch. Is that Slinky in the CenturyLink commercials really an improvement over the Qwest lightbeam? But nothing quite spells "public relations fiasco" like the U.S. Army's clueless attempt to change the name of the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site to " ... More >>

Super 8, disaster-driven and bound for box-office glory

Pirates of the Caribbean 4: Five great actors that phoned in iconic roles for terrible sequels

This is the smug grin you make when you no longer give a shit.​Johnny Depp gotta eat. And pay his mortgage. And Disney pays very well. Maybe that explains why he looks so thoroughly bored in the new Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, opening tomorrow. Captain Jack Sparrow was endeari ... More >>

Marvin Booker death: Family calls on feds to investigate, after Denver clears deputies

Marvin Booker​A day after Denver officials cleared five officers of wrongdoing in the death of an inmate in the Denver jail, the family of Marvin Booker made a public plea to federal officials to look into the case. "None of us could see my brother's reaction because of all of those police on ... More >>

Gerald Schwartzman: Dumpster homicide victim allegedly slain by William Lornes (71)

Schwartzman.​Update: In our last post about the murder of Gerald Schwartzman, 73, on view below, we pointed out that we didn't know much about the victim other than the most basic information. We now have a much better-rounded view thanks to a heartfelt statement released by his family -- and ... More >>

Andrea Merida: Behind the scenes with Denver Public Schools' controversial board member

Anthony CameraAndrea Merida.​Our latest feature story, "Andrea Merida's Classroom Behavior Has Earned Her a Seat Apart on the Denver School Board," profiles Merida, the controversial DPS board member who, in ten months on the board, has butted heads with administrators, stood up for teachers w ... More >>

Dead heat: A lively race for Arapahoe County coroner highlights some sickly politics

Obama birther billboard now promoting Dan Maes for governor

The old board.​Last November, a billboard questioning Barack Obama's nation of birth and asking the question "President or Jihad?" appeared along I-70 on the property of Wolf Interstate Leasing & Sales, earning enormous publicity for the birther cause and prompting regular protests. But now it ... More >>

A North City Park resident says his dogs' accuser is barking up the wrong tree

Wake-Up Call: Meanwhile, back at the ranch... and Pinon Canyon

​Representative Wes McKinley is sitting in a bar in Denver, but his mind is hundreds of miles away -- on the rangeland of southeastern Colorado, that stunning swathe of cactus and canyons and ranches that have been in families for generations. The land that the U.S. Army would like to conquer ... More >>

Fort Carson: Those aren't our black helicopters!

Mystery choppers over the Kirby ranch.​A recent blog item featured several photos of the black helicopters of Yoder, which have been buzzing Shellie Kirby's ranch in the southeast corner of El Paso County for the past three years. Kirby has filed several complaints with Fort Carson, the Nation ... More >>

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 >>

What Robert Redford and fellow lefties are up to at the Project New West summit

A Flickr photoRobert Redford, who's probably had some work done.​Today and tomorrow, political heavy hitters of the progressive persuasion throughout the region are meeting at the Colorado History Museum as part of the 2009 Western Summit, sponsored by Project New West, an organization that de ... More >>

After being cleared of wrongdoing, Mike Coffman fires back at Colorado Ethics Watch

Mike Coffman's not happy with Colorado Ethics Watch. After the Independent Ethics Commission failed to censure 6th District Congressman Mike Coffman, Colorado Ethics Watch director Chantall Taylor issued a statement expressing disappointment that the IEC had let Coffman off the hook so easily. Not ... More >>

At long last, the star of the Ward Churchill trial takes the stage

Ward Churchill, as drawn by Kenny Be. Much of the Ward Churchill trial to date has been a big tease. Reports suggested that Churchill might take the stand in his wrongful termination lawsuit against the University of Colorado-Boulder as early as March 16. But it wasn't until yesterday that the once ... More >>

Back Again

Chris Cina disappeared from the dining scene two years ago. Now he’s back, and in a most unlikely place.

The Good German

Steven Soderbergh tries, and largely fails, to make ’em like they used to.

Three-Way

The Kirkland Museum showcases the aesthetic heritage of the Vavra family.

An Army of Anyone

You need a high school diploma to enlist -- or a recruiter willing to bend the rules.

The Young Man and the Lake

In search of the pike that got away.

New Year, New Start

Indian Giver

The Missing misses plenty, except ancient prejudices.

Spring Flings

Art's on the way up in Denver and on the way down in Baghdad.

Mass Distraction

It took more than a few scud missiles to break up the party at the Winter Music Conference.

Dremiel's Dream

The Greco-Roman wrestling gold may be in this heavyweight's grasp. But it's not a lock.

That's the Spirit

The Honky Tonk Hangovers make country music that will go to your head.

Ground Hero

Heroes and zeroes can change places over time, according to a new exhibit.

Arabian Knight

Jack Shaheen crusades against cinema's depiction of Reel Bad Arabs.

In Cold Blood

Novelist James Ellroy reshapes America's ugly history in his own image

More Boing for the Buck

Sports gizmos spring up.

Strange Ways

Unusual mediums are showcased at the Bayeux Gallery and the Foothills Art Center.

Panther, Panther Burning Bright

Re-examining the cultural legacy of the MC5.

Rescue Me

An appreciation of fireguys, and one rogue amazon.

No Fighting in the War Room

After a thirty-year open house, NORAD declares Cheyenne Mountain off-limits to tourists.

Letters

Road Kill

A Subhuman Bean

Letters

Still Railing

The Moffat Tunnel Commission is almost gone, but it's not forgotten.

CONJUGAL BLITZ

DR. DAVID SCHNARCH HAS A BLACK BELT IN THE MARITAL ARTS.

LETTERS

OVERSIGHT OVERKILL

HOW MANY OFFICIAL WATCHDOG GROUPS DOES IT TAKE TO CLEAN UP THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN ARSENAL? TWO, SO FAR.

WHAT A FARCE