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Debate over spiked Rocky Mountain News media column heats up

Since November 2004, Cause Communications president Jason Salzman (pictured) has written a media column for the Rocky Mountain News; his pieces run every two weeks, alternating with offerings by the Independence Institute's Dave Kopel, whose perspective is typically as conservative as Salzman's is ... More >>

Department of Justice trying to preserve at least one newspaper JOA

The blog "Debate Over Spiked Rocky Mountain News Media Column Heats Up" deals in part with a piece by Jason Salzman, who feels the Denver dailies haven't truly measured the chances that the Justice Department might choose to prevent the dissolution of a joint-operating agreement that links the Roc ... More >>

Read Jason Salzman's controversial Rocky Mountain News column

The blog "Debate Over Spiked Rocky Mountain News Media Column Heats Up" deals with a Jason Salzman column that the Rocky declined to publish -- so Salzman posted it on his own website, prompting Rocky editor/publisher/president John Temple (pictured) to put together a tough reply. The text from Salz ... More >>

Rocky Mountain News' John Temple deems KOA's alleged Scripps scoop "BS"

When he arrived at his office yesterday, Rocky Mountain News editor/publisher/president John Temple was greeted by an e-mail letting him know about a report from KOA radio claiming that executives from E.W. Scripps, the paper's owner, which put it up for sale last month, would be arriving in the n ... More >>

Dialed In

Press 1 if you love the Mexican.

Janet Napolitano’s sorry service in Arizona makes her a terrible choice for Homeland Security secretary

Press 1 if you love the Mexican.

True Lies

The FBI agent who raided Rocky Flats finally sounds off.

Toxic Shocker!

The government ambushed the Rocky Flats grand jury. Now its foreman is gunning for justice.

Screen and Screen Again

Forget Victoria's Secret. Argenbright Security has a few secrets of its own.

The Cowboy Way

Federal prison guards accused of beating inmates have their own support group -- the officers' union.

Language Barrier

Denver Public Schools' bilingual-education policy is open to interpretation.

Look for the Union Label

JOAs can be bad news for newspaper employees.

Hazardous Wait

JOAs can be bad news for newspaper employees.

Gag Reflex

JOAs can be bad news for newspaper employees.

The Other Jury

JOAs can be bad news for newspaper employees.

Political Animals

JOAs can be bad news for newspaper employees.

Grand Illusions

JOAs can be bad news for newspaper employees.

The Wheels of Justice

A lawsuit on behalf of handicapped state prisoners moves toward a settlement.

OFF LIMITS

A lawsuit on behalf of handicapped state prisoners moves toward a settlement.

SECOND-CLASS HANDLING

A POSTAL WORKER CLAIMS HE WAS FIRED FOR BLOWING THE WHISTLE.

JUSTICE (DEPT.) IS SERVED

A POSTAL WORKER CLAIMS HE WAS FIRED FOR BLOWING THE WHISTLE.

OFF LIMITS

A POSTAL WORKER CLAIMS HE WAS FIRED FOR BLOWING THE WHISTLE.

Survey says: Domestic violence doesn't play favorites

A POSTAL WORKER CLAIMS HE WAS FIRED FOR BLOWING THE WHISTLE.

"Sheriff" Salazar rounds up some artifact rustlers

In his first few weeks as Secretary of the Interior, former Colorado Senator Ken Salazar was fond of sporting his cowboy hat and declaring that there's a new sheriff in town -- even though the work at hand didn't lend itself to quick draws, as explained in my feature "The Zen of Ken." But now t ... More >>

John Malone hit with $1.4 million civil penalty related to Justice Department lawsuit

John Malone. As one of Colorado's wealthiest entrepreneurs, Liberty Media chairman John Malone can certainly afford the $1.4 million civil penalty just announced by the U.S. Justice Department. But he can't be pleased by the publicity sure to be generated by the fine, levied against him for violati ... More >>

Disgraced ex-Mormon bishop Shawn Merriman hasn't got a prayer -- or his huge art collection -- anymore

Shawn Merriman pleaded not guilty to mail fraud charges against him yesterday -- but since the former Mormon bishop has already confessed to swindling folks since 1994, that seems like a temporary situation. In any event, he's already bid farewell to a huge array of belongings seized by authorities ... More >>

Attorney General Eric Holder: Aurora a central front in war on terror

Eric Holder.​Most of Attorney General Eric Holder's prepared remarks to the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Conference today are of the attaboy variety: At one point, he says, "I have come to Denver today with one simple message from Washington: 'We got your back.'" But t ... More >>

Colorado Attorney General John Suthers rips new Obama administration medical-marijuana regulations

"Stop using medical marijuana! In the name of my interpretation of the law!"​Colorado Attorney General John Suthers wants to put the medical-marijuana genie back in the bottle -- so it's hardly surprising that he's not thrilled by the Obama administration's efforts to put enforcement of rules ... More >>

How medical marijuana regulations could turn the wild West into the mild, mild West

"Stop using medical marijuana! In the name of my interpretation of the law!"​Colorado Attorney General John Suthers wants to put the medical-marijuana genie back in the bottle -- so it's hardly surprising that he's not thrilled by the Obama administration's efforts to put enforcement of rules ... More >>

Rob Corry says Chris Bartkowicz medical marijuana bust proof the DEA has gone rogue

Rob Corry doesn't want the DEA to go rogue anymore.​You didn't think attorney Rob Corry would remain silent after the Drug Enforcement Administration raid on the home of Chris Bartkowicz, did you? After all, Corry's among the most vocal of all Colorado's medical marijuana advocates, and if he ... More >>

Patric LeHouillier, Colorado Springs lawyer, to pay $50,000 for discriminating against seeing-eye dog

Could you say no to this guy? Apparently, Patric LeHouillier can.​A Colorado Springs attorney accused of violating the Americans with Disabilities act by not allowing a disabled woman and her seeing eye dog into his office will have to shell out $50,000 as part of a consent decree approved by ... More >>

Andrew Romanoff job offers focus of House inquiry resolution

​It's getting to be a full-time job tracing the fall-out from the job offers dangled by the White House for Andrew Romanoff. According to Roll Call, House Republicans issued a resolution of inquiry last night demanding documents from the Justice Department on the White House's role in making ... More >>

Cyber Monday ripoffs: See 7 Colorado website domains seized for selling counterfeit goods

​Overwhelmed by the number of sites offering Cyber Monday deals? Well, now there are 82 of them, including seven in Colorado, you don't need to visit -- because their domains have been seized for allegedly selling counterfeit or copyrighted goods. See the list and get more info from the Justic ... More >>

Medical marijuana: Does Melinda Haag's memo foreshadow federal MMJ raids in Colorado?

Melinda Haag.​While medical marijuana is legal in Colorado, it remains against U.S. law -- and the push and pull between the state and the feds continues to concern the local MMJ community. Case in point: The Haag memo, a letter sent in February by California-based U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag p ... More >>

Medical marijuana cultivation no different than other pot grows, says U.S. Attorneys Office

A 2009 weed bust.​U.S. Attorney John Walsh's letter objecting to elements of HB 1043, a bill meant to clean up parts of last year's medical marijuana rules, has alarmed activists and confused legislators like Senator Pat Steadman, the measure's co-sponsor. Could dispensary raids like those tak ... More >>

Michael Hancock prostitution story: Do Denver cops have different rules for mayor-elect, press?

Michael Hancock.​Although the uproar over reports allegedly linking mayor-elect Michael Hancock to the Denver Players prostitution operation has died down, one journalist -- Complete Colorado's Todd Shepherd, who broke the story in the first place -- isn't giving up. But he's hit a roadblock w ... More >>

Medical marijuana state employees won't face fed prosecution: What's it mean for Colorado?

Jan Brewer.​As reported by our Toke of the Town blog, the Department of Justice's response to a lawsuit by Arizona Governor Jan Brewer directly contradicted an assertion by Colorado Attorney General John Suthers that state employees might be prosecuted for enforcing state medical marijuana law ... More >>

Child-sex-trafficking stereotypes demolished by new research

Jan Brewer.​As reported by our Toke of the Town blog, the Department of Justice's response to a lawsuit by Arizona Governor Jan Brewer directly contradicted an assertion by Colorado Attorney General John Suthers that state employees might be prosecuted for enforcing state medical marijuana law ... More >>

Med. marijuana: Eric Holder okay with lawful MMCs, but do threats remain?

Video below.​This week, Congressman Jared Polis quizzed U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder about the Department of Justice's approach to medical marijuana; see a video of the exchange below. For the most part, Holder suggested that MMJ businesses following state law are not Department of Justic ... More >>

Greatest Mexican hits of 2011

Video below.​This week, Congressman Jared Polis quizzed U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder about the Department of Justice's approach to medical marijuana; see a video of the exchange below. For the most part, Holder suggested that MMJ businesses following state law are not Department of Justic ... More >>

Bobby Maxwell, fed whistleblower, earns $7.5 million in oil company battle

Bobby Maxwell.​It took nine years of fighting for money the government insisted it wasn't owed. It probably cost him his job, too. But last week, former federal auditor Bobby Maxwell and the Justice Department finally reached a $26 million settlement with Anadarko Petroleum over underpaid roy ... More >>

ACLU wants Department of Justice to investigate Denver Police

Rosenthal.​The December news that Richard Rosenthal, Denver's Independent Monitor, would be leaving the post for a similar job in British Columbia, was greeted with enthusiasm by some law-enforcement types, who saw him as anti-cop. And their delight wasn't tempered by his office's final scathi ... More >>

Rocky Flats land swap deal for Jefferson Parkway going nowhere fast

Jacob Smith.​Last week, if all had gone according to plan, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service would have been finalizing the exchange of a 300-foot right-of-way comprising approximately 100 acres on the eastern border of the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge for a 617-acre parcel on the sou ... More >>

Rocky Flats, which once manufactured plutonium triggers, still produces secrets

​Late Friday, the Department of Fish and Wildlife referred queries about a proposed land swap (which would add a 617-acre parcel to the southwest side of Rocky Flats in exchange for a 300-foot right-of-way on the eastern border going to the Jefferson Parkway Public Highway Authority) to the J ... More >>

Drilled, Baby, Drilled: The strange battle to keep Big Oil from cheating

​Late Friday, the Department of Fish and Wildlife referred queries about a proposed land swap (which would add a 617-acre parcel to the southwest side of Rocky Flats in exchange for a 300-foot right-of-way on the eastern border going to the Jefferson Parkway Public Highway Authority) to the J ... More >>

Marijuana: U.S. Attorney "not bluffing" about seizing dispensaries near schools

John Walsh.​Attorney Rob Corry unwittingly provided U.S. Attorney John Walsh with a make-my-day moment. Corry recently told 9News that seizure letters sent to 23 dispensaries near schools were a "colossal bluff." During a round of media interviews, Walsh begged to differ. "We are not bluffing, ... More >>

Medical marijuana: Jared Polis shrugs off seizure letters amid sellout claims

Jared Polis.​U.S. Attorney John Walsh's seizure letters to 23 dispensaries near schools sent shock waves through the local medical marijuana community, since most if not all of the centers were legal under Colorado law. Afterward, criticism of Representative Jared Polis, a longtime MMJ support ... More >>