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  • News

    March 22, 2012

    The Columbine shootings continue to "inspire" Hollywood

    Thirteen years and a hundred school shootings later, why is Hollywood still obsessed with this one?

  • News

    March 8, 2012

    Aurora's not exactly a tourist trap, but you might just visit it anyway

    Thirteen years and a hundred school shootings later, why is Hollywood still obsessed with this one?

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2011

    Video: Online guns undercover investigation catches sellers flouting law

    Flickr.​A New York City undercover investigation of online gun sales in fourteen states has found that a majority of the 125 unlicensed sellers contacted were eager to sell firearms to buyers they knew couldn't pass a background check, a violation of federal law. Colorado sellers fared somew ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2011

    Tom Mauser and the Fix Gun Checks Tour: Disarming lunatics isn't such a crazy idea

    Tom Mauser ​Grief alters people. It can devastate and give a new sense of purpose. The murder of his son Daniel in the Columbine shootings has set Tom Mauser on a crusade against gun violence that, over twelve years, has yielded small victories and gradual change -- and plenty of blowback from ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2011

    Jared Loughner's attack on Gabrielle Giffords stirs Brit press to cite Columbine & Colorado

    Jared Loughner.​Update below: Nearly a dozen years later, the shootings at Columbine High School continue to be a go-to reference point whenever mass killings such as Jared Loughner's murderous attack in Arizona take place. That's especially true in the British press, which frequently portray ... More >>

  • News

    January 6, 2011

    Rick Griffith has designs on Denver. Bold ones.

    Jared Loughner.​Update below: Nearly a dozen years later, the shootings at Columbine High School continue to be a go-to reference point whenever mass killings such as Jared Loughner's murderous attack in Arizona take place. That's especially true in the British press, which frequently portray ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2010

    Sex blog "Shame Lane:" Provacateur Max Karson's mom isn't a fan

    Max Karson is at it again.​"Long time, no publicly criticize." That's the e-mail greeting I received this weekend from Max Karson, a former CU student who made headlines for years in these parts with provocative (and frequently misunderstood) satire about race, relationships and pretty much a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2010

    Guns on campus: CSU faces lawsuit in wake of court tossing CU's concealed-carry ban

    ​As promised, the Rocky Mountain Gun Owner's Club has filed suit against Colorado State University for its board's recent ban of concealed weapons on campus. With the suit filed on the same day as a Colorado Court of Appeals decision to throw out CU-Boulder's similar ban, it might have more am ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2010

    Mason Tvert touts marijuana-is-better-than-alcohol rallies at eighty-plus colleges nationwide

    Mason Tvert prefers Emerald to Amethyst.​For indefatigable marijuana booster Mason Tvert, founder of the advocacy organization Safer Alternative For Enjoyable Recreation (SAFER), April 1 is a very big day. Rallies are scheduled to take place at more than eighty colleges and universities across ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2010

    Max Karson's satirical war against Asians begets Speak Out!, new social-justice campaign at CU

    Photo by Mark MangerMax Karson circa 2008, when he (jokingly) declared war against Asians.​Today, CUIndependent.com, CU's student-news site, is debuting Speak Out!, which Amy Herdy, the publication's adviser, describes as "a new social-justice endeavor" that will address racism, sexism, homoph ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2009

    Brian Rohrbough says Columbine segment for Oprah permanently canceled

    Photo by John JohnstonBrian Rohrbough. A report about the tenth anniversary of the massacre at Columbine High School that was originally slated to run on Oprah's April 20 program, but host Oprah Winfrey ordered it yanked at the last minute. In a statement, Winfrey says she made the decision because ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2009

    Why Germans care so much about Columbine

    One of Dylan Klebold's pipe bombs. A film crew from Munich-based FOCUS TV Produktions was in our southwest suburbs during the past few days, interviewing people whose lives have been altered by the Columbine shootings ten years ago -- school and police officials, parents and survivors of the massac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2008

    School shooting in Finland treated as breaking news in Denver

    One of Dylan Klebold's pipe bombs. A film crew from Munich-based FOCUS TV Produktions was in our southwest suburbs during the past few days, interviewing people whose lives have been altered by the Columbine shootings ten years ago -- school and police officials, parents and survivors of the massac ... More >>

  • News

    August 28, 2008

    Max Karson bids adieu to CU

    One of Dylan Klebold's pipe bombs. A film crew from Munich-based FOCUS TV Produktions was in our southwest suburbs during the past few days, interviewing people whose lives have been altered by the Columbine shootings ten years ago -- school and police officials, parents and survivors of the massac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2008

    CU troublemaker Max Karson talks about leaving Colorado

    One of Dylan Klebold's pipe bombs. A film crew from Munich-based FOCUS TV Produktions was in our southwest suburbs during the past few days, interviewing people whose lives have been altered by the Columbine shootings ten years ago -- school and police officials, parents and survivors of the massac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 22, 2008

    Satire-haters, rejoice: Max Karson has left the building

    One of Dylan Klebold's pipe bombs. A film crew from Munich-based FOCUS TV Produktions was in our southwest suburbs during the past few days, interviewing people whose lives have been altered by the Columbine shootings ten years ago -- school and police officials, parents and survivors of the massac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2008

    From Jay Cutler to Eddie Royal, a jersey pass

    One of Dylan Klebold's pipe bombs. A film crew from Munich-based FOCUS TV Produktions was in our southwest suburbs during the past few days, interviewing people whose lives have been altered by the Columbine shootings ten years ago -- school and police officials, parents and survivors of the massac ... More >>

  • News

    May 8, 2008

    Olympics Travel a Hurdle for Local News Media

    When it comes to travel, news organizations are asking themselves: Should we stay or should we go?

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2008

    Ninth Anniversary of Columbine Shootings Covered By the Numbers

    When it comes to travel, news organizations are asking themselves: Should we stay or should we go?

  • News

    March 13, 2008

    If It's War Max Karson Wants...

    A controversial column by firebrand student Max Karson sparks bureaucratic wrangling and political infighting at CU-Boulder.

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2008

    Student Provacateur Max Karson Strikes Again

    A controversial column by firebrand student Max Karson sparks bureaucratic wrangling and political infighting at CU-Boulder.

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2007

    Does This Photograph Glorify Matthew Murray?

    A controversial column by firebrand student Max Karson sparks bureaucratic wrangling and political infighting at CU-Boulder.

  • News

    November 29, 2007

    PBS West

    Much of PBS's signature news program comes out of a Denver office whose staffers have quietly been doing good work for nearly a quarter-century.

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2007

    Lockdown at Chatfield High School Receives Minimal Coverage

    Much of PBS's signature news program comes out of a Denver office whose staffers have quietly been doing good work for nearly a quarter-century.

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2007

    Last Night: Rock the Bells @ Red Rocks

    Much of PBS's signature news program comes out of a Denver office whose staffers have quietly been doing good work for nearly a quarter-century.

  • Blogs

    August 23, 2007

    Max Karson Given a Wrist Slap

    Much of PBS's signature news program comes out of a Denver office whose staffers have quietly been doing good work for nearly a quarter-century.

  • News

    May 10, 2007

    Ham It Up

    Luke Beatty likes his content without the ham.

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2007

    Regina Spektor Talks... and Talks... and Talks

    Luke Beatty likes his content without the ham.

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2007

    Now it really is Safe2Tell

    Luke Beatty likes his content without the ham.

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2007

    Regina Spektor Talks... and Talks... and Talks

    Luke Beatty likes his content without the ham.

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2007

    Back to School

    Luke Beatty likes his content without the ham.

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2007

    "Tolerance" Causes the Virginia Tech Massacre

    Luke Beatty likes his content without the ham.

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2007

    An Encounter With Grace

    Luke Beatty likes his content without the ham.

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2007

    Cho's Columbine Martyrs

    Luke Beatty likes his content without the ham.

  • News

    April 19, 2007

    Stalk Market

    If journalists condemn Bill O'Reilly, he'll strike back anytime and anywhere -- even in the parking lot of a local Wild Oats.

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2007

    Poppin' Fresh

    If journalists condemn Bill O'Reilly, he'll strike back anytime and anywhere -- even in the parking lot of a local Wild Oats.

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2007

    Max's Mouth

    If journalists condemn Bill O'Reilly, he'll strike back anytime and anywhere -- even in the parking lot of a local Wild Oats.

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2007

    Poppin' Fresh

    If journalists condemn Bill O'Reilly, he'll strike back anytime and anywhere -- even in the parking lot of a local Wild Oats.

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2007

    More Insanity

    If journalists condemn Bill O'Reilly, he'll strike back anytime and anywhere -- even in the parking lot of a local Wild Oats.

  • Music

    August 25, 2005

    Up Holders

    The Maybellines keep hope, happiness and the thrill of indie pop alive.

  • News

    June 3, 2004

    Hangin' Zen

    Contemplate the sound of one hand clapping in a Capitol Hill zen garden.

  • Calendar

    January 16, 1997

    Thrills for the week

    Contemplate the sound of one hand clapping in a Capitol Hill zen garden.

  • News

    November 14, 1996

    Loaded for Bear

    State biologist Tom Beck wants hunters to think before they shoot. It's been a hard sell.

  • News

    March 2, 1994

    THEORIES OF RELATIVITY

    DESPERATE TO KNOW WHERE HE CAME FROM, GREG WIATT PERFORMS ANCESTRAL MANEUVERS IN THE DARK.PIECES OF ME GREG WIATT SUSPECTED HERB WIATT WASN'T HIS REAL FATHER. HE WAS HORRIFIED WHEN HE FOUND OUT WHY.

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