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Weld County commissioners ready to secede from U.S., create 51st state?

How unhappy is Weld County Commissioner Sean Conway about the political direction in which Colorado is heading? So unhappy that he and several of his colleagues are gathering support among officials in other nearby counties to form what he calls the "51st Star Committee." Its mission: to secede fr ... More >>

The five best EDM highlights from Coachella

Amidst the crazy sea of hipsters, hippies, old folks, pre-teens and babies(!), the first weekend of Coachella was also packed with EDM revelers ready to get their fist-pumping music fix over the course of the three-day bacchanal. In fact, it seems that dance music lovers are growing in numbers, so m ... More >>

Kimmyan Franklin couldn't escape her uneasy past

See also: In Memory of Kimmyan Franklin

Plains Thinking

Not-so-great moments in drunk tweeting

DMX due at the Gothic Theatre on September 15

​Fresh out of the clink, DMX is making his way to the Gothic Theatre on Thursday, September 15. After serving most of a year-long parole violation sentence in Yuma, Arizona, the rapper -- who spoke with our sister paper exclusively when he was incarcerated -- has been freed and is now putting ... More >>

Mason Tvert: Colorado attorney general John Suthers using scare tactics about teen pot stats

John Suthers.​Update below: A National Institute on Drug Abuse study showing pot use up among all grades surveyed, with eighth grade taking the largest leap, prompted strong words from Colorado Attorney General John Suthers, an opponent of MMJ dispensaries who blames their prevalence for much ... More >>

Fantasy Voter Fraud

ICE arrests focus on criminal aliens: 78 busts include man convicted of making terrorist threat

​These days, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, better known as ICE, emphasizes that it's targeting criminal aliens, not otherwise law-abiding citizens who lack documentation authorizing their U.S. residency. And that's the theme of ICE's latest Colorado busts. Of the 78 people rounded up fr ... More >>

Douglas Alward captured: Violent prison escapee caught in Yuma

Douglas Alward.​Update: The manhunt for Douglas Alward, the convicted kidnapper and attempted murderer who walked away from the correctional facility in Sterling on Sunday night is over. FBI spokesman Dave Joly confirms that Alward was apprehended in Yuma earlier today and Department of Corre ... More >>

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

Betsy Markey: Cory Gardner's ebetsy.com attack off-target

Betsy Markey as pictured on ebetsy.com.​Fort Collins Coloradoan editor Bob Moore's blog is a must-read for anyone interested in Northern Colorado politics -- and his post about congressional wannabe Cory Gardner's latest attack on incumbent Betsy Markey shows why. This morning, Gardner's camp ... More >>

Arizona immigration bill: Removing one word won't stop Colorado protests, advocate says

An image from ColoradoImmigrant.org.​Last Friday, we previewed a student walkout decrying the controversial new Arizona immigration law. On Saturday, the events continued here and in several other locations across the state. These get-togethers were well attended everywhere, says Chandra Russ ... More >>

Arizona immigration bill: Colorado students plan afternoon protest walkout

An image from ColoradoImmigrant.org featuring participants from a previous event.​Yesterday, Denver Public Schools announced on a ban on all work-related travel to Arizona due to the recent passage of a controversial immigration bill that Republican gubernatorial hopeful Scott McInnis digs and ... More >>

Denver Blogs: Unemployed? Broke? Wanna have dinner?

Ah, to be young and broke in the big city ...​Our daily slog through through local blogosphere. Tips would be appreciated. Denver: A great place to date in a recession. Allegedly. (5280) The West --- in fact, the entire National League -- could be won in Colorado. (Purple Row) Cory Gardner, ... More >>

Inside one of the nation's top carnivore sanctuaries

Friday Rap-Up: Apostle, Lil Wayne, The Game, Prodigy

Friday Rap-Up: SP Double, F.O.E., Ghostface Killah, 50 Cent, Lil Wayne

Boy Trouble

Help, I'm Dating a Mexican!

How can a gringa deal with her friends' racism?

3:10 to Yuma

James Mangold remakes a classic western for our ADD times.

Our top DVD picks scheduled for release this week

Christian Bale and the Art of Extreme Acting

What won't the best actor of his generation do for a role? Not much.

Should He Stay or Should He Go?

Readers weigh in on the Mexican’s logo.

Westword Music Showcase 2006

Be there or be square!

Clowns to the Left of Me

Marc Holtzman's got a feeling that something in the Grand Old Party ain't right.

Consumed

A Matter of Taste

Letters to the Editor

From the week of December 13, 2001

Backwash

Hair metal finds a new home -- in Aurora.

Going With the Flow

As spring melts into summer, water users along the St. Vrain could find themselves up the creek.

Business Is Booming

Yuma County Prairie Chicken Viewing Trips

Breaking Away

Idalia’s students may have only one school, but at least it’s theirs.

A Dirty Shame

The EPA blew this job -- but Colorado towns will pay the price to clean up the mess.

Seeing Red

A Stitch in Time

At the Blue Jay Inn in Buffalo Creek, life sews on.

Thinking Big-Screen

A quartet of dreamers takes over one of Denver's last drive-in theaters.

CORPORATE SWINE

A BIG-TIME HOG FARM LANDS IN THE MIDDLE OF SMALL-TOWN POLITICS IN KIT CARSON COUNTY.