Death penalty makes us less safe, says ACLU executive

As we’ve reported, yesterday was World Day to End the Death Penalty, and to mark the occasion, capital punishment opponents gathered at the State Capitol to decry the ultimate penalty with time-tested arguments and new statistics from a white paper and infographic assembled for the occasion; see both below. Among…

Ty Lawson’s domestic violence case dismissed

Denver blog posts make learning fun. Denver Stiffs’ Nate Timmons on the dismissal of a domestic-violence case targeting Nuggets star Ty Lawson and his girlfriend, Ashley Pettiford. Colorado Peak Politics shares kickoff videos for the gubernatorial runs of Scott Gessler and Mike Kopp. Denver Frank introduces us to Miss Ping…

Serial butt grabber at large in Longmont

Fact: A lot of men who think they’re irresistible ladykillers are actually incredible creeps. A case in point is a thus-far-unknown man who’s wanted by the Longmont Police Department for illegal use of the hands, times three. Specifically, this perv grabs random women on the ass, then blows kisses to…

Photos: Top ten mistress cities — and how Denver scores

AshleyMadison.com, a dating site devoted to people who love snapping bonds of matrimony (its slogan is, “Life is short — Have an affair”) has come up with its 2013 list of the top ten cities for mistresses as measured by the percentage of women who cheat. And Denver made it!…

Photos: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.‘s weird trip to Colorado

One of the highlights of the latest television season to date is Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., a sort-of spinoff from The Avengers executive produced by that film’s director, geek god Joss Wheedon, and starring Clark Gregg as Agent Phil Coulson, who proves that dying on the big screen can turn into…

Broncos aren’t guaranteed to win anything, blogger says

Denver blog posts take it one game at a time. South Stands Denver’s Colin Daniels definitely doesn’t see the Broncos as a lock to bring home the Lombardi Trophy this year. Not that it’s beyond the realm of possibility…. At Mile High Mamas, Sarah Stith, a Boulder mom, shares her…