“There was a clear choice between Michael Bennet and Ken Buck,” says Trevor Kincaid, spokesman for the Bennet campaign. “They have two very different visions for our country, and Coloradans overwhelmingly chose common sense over extreme politics.” “Overwhelmingly”? That’s in the eye of the beholder…
Update: Reached a short time ago, SAFER’s Mason Tvert is philosophical about the defeat of marijuana legalization measure Proposition 19 in California. He sees a number of flaws in the approach of organizers there that may have contributed to it falling short — errors he feels his organization is uniquely…
The Broncos’ recent downturn, capped by an epic choke job versus the San Francisco 49ers, bummed out fans — but who knew it would also surprise objective observers like Yahoo! Sports’ Shane Bacon. In his list of the ten most disappointing NFL teams of 2010, Bacon awards the Broncos fifth…
“Big Love,” Laura Shunk, October 28 Hall Pass What a beautiful description of the food at Euclid Hall! It makes me want to go immediately…especially for the Red Velvet cake! You are an awesome writer, Ms. Shunk! Kelli Gould Denver Now we’re talking — or should I say writing? Excellent…
Whatever other cataclysmic events befell Colorado between the time this paper went to bed (Monday night) and hit the streets (sometime after the polls closed on Tuesday), if Dan Maes, the Colorado Republican Party’s gubernatorial candidate, garnered under 10 percent of the vote, as predicted, then the Republican Party is…
Pardon this interruption in headlines: We’re happy to announce the judges of our 2010 Westword Web Awards. If you haven’t nominated your favorite Facebooking restaurant, web start-up or Twittering bartender for the Westword Web Awards yet, what are you waiting for? Get to it!…
Xcel’s evolving proposal to retire several aged coal-fired power plants to comply with a tough new Colorado law has been hailed as bold and innovative. But similar plans may soon be cropping up around the country as utilities face a new round of federal antipollution laws aimed at coal-belching plants…
One of the main arguments for the marijuana-legalization measure that Californians will vote on today is the tax revenue that legal pot would bring to struggling communities — ones like Colorado Springs, which may launch a police squad funded by a new pot of pot money…
Down the campaign stretch, Republican Senate hopeful Ken Buck’s been up to his neck in controversy, while incumbent Dem Michael Bennet has mostly avoided big mistakes — until yesterday. That’s when Bennet appeared on Peter Boyles’s KHOW talk show under the illusion that the Tom Tancredo-loving host would let him…
We hope you elect to check out these three Denver blog posts. Mile High Report fan poster heffery thinks Mike Shanahan deserves much of the blame for the Broncos’ current mess. Denver Stiffs’ Andrew Feinstein notes that Arron Afflalo will become a free agent in 2011. Keep him, Nugs! WhoSaidYouSaid…
You’re right, America: Times are tough. Which likely has something to do with the latest rash of bank robberies along the Front Range. We’ve learned about three — count ’em, three — recent heists: one in Fort Collins, two on South Buckley road in Aurora. Page down below to get…
It’s not often that a gubernatorial hopeful encourages voters to support someone else. But marijuana activist and write-in candidate Miguel Lopez touts independent Paul Fiorino as the pick of choice for those who support weed legalization — or relegalization, as he calls it — at the polls today as part…
As illustrated in the graphic above, the control tower from the former Stapleton International Airport has been left behind to serve as the neighborhood’s iconographic landmark — and that’s only fitting. Absolutely nothing happens in this neighborhood without exhaustive planning. Living here would be too stressful for most Denverites, but…
What’s an election day without a good election-related conspiracy? A reader contributed a timely theory in response to yesterday’s Patricia Calhoun post “Election day warning: Quit looking in the mailbox — because your ballot’s not coming,” prompting a quick rebuttal…
We know that Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes will be honking and waving on election day, and the campaign of Dem John Hickenlooper has announced he’ll be doing the same; look for him at three Denver locations beginning at 11:10 a.m. And American Constitution Party hopeful Tom Tancredo? Cliff Dodge,…
Yesterday, we told you about plans to dedicate the Starz Denver Film Festival to George Hickenlooper, a filmmaker who died in Denver on Saturday, only days prior to the fest premiere of his latest film, the Kevin Spacey vehicle Casino Jack. But another project near and dear to Hickenlooper’s heart…
Support for Proposition 19, a California measure to legalize marijuana for adult use, is falling according to a recent poll. But backers of a similar law in Colorado aren’t waiting to find out if Prop. 19 passes. They’ve created a website, Legalize2012.com, and will be formally launching their campaign at…
Sick of seeing all those “I Voted” stickers being smugly worn by civic do-gooders? Well, if you didn’t vote — or even if you did — take a stab at our Predictometer 2000, in which we’re asking readers to predict who they think will win (not who you voted for)…
Yesterday, Dan Maes’s campaign sent out a release announcing that he and “supporters” would be waving to passers-by at Eighth Avenue and Speer beginning at 4 p.m. — a pledge he kinda exceeded, kinda didn’t. When I drove past the spot at five minutes before 4, he was already there,…
It may be the closest political contest of any consequence anywhere in the country. It’s certainly one of the most expensive. As the U.S. Senate battle between Ken Buck and incumbent Michael Bennet enters its final hours, expect to be slimed by nasty ads about the spineless Obama stooge and…
If you were outside enjoying the fall weather this weekend, and not holed up in your home watching Comedy Central, you might have missed the airing of the “Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear,” hosted by the cable channel’s fake newscasters/real pundits Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert (there was, however,…
Collecting time for Denver blog posts… The Denver Stiffs crew offers three different Melo trade plans — such as keeping him for thirty games and then evaluating where the team’s at playoff-wise. 5280’s Michael de Yoanna believes amendments 60 and 61 and Proposition 101 are doomed. Face the State’s Jared…
