“An Education,” Melanie Asmar, September 23 Teacher’s Pest I respect and appreciate Andrea Merida’s leadership on the Denver Board of Education, because she does her homework and brings forth questions that need to be addressed, all the while remaining focused on it being all about successful outcomes for all of…
Cliff Warren is a man who minds his own business. That’s what he was doing around 1 a.m. one night in July last year, the night of the Big Incident. Fact is, he was snoozing in his bedroom in Lamar, a flat farm town of 8,900 people 200 miles southeast…
There was no shortage of opinions as the Public Utilities Commission took testimony from an overflow crowd about the state’s energy future last week. The heartfelt, often contradictory pleas came from people riled or galvanized by Xcel Energy’s $1.3 billion plan to convert several coal plants to natural gas to…
Lots of new details emerged at a detention hearing today for Dr. Louis Hampers, the Children’s Hospital ER doc arrested for fraudulently writing 654 prescriptions. Among them: that Hampers used the identity of a woman he paid for sex — and the identities of her two minor children — to…
A series of letters from Bob Boswell, Republican candidate for state representative, urging lobbyists to “align yourselves and your clients” with his campaign, has prompted widespread cackling on political blogs. The former Western Sizzlin’ operator’s ham-fisted way of seeking donations sounds a lot like he’s putting his yet-to-be-won seat up…
Mayor John Hickenlooper is out with a statement in the wake of Denver DA Mitch Morrissey’s just-announced decision not to file charges in the Denver Jail death of Marvin Booker on July 9. He says the investigation is ongoing, and reveals that his office is working with Booker’s family to…
Last month, a video of Michael DeHerrera being attacked without apparent provocation by a Denver cop received plenty of attention, especially after Mayor John Hickenlooper asked the FBI to review the case after his manager of safety declined to sack the officers involved. Firings also seem less likely in the…
Katrina Camp took her dog on a walk on Saturday evening. If only she hadn’t allegedly left her two-year-old daughter naked, asleep and alone in her truck when she took off for this stroll. But the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office says she did, leading to an arrest on suspicion of…
Looking for three Denver blog posts? Found ’em. Mile High Report fan poster Alan Smithee argues that the Broncos earned a “great loss” on Sunday, and supplies twenty bullet points to bolster his claims. Take that, Negative Nancys! Are Catholic leaders dialing down anti-gay-marriage rhetoric? Colorado Independent’s John Tomasic’s got…
Dan Maes’s explanations for why he was fired from the Liberal, Kansas, police department in 1985 have prompted plenty of ribbing and incredulity. So today, his campaign has released six documents intended to prove that he wasn’t making up the stories. Trouble is, the items are arguably as embarrassing as…
Today’s Denver Post features an editorial that questions the harshness of the fourth-degree arson charge faced by Joel Ledermann, the man accused of accidentally starting the Reservoir Road fire near Loveland. But at the very least, the arrest affidavit suggests that he engaged in some seriously dubious behavior…
Thornton Dust Devil Real name: Bill Riley; Occupation: Bike peddler; Suburb of operation: Thornton; Hair: The Alec Baldwin; Vision: Futuristic Suburban superhero skills: While Thornton Dust Devil may appear to possess normal strength for a man of his age, height and build, he possesses the superhuman ability to get people…
Broncos receiver Kenny McKinley was laid to rest yesterday (fortunately with no reported protests from members of Westboro Baptist Church) on the same day that Denver Public Schools publicly introduced its Signs of Suicide curriculum. The later event had been planned long before McKinley took his life, yet his death…
Last week, Sensible Colorado’s Brian Vicente decried the health department’s rejection of a petition to add post traumatic stress order to conditions that can be treated by medical marijuana. Along the way, he specifically cited Kevin Grimsinger, a veteran who’d become the poster child for the campaign. Problem is, Grimsinger…
The murder conviction of Douglas Taylor in the May 2009 arson death of Jose de Jesus Martinez Espinoza isn’t the only recent resolution to a case from our Mile High Murder archives. Ricardo Soto has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of John McGaughy-Singleton. Details and a photo of…
One of the earliest entries in our Mile High Murder archive involves a May 2009 arson-related murder in Aurora that led to the arrests of Douglas Taylor and Coy Dunn. The victim in the case was subsequently identified as Jose De Jesus Martinez Espinoza. More than a year later, Taylor…
It was one awkward media day for Carmelo Anthony and the Denver Nuggets, with all involved doing their best to pretend the trade winds that continue to blow at gale force are merely a gentle breeze. Behind the scenes, though, NBA heavyweights are reportedly upset at Nuggets execs for not…
I contacted Frontier spokeswoman Lindsey Purves at 6:17 a.m. yesterday for a comment about Southwest Airlines’ acquisition of AirTran and what it might mean for what’s still portrayed as Denver’s hometown airline. But the statement Purves came up with nearly nine hours later doesn’t even mention Denver…
Even under the best of circumstances, prison is an exercise in humiliation. But life just got a little less nasty for female inmates at the Denver Women’s Correctional Facility, who no longer have to spread open their genitalia for invasive cavity searches after a family visit. Pressure from the American…
Back in March, TV viewers across the state saw Colorado State Patrolman David Dolan get pulled over by Douglas County officers for alleged drunk driving — likely the first time a CSP member was busted for DUI on the job. Now, Dolan has reportedly been sentenced to ten days in…
Most of the ads under “men seeking women” on Denver’s Craigslist are meant to be tantalizing, to make the reader shout, “Yes! That’s me!” “Do You Like Kissing and Wearing Heels?” Sure! “Are You a Feminine Woman That Enjoys Riding Bicycles?” Of course! “Free Today, Have Big Breasts and Are…
We now bring you the first Denver blog post roundup of the week. The headline offered by Andrew Martin on Purple Row’s Monday Rockpile — “Stick a Fork In It” — speaks volumes about the Rockies’ playoff chances. Better luck next year. Big Media’s Jason Salzman wishes Bob Schieffer has…
