Yesterday, Governor Bill Ritter and Colorado School of Mines President Bill Scoggins revealed the new permanent location for Colorado’s “Goodwill” moon rock. From now on, you’ll be able to find the once lost and recently found rock at the School of Mines’ Museum of Geology…
Dr. Ned Calonge, the Chief Medical Officer of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, is leaving his post in November to serve as president of The Colorado Trust. Below, Calonge talks in detail about the decision to rejoin the private sector, his goals at the Trust, and his…
Yesterday, Cannabis Therapy Institute’s Laura Kriho criticized Governor Bill Ritter’s proposal to use $9 million in medical marijuana fees to help make up for a budget shortfall. But Coloradans for Medical Marijuana Regulation’s Matt Brown, sees the move as evidence medical pot is becoming increasingly entrenched in the system. “It…
Andrew Romanoff, who came up short in his bid to defeat Michael Bennet in the Democratic Senate primary, is the guest of honor tonight at a party (details below) to celebrate his 44th birthday — and to help retire his campaign debt, which would be even more oppressive if he…
With kids all over the metro area returning to classes this week, and parents trying to re-establish morning routines, mix-ups over what to bring to school are to be expected. But a gun accidentally left in a kindergartener’s backpack? Is that really a believable “oops!” — like picking the wrong…
As Patricia Calhoun noted earlier this morning, Ron Perea won’t be headlining a Citizen Oversight Board forum tonight as planned — because Perea resigned on Monday amid controversy over the alleged police beating of Michael DeHerrera. Now, KHOW’s Peter Boyles and the Denver Post have obtained Perea’s resignation letter, a…
It’s hard not to be excited about the 10:30 a.m. groundbreaking today of the FasTracks East Corridor rail line at DIA. After all, that means in a few short years folks will be riding the rails from Union Station to the airport, and passing through fantastic creations by Calatrava along…
The oddly popular county coroner races in Colorado have led to some wild contests this year. But for real drama, consider the choice Arapahoe County voters are facing in the slugfest between veteran incumbent Dr. Mike Dobersen and attorney Jay Ledbetter. Dobersen has been the county coroner for seventeen years…
“Seized,” Monica Alonzo, August 12 Borderline Behavior What a horrifying situation. These people are being systematically persecuted and murdered. I know that President Obama has “more boots on the ground at the border” than at any time in U.S. history, and I know he’s fined hundreds of employers who hire…
Denver is full of small pieces of artwork, most of them barely noticed — if noticed at all — and soon forgotten. Some are tucked into an alley or pasted on a little-used sidewalk; others are plastered on big walls or fences out in the open, hidden in plain sight…
Peter McGraw walks into the Squire Lounge just as the bar is starting its Tuesday open-mike comedy night. Looking around, he cracks a delighted grin.”This is fantastic!” he exclaims, sounding like a field biologist who’s just discovered a strange new breed of animal. The mirrored walls proudly display awards for…
As evening falls on southern Mexico, Sarah (not her real name) is shopping at a fruit market a block from her house. It is Friday, and her father, an investigator for the State Judicial Police, is home relaxing on his night off. Wearing blue jeans and an unbuttoned shirt, he…
The first trailer for 127 Hours, director Danny Boyle’s much-anticipated movie about amped-up Colorado climber Aron Ralston, is now making the rounds of websites and moviehouses. It’s sure to whet appetites for the flick, teasing audiences with impending disaster while keeping the gore offscreen…
Denver’s new Lindsey-Flanigan Justice Center, which opened July 6, has 35 courtrooms, 48 conference rooms and modern art installations spread across its 317,000 square feet. And while it will be used by judges, lawyers and parties in all kinds of criminal, drug and juvenile cases, most people dealing with garden-variety…
Reeves Whalen didn’t mean to touch a nerve when he organized tonight’s panel discussion on Senate Bill 191, the controversial “teacher tenure bill” drafted by Senator Michael Johnston and approved by lawmakers earlier this year. But the lineup of speakers the personal injury attorney and active House District 5 Democrat…
You may be wondering whether or not Carmelo Anthony is going to sign a contract extension with the Nuggets, or if Melo’s as good as gone from Denver. But he’s got other things on his mind — specifically, a movie he’s making (and tweeting about) in China. The flick is…
This week’s cover story, “The Nutty Professor,” profiles Peter McGraw, a CU-Boulder professor who believes he’s discovered the answer to what makes things funny — a conundrum that’s stumped academics for centuries. To test his theory, McGraw got on stage at the Squire Lounge’s open-mic comedy night, aka the hardest…
We found these three Denver blog posts, and put them here. Max Denver’s Andrew Mason reports that Tim Tebow returned to practice for the first time in a week, joined by LenDale White and others. More hands on deck. At Colorado Independent, Jason Salzman weighs policy positions and personal views…
Curtis Thomas, reportedly a deputy fire marshal with North Metro Fire Station 64 in Broomfield, really, really didn’t want to be arrested on outstanding warrants for domestic violence and harassment. According to the Broomfield Police Department, he pulled out a knife and held it to his own throat. Cops responded…
Today, Denver Post columnist Mike Littwin notes that guv candidate John Hickenlooper wouldn’t be running ads depicting him taking a shower with his clothes on in a normal campaign — an observation reinforced by Hick’s latest spot, which shows him saving money by using tap water and making double-sided copies…
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 Corrections spokeswoman Katherine Sanguinetti provides more information…
If high-energy prop-comic John Hickenlooper is willing to shower in his clothes to tout that he is running a “clean” campaign for Colorado Governor, then just imagine what he will won’t be wearing to emphasize his administration’s promise to “establish a system of transparency and open government…” (Warning! Drawings below…
