In recent weeks, senatorial hopeful Andrew Romanoff has been under increasing pressure to talk about alleged job offers from the White House if he wouldn’t challenge Democratic incumbent Michael Bennet in November, especially in light of similar claims made by Pennsylvania’s Joe Sestak. Now, at last, Romanoff’s come clean –…
Last night, Detroit’s Armando Galarraga got screwed out of a perfect game when umpire Jim Joyce mistakenly called a runner safe with two outs in the ninth. Had Joyce, who’s admitted his error, seen straight, Gallaraga would have joined an extremely exclusive club of major league pitchers. Instead, he’s gained…
The court case People v. Clendenin has already proved troublesome to Colorado’s medical marijuana community — and those problems could soon start growing again. Last October, the Court of Appeals upheld the drug conviction of Longmont resident Stacy Clendenin even though she argued she was a medical marijuana caregiver. Rob…
Yesterday, Ted Haggard held a news conference in Colorado Springs to announce that he’s founding a new church while being trailed by a production crew, just in case anyone might like to air a documentary or reality show about it. Of course, much must be done to get the church,…
News that Superior resident Stephanie Rochester, 34, has been arrested on suspicion that she killed her six-month-old son, Rylan, is shocking in and of itself. She’s reportedly on suicide watch at Boulder County Jail. But the jolt is amplified by Internet trails that portray Stephanie, Rylan and husband Lloyd as…
Dogs like to dig, and gardeners like to dig. But East High boosters aren’t digging a proposal that would put a dog park alongside an urban garden at the site of the former Church in the City, less than a block away from the historic school. Earlier this year, the…
“Not Fade Away,” J. David McSwane, May 20 Pot and Pans Hey, McSwine: What if hemp is where the Word, the Light and the Earth meet in a sacrament? Historically and capability-wise, this is an obvious truth. As this is so, are you not a wisecracking idiot with a penchant…
Dawn breaks quick and hard in Arizona’s Superstition Mountains. Just after 6 a.m., the parking lot below the rugged road leading to the Tortilla Trailhead starts to fill up with trucks. Swaths of Mexican gold poppies are dotted with the purple blooms of hedgehog cacti on this spring Saturday, a…
On April 27, Janet Napolitano pronounced that the border separating the United States from the Republic of Mexico is more secure than ever. “I say this again as someone who has walked that border,” the former Arizona governor told a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the oversight of the…
Westword feature subject Timber Dick left behind a magnificent legacy when he died in an April 2008 car accident — eleven remarkable children. But the latest accomplishment by Charity Sunshine, Timber’s daughter, is impressive even by Dick family standards. A renowned opera singer, she recently performed for the first time…
Onetime Denverite Gary Coleman was only 42 when he died last Friday — and now, People magazine is reporting that his wife, Shannon Price, didn’t exactly go the extra mile in trying to assist him after a fall that preceded his death. In a 9-1-1 recording, she can be heard…
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar is still getting roundly pummeled in the press over the Obama administration’s response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster. But there’s increasing evidence that the administration is trying to shift the faltering Coloradoan out of the spotlight and find other, less compromised figures…
The vast majority of people asking for change at intersections want, well, change. That wasn’t the case last month at East Mississippi and Peoria Street in Aurora, where two men approached a woman’s car requesting some coin — and then sexually assaulted her. Look here to see a composite sketch…
These three Denver blog posts are for you. Aussie Broncos fan boydy2669, believes the changes Josh McDaniels is making offensively means Tim Tebow will start, leaving Kyle Orton to come off the bench only if disaster strikes. But what could go wrong? Could a cell phone linked to the Darrent…
What kind of birthday cake would you get if you were Nuggets superstar Carmelo Anthony? A badass one. Obviously. Today, Melo’s fiance, LaLa Vazquez, posted photos of his 26th birthday bash (his birthday is May 29) on her website, IamLaLa.com. If the cake is any indication, the party, which was…
More than a decade after the attack on Columbine, the high school’s name remains a buzz word — and an infinitely flexible one. Example: Public Broadcast Service talk-show host Tavis Smiley used the massacre as an example of violence done by Christians — a position that’s earned him criticism from…
Grand Junction isn’t the likeliest spawning ground for progressive organizations. But the Western Slope community is the place to find a growing number of activists like Jacob Richards, who acts on behalf of the homeless in the area, even if it means getting on the wrong side of the Grand…
Is there any better way to allude to the tremendous muscle of this turquoise Monte Carlo than with a custom back-panel paint job of smoke coming off of the tires? Yes, there is — by including the images of the three cereal-selling elves amongst the whispy air-brushed plumes. This street…
Update, 11:25 a.m.: Ted Haggard has made his announcement. It involves a launch party for his new church and a possible documentary. Details below the original item, published at 8:36 a.m. Today at 10:30 a.m., embattled Colorado Springs evangelist Ted Haggard will make what’s said to be a big announcement…
Last month, Greenway University CEO and founder Gus Escamilla was frustrated. He was ready to build the “premier worldwide medical marijuana training facility,” but he couldn’t find a landlord willing to work with him. But those problems are over. According to Escamilla, Greenway’s finally got a home — and it’s…
Yesterday, page one of your Denver Post featured a story about moon rocks given to Colorado Governor John Vanderhoof — items reportedly worth $5 million on the black market — that appeared to be missing. “Appeared” being the operative word, because it took Channel 7 a grand total of one…
The local FBI branch, not to mention the nickname-bestowing Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force, is on a roll lately. First, the feds capture the alleged Super Freak Bandit, Lester Eugene Fowler. And now, Debra Flamio, 54, has been accused of being the Bad Hatter Bandit, who’s suspected of wearing…
