NFL Nation is divided on whether the Denver Broncos were wise or wack to draft Florida quarterback Tim Tebow in the first round of last night’s draft. Example: ESPN’s draft coverage juxtaposed an instant poll showing that 41 percent of respondents gave the Tebow choice an “F” with Super Bowl-winning…
The infamous clan of gay-hating, anti-Semitic demonstrators of the Westboro Baptist Church kept its promise to harass schools in Boulder Thursday — an almost rare follow through for the group that appears to have found their obnoxious presence garners about as much attention as not showing up at all. But…
They’re only baby steps, but hopefully these ten small tokens of our appreciation for Mother Earth will add up to one slightly larger and biodegradable token. 10. Planting a tree and then neglecting it until it dies. 9. Recycling ideas at work. 8. Being one-upped by whatever stupid Boulder has…
Over the past several years, northwest Denver has been the site of heated clashes over new development, struggling schools and other hot-button issues — and the political pot got stirred into a frenzy when Denver City Council District representative Rick Garcia split for a gig with the U.S. Department of…
Lawyers for Willie Clark, who was convicted last month of killing Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams in 2007, are asking for a new trial. Among other violations, they say jurors discussed whether Clark was guilty before the trial was over. Juror #34, a nineteen-year-old self-employed male, told defense investigator Greta Lindecrantz…
A prominent wildlife conservation group is suing Secretary of the Interior (and former Colorado Senator) Ken Salazar for reportedly failing to protect a prairie song bird that many say is nearing extinction. In the recently filed federal lawsuit (click here to read it), WildEarth Guardians says Salazar has not fulfilled…
Last week in Commerce City, cops investigating a home invasion found a marijuana grow and prepackaged weed ready for sale at dispensaries, along with cocaine and heroin. “There’s an increase in drug dealers trying to legitimize their trade by selling to dispensaries, and they’re hiding behind that,” North Metro Drug…
As we told you earlier today, Qwest is being acquired by CenturyTel in a $10.6 billion stock swap. We don’t know the repercussions yet, and won’t for a while. But they’ll undoubtedly be significant in light of the fact that the combined company’s headquarters will be located at CenturyTel’s home…
Here are three blogs about Denver you may enjoy reading. Mile High Report’s BroncoTiLLIDie links to an ESPN piece noting that today is Josh McDaniels’ birthday — and the team’s been contacted by the Giants, Packers and Eagles about possibly trading its number one pick. Is this the present he’s…
Our latest “Mile Highs and Lows” dispensary review has just entered cyberspace: William Breathes critiques The Giving Tree, whose products are consistently moist — maybe a bit too much so. And there’s a lot more information where that came from. The Westword crew has spent the week updating our dispensary…
As Colorado’s medical-marijuana industry grows, marijuana dispensaries of all types and sizes are proliferating around the state. Some resemble swanky bars or sterile dentist offices; others feel like a dope dealer’s college dorm room. To help keep them all straight, Westword is offering a no-holds-barred look at what goes on…
News that the old Pig ‘N Whistle restaurant on West Colfax burned down this morning couldn’t help leaving Eddie “Punch” Bohn with mixed emotions. After all, Punch’s dad, Eddie Bohn, was the man who turned the site into a Denver landmark for the lion’s share of the Twentieth Century. “I…
Teens using their skateboards to savagely beat an Arvada Dad at the Denver Skatepark may signal the start of a long, hot summer of violence… There is great concern that the tensions already simmering between recreational groups could escalate into a melee of the Wash Park M.O.M.S. using strollers –…
Channel 31’s story about Travis Masse, a former Broomfield High School teacher and wrestling coach, may be a bit ahead of itself. The text version of the piece, which can be watched below, says that Masse “is under investigation after being accused of sending inappropriate text messages to underage female…
Amid all the peculiar anniversaries this week, ranging from the Oklahoma City bombing and Columbine to the annual obliteration of the 4/20 rituals, it’s easy to forget that this is also the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. A soggy gathering of the faithful will converge at Civic Center Park today…
As noted in a just-published blog, the Cannabis Therapy Institute has called on Boulder DA Stan Garnett to forgo prosecuting anyone ticketed for smoking weed at CU’s annual orgasm of cannabis consumption. If Garnett decides to go ahead anyway, despite the prospect of alienating pro-weed voters otherwise likely to support…
Boulder District Attorney Stan Garnett recently announced his intention to challenge John Suthers for the Colorado Attorney General gig — and his comparatively progressive views on marijuana presumably meant he could count on support from pro-weed voters. Maybe not. Yesterday, Laura Kriho of the Cannabis Therapy Institute, a strong supporter…
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a federal lawsuit against the Jefferson County Sheriff, accusing him of illegally detaining a man for 47 days for the suspicion that he was an illegal immigrant. Sheriff Ted Mink, the group says, kept Luis Quezada in Jefferson County jail in the summer…
Qwest, the Denver-based company founded in 1966 by Phil Anschutz, is being acquired by CenturyTel in a deal that involves the swap of $10.6 billion in stock. The impact of this mega-merger on Denver’s economy will be the subject of much debate in the coming days. As for Anschutz, he’s…
Matt Stone and Trey Parker, the warped Colorado-bred minds behind South Park, are the target of threats from a Muslim group for showing the prophet Mohammad in a bear suit in a recent episode. Maybe that’s why the latest full show available for viewing on South Park’s Comedy Central site…
“Down on the Farm,” Kristen Hinman, April 15 The Humane Event The very thought about how most of our farm animals are treated angers me! As if there is anything wrong with real, free-range grown on organic land, water and feed. Who’s the real villain here? Ignorant sellout farmers and animal-rights activists afraid…
Fred Phelps may think God hates fags, but the Phelps-a-Thon has found a way to turn the activities of the hated Westboro Baptist Church into a lovely cause. Created in 2009 by Boston-area college student Chris Mason, the Phelps-a-Thon asks people to donate small amounts of money for every minute…
