When you’ve spent your time since the early days of the Reagan years in a cell smaller than some people’s closets, progress tends to get measured in small, small increments rather than sweeping events. But Thomas Silverstein, America’s most isolated federal prisoner, got some momentous news today. His lawsuit challenging…
How did Denver police go about charging Willie Clark with the 2007 murder of Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams? By using witnesses’ own criminal charges as a “vice grip” that convinced them to tell the cops what they knew about the killing, as explained in this week’s feature, “In the Hunt…
It seems like only yesterday that a silver balloon floating across Colorado caused a nation to stop — and celebrities to tweet — about Richard Heene and his young son Falcon, who reacted to the publicity his non-flight generated by vomiting on the Today show. And now? Richard, who pleaded…
You can always count on SAFER head Mason Tvert to defend the honor of marijuana. Note that he’s previously praised a study showing teen toking is on the rise but binge drinking is falling and advocated a boycott of Starbucks, allegedly because the coffee titan supports the anti-pot Colorado Drug…
Bet a trio of blogs about Denver would brighten your day… Bronco Talk’s Ian Henson interprets comments made about Brandon Marshall by Seahawks coach Pete Carroll as evidence that Seattle has been “speaking about a contract with Marshall.” Is the end of his orange era in sight? At Colorado Pols,…
Marijuana is a lot easier to steal once it’s been cultivated and packaged. So perhaps it’s an indication of how good the security systems are at Colorado Springs dispensaries that early this morning, three goons invaded a home in the city’s Sand Creek subdivision and stole an unknown number of…
Those of you still struggling with the trauma of having to dissect frogs during high school should thank the heavens above that you didn’t attend Alpine Elementary School in Longmont. Why? Because, according to Channel 4, fifth graders who took part in a demonstration about human circulation back in December…
Sarah Palin is a politician (or whatever she is these days) who loves to kick ass and take names. Names belonging to the likes of Betsy Markey (already targeted by the Gun Owners of America) and John Salazar, whose “yes” votes on the health-care package have got the SarahCuda ready…
At first glance, the sign above might look like it is identifying the Denver headquarters of the Ass Stance League. Who knew that our fair city had an association devoted to exploring the many different viewpoints on ass? However, after a nearly year-long investigation, the easily vandalized sign appears instead…
Yesterday in this space, Colorado Republican Party chieftain Dick Wadhams veered from ripping that “monstrosity” of a health-care bill to negatively critiquing Democratic candidates he sees as vulnerable. Among them: Denver mayor and gubernatorial hopeful John Hickenlooper — or, as Wadhams insists on referring to him as a way of…
Giving away a home in Vail has proven to be harder than Steve Michonski expected. Michonski is a board member for The Vail Academy, as well as director of the home raffle, which is intended to raise funds for the school. But while a press release touts the winners of…
Rather than embellishing this story, plucked from the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel police blotter, we’re just going to let it speak for itself. The item reads: “A man in the 500 block of 29 3/8 Road called Mesa County sheriff’s deputies on Sunday to report his roommate was trying to…
This week, legislators in Connecticut introduced a bill that would allow minors between ages thirteen and eighteen who are in a relationship and engage in sexting to be charged with a misdemeanor rather than a felony. This alteration would mean such teens wouldn’t wind up being placed on the state’s…
Tullio Andrew Ragusin has such big balls that they probably should have been charged as co-defendants in the criminal-impersonation and theft case that will bring him to court later today. “He has portrayed himself as not only being a licensed attorney here in Colorado but also an international attorney trained…
Right now, Republic Airways Holdings is deciding whether to rename recent acquisition Frontier Airlines — a decision that could be announced as soon as early April. If that move is made, it almost certainly means the end of Frontier’s animal mascots, who’ve enlivened the company’s commercials for years. But if…
Early this year, reports that the city had issued more than 390 sales tax licenses to medical marijuana dispensaries led many to proclaim Denver “Cannabis Capital USA.” But once city council passed new dispensary regulations on January 11 requiring all current dispensary owners to apply for a new dispensary license…
In response to numerous reports of “disruptive behavior” by Jefferson County Board of Education member Laura Boggs, a teacher’s union has commissioned a special edition e-mail newsletter, “Boggs Watch,” to document her “rogue” tactics regarding Jeffco teachers. Earlier this month, for instance, Boggs reportedly took over a teacher’s classroom during…
Most young parents will tell you that baby formula is so expensive it could be made out of gold. But for Tam Huynh and Thuy Nguyen, it was basically the equivalent of poker chips and narcotics. That’s the story told by the Jefferson County District Attorneys Office in the wake…
A skunk that got its head stuck in a peanut butter jar attracted plenty of press attention in Grand Junction over the weekend — and it appears that the skunk didn’t like it one bit. The Colorado Division of Wildlife employee was tasked with removing the jar without getting a…
Wouldn’t you like to know about some Denver blogs? You can. In noting the Dolphins’ lack of interest in Brandon Marshall, The Mile High Salute’s Mike writes, “The more time that passes, the less teams seem to be interested in Marshall. It is the ultimate risk/reward scenario and Brandon has…
Congratulations, CU. Bleacher Report’s Dan Scofield just named Boulder one of the ten best college-football cities in America to tailgate. Make that number ten. And, unfortunately, this achievement is tainted to some degree by the fact that CU made the list only because the University of Georgia didn’t, “thanks to…
Yesterday afternoon, Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced that he would be joining “nearly a dozen” fellow AGs across the country in suing to stop the just-signed health-care law from taking effect. Since then, the number of bandwagon-jumpers has grown to thirteen total, including one Democrat — Louisiana’s James D…
