It was barely ten minutes into the mediation session before the first cooperative agreement was reached: I was to be kicked out of the meeting. The consensus was that participants would not feel comfortable with media in the room — and by media, they meant me, the guy in the…
“Another Round,” Letters, July 12 Laying It on the Line James Ayling, you rock! Thank you for writing your letter and putting into print exactly my thoughts — both on those other letter writers and on Steve “Douchebag” Horner. Steve Horner is lower than moronic; he’s useless. He’s also a…
Fort Collins Weekly publisher Joel Dyer knew that a recently announced partnership with the daily Greeley Tribune would necessitate some major changes, beginning with his paper’s name. Because the Weekly will be published twice a week as of early August, the old moniker no longer fit. He eventually settled on…
My mother was the Grand Inquisitor of hospital bills. She would question the inflated price of every pill dispensed, every package of unused gauze. She had excellent health insurance and rarely had to pay out of her own pocket for such things, but she understood how the padding built into…
There have been plenty of ugly developments in the newspaper industry of late: buyouts, layoffs, Rupert Murdoch’s likely purchase of the Wall Street Journal, and so on. But few have been as flat-out tragic as word that the Weekly World News, a tabloid that made news by making up the…
The departure of Rocky Mountain News editorial employees who took the tabloid’s most recent buyout offer hasn’t stopped the march of workers toward the exit. Scribes are splitting on a regular basis, with the two most recent being Darrell Proctor, who’s held assorted editing and Web-oriented positions during more than…
The Brown Palace comes close to what I’ve occasionally imagined heaven might look like: big and wide open, with a huge stained-glass skylight capping some distant ceiling, a well-connected concierge standing by, several restaurants to choose from and a nearby bar that not only stocks a fine collection of bottled…
Denver PR firm GroundFloor Media was chosen by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s Office of Emergency Preparedness to develop and maintain a statewide media campaign geared towards educating residents of the C to the mother fucking O about influenza and disasters and all kinds of scary illmatic…
Alabama Click here for larger image. Total number of Delegates: 60 Pledged: 52 Unpledged: 8 How to Recognize an Alabama Delegate: Alabamians are masters at mixing and matching fashion styles, and are often noted for the vast number of separates that they wear in surprising combination. Their style is fostered…
“Fair and equal treatment is the bedrock principal of this country,” Darold Killmer told an ever-filling federal courtroom downtown yesterday afternoon. “All of us have the right to not be falsely branded as a terrorist, criminal or thief.” Who exactly violated that right for Qusair Mohamedbhai, Killmer’s client, and the…
The June 14 edition of the Message focused upon Frances Koncilja, a local attorney and public-radio booster who resigned from her position on the board of Colorado Public Radio due to her concern over several controversial initiatives being pushed by supporters of CPR head Max Wycisk. Proposals included a major…
Colorado Confidential, the muckraking website that’s in the midst of celebrating its first anniversary (see this More Messages blog for details), is clearly looking to grow. Moreover, it’s doing so by hooking up with journalists recently cast off by an organization that’s contracting: the Denver Post. Press releases reveal that…
Closed captioning may be a boon for people with hearing issues, as well as for folks who are trying to watch TV in noisy kitchens, workshops and so on — but the process by which the spoken word is translated into text is far from an exact science. As evidence,…
Why Wal-Mart Rules the Earth: Retail price of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: $34.99. Price at independent bookstore giant Tattered Cover: $29.99. Price at Borders outlet store in Castle Rock: $20.99 Price at online giant Amazon.com: $17.99 (plus shipping). Price at Wal-Mart in Castle Rock (as of Sunday): $17.77…
Two good Sunday Denver Posts in a row? Such a streak shouldn’t be unusual. In all likelihood, the broadsheet has more editorial resources than any other news operation in the state of Colorado. Yet Sunday after Sunday, page one of its main edition feels adequate at best, featuring decent stories…
Editor’s note: As Global Warning aficionados know, Tony Perez-Giese has been sending dispatches about his adventures from far-flung locales across the planet. This process isn’t quite as difficult as during the days of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson’s mojo wire, but it’s far from foolproof — which explains why we’re only…
July 5th, 2007 PBC, I was on my way to Madagascar after Zambia to collect some Lemurs for Mr. Banyan (he promised big bucks if I could get a pair of them back to him in Houston), but South Africa got pummeled by what looked to me like a typhoon,…
Lusaka, Zambia Chief, I made it into the chicken shack of an airport last night after a twenty-hour travel day. City very dark, just gaggles of young men squatting on the corners, too hard to make anything of the place in the gloom and smell of burning tires. Too shaken…
Part II — The Daily Drill The main camp is set along the river on the edge of the Kafue National Park, with the Outfitters owning a lease on approximately 1,250 square miles of hunting ground. The camp consists of a central dining area, four double tents on concrete foundations…
Denver, it seems, is the hot destination for drug-resistant tuberculosis patients. Andrew Speaker, the infected Atlanta lawyer who traveled to Europe for his honeymoon, landed in Cow Town for treatment in late May. Yesterday he was joined by Robert Daniels, a Russian native who was relocated from his Phoenix hospital…
The 7-Eleven at 3rd and Broadway has been an absolute madhouse ever since the store opened it’s doors as the Kwik-E-Mart earlier this month in anticipation of The Simpsons movie. Curious gawkers from around the mid-west have been making pilgrimages across the land, eager to snatch up boxes of Krusty-O’s,…
By the thousands, supporters of Glasgow, Scotland’s Celtic F.C. flocked from all over the world to Commerce City July 19 to watch their team take on the MLS All-Stars. The MLS side shut out Celtic two to one. Check out this slide show of Celtic F.C. supporters…
