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Denver Post Kills, Rebrands TV Experiment, Anchor Molly Hughes Out
Shortly after the Denver Post revealed plans to move its newsroom out of Denver to Adams County, the newspaper is ending and rebranding Denver Post TV, an ambitious effort to regularly create television-news style segments intended to compliment and enhance its reporting. The Post has also parted company with Molly Hughes, a former CBS4 anchor hired in 2014 as the public face of the project. But editor Lee Ann Colacioppo stresses that the move shouldn’t be interpreted as the Post abandoning the visual side of news.
Colorado Reps Introduce Federal Bill to Respect Pot Laws
Two Coloradans in the House of Representatives, Diana DeGette and Mike Coffman, introduced a bill today, May 18, that would protect states with legal marijuana from the Trump administration and the Republican-controlled Congress.
Historic Masonic Center, Largest Building in Highland, Gets a New Floor
The new maple floor in the ballroom of the Highlands Masonic Temple at 3550 Federal Boulevard is ready for dancing. The floor, replaced in February, is made from the same material used on the building when it was built ninety years ago. Designed by brothers Merrill and Burnham Hoyt in…
Colorado’s For-Profit Prisons a Bad Bet, Says Ex-Employee Turned Author
Working at a for-profit Colorado prison made an indelible impression on Sue Binder, who became convinced that management was more interested in keeping the place as full —and profitable — as possible than helping inmates prepare for release or treating staff fairly.
The Division of Indivisible Denver
Indivisible Denver, a collective formed to oppose the agenda of President Donald Trump and hold local officials accountable, has undergone a division of its own. Co-founder Eric Shumake, who recently told us about weekly protests against Senator Cory Gardner dubbed the Sunday Gardner, has split off from numerous ID members who are now part of a separate outfit.
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Cannabis Consumers Coalition Study Finds People Still Buy on Black Market
When Colorado legalized cannabis, people had a lot of questions. More than three years after recreational dispensaries first opened their doors in this state, researchers are starting to answer some of those questions. While many marijuana studies focus on the general public, most of the people surveyed for a just-released report by the Cannabis Consumers Coalition were regular users who consume cannabis at least once a day.
Why Colorado Tokers Love Red Headed Stranger
Named after country star Willie Nelson, the original stoney Red Headed Stranger, this sativa-dominant hybrid’s flower and concentrates are now at dozens of dispensaries. But is Red Headed Stranger worth all the space?
Seven Myths About Sex Offenders in Denver
The Denver Police Department has launched a series of videos intended to reveal myths about sex offenders in the Mile High City. Detective David Bourgeois, who stars in the clips, provided Westword with additional details about myths exposed in the first installment, on view below, and previews future episodes, revealing, for example, that not every registered sex offender can be found online.
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Latest DaVita Lawsuit Echoes Charges in John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight Takedown
A new lawsuit filed against DaVita, a kidney-dialysis giant that’s among the most prominent companies based in Denver, echo some of the allegations in a scorching exposé of the firm and the industry by HBO’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. The complaint, one of two collective actions being pressed on behalf of past and present DaVita employees, claims that clinics are severely understaffed and the assembly line pace of care that’s maintained in an effort to maximize profits exploits workers and endangers patients’ lives.
Do Social-Media Nightmares Really Mean the Airlines Are Out of Control?
Guest columnist Terry Maxon worked as an airlines reporter in Dallas for more than two decades, covering the major carriers headquartered in North Texas. Here, he offers his take on the airline’s recent run of negative attention — deserved and otherwise. If you’re like most people, you may be wondering…
DIA Employee and Former Refugee Speaks Out Against Trump’s Travel Ban
Jacob Ayol, a security supervisor at the Denver International Airport who came to America from Sudan in 2003, was working at the airport when Trump’s first travel ban took effect in January.
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The Bittersweet Survival Story of Denver Police Officer John Adsit
This week, Officer John Adsit is officially retiring from the Denver Police Department because of injuries he sustained after being hit by a car while working crowd control during a December 2014 protest about a grand jury decision in the death of Ferguson, Missouri resident Michael Brown. The damage Adsit sustained was so horrific that despite countless hours of rehab and more than two dozen surgeries, he was only able to return to the job for about a week or so over the approximately 29 months that followed.
Ask a Stoner: Will Edibles Help Me Fall Asleep?
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The Real Estate Tactic That Can Save or Screw Desperate Denver House Hunters
A home-bidding tactic known as the escalation clause is currently ubiquitous in Denver’s red hot housing market. But while the clause may give buyers a better chance to land the home of their dreams, a local broker says buyers can wind up financially over their heads if they don’t use it very carefully.
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Denver NORML Calls the 2017 Legislative Session a Win
As the Colorado Legislature ended its session last week, the Denver chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws celebrated a year of wins on the reform front. “We left our mark, but there’s so much work left for us to do,” said Jordan Person, executive director of Denver NORML at a chapter meeting.
Judge Blasts Orgy House Sex Assaulter Sean Crumpler for “Alternative Lifestyle”
Sean Crumpler, who pleaded guilty in March to multiple sex-trafficking counts related to underage boys living at what’s been characterized as an orgy house, has now been sentenced to fifty years in prison. In asking for this lengthy punishment, prosecutors rejected any suggestion that Crumpler was taking part in an acceptable alternative lifestyle, and so did the judge in the case, who branded his actions “despicable.”
Mark Ellis Case: Appeals Court Upholds Flawed Sex-Assault Conviction
In 2014 U.S. Senior District Judge Richard Matsch ordered the State of Colorado to retry Mark Ellis, convicted of sexual assault on his daughter, or release him within ninety days. Last week — almost thirty months after the judge’s order — a three-judge panel from the U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals overruled Matsch and denied Ellis any relief.
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Hungry for a Makeover, Wheat Ridge Tries a Road Diet
Efforts to calm traffic on West 38th Avenue, Wheat Ridge’s once and future Main Street, have drawn some positive reviews — and confusion, anguish and anger.
Denver Bachelor Ben Higgins Splits From Fiancée Lauren Bushnell
Denver’s Ben Higgins, who gave up on a potential run for the state legislature over pressure from the producer of a reality TV series intended to build on the popularity he’d gained during his season starring in ABC’s The Bachelor, has broken up with Lauren Bushnell, his fiancee and co-star on both shows, including Ben and Lauren: Happily Ever After?
Colorado Marijuana Sales Continue at Record Pace
Colorado’s marijuana industry reached $1.3 billion in sales in 2016, and it’s not showing any signs of slowing down. Earlier this month the Colorado Department of Revenue released the sales data for March, and it showed that for the tenth consecutive month, marijuana sales had surpassed $100 million. March’s total was a whopping $131.7 million, a new monthly record. And April’s numbers are bound to be good, too, because that sales period includes 4/20.
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How Ed Greene’s Slow Retirement from CBS4 Turned Ugly
Longtime CBS4 weather forecaster Ed Greene is transitioning into a part-time role at the station, where he’s worked since 1981, with Lauren Whitney poised to replace him on the outlet’s highest-profile newscasts. But a station source tells Westword that what was portrayed by the Denver Post as a brusque dumping was actually a deliberate process negotiated over the course of a year with the full cooperation of Greene, whose evident displeasure over the plan left management feeling blindsided.