Irony Abounds at Naturalization Ceremony for New U.S. Citizens
There was more than one moment of irony during a naturalization ceremony held for new U.S. citizens as national debates rage around immigration and refugees.
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Scientist Tokes Up on Her Wedding Day
“I use it to help concentrate my mind before doing complex math and thinking deeper about my data.”
Your Guide to Fake Women’s Clinics in Colorado
According to a document provided by NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado that’s accessible here, there are more than seventy such fake clinics in Colorado, including 29 operated by NIFLA in more than a dozen cities, including Denver.
Who We Think Will Win the Colorado Primaries
From the gubernatorial race to congressional candidates to attorney general, there’s a lot of drama heading into next Tuesday’s Colorado primaries. Here’s how it may play out.
McDonald’s Protest in Lakewood Over Treatment of Pre-McNuggets Chickens
On Saturday, June 23, a McDonald’s in Lakewood will be ground zero for Denver-area protesters taking part in a nationwide demonstration against the giant chain over alleged mistreatment of chickens that are subsequently turned into McNuggets.
L’Eagle’s Amy Andrle on Clean Cannabis, Sustainable Practices
“Every day at L’Eagle, we fight against the commoditization of cannabis and cannabis products; Monsanto and McDonald’s did it to food, Phillip Morris and RJ Reynolds to big tobacco, and Big Pharma to medicine.”
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Victor Mitchell Leads Walker Stapleton in New Poll Campaign Sees as Trend
A new poll shows entrepreneur Victor Mitchell leading Colorado Treasurer and longtime frontrunner Walker Stapleton in the race for the Colorado Republican gubernatorial nomination during the days before the June 26 primary.
Seven Ways Canada’s Legal Weed Will Be Different From Colorado’s
No pot-infused poutine for at least the first year? GTFO.
Ask a Stoner: What’s the Most Affordable Route for an MMJ Patient?
If you moved here specifically for medical cannabis, the MMJ card is worth it.
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The Coloradan Holds Its Affordable-Housing Lottery
Ten percent of the project’s 234 units were set aside for affordable housing.
Broncos Stadium Still Doesn’t Have a Name Because Team’s Been So Sh*tty
Here’s what no one wants to admit about the continuing clusterfuck over the naming of the Denver Broncos’ stadium: The deal would have been done by now if the squad was still a perennial Super Bowl contender with Peyton Manning at quarterback. But it’s not. The Broncos sucked two years ago and sucked harder last year, and plenty of experts (and doubters) expect the suckage to continue for the foreseeable future. And what company wants its brand to be Suck?
Lack of Foreclosures Driving Denver Home Prices Higher
Real estate values in Denver continue to climb higher and higher, thus far defying predictions from earlier this year that metro area home prices might finally be on the verge of falling. One big reason appears to be comparatively few foreclosures in Denver, other major Colorado cities and the state as a whole.
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Colorado Offering MMJ Research Grants for Autism, Opioid Prevention, More
Priority conditions include autism, reducing long-term opioid use for chronic pain, chronic non-nerve pain, dementia and ovarian cancer.
Why Anti-Pot Zealots Will Be Unhappy Colorado Teen Use Hasn’t Spiked
The big news about teens and marijuana in Colorado is that there isn’t big news. Just-issued federal government statistics show that the rate of cannabis use among high school students in the state is slightly less than the national average and below the percentage who smoked pot before Colorado voters approved legal consumption for adults more than five years ago.
Mother Separated From Child at the Border Lands in Aurora Detention Center
Casa de Paz, a local nonprofit, hosts a woman who was released from immigration detention in Colorado and revealed a horrifying story of being separated from her daughter under Trump’s zero tolerance policy.
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WeWork Initiative Reveals Refugees’ Potential to Contribute to the Economy
A coworking company has pledged to hire 1500 refugees, a testament to the potential they have to contribute to the economy if they’re given the chance for higher employment.
Environmental Group Alleges Election Interference Over Oil and Gas Setback Petition
Anti-fracking organizers are alleging that paid protesters are intimidating voters and harassing signature gatherers on a controversial ballot petition that, if passed, could spell doom for the oil and gas industry in Colorado.
Colorado Is Leading the Country in Suicide Prevention Work
While suicide rates are going up, there’s also a lot of hope and inspiring work being done here in Colorado around suicide prevention. Recently the state has been spearheading some of the most innovative work in the nation.
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How Colorado’s Leaders Are Reacting to the Crisis at the Border
Outrage at the Trump administration’s policy of separating immigrant families at the border has reached a boiling point. While the policy has been widely condemned, the administration doesn’t appear to be stopping it — but Colorado activists, politicians and immigrant rights groups have some ideas for how it could end.
Budding Friendship: Doctor Credits Dispensary Owner for Cannabis Education
“They don’t teach this stuff in medical school.”
More Evidence Vampire Hedge Fund Won’t Sell Denver Post, Other CO Papers
Like its sister paper, the Denver Post, the Boulder Daily Camera has suffered layoffs and downsizing aplenty of late. But in the coming months, the Camera will be hiring, sort of. Unfortunately, though, the positions at Prairie Mountain Publishing, its parent company, will come at the expense of the Boston Herald, ten to fifteen of whose employees were given their walking papers last week.
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Denver Police Haven’t Made an Arrest in Thirteen 2018 Homicides
No one has been arrested in more than 40 percent of the 32 Denver homicides from January 1 to June 1, including seven of nine in January alone.