Reader: How Will Cannabist Bots React to Smoking Weed?
The Denver Post has cut the staff of The Cannabist.
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Op Ed: An Open Letter to Mayor Hancock
An open letter about gentrification to Mayor Michael Hancock from a third-generation former Park Hill resident.
Reader: Teachers Do Awesome Things and I Hope Money Becomes Available
Last week, Colorado educators joined thousands of teachers across the country in protests calling for better pay and more funding for education as a whole. Dressed in red in solidarity with teachers in Arizona, thousands of teachers from Colorado descended upon the Capitol on Thursday and Friday calling for change.
Park Hill Golf Course Operator Sues Landowner Clayton Early Learning
Arcis Golf has sued Clayton, a school that serves low-income students in northeast Denver, “claiming that the potential transaction with the city in September 2017 triggered their right of refusal to purchase the Park Hill Golf Course land.”
Staff at Denver Post‘s Pot-Centric Cannabist to Be Replaced by Bots
The Cannabist, the Denver Post’s marijuana site, is the latest victim of downsizing at the the newspaper. According a tweet by Jake Browne, who reviewed marijuana for the section and hosted its signature video program, The Cannabist Show, the Post “has cut all editorial staff and will replace them with bots.”
Rocky Flats Off Limits for Denver Public Schools Field Trips
This weekend is the fortieth anniversary of the Rocky Flats Truth Force, and the truth keeps spilling out.
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Judge Orders State to Delay Primary Ballot Certification Over Levin’s Signature Debacle
Brad Levin thought he had the ballot petition in the bag. He collected 16,000 signatures, far more than the 10,500 signature requirement to get on the statewide ballot. He was wrong. The state threw out 7,000 of his signatures. Some were thrown out over technicalities. Others were thrown out because the signatures were of unaffiliated voters, who are not legally locked out of the candidate petition process. Now, the Democratic candidate for attorney general is suing to get his signatures back.
Cleveland Idiots Give Broncos Bradley Chubb, Best 1st-Round Pick Since Von
It’s tempting to call the Denver Broncos’ pickup of North Carolina State defensive lineman Bradley Chubb with the number-five pick in the 2018 NFL Draft as an example of dumb luck, and in a way, it was. But it’s more appropriate to say Chubb wound up in orange and blue thanks to the actions of idiots. And those idiots are the people who run the Cleveland Browns.
Dave Krieger Details His Daily Camera Firing for Hedge Fund Attack
Last week, Boulder Daily Camera editorial page editor Dave Krieger was fired after self-publishing an attack on Alden Global Capital, his paper’s Machiavellian hedge fund owner, that his publisher spiked. Now, he’s written an unvarnished account of his pink slipping even though he knows that pulling back the curtain on the episode could hurt his chances for a new gig in journalism.
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Colorado Teacher Protests: Jail Threats, Strike Prospects, Possible Solutions
Day two of teacher protests at the Colorado State Capitol, following a boisterous turnout in the same location yesterday, is expected to attract educators from across the metro area and the state. The atmosphere is tense, given the introduction of a bill that threatens to jail teachers who strike and a call for doctors willing to write notes for protesting instructors who may otherwise have their pay docked for attending rallies even if schools are closed in their district. But Amie Baca-Oehlert, vice president of the Colorado Education Association, prefers to keep the focus on the reasons teachers are demonstrating.
Pro-Kratom Scientist Blasts Denver Ban, Federal Policies as Recipe for Death
A group of scientists who believe the controversial herbal pain reliever kratom is being unfairly vilified in the wake of salmonella-related health warnings came together this week to blast the Food and Drug Administration’s policies toward the substance and criticize Denver’s prohibition of its sale for human consumption, with one expert suggesting that such approaches will inevitably lead to tragedy.
Trail Blazer Mykia Stephens Came to Colorado for 4/20
“I have made so many wonderful, new friends. And to think it all started with the rotation of a blunt.”
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Walker Stapleton’s Concerned About Out-of-State Vacation Homeowners’ Property Taxes
In a recording obtained by Westword, Walker Stapleton told a crowd earlier this month that he pitches out-of-state donors by telling them that property taxes on their vacation homes in Colorado would double or triple under a Democratic governor.
General Assembly Considers Bill Limiting State, County Cooperation With ICE
Two Democratic lawmakers in the Colorado House have introduced a bill that would severely limit non-mandatory cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
These Denver Streets Pump the Veins of the City’s Pot Industry
Need a Dispensary? Head to Broadway, Colfax or Federal.
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Focus of Protests Forty Years Ago, Rocky Flats Set to Reopen as Wildlife Refuge
Protests, like plutonium, lasts forever.
Dave Krieger Fired by Daily Camera After Self-Publishing Hedge Fund Attack
Dave Krieger, a former staffer with the Rocky Mountain News, Denver Post and KOA radio, has been fired from his latest position as editorial page editor of the Boulder Daily Camera after self-publishing an attack on Alden Global Capital, the so-called “vulture” hedge fund that also owns the Post, when his own paper wouldn’t publish it.
Broncos’ Worst First-Round Draft Picks, Including One Picked by John Elway
The Denver Broncos have made plenty of disappointing first-round draft choices over their history, as we documented in a 2016 list of their ten worst. But just two years later, we have to update the roster to accommodate a bust who’s put arguably the largest stain on John Elway’s legacy as an executive to date.
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Ask a Stoner: Can I Take Seeds and Hash Equipment Out of the Country?
A reader wants to know if he should buy marijuana seeds and hash-making equipment when he visits Denver, and how to get back to his home in Brazil.
Doctors Wanted to Write Notes for Teachers Who’ll Lose Pay for Protesting
A post on the popular Nextdoor site suggests that some educators planning to take part in teacher walkout day protests scheduled for Friday, April 27, may have their pay docked for doing so without a doctor’s note and requests that medical professionals who sympathize with their plight volunteer to write one up for anyone in this situation.
Jeff Sessions Reverses Course, Will Allow Legal Training for Detained Immigrants
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the Department of Justice has changed its mind about suspending legal orientation trainings at immigration detention centers.
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Is Riggs Putting the Fox in Charge of the Henhouse With New Discipline Task Force?
More than a month has passed since the Office of the Independent Monitor revealed flaws in the investigative and disciplinary process in the sheriff’s office in response to the death of Michael Marshall, who choked to death on his own vomit while in policy custody more than two years ago while being held on a $100 bond. Now, the freshly appointed executive director of the Department of Safety is recommending changes to the sheriff’s department and a new task force to look into discipline. But does he have the right people in place?