At first glance, the idea of tapping into the badly stretched state budget for a few million to open one wing of a new supermax prison doesn’t seem all that loony. After all, the Colorado Department of Corrections spent more than $200 million to build the new state pen, known…
People write blogs about Denver every day. Here are three of them. Tim Lynch at Mile High Report thinks it might be worth it for the Broncos to spend a low-round draft pick to get dreamy but ineffective Cleveland QB Brady Quinn for backup purposes. Maybe if the draft was…
“I’m a true crime author and historian,” Hustler magazine contributor Fred Rosen writes on his website. “I’ve found that most murders are a dime a dozen; the really good ones are rare. And the ones that say something about us as a society are even rarer.” As it turns out,…
Shortly after most politicos take office, they begin marking their territory via photos, publications, web pages and lots of other aggrandizers. And Colorado Springs Senator Bill Cadman wants it to stop. Cadman is reportedly sick at the thought of the state chucking tons of brochures featuring Governor Bill Ritter, who’s…
#10 of the 22 Major Arcana: Andrew Romanoff, the Hermit…
A week of Denver blogging roundups begin like so… No deal yet for Brandon Marshall, and Kyle at Bronco Talk says Josh McDaniels and company won’t bargain with the Seahawks for his services: Either it’s the sixth pick in the draft or nothing. Wonder if anyone will blink. Joseph Boven…
Personhood USA, a national pro-life group, is gathering signatures in Colorado (again) to secure a spot on the ballot for a voter initiative to redefine the start of a person’s life as the first point of biological development. Weird, right? You have no idea. Most people think abortion rights established…
Rollin’ out more Denver blogs. As Bronco Talk’s Mr. East reports, ESPN’s Adam Schefter says Brandon Marshall will be in Seattle tomorrow to see if the Seahawks can “hammer out an offer sheet.” That could mean the Broncos would get the sixth overall pick in the draft — which would…
Last month, we chatted with Personhood USA spokesman Keith Mason, who was excited that his organization had collected enough signatures to put an initiative establishing person status from the beginning of a human being’s biological development before Colorado voters in November. Granted, a similar measure was trounced back in 2008…
In mid-February, Boulder’s Seth Brigham was arrested at a Boulder City Council meeting after trying to speak wearing only his boxers — a protest of a proposed public-nudity ordinance intended to cover up events such as the Naked Pumpkin Run and the Naked Bike Ride. Shortly thereafter, public opinion swung…
One of the more unusual aspects to the story about Bill Ritter’s bicycle accident yesterday is the fact that the four people with whom he was riding when he fell — a tumble that resulted in multiple rib fractures, for which he remains hospitalized at Denver Health — still haven’t…
Update, 12:30 p.m.: Bill Ritter spokesman Evan Dreyer responded to an interview request. His comments appear after the original item. So… I’m writing up a blog about a bill requiring children to wear helmets while riding bikes — and Representative Larry Liston’s amendment to make boys also wear crush resistant…
#9 of the 22 Major Arcana: Elbra Wedgeworth, the Strength…
Yesterday, state rep John Kefalas, a Fort Collins Democrat, talked up a bill requiring kids to wear helmets when riding bicycles, scooters, skateboards and the like. Sound sensible? Well, Colorado Springs Republican rep Larry Liston argued that it didn’t go far enough. He stood up for an amendment mandating that…
Last week’s summit on health care reform in Washington produced the expected speechifying and little consensus on what’s to be done. But there’s one point that Democrats and Republicans echoed each other about: Rescission sucks. The practice of taking away someone’s health insurance because of sometimes dubious “pre-existing conditions” or…
Denver blogs about Denver stuff. Mile High Report’s John Bena links to Bill Williamson’s discussion of the Brandon Marshall trade market. Williamson sees seven teams as potentially in the sweepstakes, including the Redkins. BM and Mike Shanahan: together again? Colorado Pols shares a Bob Moore piece revealing that the Northern…
As noted here a few weeks ago, Colorado’s U.S. Senate race is shaping up to be an epic mudwallow, with GOP hopeful Jane Norton painting incumbent Michael Bennet as the spend-crazy flunky of a soft-on-terror President and the Democrats firing back with videos that present Norton as a loony teabagger…
Hey! Look! Denver blogs! Over here! Inside the Rockies’ Tracy Ringolsby reports that Fox Sports’ Dayn Perry has named Troy Tulowitzki one of eight preseason favorites to win the National League MVP award. Tulo! Tulo! Rocky Mountain Right shares an anti-Jane Norton video from a group called the Declaration Alliance…
Eight Republican candidates are currently competing to be the party nominee for Michael Bennet’s U.S.Senate Seat. Pictured above from left to right: Ken Buck promises to take America back from the liberals and their allies, and return it to cobblers and truck farmers. Tom Wiens promises to take America back…
Plenty o’ Republicans decried the removal of tax exemptions on soda, candy and several other products that Governor Bill Ritter signed into law yesterday. Gubernatorial hopeful Scott McInnis released a statement declaring, “This is a sad day for jobs, economic recovery and Colorado families.” When it comes to soda, at…
Fans of the venerable Garry Trudeau strip “Doonesbury” who get their daily dose online know that each offering is accompanied by a feature called “Say What?” — a comically embarrassing quote from a public figure. Trudeau is best known for whacking the vernacular of conservatives like George W. Bush, whose…
Denver blog-trolling made easy. Nate Timmons at Denver Stiffs reports that even though Nuggets super-rookie Ty Lawson injured his thumb yesterday, that hasn’t stopped him from tweeting. Thank goodness for that. Former Rocky Mountain News media critic Jason Salzman, writing at BigMedia.org, thinks that the Denver Post is giving Republican…
