Buttoned Up: George H.W. Bush and… Bob Dole?

The dream team that wasn’t. Editor’s note: To get you in the mood for ballot-casting, The Latest Word is kicking off each weekday between now and the November 4 election with Buttoned Up, a look at political buttons from my family’s extensive collection… At first glance, this button featuring George…

Buttoned Up: Stop climbing mountains, Bob Kennedy

WTF? Editor’s note: To get you in the mood for ballot-casting, The Latest Word is kicking off each weekday between now and the November 4 election with Buttoned Up, a look at political buttons from my family’s extensive collection… Here’s another mystery button, this one related to Robert F. Kennedy…

Buttoned Up: Dukakis and Bentsen, stylish losers

Ooh, pretty. Editor’s note: To get you in the mood for ballot-casting, The Latest Word is kicking off each weekday between now and the November 4 election with Buttoned Up, a look at political buttons from my family’s extensive collection… The buttons pressed to promote the 1988 presidential team of…

Buttoned Up: Gore and Lieberman — on the same side!

This button is only eight years old. Really. Editor’s note: To get you in the mood for ballot-casting, The Latest Word is kicking off each weekday between now and the November 4 election with Buttoned Up, a look at political buttons from my family’s extensive collection… Remember back when Al…

Buttoned Up: The Willkies are coming

You can unpack now, Eleanor. Editor’s note: To get you in the mood for ballot-casting, The Latest Word is kicking off each weekday between now and the November 4 election with Buttoned Up, a look at political buttons from my family’s extensive collection… Lawyer and utility executive Wendell Wilkie didn’t…

No Rockie road for the Rays

Wouldn’t you have liked to have one of these in 2007? What were you doing one year ago today? I certainly remember what I was up to — frantically trying to buy tickets online to see the Boston Red Sox play the unlikely and amazing Colorado Rockies in their first-ever…

Buttoned Up: Now more than ever

Tricks aren’t only for kids… Editor’s note: To get you in the mood for ballot-casting, The Latest Word is kicking off each weekday between now and the November 4 election with Buttoned Up, a look at political buttons from my family’s extensive collection… I suspect there were quite a few…

Buttoned Up: McGovern for Queens

Write your own punchline. Editor’s note: To get you in the mood for ballot-casting, The Latest Word is kicking off each weekday between now and the November 4 election with Buttoned Up, a look at political buttons from my family’s extensive collection… Frankly, I have no idea to what this…

Buttoned Up: Vote no on woman suffrage

Offensive — and grammatically suspect, too. Editor’s note: To get you in the mood for ballot-casting, The Latest Word is kicking off each weekday between now and the November 4 election with Buttoned Up, a look at political buttons from my family’s extensive collection… I’m guessing this particular slogan, which…

Buttoned Up: Don’t cry, Pat Schroeder!

Couldn’t she have at least looked at the camera? Editor’s note: To get you in the mood for ballot-casting, The Latest Word is kicking off each weekday between now and the November 4 election with Buttoned Up, a look at a political button from my family’s extensive collection… Denver’s own…

Buttoned Up: Women Want Dick?

That’s good to know… Editor’s note: Today marks the three-week point until this year’s election, and to get you in the mood for ballot-casting, The Latest Word will kick off each weekday between now and then with Buttoned Up, a look at political buttons from my family’s extensive collection. The…

Eddie Royal is on the numbers

My new jersey. Okay, so I’ve whined. And I’ve moaned. And I’ve generally grumbled about how few Denver Broncos stars there are and how, because of that, I wouldn’t know which jersey to buy this football season if I were to buy one at all. And now it’s time for…

From Jay Cutler to Eddie Royal, a jersey pass

Oh Henry? Here were the choices for Denver Broncos fans who wanted to buy a jersey at a fifth-level souvenir shop at Invesco Field at Mile High last Saturday during a pre-season game against the Dallas Cowboys: Jay Cutler; Rod Smith; Javon Walker; John Lynch. And here’s the problem. Three…

John Lynch and Denver Broncos Jersey Sales

The Broncos are expected to release Pro Bowl safety John Lynch this week (he’s expected to make an announcement later today, July 31), and that worries me, not because I think it’s a bad move (Lynch, though a leader, was overrated when he got here four years ago and is…

Permanent (Matt) Holliday

Before Justin Morneau beat Josh Hamilton in the Home Run Derby at Yankee Stadium Monday night — the commencement of two days of All-Star festivities — your Colorado Rockies finished were swept by the New York Mets in front of a national audience on ESPN to complete the first half…

Bobble Yourself Like Matt Holliday and Tulo

Unless you are Matt Holliday or Troy Tulowitzki, it’s unlikely that you will have a bobblehead night set aside just for you (and if you are Holliday or Tulo, would you mind autographing one of the bobbleheads from my collection?). But thanks to XM Radio, you can see what your…

Worst. Colorado. Sports. Week. Ever.

We signed up for this. As sports fans, we know our passion is a losing proposition, that our beloved will betray us, that caring deeply about things beyond any measure of control will inevitably lead to feelings of profound disappointment and impotence. We know this and still we care, we…

How Much of the Nuggets’ Playoff Flop is Melo’s Fault?

On April 29, the day after the Denver Nuggets were sent packing from the NBA playoffs by the Los Angeles Lakers, Channel 4 morning anchor Brooke Wagner expressed satisfaction that the previous night’s game had been exciting and close. And indeed, the fact that the contest hadn’t turned into another…

Who’s Scary Now?

Yet again the little-dog yapping of the Minnesota Mild has gone for naught. As we discussed yesterday, the would-be Hanson Brothers of the Great White North — Derek Boogaard, Chris Simon and Todd Fedoruk — were itching for a fight last night. Instead, the Bruised Brothers got a big, bad…

“The Iron League, Huh? Lotta Fights?”

What is it with these people from Minnesota, where the once-proud Minnesota North Stars have been replaced by the dainty Minnesota Mild? Our sister paper in Minneapolis (and we do mean sister), City Pages, posts this story suggesting that the Avs are “pussies” because the great goon squad of Derek…