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How to Poop Outdoors in a Way That Won’t Harm the Environment and Other Hikers

By Shari Edelson and B. Derrick TaffAugust 30, 2025

Hitting the trails? Time to come clean.

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Reader: Will Trade Epstein Files for Tina Peters

By Westword ReadersAugust 24, 2025

Donald Trump says that the imprisoned former Mesa County clerk is “a brave and innocent Patriot who has been tortured by Crooked Colorado politicians.

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Reader: Sad to See Wu’s Garden Go, It’s Our Favorite Chinese Restaurant in the Area

By Westword ReadersAugust 24, 2025

At the close of business on August 24, Jin Yoong Wu will close the Littleton restaurant…and it’s not his choice.

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A $950 Million City Bond Deserves Full Transparency

By Erik ClarkeAugust 24, 2025

“Denver residents want to support good projects that improve our daily life and solve real problems. Taxpayers also want to know that their money is being managed responsibly.”

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New Denver Broncos Stadium Must Stay in the Mile High City

By Wellington WebbAugust 23, 2025

A move to the suburbs is a personal foul.

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Vail Settles With Artist Danielle SeeWalker Over Free-Speech Case

By Patricia CalhounAugust 22, 2025

“I was unfairly censored and characterized as anti-Semitic, and that could not be further from the truth.”

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Dominion Voting Systems Gets $67 Million Settlement from Newsmax

By Patricia CalhounAugust 19, 2025

Now President Donald Trump wants to ban mail-in ballots,

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Reader: This Is a Bodega? Nice Free Commercial, Westword

By Westword ReadersAugust 17, 2025

What’s in store for Town Pump Provisions? Both compliments and controversy.

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We Grew Up Here, We Deserve to Thrive Here

By Kevin CastanedaAugust 17, 2025

Homegrown leadership doesn’t need to be imported…but it needs to be recognized.

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Moose Have Lived in Colorado for Centuries: Unpacking the Evidence

By William Taylor, John Wendt and Joshua MillerAugust 16, 2025

Statements on the National Park Service website assert that Colorado has never supported a breeding population of moose – only the occasional transient visitor. That’s wrong.

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Ranked Choice Voting Strengthens Democracy – Here’s Why Denver Should Embrace It

By Linda TemplinAugust 11, 2025

Denver City Council will hold a public hearing tonight on a proposed change to city elections. Councilman Kevin Flynn opposes the move; this is a rebuttal.

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A Call for Mental Health Awareness

By Abel LaekeAugust 10, 2025

We need a task force to help those who are suffering, as well as their families.

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Reader: Denver Is Losing Everything That Gave It Character

By Westword ReadersAugust 10, 2025

After almost thirty years, the Hornet has taken off from the corner of First and Broadway.

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Memo: The Many Flaws of Ranked Choice Voting

By Kevin FlynnAugust 10, 2025

Denver City Council is considering changing city elections to ranked choice voting. This member thinks that’s a bad idea.

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The Next Chapter: Library Revives One Book One Denver

By Patricia CalhounAugust 9, 2025

After more than a decade, the Denver Public Library has reopened the program with Stay True, by Hua Hsu.

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Reader: Cities Need to Evolve and Change or They Die

By Westword ReadersAugust 3, 2025

Like other bars and businesses along Colfax, the Velvet Banjo is singing a sad song these days.

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Reader: There’s No Good Pizza in Colorado! That’s Fact, Not Opinion

By Westword ReadersAugust 3, 2025

Rosalee’s just ranked fourteenth on a list of the country’s best spots for slices. But the Longmont spot has both fans and foes.

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McNichols and Civic Center Park Set for Redo…but Don’t Unwrap That Present Just Yet

By Patricia CalhounAugust 3, 2025

If Colorado can kill a dreaded birthday bridge, it can keep the heart of its capital city open for a 150th celebration.

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Book It: Time for Colorado to Give Itself a Real Birthday Gift

By Patricia CalhounJuly 29, 2025

Books can build a bridge, too. Why not create a 150th anniversary anthology for the state?

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Reader: Add Cap City to the Depressing List of My Old Hangouts Closing

By Westword ReadersJuly 27, 2025

Cap City Tavern, which is closing tonight, rated Mayor Mike Johnston’s State of the City speech.

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Reader: There’s a Special Place in Hell for Implicating the Lord in Their Con

By Westword ReadersJuly 27, 2025

The Regalados have been charged with forty counts for conning followers in a cryptocurrency scheme.

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Bonds Are Debt – Not Revenue – and There’s Nothing Vibrant About Debt

By Jason BaileyJuly 27, 2025

“Money from the people to the government is the only way to pay for all things government.”

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