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Calhoun: Wake-up Call
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Good Morning America Is at Pikes Peak Today…but Denver’s Left in the Dark
Xfinity has blocked out the ABC affiliate in the Mile High.
Cheat Sheet: Colorado Sues Trump Over Election Order
“The president’s unlawful executive order threatens the right to vote for millions of Colorado voters — Democrat, Republican or Unaffiliated — who use mail ballots.”
Tina Peters Gets a New Sentence and a New Champion
“The trial court’s comments about Peters’s belief in the existence of 2020 election fraud went beyond relevant considerations for her sentencing.”
There Oughta Be a Law Against John Eastman
The disgraced attorney gave Trump his anti-birthright citizenship arguments, as well as advice on overturning the election.
150 Colorado Classics: A Starter Set of Places to Go, Things to See
The state’s having a big birthday. Here are 150 reasons to celebrate.
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This Year’s Best of Denver Marks the End of an Era
Westword’s founder and editor-in-chief, Patricia Calhoun, will retire this summer.
State of the Union: We Watched, So You Didn’t Have to
Thirteen months after Donald Trump moved back into the White House, we’re in a state of disbelief.
Denver’s Martin Luther King Jr. Marade Marches On
Community leaders will gather in City Park by Ed Dwight’s statue of MLK, which replaced a more controversial sculpture.
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The Air Apparent: Tina Peters Hangs Over Colorado Like a Brown Cloud
On a stop at Union Station, the new CBS anchor asked Governor Jared Polis about vaccines, lemonade…and our most famous jailbird.
Moment to Moment: Join Us for a Historic Membership Event Tuesday
Journalism is a rough draft of history. Sometimes very rough, as you’ll see on January 13.
People Are Moving to Colorado Again…Take That, Trump!
“They’re leaving the state in droves. Bad governor,” Trump told Politico last week.
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Welcome to Hell: More Trumper Tantrums Aimed at Colorado
“Nothing says America First like denying clean drinking water to 50,000 people in southeast Colorado.”
2025: A Bridge Too Far and Other Epic Failures
Governor Jared Polis brought people together this year…united in their hatred of his Colorado 150 Pedestrian Walkway.
How Denver Became the “Christmas City of the World”
And so it glows…a century after the city earned that title.
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Judge Rules Lindsey Halligan’s Appointment as Interim U.S. Attorney Unlawful
The Coloradan had secured indictments against James Comey and Letitia James that have now been thrown out.
Taking a Stand: Last of “On Guard” Civil War Monument Gone From Capitol
“The controversy surrounding the Civil War Monument has become a symbol of Coloradans’ struggle to understand and take responsibility for our past.”
John Eastman Gets Paid: Trump Pardon for Advice on How to Seize the Presidency
“Claims of a stolen election are exceedingly serious and should only be made when they can be backed up with solid evidence.”
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Denver’s Civic Center Park Celebrates Haunted History
Civic Center Park doesn’t have to become a dead zone next year!
Dominion Voting Systems Settles Defamation Suit with Rudy Guiliani
The terms are confidential, but America’s one-time mayor doesn’t have a lot left.
Meet the Coloradan Ready to Make Some History With James Comey
With assignments like this, Lindsey Halligan won’t win Miss Congeniality.
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Attention Local Law Enforcement: It Wasn’t Denver7’s Decision
Conspiracy or coincidence? ICE recruitment commercial airs in Denver, an alleged sanctuary city.