The Denver Police Scandal Behind One Essential Colorado Song

Denver blog posts dig deep. At our Music blog, Brad Weismann offers part one of his essential Colorado songs list — and traces the fascinating local history of one selection, Canned Heat's "My Crime." Laurie Lattimore-Volkmann, writing for Mile High Report, stresses that Broncos coach Gary Kubiak isn't giving up on...
By Michael RobertsSeptember 24, 2015
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Denver blog posts dig deep.

At our Music blog, Brad Weismann offers part one of his essential Colorado songs list — and traces the fascinating local history of one selection, Canned Heat’s “My Crime.”

Laurie Lattimore-Volkmann, writing for Mile High Report, stresses that Broncos coach Gary Kubiak isn’t giving up on his run-first philosophy.

According to the Colorado Independent’s Mike Littwin, Scott Walker couldn’t keep up with the GOP bigots.

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword‘s news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master’s degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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