Denver Blogs: How the military's homophobia cost a cadet $30,000

These are the fruits of our daily blog-surfing labor. Make our jobs easier by sending nutritious links here. One cadet's experience with Don't Ask, Don't Tell: As you might guess, it pretty much sucked. It was also expensive. (Colorado Independent) Lawmakers have asked the governor to squash new oil-and-gas rules...

By Joe Tone

March 10, 2009

[
        {
          "name": "Air - MediumRectangle - Inline Content - Mobile Display Size",
          "component": "12017618",
          "insertPoint": "2",
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "2"
        },{
          "name": "Editor Picks",
          "component": "17242653",
          "insertPoint": "4",
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "1"
        },{
          "name": "Inline Links",
          "component": "18838239",
          "insertPoint": "8th",
          "startingPoint": 8,
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "7",
          "maxInsertions": 25
        },{
          "name": "Air - MediumRectangle - Combo - Inline Content",
          "component": "17261320",
          "insertPoint": "8th",
          "startingPoint": 8,
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "7",
          "maxInsertions": 25
        },{
          "name": "Inline Links",
          "component": "18838239",
          "insertPoint": "8th",
          "startingPoint": 12,
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "11",
          "maxInsertions": 25
        },{
          "name": "Air - Leaderboard Tower - Combo - Inline Content",
          "component": "17261321",
          "insertPoint": "8th",
          "startingPoint": 12,
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "11",
          "maxInsertions": 25
        }
      ]

These are the fruits of our daily blog-surfing labor. Make our jobs easier by sending nutritious links here.

One cadet's experience with Don't Ask, Don't Tell: As you might guess, it pretty much sucked. It was also expensive. (Colorado Independent)

Lawmakers have asked the governor to squash new oil-and-gas rules. They apparently are not down with the whole protecting-wildlife thing. (Face the State)

Jared Polis will co-sponsor the Employee Free Choice Act. In turn, union leaders have canceled plans to "wipe that goofy grin off his face." (Colorado Pols)

The Colorado Attorney General just saved the state from paying $9 million to Kansas, which experts claim is some sort of state over that way. (5280)

Become A Member

BEFORE YOU GO...
Can you help us continue to share our stories? Since the beginning, Westword has been defined as the free, independent voice of Denver — and we'd like to keep it that way. Our members allow us to continue offering readers access to our incisive coverage of local news, food, and culture with no paywalls.