Beer Today, Gone Tomorrow I can't thank you enough for the incredibly realistic portrayal of the Coors Field vendors in Justin Berton's "Blood Sweat and Beers," in the July 8 issue. Having been a vendor with the Rockies for their first five years, it brought a smile to my face...
A Life or Death Matter Regarding Steve Jackson's "The Final Judgment," in the May 27 issue: While there is no question that Brandy DuVall would most likely still be alive if she had been home the evening she was abducted, I still do not believe that state-sponsored blood sport in...
A Matter of Life and Death We would like to make some comments regarding Steve Jackson's "Dealing with the Devil" series, which concluded in the June 3 issue. First of all, the Warren brothers are not related to Francisco "Pancho" Martinez. Second, we feel that the justice system has failed...
Best Wishes I couldn't believe that Westword readers actually chose Taco Bell for Best Taco and smelly old McDonald's for Best French Fries. I'm sure there were similar insults in other categories, but I don't want to know. That is last-resort food! It's cheap, convenient and disgusting. Maybe I can...
Little Grouse on the Prairie High school is indeed hell, as Patricia Calhoun points out in her May 20 column, "Pomp and Circumstances." Although nothing excuses the shootings at Columbine, I am sure that that high school, like Kiowa High School and all other high schools, had no shortage of...
A Matter of Conviction I wanted to thank Westword for Juliet Wittman's story of Lisl Auman, "Zero to Life," in the April 15 issue. I believe I now have a clearer idea of the actual events, and it seems obvious that life in prison is in no way warranted for...
The Hating Game In the May 6 issue, I read first in Patricia Calhoun's "The Ten Commandments," then in Kenny Be's Worst-Case Scenario, of Vikki Buckley attributing the Columbine shootings to "new-age hate crimes." What I want is for someone to corner this feeder at the public trough and ask...
What's the Agenda? From Patricia Calhoun's "Opportunism Knocks," in the April 29 issue: "On Sunday, Colorado Right to Life gave birth to this announcement: 'Today our organization reminds Governor Bill Owens and all Colorado elected officials that 32 years ago--April 25, 1967--this state signed into law the first in the...
Some Stern Talk I'm not sure what affiliation, if any, Westword has with KXPK-FM (the Peak), but in searching the Internet, I found Celebrity Death Slalom, a contest depicting Howard Stern, Leo DiCaprio and Calista Flockhart. I would ask you to join in my disgust that Howard Stern is afforded...
From Whom the Baby Bell Tolls Regarding Stuart Steers's "Disconnected," in the April 8 issue: Whenever people such as Sol Trujillo talk about the thorough competitiveness of the telecommunications industry here in the state of Colorado, he had better read some of the comments made in this outstanding Westword article...
He Lives! Although I'm pretty much a garden-variety atheist, count me squarely with the "shitcan it" camp on the Jesus of the Week question. At its best, this new feature is just another (yawn) style-without-substance trifle that only other hipper-than-thou types will "get." At its worst (which it usually is),...
Out of Left Field I decided to grab a copy of the February 18 Westword since I hadn't read one in a couple of years. The first article I read was Harrison Fletcher's "Arrested Development." Next, it was Julie Jargon's "King of the Dump." That was enough for me! Let's...
All Vets Are Off After reading Gayle Worland's March 25 "Doctor's Orders," about a distinguished physician dying in his own hospital, I've decided to take the necessary steps. Instead of sending my ailing body for treatment to Presbyterian/St. Luke's, I'd investigate the possibility of a good veterinary hospital close by,...
Honk If You Hate Jesus of the Week Let me second Sandra Metz's March 18 letter as to your offensive Jesus of the Week feature. Would you do the same for the leader of any other religion? I have defended your paper due to its sometimes excellent articles, despite many...
The Gang's All Here Regarding Steve Jackson's current series, "Dealing with the Devil": Each time I read about Brandy DuVall, the savagery sickens me. If I could make a deal with the devil, it would be to purge that whole family, as well as eternal damnation and excruciating pain for...
Coming to a Head The March 11 juxtaposition of the third installment of Steve Jackson's "Dealing with the Devil," the Brandy DuVall torture/rape/murder trial coverage, and Eric Dexheimer's Deitz v. University of Denver story, "Head Case," was most interesting. If Peter Buirski is still teaching Freud's misogynist theories as viable...
The Master Builder Regarding Stuart Steers's "Building for the Future," in the February 18 issue: David Tryba's dream of a walkable city means the recovery of something wonderful and tangible. Americans are so inured to the convenience of driving that we've lost the very thing that makes life really wonderful:...
Momy Drearest Regarding Eric Dexheimer's "Honor Thy Mother," in the January 28 issue: What is a putz? Ciaran Redmond. If it weren't for the humor of his stupidity, his story would be as pathetic as most losers' stories are. John Rael via the Internet And Justice for Some I am...
Love It or Leave Regarding Tony Perez-Giese's "Waiting to Exile," in the January 21 issue: Loi Nguyen's problems as a resident alien who finished his time in prison and now is in limbo awaiting deportation is truly underwhelming in its tragedy. It is unfortunate that he sits in limbo at...
Hearts and Glowers Robin Chotzinoff's "Detective Lynch Gets Her Man," in the February 11 issue, was a wonderful valentine to love--and a real shocker to find in Westword. Since when did you decided to run heartwarming stories? Next thing you know, you'll be running a pet column. Francie Dillon via...
Nothing Personal I never appreciated Westword as much as I did when I read Patricia Calhoun's "Personal Foul," in the February 4 issue. You had to read all that "penis" talk, uncensored, to realize how idiotic that Tyrone Braxton case was. This is the sort of case that gives lawsuits...
Sprawl in the Family Regarding Alan Prendergast's "The Sprawlful Truth," in the January 14 issue: What is it about the American West that makes us so impervious to experience? California ought to be a lesson emblazoned on our noggins: single-family housing, no mass transit, arterial and freeway traffic jams, horrifying...
