The Killer Inside Us Congratulations are due to Westword and Alan Prendergast for "The Killer and Mrs. Johnson," in the March 19 issue. Although I do not believe Jacob Ind should be released from prison, I think his story should remind us of what monsters are created when parents do...
Down Pat Is it any coincidence that Colorado's two biggest mouths--Schroeder and Calhoun--share the first name of "Patricia"? I don't think so. Nor is it a coincidence that Calhoun would write a column championing her heroine ("Standing Pat," April 16), when Schroeder has done nothing more heroic than write a...
It's the Bomb! Patricia Calhoun's "Civics Lessons," in the April 30 issue, made me nostalgic and sad. Twenty years ago people in Boulder cared about something other than themselves and wearing the right clothes and driving the right cars. Twenty years ago we worried about the world and the global...
Nike Town In Stuart Steers's story about the Nike Corporation wanting to place itself upon the pedestal of the South Table ("If the Shoe Fits," March 12), he mentioned that Coors spokesman Jon Goldman had said, "I don't see these folks offering to have their homes leveled and converted to...
Cockeyed Optimists Wonderful column by Patricia Calhoun on the legacy of Gary Hart's Monkey Business ("Ship of State," March 26). It's hard to believe that this country has gotten even more cynical than it was a decade ago, but reading through all those hopeful letters to Hart, I realize it's...
A Big Zero Regarding Michael Roberts's "Double Trouble," in the March 26 issue: One would have to be a masochist to call the Jay Marvin radio talk show, particularly if one doesn't agree with the so-called leftist's rantings and ravings. The man can't have a reasonable conversation with anyone with...
Sealed With a Kiss Off C'mon, Westword. With Bill "Colorado Is Not Enough Like Texas" Owens poised to take over the governor's mansion and sign much of the legislation proposed by the Arvada/ Colorado Springs contingent of crazies, you give us endless variations on U.S. Representative Diana DeGette's alleged snub...
An Affair to Dismember Patricia Calhoun's "Sealed With a Kiss," in the February 12 issue, was superb--simply wonderful! It was the ultimate Calhounism. She hit the proverbial nail on the head at every turn. She drove the nails through Governor Romeo's glib talk and feckless conduct. Romer does not realize...
There Auto Be a Law I read with high moral indignation, considerable irritation and an extremely jaundiced eye Tony Perez-Giese's "Take It for a Ride," in the February 5 issue, about the need for regulation in the car business. I was one of "them" for three months in 1995, and...
Paper Trained Patricia Calhoun's "Birth of a Notion," in the January 29 issue, gave me chills. I didn't live in Denver in the Seventies, or even the Eighties, so I appreciated learning how far we've come and also what we've lost. Congratulations, Westword. Larry Smythe Denver I just wanted to...
Better Read Than Dead Regarding Harrison Fletcher's "Seeing Red," in the February 19 issue: Has Westword ever met a Communist it didn't like? Forgive me if I don't break out the crying towels over Pat Blawis's passing. In the early part of World War II, the Nazis and the Communists...
The Hype Report Alan Prendergast's January 22 article, "City of Hype," claims that "no other city in the world has to put up with so much drivel in the name of sports journalism." While I agree that it is ridiculous bordering on the offensive, I lived in Los Angeles for...
Joseph C'de Baca can see where this is going. He was supposed to be the third speaker on the agenda for the Denver Public Schools monthly public forum, but school board president Sue Edwards keeps calling other names instead. Magnet schools, anti-smoking campaigns, fair pay for janitors--the speakers come and...
The Kiling Field Steve Jackson's January 15 "Murderer's Row" was a well-written article about this monster, Tom Luther. As the parent of a child who was victimized by a violent sexual predator (now residing in a Colorado prison), I found it obvious that Jackson has obtained an understanding of many...
Babes in Royland Regarding Patricia Calhoun's "Strange Bedfellows," in the February 19 issue: Roy Romer proved himself a serial liar and a man without honor. Making a total ass of himself and exposing his wife to the cruelest kind of public humiliation, he cast off the last rags of any...
Thursday January 22 New developments: The fruit of the lens--taken from every angle--blossoms tonight at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., where a reception to introduce a trio of new photographic exhibitions will take place from 7 to 10. The human form, one of photography's...
The Hard Cell Although I had heard of the paranoia that corporations are taking over corrections institutions, it was actually only a fleeting thought in my consciousness until I read Alan Prendergast's "Just Hop on the Van, Man," in the December 18 issue. I didn't realize how far this had...
I Am Furious, Yellow The January 1 Year in Review cover may have been intended as a parody, but with it, Westword showed its true colors: yellow, for yellow journalism. You people are as trashy as any of the tabloids you mock. Ginger Foster Denver Hello, Denver. As a former...
Steer Clear! Yee-haw. I wouldn't have thought that Kenny Be could top his "politically corrected" guide to the Stock Show on the cover of the last issue--but then I saw his Worst-Case Scenario about "high-speed skier safety headgear." I'm sure you'll get complaints from all those tasteful folks out there,...
Victim's Assistance I wanted to take a few moments to let you know of my appreciation for Patricia Calhoun's reporting on the trial of Ashley Gray's killer ("A Case Done to Death," November 20). Certainly, the News and the Post have chosen not to keep their readers informed of what's...
That Was Zen, This Is Now If I lived in Boulder, I wouldn't worry so much about what's being built on the land as what might be in the water. Judging from everything from the Ramsey case to Eric Dexheimer's "Karma Crash" (great article!), in the December 18 issue, something...
To Surge and Protect Thank you, thank you for Patricia Calhoun's "Autumn of Angst," in the December 11 issue. Assholes are everywhere; Denver just happened to have a surge. Stupidity breeds stupidity, but we are still a great town with great people. Jill Strunk via the Internet Big Brother Is...
