Tot off the Presses Patricia Calhoun's "Sitting in Judgment," in the November 13 issue, was a phenomenal piece of work that said many things that needed to be said. We are indeed "sitting in judgment" of a case in Massachusetts, when similar situations in our own backyard are completely ignored!...
The Mouse That Roared I appreciated Alan Prendergast's article on the Preble's mouse, "Of Mice and Men," in the November 27 issue. Too often the mainstream media seems to be very biased in favor of growth and development in Colorado. I am a Colorado native and think projects like Highlands...
All Fired Up The last issue was a real keeper! Marty Jones's story on the Denver Turnverein ("Harmony, German Style") was an important counterpoint to the hate crimes in our city, and Eric Dexheimer's story on Dottie Grisby, "Dry Society," was the sort of story about the forgotten "little people"...
Info: Letters Life in the Fast Lane Wow! Steve Jackson's "Live Fast, Die Young," in the November 6 issue, was really powerful. It was a great true-crime story, but also a very telling indictment of a throwaway segment of our society. How could any mother abandon a thirteen-year-old child? And...
Promises to Keep I found Ward Harkavy's article on the Promise Keepers' "home church" ("Preach for the Stars," October 30) simultaneously enlightening and troubling. My own "dreams" and thoughts these last few days have been about the PK folks, wondering what need they manage to fill in the hearts of...
A Killer Story After reading Alan Prendergast's "The Killer Inside Him," in the October 16 issue, I realized that killing him was too good for Gary Davis. First he should have suffered the way his victim suffered--and then we should have put fourteen bullets in him. Thanks for showing us...
Cut Him Off I read Eric Dexheimer's "Fill 'er Up," in the October 2 issue, with great disgust and disdain. Leroy Lucero's Crossroads Managed Care is reminiscent of the institution and staff in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest--another bunch of self-righteous zealots who justify their cause under the guise...
Singing a Different Tune Regarding the "outrage" that John Denver "fans" expressed in the October 23 issue: C'mon, people, you are being silly! How many people made fun of ol' John before he died? MANY! How many people bought his music before he died? NOT MANY! Why does someone have...
The Martian Chronicles In response to Steve Jackson's "Mars or Bust," in the September 18 issue, without sounding Amish or like a Luddite, I would like to say the following: Has it occurred to anyone that the exploration of our solar system without a code of ethics that respects The...
The Egos Have Landed Until Patricia Calhoun's "The Princess and the Peons," in the September 11 issue, it looked like you'd lost interest in the Ramsey case. Too bad. I was hoping you could shed some light on the weird dance being performed by the police and the DA. Is...
Dead to Writes After reading her October 2 column, "Father Knows Best," here's what I want to know: If Patricia Calhoun is ever found murdered in Boulder, what do you think the cops will call it? The answer to their prayers, maybe? Art Berg Denver Face it: Justice will never...
I Think I Cayenne Kenny Be's detailed rendition of the rampaging squirrels (Worst-Case Scenario, September 11) is painfully similar to my backyard. I agree--we should be compensated for the loss of our tomatoes, sunflowers, etc., though there is little enough left after the hailstorm. Kenny, here is a hip tip...
Duty to Di Was Kenny Be's Princess Di Hip Tip, in the September 4 issue, really necessary? I enjoy reading Westword, but I think that cartoon was tasteless and disrespectful. Dana Murphy Northglenn Your last issue was another one avoiding all important life-and-death issues: this time, the untimely death of...
Rush to Judgement Regarding Patricia Calhoun's August 21 column, "Once Upon a Mattress": KOA should fire Keith Weinman. The only reason to listen to any Jacor station is to hear Rush. Don L. Lewis Aurora It's very appropriate that in last week's letters column, Mike Cooper compared Keith Weinman to...
Good Neighbor Sam Ward Harkavy's gem of an article, "Pipeline to Palestine" in the August 14 issue, about the group of Jewish men who decided they had to act instead of cowering in fear, hit a personal note with me. My father was a Slovak mountain Jew who fully realized...
Sleater-Kinney Dig Me Out (Kill Rock Stars) When a band has been hyped as relentlessly as this one has, there's always a risk that heightened expectations will lead to profound disappointment. After all, Sleater-Kinney's Carrie Brownstein, Corin Tucker and Janet Weiss aren't doing anything that won't be done tonight at...
Lust Horizons The only thing more horrifying than reading Scott Yates's article about the Ava Owens case ("Little Boy Lust," July 3) was reading John Lombardi's letter about the article last week. I am appalled that anyone could think the Tran family looks at the situation as a "lottery win."...
Even though Tim Prudhomme, vocalist and guitarist for Fuck, has been a card-carrying member of the music industry for several years, he insists (in the most disingenuous manner possible) that he still does not understand how it works. "I watch the MTV and try to figure out what the hell's...
Taken for a Ride Regarding Alan Prendergast's "Beating the Train," in the July 24 issue: As a Colorado native who moved to New York City in 1979 and who has both driven in areas without decent mass transit and enjoyed effective mass-transit systems, I disagree with those who are anti-rail...
Feelings, Nothing More Than Feelings Out-of-town visitors brought a copy of your sludge, the July 24 issue, to my shop. On the occasions I've read Westword, you've never failed to espouse the antiquated, liberal horseshit that thrives in Denver proper. You guys take yourselves soooo seriously; conservatives are soooo mean,...
Crossing the Line I couldn't believe my eyes as I was reading the first installment of the arrest saga of Kenny Be (Worst-Case Scenario, June 5). The same thing happened to me on Wednesday, June 4. I was walking to the evening Rockies game from my usual free parking spot...
Badge Company Regarding Patricia Calhoun's June 19 column, "Putting the Boulder Police on Report": Westword's persistence on the Ramseys and Boulder was a good thing in the beginning. But now, go after the parents or Boulder government and please, let this little child rest in peace. JonBenet Ramsey did nothing...
