AltWeeklies Wire
The Air Force's Bad Case of Subpoena Envynew
A therapist is fighting a subpoena demanding confidential treatment records of an Air Force Academy cadet who says she was raped.
Westword |
Patricia Calhoun |
04-12-2005 |
Commentary
2004's High and Low Momentsnew
In 2004, the University of Colorado at Boulder knocked the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs from its perch as the most sexually hostile campus in the nation. Denver was honored as the "Drunkest Big City in America." The year had some high points, too.
Westword |
Laura Bond |
01-04-2005 |
Commentary
Baseball Is in Ruins -- Until Springnew
The steroids use scandal that has caused baseball to stumble is part of a jarring pro-sports tumble.
Army's Video Game Moves In for the Killnew
When an Army contractor showed off the Army's free video game Special Forces at an entertainment center in Littleton, Colo., it was with more in mind than helping the young enjoy themselves. Recruiting is the goal.
Westword |
Eric Dexheimer |
12-22-2004 |
Video Games
The Blame Gamenew
Handyman Carl Spackler came forward yesterday to admit that a door he installed on former Colorado Avalanche goalie Patrick Roy's Greenwood Village house several years ago was not hung to code.
Through a Glass, Darklynew
Men's Health toasted Denver as the "Drunkest Big City in America." How it gained that reputation can be learned by reading the Denver magazine Modern Drunkard and a book on the history of Denver saloons.
Westword |
Patricia Calhoun and Staff Writers |
11-09-2004 |
Food+Drink
Fans Chill As the NHL Season Is Icednew
Who the hell cares about the hockey lockout? Not many. Except for the good citizens of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, the people who brew Molson's and 11 hermits in northern Minnesota wearing Elmer Fudd hats who've just hooked up to the Dish Network.
Tags: sports & fitness
Top 10 Colorado Skateparksnew
Even the best skaters don't agree on the best concrete rides. Older "vert dogs" tend to prefer deep bowls and steep transitions, while the younger "street rats" look for stairs, rails and ledges. But both camps can find something to love at these skateparks.
Tags: sports & fitness
Colorado Skaters Head for the Hillsnew
Skater-owned skatepark firms get public-sector business not from big cities with big budgets and big crowds, but from small towns. In Colorado, this means skaters in search of the best concrete rides have to head for the hills.
Tags: sports & fitness
Look at Sports Records to See Who's Most Fit to Lead the Countrynew
John Kerry is a fanatical windsurfer and recently took up kiteboarding, but there is no evidence George W. Bush likes playing in the water.
Artist Looks at 9/11 Tragedy from New Vantagenew
Artist Don Goede was in New York to gather debris from the fallen towers. Now he's in Colorado and has found the perspective to piece it all together.
Tags: visual arts
University of Colorado Team Grinds On Under Weight of Pastnew
The football team became a band of brothers when eight of them were called to testify before a state grand jury. Now they just want to play, but the trauma tied to the school's recruiting scandal isn't over.
Denver Nuggets Fans Stage a Comebacknew
The species is represented by the wild-eyed guy on the bar stool next to yours who's wearing a moth-ravaged, pizza-stained Byron Beck jersey and a blissed-out grin. This is the guy who won't shut up.
