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Aurora on the Map for the Wrong Reasonsnew
Aurora has finally made its name. But this is not what it wanted -- or what it deserves.
Westword |
Patricia Calhoun |
07-20-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Aurora Colorado, Aurora Shooting
Will Medical Marijuana Regulations Turn the Wild West into the Mild West?new
Denver City Councilman Charlie Brown is getting ready to give medical marijuana speculators a good, swift kick with his cowboy boot, to get them to toe whatever line the city decides to draw. Better that, he says, than kick them out of Denver altogether -- as towns across the metro area have started to do.
Colorado's Souvenirs Suck. Why Can't We Buy Mile High?new
Sure, it will take some effort to sort through the possible wares for a Colorado-centric shop, but compiling an inventory of our homegrown businesses and talents might be a good use of time in these tough times.
Westword |
Patricia Calhoun |
05-04-2009 |
Business & Labor
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A Gonzo Guide to the Republican National Conventionnew
Forty years after Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72, the Republican National Convention returns to Florida. On August 30, Mitt Romney will don a sleek suit and flash his Vaseline smile to a sea of pale-skinned delegates in Tampa. He will compliment the city on hosting the four-day, $123 million orgiastic event. And he will implore the crowd to obey the banners hung from the rafters: "Believe in America."
Ken Salazar Has to Save the Interior Departmentnew
Facing a legacy of crumbling parks infrastructure, ravaged public lands and stunning mismanagement, the new Secretary has plenty to work on.
War is Heck in the Battleground State of Coloradonew
All day Tuesday, polling places across town reported that the voting process was going smoothly. But there were still plenty of bumps in the road -- and Mimi Kaupe hit one of them.
Shepard Fairey and Robert Indiana Cause Trouble at the DNCnew
Fairey and company spent seventeen hours in jail, first at the infamous "Gitmo on the Platte" warehouse the city set up for DNC protesters. But he wasn't the only artist to get caught in the tentacles of DNC security.
DNC Report: Police and Protesters Look to 1999 WTO Protests for Guidancenew
You can forget Chicago in 1968; it's the 1999 World Trade Organization protests in Seattle that law enforcement and radical protest groups are using as the reference point for the DNC in Denver this year.
