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Marijuana: Can Senator Patrick Leahy force Eric Holder to talk Colorado pot? 27 Aug 2013 | 04:20 am
Last week, the White House finally talked pot, albeit mainly to reiterate statements made by President Barack Obama last year. As such, members of the Colorado cannabis community were left to wo...
Reader: Even Californians who relocate to Denver are better than Texans 27 Aug 2013 | 02:57 am
Comments beget more comments. That was certainly the case when it came to "Reader: Denver's great, but that doesn't mean we need a bunch of Texans moving here," a Comment of the Day culled from o...
Senator Vicki Marble's chicken comment wasn't racist...it was about nutrition! 27 Aug 2013 | 01:57 am
Denver blog posts are nutritious, delicious and kids like 'em, too. Big Media's Jason Salzman on Senator Vicki Marble trying to defuse the firestorm over her comments about race and chicken by ...
Photo of the Day: Denver cops watching drivers not watching for kids on first day of school 26 Aug 2013 | 11:50 pm
It's the first day of school in many communities throughout the city, and the Denver Police Department is marking it by threatening to ruin the day of drivers who don't take enough care around ju...
Photos: What did you do at the Broncos game other than watch football? 26 Aug 2013 | 10:50 pm
Saturday night brought Broncos football back to Mile High Stadium, with the men in orange chalking up a victory over the St. Louis Rams! (Yeah, we know the game didn't count, but don't begrudge ...
Broad-daylight murders of Justin O'Donnell, Deon Rudd most senseless prosecutor's seen? 26 Aug 2013 | 08:20 pm
On May 25, 2012, four people were gunned down in broad daylight on Bruce Randolph Avenue -- and two of them, Justin O'Donnell (seen here) and Deon Rudd, died of their injuries. Now, two men -- M...
Photos: Maxim Hometown Hotties' only Colorado semi-finalist, other local contestants 26 Aug 2013 | 07:50 pm
Each year, Maxim stages its Hometown Hotties contest, with oodles of Colorado women taking part -- and the ongoing 2014 contest is no exception. However, only one hopeful from our fair state -- ...
Photos: The terrifying attack of the hail-storm-chasing roofers 26 Aug 2013 | 06:49 pm
On Friday, we shared a slew of videos featuring the crazy hail storm that pummeled much (if not all) of the metro area the previous day. But Mother Nature's assault on my Ken-Caryl Ranch neighb...
Man may have sexually assaulted another man at Folsom Field, CU-Boulder police say 26 Aug 2013 | 05:56 pm
In a safety advisory issued early this morning, the CU-Boulder police have revealed a disturbing and unusual potential crime. According to the release, a man may have been sexually assaulted by...
Cannabis Time Capsule, 1904: Psychedelic hashish visions on the back of your eyes 24 Aug 2013 | 04:20 am
Did you know that if you close your eyes you can make pictures like photographs on the back of your eyelids? Yes. You probably did know that, as does anyone who had a childhood. Which is what ma...
