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Starz Denver Film Festival Tuesday must-see: Brit Withey on Teddy Bear
November 06, 2012 in Show and Tell
Video below.Again this year, Starz Denver Film Festival artistic director Brit Withey is offering his must-see picks for each day of the fest -- including many flicks that movie lovers...
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Briana Augustenborg: Will she face charges in bizarre "Alex Jordan" cancer hoax?
November 06, 2012 in The Latest Word
Big photos below.In recent years, accused cancer fakers such as Tausha Marsh and Ann Crall have allegedly collected thousands by pretending to have a terminal illness. All of which makes...
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Colorado for Obama v. Colorado for Romney: Vote for which campaign has the tackiest crap
November 06, 2012 in The Latest Word
Big photos below.At last it's election day, and the end of a very long nightmare -- by which I mean being inundated by the campaign, which has focused more than...
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Floyd Slusher, Boy Scout Staffer Caught Molesting Boy, Gets Chance to Do It Again
November 06, 2012 in True Crime Report
Breakfast reading from the Village Voice Empire: After molesting the boy in Germany, Slusher was sent back to the States but was allowed to keep working with the Scouts. What...
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Mafe Cruz-Berula busted for child sex assault and more after four young girls go missing
November 06, 2012 in The Latest Word
Big photos below.The scenario instantly recalled Jessica Ridgeway's disappearance, except multiplied: In Greeley, four girls between the ages of five and twelve vanished, prompting a desperate search. In this case,...
Edward Montour, Double-Murderer: Will He Cheat Death Again?
November 06, 2012 in True Crime Report
Denver Nuggets' 0-3 hurts now -- and it could hurt worse next April
November 05, 2012 in The Latest Word
Marvin Joel Rosario-Lopez busted for 11th and Lincoln murder, victim Roland Smith ID'd (50)
November 05, 2012 in The Latest Word
Reader: Katt Williams's Denver meltdown made it seem like he was high on his own supply
November 05, 2012 in The Latest Word
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Starz Denver Film Festival's Monday must-see: Brit Withey on Somebody Up There Likes Me
November 05, 2012 in Show and Tell
Video below.Again this year, Starz Denver Film Festival artistic director Brit Withey is offering his must-see picks for each day of the fest -- including many flicks that movie lovers...
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Ryan Haldeman stabbed to death in Capitol Hill, friends and family mourn (49)
November 05, 2012 in The Latest Word
Big photo below.The victim of a fatal stabbing during the early morning hours of Friday is being identified by friends and family as Ryan Haldeman, 28. As police search for the...
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Starz Denver Film Festival: Quartet's Big Night among four fest snapshots
November 05, 2012 in Show and Tell
Maggie Smith.The 35th annual Starz Denver Film Festival rolled into its first weekend with a head of steam -- and a pile of cash, thanks to a $2.5 million gift...
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Meme wars: Obama v. Obama
November 05, 2012 in The Latest Word
Big memes below.On the eve of the election, we decided to juxtapose positive Barack Obama memes with ones boosting Mitt Romney. But there was a problem: Pro-Romney memes are tougher...
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Peyton Manning's comeback versus Bengals echoes Tim Tebow? Not exactly
November 05, 2012 in The Latest Word
Videos below.Last week, after the Broncos blew out the New Orleans Saints, we suggested that Peyton Manning had finally exorcised Tim Tebow from the souls of Denver fans. But then,...
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Alan Smith Planned to Drug Friend So He Could Molest His Daughters
November 05, 2012 in True Crime Report
Breakfast reading from the Village Voice Empire: Smith's idea was to invite his pal and the young girls to a sleepover at which only their dad would be sleeping, thanks...
Luke Buchanan, Obama Campaign Worker, Busted for Allegedly Groping Woman's Breast
November 05, 2012 in True Crime Report
Willis McGahee, Broncos can't fumble away Bengals game
November 02, 2012 in The Latest Word
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Luke Buchanan, alleged Obama campaign schmuck, busted after reported breast groping
November 02, 2012 in The Latest Word
Big photo below.This is not the kind of news the Obama campaign wants to be making in a swing state as important as Colorado with election day looming.... Luke Buchanan, an...
Reader: Your vote counts even more on local races than national ones
November 02, 2012 in The Latest Word
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Starz Denver Film Festival: Brit Withey picks Sister and other weekend must-sees
November 02, 2012 in Show and Tell
Videos below.Again this year, Starz Denver Film Festival artistic director Brit Withey is offering his must-see picks for each day of the fest -- including many flicks that movie lovers...
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Starz Denver Film Festival: $2.5 million gift puts Opening Night in the money
November 02, 2012 in Show and Tell
John Sie.The opening evening of the Starz Denver Film Festival always focuses on the love of movies, and last night was no exception. But this year (the fest's 35th), the...
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Marijuana: Amendment 64 given 68 percent chance of passing by Intrade
November 02, 2012 in The Latest Word
As we've reported, Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, had a 53 percent to 43 percent lead in a recent Public Policy Polling survey. But by another measure...
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Photos: Our fifteen favorites from the Just Colorado Things tumblr
November 02, 2012 in The Latest Word
Big photos below.As anyone who's read our August post celebrating the fifty latest reasons Colorado is the best state in the country, we love celebrating the state we're in --...
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Insanity Defense: Six Infamous Cases When It Worked
November 02, 2012 in True Crime Report
Breakfast reading from the Village Voice Empire: Jeffrey Dahmer was convicted after being ruled sane. But what about the Congressman supposedly driven mad by infidelity? Or the man who stabbed...
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Videos: Katt Williams loses his sh*t on Denver heckler, gets booed offstage
November 02, 2012 in The Latest Word
Videos below.Update below: Katt Williams is one of the current scene's most popular standup comics. But when he was heckled at Denver's Wells Fargo Theatre last night, his response backfired...
