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Following the money in Colorado politics
April 15, 2009 in The Latest Word
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KOA's Colorado Morning News letting its bias show in Tea Party coverage
April 15, 2009 in The Latest Word
Today's tax-day Tea Party protests are predictably hypocritical: I don't seem to remember any conservative talk-show hosts leading State Capitol rallies when the George Bush administration pushed through the free-spending...
The Westword.com blog shortcut, April 14 edition
April 14, 2009 in The Latest Word
Denver Post, KUNC lead the prize patrol
April 14, 2009 in The Latest Word
After being cleared of wrongdoing, Mike Coffman fires back at Colorado Ethics Watch
April 14, 2009 in The Latest Word
Colorado Ethics Watch hates ruling clearing Mike Coffman of ethical wrongdoing
April 14, 2009 in The Latest Word
Rep. Mike Coffman cleared in ethics complaint; read the commission's report here
April 14, 2009 in The Latest Word
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John Hickenlooper and the case of the vanishing F-bombs
April 14, 2009 in The Latest Word
The video above, promoting Hick Town, a proposed documentary/reality series by director George Hickenlooper starring his cousin, Denver mayor John Hickenlooper, has been available on YouTube for months. Most of...
Colorado Avalanche's Pierre Lacroix finds a scapegoat in GM Francois Giguere
April 14, 2009 in The Latest Word
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Rene Marie moving on from "Black National Anthem" flap
April 14, 2009 in The Latest Word
Rene Marie. Today at 11 p.m. on KUVO/89.3 FM, a public-radio station that specializes in jazz and blues, singer Rene Marie will perform live for Denver Public Schools music students as...
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So... you want to contact Joe Nacchio in prison?
April 14, 2009 in The Latest Word
The Federal Correctional Institution in Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, where Joe Nacchio will be staying for quite a while. Today's a big day for former Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio -- the day when...
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Record Store Day preview: Give the gift of Slayer
April 14, 2009 in Backbeat
Slayer. For a desciption of "Psychopathy Red," the Slayer seven-inch arriving in time for Record Store Day, we turn once again to our friends at Vintage Vinyl. "The first new music...
The Westword.com blog shortcut, April 13 edition
April 13, 2009 in The Latest Word
As sad season ends, Colorado Avalanche fall off fan radar
April 13, 2009 in The Latest Word
Cell-phone story on Channel 4 obliterates line between news, promotion
April 13, 2009 in The Latest Word
Roger Ebert's loving tribute to the Conference on World Affairs
April 13, 2009 in The Latest Word
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Channel 4 to Twitter -- gallbladder surgery?
April 13, 2009 in The Latest Word
Chop, chop. Who isn't jumping on the Twitter bandwagon? Last week, we told you about the Boulder Police Department's new Twitter feed. Now, Channel 4 is boasting about Dr. Dave Hnida,...
Elvis renews my wedding vows: a slideshow
April 13, 2009 in The Latest Word
Milking It: Froot Loops with Fruity Golden Bars
April 13, 2009 in Cafe Society
Record Store Day preview: Odds and sods, Blitzen Trapper-style
April 13, 2009 in Backbeat
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Meet new Associated Content CEO Patrick Keane
April 10, 2009 in The Latest Word
Patrick Keane. Denver-based Associated Content isn't often mentioned in discussions of the city's web powerhouses, but it should be. Since May 2007, when Associated Content founder Luke Beatty was profiled in...
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Boulder Police Department hops aboard the Twitter trend
April 10, 2009 in The Latest Word
Twitter, a guaranteed object of good-natured ridicule on a future episode of VH1's I Love the '00s, isn't just for egocentric celebrities anymore. The Boulder Police Department has recently started...
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Record Store Day preview: Renew your (Jane's) Addiction
April 10, 2009 in Backbeat
Jane's Addiction from back in the day. Over the years, I've assembled a list of seven-inch singles I most want to secure for my home jukebox -- and near the top...
Record Store Day preview: What Bruce Springsteen can do
April 09, 2009 in Backbeat
Lights, camera -- and Michael Roberts' 1982 wedding proposal: a slideshow
April 09, 2009 in The Latest Word
