9News broke the story last night of a group of burglars who broke into Riverside Wellness early Monday morning, walking out with a whopping $8 in cash and leaving hundreds of live marijuana plants just weeks from maturity untouched.
Riverside Wellness.
It wasn't exactly the work of criminal masterminds.
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Should abused and neglected boys be allowed to live at a facility for juvenile delinquents? That's the question explored in this week's cover story, "Bad Company." The facility in question is Ridge View Youth Services Center in Watkins, which can hold up to 500 boys and prides itself on its focus on academics and athletics. We took a tour with one of the youth at Ridge View. Here's what it was like.
Denver blog posts are a mile high -- naturally.
Barack Obama.
Big Media's Michael Lund on President Barack Obama's exclusive interview with Fernando Sergio on KBNO.
DenverUrbanism's Derek Berardi visits Laundry on Lawrence.
Purple Row's Jeff Aberle: The Rockies need to pick a plan and stick to it. Which is okay as long as that plan isn't, "Let's lose as many games as possible."
Kim Atencio is new to the streets, and for two weeks now, she has kept a secret from the city, the Denver Police Department and her six children: At night, when they are asleep, so is she -- hidden inside Civic Center Park. She knows that the city's parks come with an 11 p.m. curfew, she says. She knows the city's new camping ordinance will further restrict her sleep, she says. She has no other options, she says.
Kim Atencio.
"This is certainly not the first issue we've ever disagreed on," says Montrose businessman Dee Coram about the stance staked out by his father, Representative Don Coram, in regard to the now-defeated civil unions bill. "But this is certainly the most public issue we've disagreed on." No kidding: Their disparate views landed them on page one of today's Denver Post and assorted TV stations -- because Coram mentioned Dee, who's gay, before casting a vote that helped kill the measure.
Dee Coram.
The fallout from the protest at Snooze over the now-approved urban camping ban continues to rumble through our comments section.
Here's a prime example -- a response from a reader who feels those targeting the eatery are only feigning homelessness.
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We opened our early April post about the murder of Jimma Reat with the following question: "Did a Denver 911 operator accidentally contribute to the slaying of twenty-something Jimma Reat?"
Video below.
The answer hasn't been determined in a court of law, but here's one key piece of evidence: The dispatcher in question has been fired.
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The debate over whether the Denver Nuggets should make retaining the services of JaVale McGee a priority is already raging. Our view: Hell yes, since he's highly entertaining on court whether he's putting up big numbers or making a moron of himself. And after the whistle blows, he's pretty damn hilarious, too, as witnessed by his latest gambit -- convincing NBA Nation that he adopted a platypus. Or two.
JaVale McGee.
Update: As we reported below, the much-debated THC driving bill died because Senator Nancy Spence, whose vote made the difference between passage and failure, was on vacation. But even as opponents of the measure celebrate this left-field victory, Allen St. Pierre, executive director of NORML, which issued an action alert about the proposal, believes the concept will be back -- and if written properly, it wouldn't be such a bad thing.
Posts like our collection of the top ten "You know you're from Colorado when...." punchlines celebrate life in our fair state. But what about the opposite side of that coin? Turns out the last breath of many memorable folks was of our thin air. We've assembled a roster of the ten most notable passings. Check them out below -- and let us know if there's anyone we missed.
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The controversy that broke last fall over Rick Perry's "Niggerhead" sign at a family hunting camp got Roger Baker, manager of Gilpin County, thinking that it was time -- long past time, actually -- to change the name of "Negro Hill." Yes, in 2011 that was still the official name of a spot near the cemeteries just outside of Central City. 
"Aunt" Clara Brown
Datha Nation, age 64, apparently gambled on short memories and employee turnover when she returned to a bank she'd allegedly robbed before -- by telling staffers she'd infect them with AIDS -- to stick it up again. And again.
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If so, she lost that bet. Longmont Police spokesman Commander Jeff Satur tells the strange story.
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The Colorado Department of Education is conducting an investigation into possible cheating at two schools in Denver where a review of state test results showed "statistical irregularities," according to a press release just sent out by Denver Public Schools. DPS doesn't identify the schools, but Education News Colorado reports that they are Beach Court Elementary and Hallett Fundamental Academy. 
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In March, the Colorado medical marijuana patient registry grew for the fourth month in a row in March.
According to statistics released by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, the total number of Coloradans with red cards stands at a healthy (and getting healthier) 93,393.
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At noon, a day after Republican lawmakers defeated a bill to legalize civil unions in a special legislative session, conservatives rallied on the steps of the Capitol building. The event had been planned days in advance, but due to the demise of civil unions, the tone was celebratory. House Speaker Frank McNulty, who civil union supporters vilified for assigning the bill to his so-called "kill committee," was treated like a rock star.
Thanks to a certain Time magazine cover photo, breastfeeding is a hot topic -- one 7News localized with the story of a Metro State student who said her grade was docked for taking time out of class to pump breast milk. But a Metro spokesman says the school was tackling the issue before being prodded by the press.
Denver blog posts are feeling frisky.
Moreno.
Mile High Report: Is Knowshon Moreno among the biggest first-round busts in recent memory? Discuss.
Denver Egotist: Check out Josh Holland's grabby graphics for Paper Tiger. They're grrrreat!
Plants & Animals Denver: Want to go out for some vegan drinks? Make sure and order one with a slice of something in it.
Last month, we told you that the Dacono City Council was looking at banning medical marijuana centers, grows and edibles/infused product manufacturing. The idea gained plenty of traction, and last night the tiny town north of Denver took the first step toward prohibiting all cannabis-related businesses within city limits.
Sigman.
And then there were none. The Denver Post recently laid off metro columnist Mike Littwin and reassigned newly minted fellow columnist Chuck Murphy to a social media job. That left Tina Griego as the Post's sole metro columnist -- but as she announced today, she will soon be moving with her family to Virginia. This decision has created a swirl of emotions and thoughts aplenty about the importance of columnists in today's shifting print-journalism landscape.
Tina Griego.
Kelsey Whipple's post about the owners of Snooze being pilloried for their position on the urban camping ban proposal even as they were employing four members of the homeless community struck a chord with one potential customer.
Here's her take.
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