The Latest Word tag:blogs.westword.com,2012:/latestword/17 /img/atom_logo.png 2012-05-25T19:45:16Z The Denver Westword Blog Movable Type Enterprise 4.21-en Medical marijuana: Pitkin and Summit Counties (finally) enact MMJ rules tag:blogs.westword.com,2012:/latestword//17.608429 2012-05-25 16:20:00 2012-05-25T19:45:16Z Both Pitkin and Summit County are finally getting around to making laws governing medical marijuana shops. This move comes more than two years after the first medical marijuana centers opened in ... William Breathes Both Pitkin and Summit County are finally getting around to making laws governing medical marijuana shops. This move comes more than two years after the first medical marijuana centers opened in ...

Continue reading "Medical marijuana: Pitkin and Summit Counties (finally) enact MMJ rules" > ]]> 1 http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/a%20100x95%20marijuana%20bowl.jpg Which counties are finally enacting MMJ rules? Dog attacks: Which two Denver neighborhoods do mail carriers fear most? tag:blogs.westword.com,2012:/latestword//17.608073 2012-05-25 15:30:26 2012-05-25T20:13:45Z It's the stuff of Saturday-morning cartoons and "The Far Side:" a hapless postal carrier being chased around the neighborhood by the family dog. But the vicious attack on a Denver postal carrier ... Chris Utterback It's the stuff of Saturday-morning cartoons and "The Far Side:" a hapless postal carrier being chased around the neighborhood by the family dog. But the vicious attack on a Denver postal carrier ...

Continue reading "Dog attacks: Which two Denver neighborhoods do mail carriers fear most?" > ]]> 0 Mike Coffman's boneheaded performance has been very, very shmucky tag:blogs.westword.com,2012:/latestword//17.608517 2012-05-25 14:59:40 2012-05-26T02:14:47Z First, he said he "misspoke" when he said that Barack Obama -- the President of the United States -- was "not an American." Then he tried to explain away the comment as "boneheaded." And Congr... Patricia Calhoun First, he said he "misspoke" when he said that Barack Obama -- the President of the United States -- was "not an American." Then he tried to explain away the comment as "boneheaded." And Congr...

Continue reading "Mike Coffman's boneheaded performance has been very, very shmucky" > ]]> 0 Photos: Kal Penn, Harold & Kumar star, hypes Obama at youth summit tag:blogs.westword.com,2012:/latestword//17.608438 2012-05-25 14:13:06 2012-05-25T20:13:17Z A few years after Harold and Kumar visited White Castle -- but before they escaped from Guantanamo Bay -- Kumar Patel's real-life alter ego, Kal Penn, served a two-year-stint as the associate dir... Kelsey Whipple A few years after Harold and Kumar visited White Castle -- but before they escaped from Guantanamo Bay -- Kumar Patel's real-life alter ego, Kal Penn, served a two-year-stint as the associate dir...

Continue reading "Photos: Kal Penn, Harold & Kumar star, hypes Obama at youth summit" > ]]> 1 http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/kal%20penn%20mugshot%20100x100.jpg Kal Penn promotes Obama in Colorado John Elway is nuts for not having a Plan B in case of Peyton Manning injury tag:blogs.westword.com,2012:/latestword//17.608510 2012-05-25 14:01:34 2012-05-25T20:01:57Z Denver blog posts are not related to Rod Blagojevich. Mile High Report fan poster metalman5050's post questioning John Elway's claim that the team doesn't have a Plan B in case Peyton Manning is... Michael Roberts Denver blog posts are not related to Rod Blagojevich. Mile High Report fan poster metalman5050's post questioning John Elway's claim that the team doesn't have a Plan B in case Peyton Manning is...

Continue reading "John Elway is nuts for not having a Plan B in case of Peyton Manning injury" > ]]> 0 John stings: How might the 29 people arrested this week be punished? tag:blogs.westword.com,2012:/latestword//17.608464 2012-05-25 13:49:42 2012-05-25T19:50:02Z John stings, or undercover operations where a cop -- usually a female cop -- poses as a prostitute to catch men willing to pay for sex, are more rare than stings in which the roles are reversed. T... Melanie Asmar John stings, or undercover operations where a cop -- usually a female cop -- poses as a prostitute to catch men willing to pay for sex, are more rare than stings in which the roles are reversed. T...

Continue reading "John stings: How might the 29 people arrested this week be punished?" > ]]> 1 http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/man%20hands%20in%20handcuffs%20100x100.jpg How are johns in Denver punished? 4/20 at CU-Boulder: $278K to shrink event well worth it, spokesman says tag:blogs.westword.com,2012:/latestword//17.608487 2012-05-25 13:25:43 2012-05-25T19:29:24Z After a long delay, CU-Boulder has finally released the figures about how much it spent to shrink the annual 4/20 event on campus. The administration doled out $124,561.34, while student governme... Michael Roberts After a long delay, CU-Boulder has finally released the figures about how much it spent to shrink the annual 4/20 event on campus. The administration doled out $124,561.34, while student governme...

Continue reading "4/20 at CU-Boulder: $278K to shrink event well worth it, spokesman says" > ]]> 1 http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/a%20100x95%20420%20cu%20boulder%20small.jpg CU's cost to stop 4/20: $278,000 Denver Post's Greg Moore on learning to live without a copy desk tag:blogs.westword.com,2012:/latestword//17.608432 2012-05-25 11:33:38 2012-05-25T17:44:56Z Last month, we shared word that the Denver Post planned to lay off two-thirds of its copy editors -- a number estimated by sources as sixteen. Turns out that was a bit high: Only eleven are exiti... Michael Roberts Last month, we shared word that the Denver Post planned to lay off two-thirds of its copy editors -- a number estimated by sources as sixteen. Turns out that was a bit high: Only eleven are exiti...

Continue reading "Denver Post's Greg Moore on learning to live without a copy desk" > ]]> 1 http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/a%20100x95%20greg%20moore%20twitter.jpg Post boss on life without copy editors Reader: Mike Coffman shouldn't be laughed off as a birther nut tag:blogs.westword.com,2012:/latestword//17.608208 2012-05-25 10:27:44 2012-05-24T22:17:54Z Our post about Rachel Maddow's takedown of Mike Coffman over his recent birther comments spurred lots of vituperative debate in the comments section. Here's the view of a reader who feels that l... Michael Roberts Our post about Rachel Maddow's takedown of Mike Coffman over his recent birther comments spurred lots of vituperative debate in the comments section. Here's the view of a reader who feels that l...

Continue reading "Reader: Mike Coffman shouldn't be laughed off as a birther nut" > ]]> 0 CU-Boulder students plead not guilty to 4/20 trespassing, attorney decries "fascist" tactics tag:blogs.westword.com,2012:/latestword//17.600928 2012-05-25 09:13:26 2012-05-25T15:13:27Z Update: In a May 1 post seen below in its entirety, attorney Sean McAllister told us that three CU-Boulder students busted for trespassing on the closed Norlin Quad during the university's unprec... Michael Roberts Update: In a May 1 post seen below in its entirety, attorney Sean McAllister told us that three CU-Boulder students busted for trespassing on the closed Norlin Quad during the university's unprec...

Continue reading "CU-Boulder students plead not guilty to 4/20 trespassing, attorney decries "fascist" tactics" > ]]> 1 http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/a%20100x95%20Gabriel%20Kuettel.jpg Students claim free speech in CU 4/20 busts Zoey Ripple: No charges (yet) for student shot after entering Timothy Justice's house drunk tag:blogs.westword.com,2012:/latestword//17.608319 2012-05-25 08:29:02 2012-05-25T13:34:58Z The featured players in a Boulder "Make My Day" shooting could hardly be more unlikely: Zoey Ripple, CU student and ultra-perky food blogger, and the pair of Timothy Justice and Doreen Orion, who... Michael Roberts The featured players in a Boulder "Make My Day" shooting could hardly be more unlikely: Zoey Ripple, CU student and ultra-perky food blogger, and the pair of Timothy Justice and Doreen Orion, who...

Continue reading "Zoey Ripple: No charges (yet) for student shot after entering Timothy Justice's house drunk" > ]]> 1 http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/a%20100x95%20zoey%20ripple.jpg CU student hit in Make My Day shooting Bizarre classroom posters from the '70s, Part 4: School's out! tag:blogs.westword.com,2012:/latestword//17.608130 2012-05-25 07:45:43 2012-05-25T14:02:53Z The school year's ending for lotsa students -- and so is our salute to bizarre classroom posters from the '70s. Our first batch of rare finds featured captions, while our second and third groupin... Michael Roberts The school year's ending for lotsa students -- and so is our salute to bizarre classroom posters from the '70s. Our first batch of rare finds featured captions, while our second and third groupin...

Continue reading "Bizarre classroom posters from the '70s, Part 4: School's out!" > ]]> 1 http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/a%20100x95%20classroom%20posters%20part%204.jpg Bizarre classroom posters from the '70s, Part 4 Medical marijuana: State wastes $100K when caregiver beats rap? tag:blogs.westword.com,2012:/latestword//17.608091 2012-05-25 07:10:51 2012-05-25T12:52:26Z Medical marijuana caregiver Josh Jones was recently acquitted after not one but two trips to court in relation to what law enforcers counted as 140 plants -- a figure Jones's attorney, Rob Corry,... Michael Roberts Medical marijuana caregiver Josh Jones was recently acquitted after not one but two trips to court in relation to what law enforcers counted as 140 plants -- a figure Jones's attorney, Rob Corry,...

Continue reading "Medical marijuana: State wastes $100K when caregiver beats rap?" > ]]> 1 http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/a%20100x95%20josh%20jones%20cropped.jpg State wastes $100K on caregiver case? Smart meters: There's still time to send in your stupid parking stories tag:blogs.westword.com,2012:/latestword//17.608318 2012-05-25 06:51:53 2012-05-25T12:52:01Z Parking at Smart meters can be stupid. After encountering two dumb problems in the space of a few hours downtown, we asked people to submit their most stupid parking story -- for the chance of win... Patricia Calhoun Parking at Smart meters can be stupid. After encountering two dumb problems in the space of a few hours downtown, we asked people to submit their most stupid parking story -- for the chance of win...

Continue reading "Smart meters: There's still time to send in your stupid parking stories" > ]]> 0 Videos: Rachel Maddow, MSNBC make Mike Coffman birther star tag:blogs.westword.com,2012:/latestword//17.608312 2012-05-25 06:09:29 2012-05-25T12:13:57Z Yesterday, we recapped how Rachel Maddow had made Mike Coffman a national laughingstock over recent birther comments and his bizarre interview with 9News' Kyle Clark, when he said he stood by his... Michael Roberts Yesterday, we recapped how Rachel Maddow had made Mike Coffman a national laughingstock over recent birther comments and his bizarre interview with 9News' Kyle Clark, when he said he stood by his...

Continue reading "Videos: Rachel Maddow, MSNBC make Mike Coffman birther star" > ]]> 1 http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/a%20100x95%20ed%20schultz%20mike%20coffman.jpg Videos: MSNBC piling on Mike Coffman Medical marijuana dispensary review: The Silver Lizard in Denver tag:blogs.westword.com,2012:/latestword//17.608065 2012-05-24 16:20:00 2012-05-24T23:49:13Z Originally in Five Points on Welton Street, the Silver Lizard preemptively moved to its current location last January because of its proximity to a school. Though the move undid all the staff's wo... William Breathes Originally in Five Points on Welton Street, the Silver Lizard preemptively moved to its current location last January because of its proximity to a school. Though the move undid all the staff's wo...

Continue reading "Medical marijuana dispensary review: The Silver Lizard in Denver" > ]]> 1 http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/a%20100x95%20silver%20lizard%20disepsnary.jpg William Breathes samples The Silver Lizard Prax(us)' Magalie Lerman turns history of exploitation into outreach tag:blogs.westword.com,2012:/latestword//17.608042 2012-05-24 15:28:02 2012-05-24T21:30:03Z Editor's note: This is the latest profile in Kelsey Whipple's ongoing series highlighting local political activists. The first time Magalie Lerman knew she had a drug problem was not the first t... Kelsey Whipple Editor's note: This is the latest profile in Kelsey Whipple's ongoing series highlighting local political activists. The first time Magalie Lerman knew she had a drug problem was not the first t...

Continue reading "Prax(us)' Magalie Lerman turns history of exploitation into outreach" > ]]> 1 http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/a%20100x95%20megalie%20lerman.jpg The redemption of an addict and thief "Big Bitch" policy divides DA candidates George Brauchler, Leslie Hansen tag:blogs.westword.com,2012:/latestword//17.606849 2012-05-24 14:37:11 2012-05-24T20:44:56Z This week's feature, "Sucker Punch," traces how an assault at a heavy metal concert turned into a habitual criminal prosecution in Arapahoe County, with one of the defendants facing a mountain of... Alan Prendergast This week's feature, "Sucker Punch," traces how an assault at a heavy metal concert turned into a habitual criminal prosecution in Arapahoe County, with one of the defendants facing a mountain of...

Continue reading ""Big Bitch" policy divides DA candidates George Brauchler, Leslie Hansen" > ]]> 1 http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/leslie%20hansen%20100x100.jpg "Big Bitch" debated in DA race IKEA is totally worth singing about! tag:blogs.westword.com,2012:/latestword//17.608140 2012-05-24 13:59:15 2012-05-24T19:56:31Z Denver blog posts are a mile high. Denver Frank: Let's all sing "The IKEA Song!" The Colorado Independent's Scot Kersgaard offers a progressive Colorado scoreboard for the recently wrapped legis... Michael Roberts Denver blog posts are a mile high. Denver Frank: Let's all sing "The IKEA Song!" The Colorado Independent's Scot Kersgaard offers a progressive Colorado scoreboard for the recently wrapped legis...

Continue reading "IKEA is totally worth singing about!" > ]]> 0 Hector Paez: Denver cop's attorney on alleged sex-assault victim's lawsuit, media blitz tag:blogs.westword.com,2012:/latestword//17.607963 2012-05-24 13:03:05 2012-05-24T19:03:06Z Update below: In October 2010, Denver Policeman Hector Paez was booked on a sexual assault charge for allegedly coercing a woman to perform oral sex on him to avoid going to jail. Last September,... Michael Roberts Update below: In October 2010, Denver Policeman Hector Paez was booked on a sexual assault charge for allegedly coercing a woman to perform oral sex on him to avoid going to jail. Last September,...

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