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Dan Tang pleads guilty in exchange for reduced sentence

2009-11-20 17:02:12

This morning, prominent Thornton restaurant owner Dan Tang pled guilty to one count of money laundering for his role in what investigators labeled the "Dan Tang Drug Trafficking Organization." ...

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The Balloon Boy meme: deconstructed

2009-11-20 15:57:11

This video by the folks over at Rocketboom Institute for Internet Studies is a great hour-by-hour delineation on how the Falcon Heene/Balloon Boy saga went from a local news oddity to internation...

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Not all grocery workers sold on "ratification bonus" gift cards

2009-11-20 15:19:48

Still no official response from United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 about this week's "last, best and final" contract proposals from King Soopers and Safeway. But several employees posting...

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Brit's Picks for the Starz Denver Film Festival, November 20-22: 45365, Applause and Giagante

2009-11-20 15:02:21

Editor's note: This year's Starz Denver Film Festival, November 12-22, features more than 200 films. To help navigate this cinematic abundance of riches, we asked fest artistic director Brit With...

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Local blogger finalist to cover Winter Olympics for Microsoft

2009-11-20 14:29:15

What writer wouldn't want to cover the Olympics? The glitz, the glamor and the high-profile nature of the gig are just about irresistible, regardless of your feelings about winter sports. I mean, ...

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Denver Blogs: It's beginning to sound a lot like Christmas

2009-11-20 13:57:24

Here are some local sites you might enjoy visiting. A thread on DenverRadio.net's Comments & Rumors board begins with questions about why no local stations have started playing wall-to-wall Chri...

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Medical-marijuana price hikes from too many regulations worry Denver councilman

2009-11-20 13:45:02

While some officials seem to see the ongoing medical-marijuana boom as a threat to all that's good and strong and true about our fair state, Denver city councilman Chris Nevitt is focusing on the...

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Shmuck of the Week: Mark Kiszla, sports columnist extraordinaire

2009-11-20 12:55:49

You don't expect much from your daily-newspaper sports columnists these days. Sentences that make sense, some well-placed punctuation, maybe a bad pun or two. But while our expectations have been ...

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Is CU's cupboard less bare than we thought?

2009-11-20 12:28:00

If moral victories mattered at this point (which they don't), CU's 31-28 loss to Oklahoma State last night would definitely qualify. Yes, I know: OSU was without starting quarterback (and Chatfi...

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Kenny Be's Friday Afternoon Club: Tea and sympathy

2009-11-20 11:57:46

Blue Sky Collective artists Lori Clayton and Kathy Nutt join Jessica Noonan at Hootenanny Candies and Tea... "Lori, Kathy, the bad news is that the artist collective must vacate the premises by D...

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Our updated medical-marijuana directory

2009-11-20 11:09:14

Today marks the debut of another new medical-marijuana critic, William Breathes. In the meantime, we're continuing to regularly update our directory of dispensaries, which is growing longer and l...

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Mile Highs and Lows: Walking Raven Dispensary

2009-11-20 11:01:28

As Colorado's medical-marijuana industry grows, marijuana dispensaries of all types and sizes are proliferating around the state. Some resemble swanky bars or sterile dentist offices; others feel ...

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Sports Guy signing: On the off chance Bill Simmons gets hammered at the Tattered Cover tonight...

2009-11-20 10:54:34

ESPN Sports Guy and Broncos bandwagon driver Bill Simmons is in Denver tonight, for the last stop on his fall book-signing tour. If you have or want a copy of his new tome, The Book of Basketball,...

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Is this anti-Obama billboard racist? You be the judge

2009-11-20 10:00:22

So... whaddya think? Is this billboard, on display outside Wolf Interstate Leasing & Sales, 4855 Miller Street in Wheat Ridge, a bold (and legitimate) statement of displeasure with the Obama admi...

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Nicole Fox: Q&A with the Top Model winner

2009-11-20 09:37:07

On Wednesday night, Louisville's own Nicole Fox was named the winner of America's Next Top Model. (Relive the season by visiting our recap archive.) That meant a day spent yesterday meeting the p...

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