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Mile High Murder, No. 50: Jessica Porter identified as victim, Anthony Joseph Romero arrested in stabbing at 1873 S. Clermont Street

2009-11-06 20:38:49

View Larger Map Rapid developments on the fiftieth Mile High Murder, which took place early this morning at 1873 S. Clermont Street, an area captured in the graphic above (if you have problems see...

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Fast-track this: Five untapped Colorado energy sources

2009-11-06 15:58:24

The Department of the Interior just designated six renewable energy projects, including a 400-megawatt solar tower, as "fast-track" developments deserving of the highest priority. All six of the...

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Mile High Murder, No. 51: Andrew Gelston Graham found dead on 8700 block of East Philips Place

2009-11-06 15:41:24

View Larger Map Not one, not two, but three homicide-related deaths in a 24-hour period? What is this, Detroit? The latest report, as related by the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office, leaves more ...

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Denver Arts Week: Day One

2009-11-06 15:30:42

This city really knows how to kick off its third annual Denver Arts Week: Tonight's Know Your Arts First Friday, an amped-up First Friday art-walk event, will step up to the plate to showcase loc...

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Jobbed: Which local "television personality" needs your help? Could it be Dog?

2009-11-06 14:57:08

Having trouble finding work? You're not alone. Follow Jobbed every week as we troll for the weird, the wacky and the worst of what the recession-era world of job ads has to offer. The Job, as se...

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Advertising that doesn't suck? That's Loyal2.me's idea

2009-11-06 14:51:16

It would take some sort of rocket scientist to create a model of advertising that doesn't suck. No coincidence, then, that Roger Toennis used to work on projects such as the autonomous lunar rover...

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Denver Blogs: Broncos chalk-talk a good game

2009-11-06 13:58:16

No need to fear the local blogosphere. Following a massive breakdown of this Monday's Broncos-Steelers contest, Mile High Report's Steve Nichols predicts: "Denver wins (fingers crossed and nervo...

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Archbishop Charles Chaput puts Obama administration on notice about abortion funding

2009-11-06 13:52:32

Archbishop Charles Chaput supports healthcare reform -- but his mind could be changed.Although Denver Archbishop Charles Chaput is seen as an arch-conservative in many quarters, he's actually sup...

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Dan Hawkins' CU Buffs vs. Texas A&M: Way past the point for moral victories

2009-11-06 13:30:15

CU Buffs coach Dan Hawkins certainly talks a good game. But his focus on his squad's second-half performance against Missouri after the Tigers put up 33 consecutive points in the first smacked of...

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Shmuck of the Week: The Blockbuster Stabber

2009-11-06 13:16:57

We've all been there: Stuck in a job we hate, dreading showing up for even another day. There are ways to grin and bear it, but sometimes that isn't enough. Sometimes you know just showing up w...

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Education cuts could be even more damaging than advertised

2009-11-06 12:25:17

At 4:30 p.m., Governor Bill Ritter has scheduled a news conference to talk about the rest of his budget proposal for the 2010-2011 fiscal year, following his Monday submission of digits relating ...

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Kenny Be's Sign Language: Dumpster wars

2009-11-06 11:57:47

An outsider could never tell by looking at the peaceful streets of Denver that numerous alley battles are raging across the city. Behind the scenes, the Mile High City's typically liberal resid...

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Brian Vicente on fight to void Board of Health's medical-marijuana ruling

2009-11-06 09:52:37

Yesterday afternoon, medical-marijuana advocates filed a petition in Denver District Court calling for a Tuesday ruling about the definition of "caregiver" by the state's Board of Health to be vo...

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Mile High Murder, No. 50: Dead woman found at 1873 S. Clermont Street

2009-11-06 08:44:27

View Larger Map Our Mile High Murder project, started on May 17, reaches the unfortunate half-century mark in fewer than six months as result of word about Denver's latest homicide. Early this mor...

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"Gunny" Bob Newman back from mystery assignment, signs up with Tom Tancredo

2009-11-06 08:32:50

Update below: Back in August, combative KOA radio host "Gunny" Bob Newman announced that he was leaving the station in order to take a security and counter-terrorism position for an unnamed empl...

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