​Opinions on the proposed signage upgrade at Sports Authority Field at Mile High remain split.

On the same day the city's Community Planning and Development Board issued a statement approving the changes, the Sloan's Lake Citizens' Group voted to oppose them -- just like every other registered neighborhood organization within 3,000 feet of the stadium to weigh in so far.

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​It's official: 2011 was a record-busting year in the oil industry, with the five largest companies -- BP, ExxonMobil, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, and Royal Dutch Shell -- reporting all-time-high profits of $137 billion. That's a 75 percent jump from the year before, even though the giants produced less oil than in 2010.

It's the multinational way to go in a slumping economy: Get paid more for doing less.

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Al Manzi.

​Earlier this week, we contacted Boulder Daily Camera publisher Al Manzi after hearing the paper's publishing company had told nearly twenty workers they would be laid off -- and that they'd subsequently learned many of the paper's ad-design chores would be outsourced to India. Today, Manzi got back to us, shortly after the Camera published a story that confirmed the broad outlines of the tip.

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​In its February newsletter, under the headline "PROPOSED SPORTS AUTHORITY SIGNS CONTROVERSIAL," local neighborhood organization the Sloan's Lake Citizens' Group encourages its membership to write the city in response to the potential additions to Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Because of its lighting and view plane implications, the issue has become a heated one in recent neighborhood discussions. implications, Tonight, the group will vote on an official stance.

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Doug Lamborn

​I know, I know. There are lots of other folks out there struggling to make ends meet, unsung worker drones subsisting on sweatshop wages. But let's face it: Doug Lamborn is underpaid.

I'm not talking about his base salary of $174,000 as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. That's standard. But the real gravy -- the gratuities, emoluments, wet kisses and campaign support he receives from the oil and gas industry in exchange for services rendered -- it's a disgrace, frankly.

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​ If you think the Super Bowl and sexy men's underwear have nothing in common, you'd usually be correct. But this year, there's a connection -- and a local one at that. Pampered Passions Fine Lingerie in Englewood is running an ad in USA Today's glossy preview publication for Super Bowl XLVI -- which is Roman-numeral for "a lot of Super Bowls" -- offering a free pair of silk boxers to anyone who buys $100 worth of lingerie.

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Michael Hancock.

​Today, Mayor Michael Hancock unveiled a new economic development strategy -- the NASCAR-y sounding "JumpStart 2012: Revving Up Denver's Economic Engine." It includes a host of specific initiatives in seven broad areas, including a plan to develop a $20 million "pot of money," in Hancock's words, to loan funds to small businesses that have been around for less than five years. "We're going to help them through that critical phase," he said.

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Colorado Cottage Food

​Should bakers and cake-makers be able to sell delicious wares made in home kitchens at farmer's markets and roadside stands? That's the question lawmakers will debate today when they take up House Bill 12-1027, the so-called "cottage food bill." Sponsored by Republican Representative Laura Bradford, the measure would allow counties or public health agencies to register home cooks, who could then sell their cookies directly to you and me.

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​This week's cover story, "Drilled, Baby, Drilled," reports on the efforts of a group of federal auditors to hold energy companies accountable for underpaid royalties on oil and gas leases. On the eve of its publication, the U.S. Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) announced a $25 million settlement with Shell Offshore over unpaid royalties on leases in the Gulf of Mexico -- even while the feds are siding with Shell against the auditors in a similar case.

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​The good news about Denver International Airport's ambitious South Terminal Redevelopment Program (STRP) is that it's only eight months behind schedule and a projected few million bucks over its half-billion-dollar budget at this point, despite the loss of its "signature" architect, Santiago Calatrava, over artistic (i.e., financial) differences. And the bad news?

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