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Calhoun: Wake-Up Call

Firefighter calendar rises from the ashes

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Calhoun: Wake-Up Call

Colorado firefighter calendar rises from the ashes tonight

By Patricia Calhoun Thu., Feb. 9 2012 at 7:03 AM

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The party had everything: a worthy beneficiary (the Children's Hospital Burn Center), lots of alcohol for the mostly female crowd, and stripped-down, smokin' hot firefighters. But then the Denver District Attorney threw a wet blanket on the fun: Turns out that Fired Up for Kids might not have been sending firefighter calendar sales proceeds to the charity.

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Colorado Firefighter Calendar, Fired Up for Kids, Kirsten Hamling

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Dan Savage made Rick Santorum's name mud...or close enough

By Patricia Calhoun Wed., Feb. 8 2012 at 6:55 AM

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Dan Savage.

You can bet that the 26,000-plus Coloradans who voted for Rick Santorum at yesterday's Republican caucuses, pushing the conservatives' conservative to a surprise victory, are not faithful readers of Savage Love. Because Dan Savage, the author of that sex-advice column, not only took issue with Santorum's stance on gay sex, he took action.

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Colorado caucus, Dan Savage, Rick Santorum

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American Constitution Party has a major problem preparing for own caucus

By Patricia Calhoun Tue., Feb. 7 2012 at 6:39 AM

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Doug Campbell

The American Constitution Party has a major problem in Colorado. Because Republican renegade Tom Tancredo, who ran for governor on the ACP ticket in 2010, got more than 36 percent of the vote in 2010 in the race against Republican Dan Maes and Democrat John Hickenlooper, the ACP now qualifies as a major party in the state.

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American Constitution Party, Dan Maes, Doug Campbell, John Hickenlooper, Tom Tancredo

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David Choe, a street artist worth $200 million in Facebook stock, made his mark on Denver

By Patricia Calhoun Mon., Feb. 6 2012 at 6:50 AM

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The newly painted wall outside the Denver Performing Arts Complex looks like a million bucks. Make that $200 million. Because that's what graffiti artist David Choe stands to make in Facebook's public offering: When the street artist did a piece for Facebook headquarters years ago, he took his pay in stock.

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David Choe, Denver International Airport, Facebook, Terminal Kings

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Komen Denver affiliate rejects ban on Planned Parenthood grants

By Patricia Calhoun Fri., Feb. 3 2012 at 6:32 AM

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Race for the Cure.

For many years, the regional Planned Parenthood headquarters was Westword's neighbor, and we had a front-row seat for the picketers who harassed employees of an organization that does so much more than providing abortion services.

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ban, Planned Parenthood, Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation

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CU Regents support Colorado ASSETS tuition plan for illegal immigrants

By Patricia Calhoun Thu., Feb. 2 2012 at 6:57 AM

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The Colorado Legislature is once again tackling the issue of tuition for the children of illegal immigrants, and yesterday, CU's Board of Regents voted 5-4 to support Colorado ASSET, with Republican Regent Tillie Bishop joining the Democrats. The vote came after much passionate discussion -- because with every issue involving illegal immigration, there is always passionate discussion.

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Colorado ASSETS, CU Board of Regents, illegal immigration

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"Over the River" hits a new snag with DU students lawsuit

By Patricia Calhoun Wed., Feb. 1 2012 at 6:29 AM

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Christo's "Over the River" will soon have another bridge to cross. Even as a public hearing that could secure Fremont County's approval of the project along the Arkansas River gets under way this morning in Canon City, a group of University of Denver students will be filing suit to stop it.

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Arkansas River, Christo, Over the River, ROAR, University of Denver

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American Constitution Party caucuses could be lonely next month

By Patricia Calhoun Tue., Jan. 31 2012 at 6:33 AM

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Tom Tancredo.

As today's appearances by Ron Paul and Rick Santorum make clear, Colorado's caucus is a week away for Republicans, one of three major political parties in this state. That's right: Because Tom Tancredo did so well in the last gubernatorial election, the American Constitution Party qualifies as a major political party...if it jumps through all the hoops, including holding a caucus.

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American Constitution Party, caucus, Dan Maes, John Hickenlooper, Ron Paul, Tom Tancredo

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Sunflower Market on Colfax inspires a food fight at Denver City Council

By Patricia Calhoun Mon., Jan. 30 2012 at 6:38 AM

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Unlike so many Western towns, Denver has a wealth of wonderful neighborhoods close to the heart of the city. But with that wealth of neighborhoods comes a surfeit of NIMBY issues that often spill out of their immediate area and into City Hall -- as the fight over a new supermarket on Colfax will tonight.

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Denver City Council, East Colfax, RedPeak, Sunflower Market, Susan Shepherd

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Alex Martinez, Denver's new Manager of Safety and DPD overseer: What would you ask him?

By Patricia Calhoun Fri., Jan. 27 2012 at 6:55 AM

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Alex Martinez.

Have something you want to ask Alex Martinez, Denver's new Manager of Safety?

This is your chance: Westword writers will be meeting with the former Colorado Supreme Court justice this morning, to get an overview of the office and ask about some specific issues, including the recent rulings overturning police firings by the last Manager of Safety.

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