6:10 pm, May 17, 2013
Rant: Tancredo for Governor? Please.With the Obama administration in disarray and CYA mode over the scandals and near-scandals regarding Benghazi, the IRS, and the Associated Press, one knee-jerk assumption might be that voters are primed for a return to Republicanism. It's probably no coincidence that this was the week when one-note...
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11:40 am, May 13, 2013
Rant: A Diamond in the Rain Thanks to our unpredictable weather, it's wise to bring sunscreen, water, a raincoat, blanket, gloves, and a towel to a Colorado Rockies game—just in case. Early in this (young) 2013 season, it was the snow that kept the diamond at Coors Field covered by a tarp. Recently, intermittent rain showers have turned a...
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11:15 am, May 3, 2013
Rant: The Big Blue Bear Vandal Has Not Yet Been ChargedThis week, Denver police arrested its prime suspect in the defacing of our iconic Big Blue Bear. Law enforcement officials say Joseph Rivas, a 21-year-old art student, allegedly pelted the bear with balloons filled with bright green paint on March 31, possibly from the roof of the Convention...
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11:40 am, Apr 12, 2013
Rant: I'm tired of playing chicken. Last month, I ranted about the recent spike in hit-and-run accidents. Unfortunately, they haven't stopped, and I predict the next intersection to be surrounded by red-and-blue lights will be at 14th and Blake streets, right next to the firehouse. If you haven't engaged in this deathtrap of an intersection—...
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10:05 am, Mar 29, 2013
Rant: MMJ Oversight Is a JokeA few years ago, the medical marijuana business arrived in Colorado amid much hand-wringing over how these supposedly shady businesspeople (italics added by MMJ skeptics) might be tempted to skirt the law and cultivate even more backdoor profits from this budding enterprise.In a sour bit of irony, it turns out...
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9:00 am, Mar 22, 2013
Rant: Xcel EnergyImagine this scenario: You walk downstairs in your house and you're hit with a wall of foul-smelling natural gas. A knob on the stove is broken and gas is spewing out of the burner. There's obviously a problem, so what do you do? I can tell you what I did. I followed Xcel Energy's safety plan, which entails getting...
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1:15 pm, Mar 15, 2013
Rant: St. Patrick's Day OverkillAs another March 17 looms, it's time to brace ourselves. Because whenever there's an occasion that has even the slightest connection to alcohol, certain Denverites attack it like a cheetah going after an antelope. They turn the holiDAY into a holiWEEK, delighted to behave, frankly, like total idiots. In public.(...
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9:58 am, Mar 8, 2013
Rant: Smash and Dash DriversHow would you react if someone punched you in the face, looked you in the eyes, and ran away? First, stunned. Second, you'd want to make sure that person is punished for their actions. That's exactly how I feel about hit-and-run accidents—and I should know.Two weeks ago—as I sat at a red light on the Colfax Avenue...
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3:30 pm, Feb 22, 2013
Rant: Mislabeled seafood underlines the need for better regulation.If you can't see the ocean, don't order the fish. Thanks to modern technology, this old adage is no longer relevant. But this week, we landlocked Coloradans found out that some of the seafood we're getting may not be what it seems. Oceana, an international ocean conservation...
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12:20 pm, Feb 15, 2013
Rant: We’re tired of the FREE MallRide shuttle drivers who leave us hanging. I take the light rail from Mineral to Union Station every weekday with other workers who are commuting to LoDo. When the train pulls up to the station, we all hightail it to the free mall ride, which will take us to (or at least closer to) our offices. That is,...
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11:20 am, Feb 8, 2013
Rant: Todd Helton's Major ErrorHow can you not be disappointed in Todd Helton after hearing about his DUI? It's hard not to spit out "What?" or "Huh?" when you hear a respected person make a mind-numbing mistake that could have been evaded with a simple phone call, a taxi, or waiting until Thursday to wash the truck and buy lottery tickets....
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1:55 pm, Jan 25, 2013
Rant: Creationist Politicians Want to Infiltrate Colorado SchoolsThis week, Boulder-based science blogger Phil Plait posted an article about HB 13-1089, the insidiously named "K-12 Academic Freedom Act." The Republican-sponsored bill would mandate that Colorado public schools, "...direct teachers to create an environment that encourages...
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3:05 pm, Jan 11, 2013
Rant: SAM's after-the-fact anti-legalization efforts don't ring true. On Thursday, organizers of Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) launched their national organization with a press conference at the Denver Press Club. The group is led by a left-right coalition that includes former Democratic congressman Patrick Kennedy (pictured, above...
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1:15 pm, Jan 4, 2013
Rant: Cinemark USA reopens Century 16 theater. Over the holidays, relatives of the victims of last July's theater massacre in Aurora received a most unwelcome Christmas letter. In it was an invitation from Cinemark USA—the parent company of the Century 16 theater where the mass shooting occurred—to attend the reopening of the theater later...
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5:45 pm, Dec 21, 2012
Rant: Adieu, 2012. You were one treacherous year for our country. By most measures, 2012 hasn't been a strong year. Of the top 15 stories in the past 12 months (as measured by public interest in following them), only one, the London Summer Olympics, was positive. We recently concluded a presidential election that was an embarassment of...
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