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Elderly brother who gave voice to Ludlow victims died this morning: “It’s not too...

“Sometimes I’d wonder,” Frank Petrucci said last spring. "Sometimes I wonder why them and not me.” Petrucci died this morning. He spent much of his 95...

Consumer Advocate saves Colorado $1.7 billion; Lawmakers may forget to fund it

Brace yourself. You’re about to be bashed with a clunky government-agency name: Colorado’s Office of Consumer Counsel. As soon as you've recovered, take note: The...

Immigration activists unleash balloon banner for Arturo Garcia

For six months, Arturo Hernandez Garcia has been in sanctuary at the First Unitarian Church of Denver while immigrant rights organizers have tried to...

Homebrew: Windows shattering, bullets flying, books being flung by Front Range roads

Mystery Solved The case of the literary litterbug has been solved: “Glenn Pladsen says he isn't sure how long he has been dumping books along U.S. 287...

The unusual candidacy of Kayvan Khalatbari

It’s a typical setup for a city council forum – the plastic card tables, stackable chairs, lukewarm coffee and trays of supermarket cookies and...

Wiretap: Obama apologizes for two Western hostages killed in drone strikes

Droning On President Obama has relied on the clean, subtle technique of killing with drones. But independent investigations have found that his administration is underestimating the...

Noble Energy settlement would eliminate just five days’ worth of emissions?

The Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that, together with the Department of Justice and the State of Colorado, it had reached an air-pollution settlement...

Q&A: Klingenschmitt’s 72 hours of prayer, fasting and being ‘called of God’ launches state...

Colorado Springs Republican Representative Gordon Klingenschmitt's televangelist alter ego Dr. Chaps has made headlines for blending politics and scripture, most notably suggesting that President Obama is possessed by demons...

Abortion politics flare as fetal homicide bill advances

DENVER — Senate Republicans on the Judiciary Committee advanced a fetal homicide bill Wednesday night that, for limited use, would write “personhood” language associated...

Homebrew: Dr. Chaps announces bid for Colorado Senate

Not Chapped Just when you thought Dr. Chaps was out of the press, he's back. This time, the televangelist host of Pray in Jesus' Name...
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