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Civil Rights

Unlock and load: Guns ‘R’ Us

Today, if Marshall Matt Dillon in Dodge wanted cowboys to hand over their six-shooters before entering town, he would be in violation of a...

Unlock and load: Guns ‘R’ Us

Today, if Marshall Matt Dillon in Dodge wanted cowboys to hand over their six-shooters before entering town, he would be in violation of a...

A not-to-miss radio topic: perverts in the bathroom

The only person that we’ve heard about lately getting all sordid in a public bathroom is Republican Sen. Larry Craig. Yet Focus on the...

Abortion tee-shirt creates online furor at Amazon.com

Who in the world would want to sport a tee-shirt that reads "Anti-abortion. Pro-date rape"? Apparently the geniuses at T-shirts.com, who sell a variety...

Feminist discussion in Denver tonight

Most mainstream media coverage of the feminist movement today centers around whether feminism is still truly relevant. Bitch magazine, on the other hand, operates...

UPDATED: Federal Marriage Amendment is revived

Soon-to-retire Sen. Wayne Allard is keeping some mighty interesting legislative company these days. While the embattled Rep. Marilyn Musgrave is not. Spoke too soon....

UPDATED: Federal Marriage Amendment is revived

Soon-to-retire Sen. Wayne Allard is keeping some mighty interesting legislative company these days. While the embattled Rep. Marilyn Musgrave is not. Spoke too soon....

Obama: Move Guantanamo detainees to Colorado supermax

A story on NPR's Morning Edition today held an interesting nugget of information on Colorado's possible role in how a President Barack Obama would...

Shootin’, Smokin’ and Sippin’ with the Independence Institute

The Independence Institute’s sixth-annual Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) party kicked into high gear June 28 as revelers gathered to celebrate bullets, booze and tobacco.

Congress listens to trans issues

Four days after Denver's lesbian, gay, and transgender community threw their annual celebration, Washington, D.C. has wizened up a bit to issues surrounding trans...
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