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Planned Parenthood's scheme to bust abortion protestersBy Sean CroninThursday, September 25They were fed up. It wasn't just the giant posters of mangled, aborted fetuses that steeled their determination. It wasn't the taunting, the... More >> -
With help from the feds, a Denver scientist helps Second Life go nuclearBy Joel WarnerThursday, September 18Lilith Forzane is looking for steamy geek love. She's just popped in (having materialized out of thin air) at the entrance of the Science... More >> -
It takes more than a break-in and a stabbing to get arrested in Cherry HillsBy Lisa RabThursday, September 11Barbara Siemann woke to the sound of footsteps in her hallway just after 3:30 a.m. on June 1. Judging by the blurred digital clock on her cell... More >> -
William Orr's quest for better, cheaper gas left him facing prison timeBy Alan PrendergastThursday, September 04Few dreamers believe in their dream the way William Orr did. He chased his idea, a search for the perfect fuel to put in a gas tank, for three... More >> -
Barack Obama gives principal Michael Johnston extra creditBy Jessica CentersThursday, August 28At 3:10 p.m. on May 28 — dismissal time on the last day of school at Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts in Thornton — 500... More >>
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Broward - Palm Beach
Cash for Trash
In Broward County, trash haulers and politicians care about only one kind of green
By Thomas Francis
The view from the top stinks. That sweet, sulphuric stench that can come only from a... More >>
Dallas
Un-Super Size Me: One Week of Eating Local
One man’s attempt at slow food living in the Dallas metroplex
By Jesse Hyde
It began with a chicken. Or to be more precise, dreams of a chicken. I wanted a plump red bird... More >>
Houston
Rex "Wrecks" Bell Is Just Playing
The Galveston singer-songwriter spent a lot of years on the periphery of music greatness and right in the middle of its excesses
By John Nova Lomax
Foreword: Much of the reporting of this feature took place before Hurricane Ike. On the eve of... More >>
Kansas City
KC: Big Small Town
Though it’s a city of nearly 2 million people, the metro can feel a lot like Mayberry.
By Jen Chen
One Saturday evening early in the summer, 32-year-old Rachel Cahill went to Kauffman Stadium to... More >>
Miami
Let Terrorist Eduardo Arocena Go
El exilio wants him out of jail.
By Tim Elfrink
Prickly late-fall air rustles through a block of blue-collar homes in Union City, New Jersey,... More >>
Minneapolis
Simon Says
Motivational speaker Russell Simon made a career out of imploring teens to steer clear of drugs and alcohol. So why did he go on a drunken, meth-fueled rampage?
By Matt Snyders
Russell Simon didn't look like a thrice-convicted felon. With his gelled, spiked hair, hardy... More >>
Phoenix
Has Phoenix Finally Arrived? Feel the Love
By Robrt L. Pela
In Jason Hill's Phoenix, the sun never sets. His paintings of the city — a vibrant Valley... More >>
San Francisco
Bougie Nights
Gangstas. Thugs. Knuckleheads. Baki Lepolo's bouncers have handled them all. But can they handle the VIP crowd?
By Lauren Smiley
At the previously troubled corner of 11th and Folsom streets on a recent Sunday night, Baki... More >>
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3Oh!3 strip down. Our blog inventory is going through the roof. Backbeat Online is full to bursting with content, including a couple of live reviews that slipped past yesterday's Shortcut -- Smaug at PT's Club Inferno and a roundup... More >>
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Last rites on the Rocky Mountain News's Twittering
Thursday, September 25Why is the media business in such terrible shape? Experts and pundits of every description have puzzled over this question for years, but I've... More>>
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Meet Kristi Burton, the 21-year-old pro-lifer behind the Personhood Amendment
Thursday, September 25Pull Kristi Burton's string, and the wind-up doll may say a couple of things. The right of protection for every human being — that's one of... More>>
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Where do anchor babies come from?
Thursday, September 25Dear Mexican: What is an anchor baby? I am a 45-year-old male born in the USA. My mother was born in ex-Yugoslavia (now Serbia), and my father... More>>
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How to Catch a Creep
Thursday, September 25I wanted to know what it was like firsthand — what clients had to endure when entering the Vine Street clinic. So last year, I called the... More>>
Letters
Letters to the Editor
Thursday, September 25
"Stabbing Pains," Lisa Rab, September 11
Cracking a Few Huevos
We need a new legal description for some criminal determinations. I like... More >>
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