Why do we want to keep politics out of the District Attorney's Office? If politics creeps into cases, the prosecution of the cases will inevitably be harmed. District Attorneys must follow the evidence and follow the law vigorously yet fairly.

Tom Tancredo, a former Republican Congressman from Colorado, has placed ads in Metro State University's newspaper seeking plaintiffs for a lawsuit seeking damages from the University's decision to offer undocumented students a reduced tuition rate.

Fresh off a Diatribe photo shoot with Mark Manger, Vanessa, Ron, Joel, and Josh descend down the rabbit hole of Denver news for the week of September 24, 2012.

Coffman's summer "town hall meetings" appear to be private gatherings for small groups of employees at large corporations (Home Depot, LabCorp and Tyco Fire & Security). Not very town hallish.

When I think of a "town hall meeting," what does not come to mind is a private gathering for employees at big corporation or even a small corporation. Apparently Mike Coffman is re-inventing the term.

Whatever the reason, there's obviously a partisan commentator gap out there in the Denver media.

With traditional journalism dying, here are some tips on blogging from Colorado bloggers, to inspire more and better blogging.

As a community organizer who values the progressive voice of Westword, I personally encourage parent company the Village Voice to be more discriminating in accepting ads for massage and escort services.

Why did McInnis wait until it was too late? Why didn't he release the emails that allegedly instructed Rolly Fischer not to plagiarize? That's the question everyone's been asking, and Rick Wagner didn't ask it.

Nothing is more depressing for a food writer than spending weeks anguishing over the best Mexican restaurant in the city only to have readers once again vote for Taco Bell.

Medical Marijuana Assistance Program of the Rockies (MMAPR) and affiliates are hosting a series of four comedy fundraisers at Herman's Hideaway bar. T...

If you haven't been privy to our insufferable Facebook status updates recently, it will come as (unsurprising) news that we won the Geeks Who Drink Westword Music Knowcase.

Who knows -- maybe you and your little cobbled-together team will beat Westword's team in the Music Showcase.

Today was a good day for stumbling upon great videos about Denver bands.

As the loss of the Rocky Mountain News still lingers, the focus now turns to saving the publications remaining. Essential revenue could come from the most unlikely of sources. Marijuana.

The turning of the seasons means only one thing for some Denverites: freshly roasted green chiles. The most famous ones come from Hatch, New Mexi...

I got into a conversation at a party this weekend about which neighborhood business district in Denver might emerge as the next cool place. Or, as rea...

Republican State Senator Dave Schultheis, who recently announced his retirement, has compared President Barack Obama to the 9/11 hijackers on his twit...

The cultural ga ga over sports creates destructive myths. One of them is the notion that Coors Field is responsible for the transformation of LoDo from crime-infested wasteland into developer's paradise.

Once destitute, dilapidated and shunned, speculators and trendsetters now serenade the Five Points or LoHi neighborhoods, singing their praises to the tune of million dollar residences.

Kevin O'Connell was away on business when he got a call from a Denver animal-control officer: His dog, a Presa Canario, had mauled a Chihuahua. O'Conn...

Given Colorado's battleground status, the romantic place it holds in the national psyche as a symbol of the frontier, and a place of treasured natural beauty, Denver starts to make a lot of sense for the Huffington Post.