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• Frank Georgianna celebration is Dec. 4

  Frank Georgianna, actor and director for the Denver Center Theatre Company from 1985-94, died Nov. 22. He was a fiery personality who appeared in 36 roles and directed five plays, including “Orphans” in 1986 with Jamie Horton, James Lawless and Jamie Newcomb. He was the DCTC’s Scrooge in its 1992 [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 5:02pm EST
  

• Colorado casinos stem the tide

  Black Hawk and Central City casinos are on pace to post an increase in revenue this year after experiencing a deep downturn in 2008, thanks in large part to higher limits, longer hours and new games, according to an analysis by gaming consultant Bill Palermo. Through October, Black Hawk and Central [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 4:03pm EST
  

• Another Balloon Family acts far more responsibly

  A family hurt in the Macy’s parade did the surprising, but stand up thing by not suing. [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 2:25pm EST
  

• Insight on players-only meeting

  More was learned on the players-only meeting that veteran safety Brian Dawkins called Tuesday morning. The Broncos are 6-4 with those four losses coming in their last four games. They play the New York Giants, who are also 6-4 after just snapping their own four-game losing streak, Thanksgiving night at [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 1:20pm EST
  

• Barringer explains what happened

  The great running website Flotrack has a fascinating 24-minute interview with CU’s Jenny Barringer, explaining her shocking collapse Monday in the NCAA cross country championships she was favored to win. Track and Field Videos on Flotrack It was painful to watch her stagger and fall about two-thirds of the way through a [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 12:25pm EST
  

• Fowler misses out on Topps rookie team; Jays, Giants interested in Torrealba

  DENVER — Dexter Fowler enjoyed a solid rookie season, but he couldn’t crack the Topps Rookie All-Star Team. Here is the list: 1B Travis Ishikawa, San Francisco (120 games, 9 HR, 39 RBI, .261) 2B Chris Getz, Chicago (A.L.) (107, 2, 31, .261) 3B Gordon Beckham, Chicago (A.L.) (103, 14, 63, .270) SS Elvis [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 11:56am EST
  

• Debating climate change: 3 letters

  I have a different version of “the loss of glaciers and ice pack in the Arctic and Antarctic oceans over the past 25 years” and it has nothing to do with “global warming.” The South Pole gets 1/10 inch of precipitation per year, yet NASA says that sea ice is [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 11:48am EST
  

• Nightlife: Post-turkey DJs and dancing

  French houses DJ David Guetta, who plays Beta on Dec. 3, isn’t shy about his prowess behind the turntables. It’s finally here. That holly-jolly time of year that feels like a month-long party. There’s the office holiday party. Next is the boyfriend’s work party. A friend is having an “ugly Christmas [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 11:44am EST
  

• Live review: Japandroids, Surfer Blood @ the Larimer Lounge

  Japandroids — neither robots nor Japanese. Discuss. Photo by Joe McCabe. From the first time I saw the name of the duo, I envisioned Japandroids as something closer to the hulking, giant mechanoids from late ‘70s Japanimation than a couple of garage-born auteurs from British Columbia. Now that I’ve seen them, [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 11:23am EST
  

• Hensick placed on waivers

  T.J. Hensick, just placed on waivers by the Avalanche. If no team claims him by noon tomorrow, he’ll go to Lake Erie of the AHL. It just hasn’t worked out too well for T.J. this year with the Avs. Joe Sacco just hasn’t played him much. It’ll be interesting to see [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 10:39am EST
  

• $70K raised for revival of Mizpah arch

  Union Station Advocates has raised about $70,000 toward the revival of the Welcome/Mizpah Arch at Denver Union Station. The group also has launched the “own your own light” campaign with the reservation/sale of four arch lights, all commemorating special dates for the individual and group donors. The Denver Municipal Band group after [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 10:33am EST
  

• Odds are Bohn goes in different direction

  Years ago, heck maybe decades ago, college basketball analyst Dick Vitale said that athletic directors, when making a head-coaching hire, almost always go in a different direction and rarely consider candidates with a similar professional profile as the guy they just fired. It’s human nature to try something else when [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 8:47am EST
  

• More on Washington courage …

  Soon, we will be watching one of the greatest acts of false Washington courage ever, as Barack Obama, who has spent more in his first term than any president in history, takes on the deficit next year But after writing about the false courage in my column today, A. Barton Hinkle [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 7:37am EST
  

• Entertain Your Guests at the Pepsi Center!

  Are you having family, friends & out-of-town guests in this week for Thanksgiving but still finalizing some plans?  Well, the Pepsi Center has got exactly what you’re looking for!!  With four games in five nights, they are the hotbed for cool ... [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 3:12am EST
  

• Santa Express Train..A MUST this Holiday Season!!

  I have found the perfect way to share all the joy of Christmas with your little ones this year.  Imagine this….. You arrive to a train station lit up with Christmas lights.  You go inside ... [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 12:05am EST
  

• Daily Deal-Black Friday Deals Part 2

  You should be able to get a bang for your buck with some of these prices.  Remember that just because it’s on sale for Black Friday doesn’t mean it’s the absolute best price.  There are ... [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 12:01am EST
  

• A little doom, a little gloom at the holidays

  Let’s think positive. Let’s think CU has a chance to beat Nebraska Friday afternoon on Folsom Field. Trouble is, it’s hard to do it. [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 7:08pm EST
  

• Billboard controversy: 3 letters

  Re: “In big type, doubts about Obama,” Nov. 21 Denver & The West story. So, let me see if I understand Bobby Clark, Bruce DeBoskey and Ibrahim Hooper correctly: Phil Wolf of Wolf Automotive, in displaying a caricature of Barack Obama, is in their opinion guilty of hate speech and divisive, [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 6:10pm EST
  

• Live review: The Big Pink, Crystal Antlers @ the Larimer Lounge

  Yes, it was really that foggy in the Larimer Lounge last night. Thank Christ for that indoor smoking ban, eh? Photo by Julio Enriquez. Recently honored by NME with the Philip Hall Radar award for best new act, hot on the heels of a DJ set at Twist & Shout and [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 5:59pm EST
  

• Salazar lobs a grenade at oil and gas

  Interior Secretary Ken Salazar blasted oil and gas interests for acting, he intimates, like an arm of the Republican party in the way they are criticizing President Obama. Read the story here. Those enviros who, when Salazar was nominated, speculated that the then-Colorado senator had too mild a demeanor for the rough [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 4:50pm EST
  

• Longmont Chick-Fil-A sells

  Panattoni Development has sold a Chick-Fil-A building in Longmont for $1.2 million. Gary Wright purchased the 4,217-square-foot building at Harvest Junction, 215 Ken Pratt Blvd. Patrick Devereaux and Gene Pride Cushman & Wakefield of Colorado handled the transaction. [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 4:38pm EST
  

• Adam Foote, on his latest return

  Some video of the Avs’ captain, taken today. He’s back in the lineup tomorrow night – barring any setbacks overnight or the morning. He passed a neurological test today, which got him cleared to play. [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 3:48pm EST
  

• Dawkins, Orton, Harris all practice

  Broncos right tackle Ryan Harris (toe), safety Brian Dawkins (neck) and quarterback Kyle Orton (ankle) were in uniform and on the field for the Broncos workout Tuesday. Harris, who had not practiced since suffering his injury against the Ravens in Baltimore, has missed the team’s last three games. Broncos coach Josh [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 3:23pm EST
  

• Cranberries

  Every fall I collect cranberries in a beautiful bog on the east end of Long Island. The bog is sunken between huge migrating dunes on a spit of land that sticks out into the Sound. We kneel in the cold sand to pick, and it chills your knees to the [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 2:31pm EST
  

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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 2:21pm EST
  

• Foote back tomorrow, Hannan possible

  The captain, Adam Foote, will return tomorrow against Nashville. Scott Hannan didn’t practice, but coach Sacco said it was just to give him some rest and that he felt good today and could play tomorrow. Anderson will be in net. [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 12:39pm EST
  

• Beer Fashion Store in Boulder

  It would rock, in my opinion, if the new beer-clothing store that is opening in Boulder included the outfits above on its racks. Either way, it’s a cool idea. Breweries have come up with cool t-shirts and logos. Where better than Colorado – the “Napa Valley of beer” – to open [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 12:17pm EST
  

• Sen. Michael Bennet and health care bill: 4 letters

  With public opinion running overwhelmingly against government takeover of health care, Senator Michael Bennet was asked if he would still vote for this senate health care bill – even though (he) may lose (his) job over it. Senator Bennet replied, “yes”. Senator Bennet’s reticence on such issues as the so-called Employee Free [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 11:45am EST
  

• Steal This Track: Snake Rattle Rattle Snake and Pacific Pride

  No animals were harmed in the making of this column. Steal This Track is THE spot to find out more about Denver’s hottest and most interesting musical acts. More than just words blinking on a screen, however, this column also gives you the chance to actually hear the artists we tout. That’s [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 10:35am EST
  

• Sobering. And a call to action

  Listening to Lisa Ling recite grim example after sobering statistic about poverty, abuse, human trafficking and oppression during her keynote address at the Women’s Foundation Luncheon, it was easy to fall into the kind of funk that manifests when it looks like problems are too widespread or entrenched to solve. Sugarcoating [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 9:34am EST
  

• Then (6-0) and since then (0-4)

  The stat shift was worse than I thought. In case you’re among the growing number of readers who prefer The Denver Post in cyberspace instead of hard copy, here’s a look at the numbers the Broncos posted when all was grand, and what they’ve done since their ill-time bye week: …………………………………. [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 9:23am EST
  

• Great-grandmom nom nom nom

  You’re never too old to start with the icing. [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 9:16am EST
  

• What would Cody do?

  Colorado junior quarterback Cody Hawkins has declined interview requests from the media for several weeks. But I talked to one of his closest friends on the team. The player said he was positive that Cody will return to the Buffaloes for the 2010 season, even if his father, Dan Hawkins, is [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 9:13am EST
  

• The Bonehead’s Version of The 12 Days of Christmas

  I am in Canada this week for American Thanksgiving. I know. I’ve always been a bit confused. Last week was a frenzy of voting and downright begging for people to vote for me. In fact, I’m still ... [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 7:30am EST
  

• Micro-thankfulness

  During this holiday season, big thankfulness is what we usually aim for. Yet there are countless opportunities to feel gratitude for the small things. This is one of my moments of micro-thankfulness*. ============= I’m well aware of ... [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 1:01am EST
  

• OK, I’ll go back on Twitter

  Well, I owe Terry Frei a beer. He bet me a beer I wouldn’t go a week in my twitter ban, and I guess he was right. Terry also said I would use the occasion to go back on twitter as a ruse to pat myself on the back, that it [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 12:20am EST
  

• Mary Mary grabs American Music Award

  Gospel duo Mary Mary earned the hearts of fans and an American Music Award on Sunday. Mary Mary beat out Brandon Heath and Jeremy Camp for Favorite Artist in the Contemporary Inspirational category for their album “The Sound.” The award caps a stunning year for the group, who won a Grammy [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 11:52pm EST
  

• Real Salt Lake takes first MLS title, vanquishing LA Galaxy

  Real Salt Lake won their first MLS title in the club history with a victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy, 5-4, in penalty kicks. [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 6:35pm EST
  

• Keefe cartoon an attack on Israel

  Re: Mike Keefe cartoon, Nov. 22 editorial page. In his latest attack on Israel, Mike Keefe characterizes a recent Jerusalem municipal decision to approve construction of 900 new residential units in a Jerusalem neighborhood as a building on “occupied lands.” In fact, the construction is in a Jewish neighborhood that [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 5:38pm EST
  

• Joyeux “Papa Noel” in New Orleans with these bargains

  Not only is NOLA feeling the same pinch the rest of us are, it never bounced back fully from Katrina, either, at least not financially. But my last visit found Bourbon Street just as rockin’ as ever, and the residents are as friendly as usual. And now this is one [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 5:05pm EST
  

• Markey moves on renewable energy

  U.S. Rep. Betsey Markey has stepped out on renewable energy development, introducing a bill that offers utilities tax credits for including more wind and solar into their portfolios. See the Coloradoan’s story about it here. The bill is endorsed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the AFL-CIO — that’s not a [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 4:59pm EST
  

• Chevy’s remarkable season

  In every statistical way, junior Marc Cheverie (6-0, four shutouts) is enjoying the best season a goaltender has ever had at DU. Yes, it’s early, but when looking long-term, he’s on pace to finish as the program’s career leader in goals-against average and save percentage. More on this in Tuesday’s paper, [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 4:36pm EST
  

• Win a WaterPik Ultra Dental Water Jet (a $59.99 value)–Bringing Fun Back Into Flossing

  There is one thing I dread about our nighttime routine: brushing my children’s teeth. If I somehow survive unscathed, the last thing I want to do is attempt to floss their teeth as well. That’s why ... [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 2:45pm EST
  

• Photo essays: Railroad Earth @ the Fox Theatre

  Railroad Earth seamlessly melded bluegrass, folk and rock at its three-night Fox Theatre stint Thursday-Saturday. Photo by Joshua Elioseff. How could Railroad Earth do three consecutive nights at Boulder’s Fox Theatre and not play the song “Colorado”? The jam band energized the sold-out crowds at the venue on Thursday with sounds [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 2:12pm EST
  

• Live review: Emmylou Harris @ Macky Auditorium

  Emmylou’s set (yes, she’s entitled to go by just one name) reflected her highly collaborative career on Friday at Macky Auditorium. Photo by Tina Hagerling. Emmylou Harris brought her Macky Auditorium audience a blast from the past Friday night. Not solely with her songs, which traversed a 40-year career from Cheyenne [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 11:15am EST
  

• Live review: Electric Six, the Gay Blades @ the Larimer Lounge

  Are Denver audiences the best in the West? Electric Six certainly thinks so. Dick Valentine, frontman of metal-disco-electronic-garage band Electric Six, has a way with audiences that’s almost as eccentric, explosive and hilarious as the band’s music. Just watching them presents a risk of over-stimulation, and if you get swept up [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 10:00am EST
  

• Francois Giguere – working with the Bruins

  Not long ago, former Avalanche GM Francois Giguere took a job with the Boston Bruins, basically becoming their Western scout. He also keeps tabs on the B’s first-round pick of 2008, Joe Colborne, who plays for the University of Denver. Giguere still lives in the area. He has a daughter who [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 8:12am EST
  

• The Bonehead’s Version of The 12 Days of Christmas

  I am in Canada this week for American Thanksgiving. I know. I’ve always been a bit confused. Last week was a frenzy of voting and downright begging for people to vote for me. In fact, I’m still ... [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 7:30am EST
  

• Daily Deal-Shop Early and Save

  Don’t want to be one in the crowd fighting your way for the best deal on Black Friday?  It looks like many stores are trying to beat some of the rush of Black Friday and ... [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 12:01am EST
  

• Nuggets Week in Review (Nov. 16 – Nov. 22)

  The Nuggets continued their home dominance last week, but continued to develop a red-flag trend of not turning up the full intensity until the second half. Save for a hot start in a mid-week game at the L.A. Clippers, the Nuggets needed big second halves to either put games away [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 11:51pm EST