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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 >> -
The Flobots rise and shineBy Adam Cayton-HollandThursday, August 21One-thirty in the afternoon on a blistering Monday in late July, and the Flobots are hardly forming like Voltron. The tour bus was supposed to... More >> -
From anarchists to aging hippies, they're all part of protestation nationBy Nate Stone and Jared Jacang MaherThursday, August 21To view the 10 protesters you'll meet at the DNC as a slide show, head to westword.com's slide show page. The protesters are coming! The... More >> -
Union Station may become Denver's gateway again -- if it stays on trackBy Joel WarnerThursday, August 14Passengers disembark from the rumbling trains by the hundreds, by the thousands. They've arrived at this station from Aurora and Littleton, from... More >>
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There Goes the Hood
A legendary underground filmmaker from Sistrunk surfaces to make a movie about Florida homeboys
By Deirdra Funcheon
Don't make like this is Beverly Hills. This is the real goddamned hood. The motherfuckin'... More >>
Dallas
Six Pac
The Cowboys are counting on NFL outlaw Pacman Jones to pop the top on their sixth Super Bowl.
By Richie Whitt
Father murdered. Mother imprisoned. Drugs. Fights. Guns. Lies. Suspensions. Handcuffs.... More >>
Houston
Hope for the Houston Texans?
Gary Kubiak and team search for their first winning season
By Richard Connelly
The Houston Texans are about to embark on their seventh NFL season. In only one of the previous... More >>
Kansas City
Home Sweet Parking Lot
When a workingman doesn’t have a home in Johnson County, a Wal-Mart parking lot is the next best thing.
By Nadia Pflaum
Times are tough all over.
Today, several families are visiting the office of Catholic... More >>
Miami
Skateboard Film Pits Overtown Against Sistrunk
Go behind the scenes of this hood war.
By Deirdra Funcheon
"Don't make like this is Beverly Hills. This is the real goddamn hood. The motherfuckin'... More >>
Minneapolis
Tim Pawlenty: Jilted for Sarah Palin
The Minnesotan governor now knows how Carol McCain feels
By Jonathan Kaminsky
Wearing a striped polo shirt and a forced smile, Gov. Tim Pawlenty last week handled the... More >>
Phoenix
Warring US Airways and America West pilots have the merged company in a real tailspin
By Sarah Fenske
David Braid doesn't look like a gangster.
A pilot for US Airways, Braid has the friendly... More >>
San Francisco
Dancing with Words
Choreographer Erika Chong Shuch imagines a strange future.
By Nirmala Nataraj
Erika Chong Shuch and her much-lauded company, the Erika Shuch Performance Project, have been... More >>
St. Louis
Perverts Beware: St. Louis area police have your number
By Kathleen McLaughlin
Earlier this summer, Roderick McArthur shuffled into a courtroom at the Thomas F. Eagleton... More >>
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The Latest Word
Getting scandalized about Bob Schaffer
Fri Sep 5, 2:02 PM
Bob Schaffer. The Udall-Schaffer contest for U.S. Senate has got to be one of the mud-slingingest campaigns out there right now. The election is still two months out, and just like he promised, Schaffer berlord Dick Wadhams is cramming... More >>
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Shepard Fairey and Robert Indiana cause trouble at the DNC
Thursday, September 04Police arrested 154 people in Denver last week, most of whom were involved in protests of one sort or another. Buried in this list is the name... More>>
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Blankety-Blank
Thursday, September 04The writing's on the wall. The Democratic National Convention in Denver will go down as a huge success — as long as you're not a local... More>>
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With help from the French, a seasoned drunk makes the case for a lower drinking age
Thursday, September 04The French have a saying that, loosely translated, goes, "The naive and ineffectual rube from Aix-en-Provence who does not learn to swim as a... More>>
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Boom With a View
Thursday, September 04While other galleries found their exterior art suddenly wiped off the map, Boom: A Nomadic Gallery wasn't about to wait around. This mobile arts... More>>
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Thursday, September 04
"Dems and Don'ts," Jason Sheehan, August 21
Holding Down the Fort
I just read Jason Sheehan's pan on The Fort and my heart sank into my... More >>
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