By 9 a.m. today I had received at least three e-mails asking how I felt about my "real identity" as Craig Claiborne being outed in a New York Times opinion piece today by Frank Bruni. Last I checked, though, I'm not a long-dead Times food critic. Or am I? Nudge nudge, wink wink.
William Breathes?
When Denver craftsman Corbin Clay launched his own custom furniture company a few years back, he saw an opportunity to make stylish, affordable pieces out of an abundant resource: the vast stands of dead lodgepole pines left by Colorado's raging beetle epidemic. It was a shrewd move; among thousands of contenders, Corbin and his startup have won the $100,000 grand prize in a national entrepreneurship contest sponsored by Ketel One and GQ. The win includes a handsome spread in the February issue of the men's fashion magazine, which hits newsstands today. 
Vice Corbin Clay.
At the Capitol yesterday, Secretary of State Scott Gessler had lots to discuss at a State Affairs briefing -- but only a few minutes into his presentation, he was interrupted by critical questions from lawmakers. The immediate criticisms, which were put on hold until after he finished his prepared remarks, set the tone for a contentious meeting -- kicking off what will also likely be a controversial legislative session for Gessler.
Scott Gessler
Before Saturday's Broncos-Ravens playoff game, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock made a friendly wager with Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake. If Denver won, Rawlings-Blake promised to send a platter of broiled crab cakes. If Baltimore won, Hancock agreed to mail a box of dry-aged "cowboy cut" ribeye steaks. And do the Ray Lewis pre-game dance.
Mayor Hancock.
But now it looks as though the latter may not happen soon.
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Denver blog posts stand up for what's right.
Cory Gardner.
Big Media's Jason Salzman on Cory Gardner raising the specter of Nazi Germany in discussing the debt ceiling.
Coyote Gulch: Bad snow-pack news -- it's only 63 percent of the average.
Plants & Animals Denver: Rub-a-dub-dub, vegan soap in your tub.
These days, radio and television stations are known in some quarters as "old media." How can such operations survive in the wake of the Internet revolution? By combining forces. At least that's the theory of folks at public-radio station KUVO, at 89.3 FM in Denver, public-TV service Rocky Mountain PBS, and the latter's affiliated I-News network, which are on the cusp of a formal merger. KUVO's Carlos Lando gives us the details.
Carlos Lando.
We recently wrote about the debate at the governor's marijuana task force regarding the licensing of retail pot shots. Sparking some controversy, at least one task force member wants to see a state agency own and operate all commercial establishments. 
We now have a copy of a letter from Boulder officials that reveals their recommendation: a dual licensing system.
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When a child is missing, most parents cling to hope for a happy resolution long after many others have given up.
Pics, videos below.
But judging by a Facebook post and comments to the press, Linnea Kenney already appears resigned that the disappearance of her beloved daughter Kaitlin, 21, during a trip to the Grand Canyon will have a sad ending.
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In his post about a GOP bill to allow guns in schools, Sam Levin mentioned last year's accidental shooting at CU-Denver.
A new comment argues that the latter is instructive rather than an indictment of the guns-in-schools concept.
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Last August, just over a week after the Aurora theater shooting, we checked movie-ticket websites for the shuttered Aurora Century 16 and were shocked to discover that a user review making light of the tragedy was on the Movietimes.com page.
Screen caps below.
With the theater set to reopen on Thursday, we looked again, and the listing is still there. See it below.
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Is Colorado at the center of the U.S. cultural divide? Or does it just seem that way because the national media would rather capture America's pulse in Denver than Dayton. Would a little beauty queen's murder have gotten as much coverage if it had happened in Biloxi, not Boulder? But then came Columbine, and the Aurora shootings, and the legalization of recreational pot, which led to William Breathes's latest New York Times appearance.
Breathes.
Welcome to our fourth annual look at the latest Colorado selections from the twisted People of Walmart website.
Big photos below.
As in our collections from 2010, 2011 and 2012, this year's batch catches customers at their very best -- or at least at their funniest. Check out the latest crop below.
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As we reported last week, calculating ski-area deaths in Colorado is tricky, since Colorado Ski Country USA applies a strict criteria to those included in overall figures.
James Lindenblatt.
Cases in point: Olathe, Kansas resident Stuart Brownlee and Summit County's James Lindenblatt died while skiing in recent days, but neither meet the CSCUSA standards. Details below.
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Beauty pageants have discovered that one surefire way of getting publicity is to have a judge ask a contestant about marijuana -- and then wait for her to say something dopey, as it were. In December, Miss Universe talked pot in an amusing way that made headlines. And now, Miss Iowa, a Miss America hopeful, has offered so confusing a take on the subject that she would have been better off advocating world peace and racing off-stage. Videos below.
Videos below.
Spotted this weekend at around Colorado Boulevard and 50th: a billboard boldly declaring, "Police roll doobie." Do they? The sign doesn't exactly constitute definitive proof, no matter how large the letters. But those who see the message may have a different reaction next time they're watching a cop show and someone says, "Let's roll." See a larger version of the photo below.
Big pic below.
When Secretary of State Scott Gessler needs legal help, the office of Attorney General John Suthers typically represents him. But in the case of ethics and criminal investigations into Gessler's alleged misuse of public funds, Suthers has stayed out of it due to a potential conflict-of-interest. Suthers is, however, weighing in on a part of the case through a letter to the Independent Ethics Commission in which he says he supports one of Gessler's recent requests. The full letter is on view below. 
His doctors have told Darrell Havens that surgery could help relieve his deteriorating condition, but the wheelchair-bound inmate's keepers in the Colorado Department of Corrections aren't exactly eager to okay the operation -- or to release him to seek care on his own. Havens, who was left a quadriplegic by a police shooting in 2007, recently had a clemency application denied by DOC executive director Tom Clements.
Darrell Havens.
Denver blogs want what's best for you.
Jeff Crank.
Big Media's Jason Salzman on KVOR host and ex-GOP candidate Jeff Crank getting grossed out by gay New Year's Eve kisses on CNN.
Free Range Longmont's Michael Bellmont gives the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission an F on health...and listening.
Square State's Zappatero: Pointless Post editorial pines for bipartisanship...and unicorns.
Late Friday night, gunfire erupted at the Cavendish, an apartment building located on the 1300 block of Pearl Street.
Graphic below.
At this writing, we don't know the name of the victim. But the identity of the man arrested for suspicion of committing the crime has been released. He's Clifford Fordyce, forty.
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Last March, we followed the story of Matt Hefferon, who was allegedly shoved by Fort Collins police without provocation -- an incident caught on video. See the clip and our previous coverage below. Nonetheless, Hefferon has been convicted on two counts in what his attorney calls a major miscarriage of justice that could lead to either an appeal or a lawsuit.
Video below.
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