The latest developments in the story linking mayor-elect Michael Hancock to the Denver Players prostitution biz suggest that everyone who’s been slimed by it so far wants it to be over immediately if not sooner. And who’s at the front of the the parade along with Hancock himself? The Denver…
The story linking mayor-elect Michael Hancock to the Denver Players prostitution ring has turned into an absurdist comedy. Note that from 3:35 p.m. yesterday to 12:57 a.m. this morning, a team of ten editors, reporters and researchers from the Denver Post and 9News examined Hancock’s phone records in search of…
When last we heard from losing 2010 gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes, he was calling Tom Tancredo a big bully. Since then, there’s been radio silence — but Maes hasn’t been idle. In the past few weeks, he’s managed to write a book in which he promises to set the record…
Update below: Yesterday, former Denver Players owner Scottie Ewing claimed that “EVERY reporter in Denver” wanted a look at records he said linked mayor-elect Michael Hancock to the prostitution ring that brought down Judge Edward Nottingham — and plenty obviously did. Last night, 7News and Fox31 finally aired stories about…
Swing-club king Scottie Ewing has become a central figure in alleged links between newly elected mayor Michael Hancock and the Denver Players prostitution ring that brought down Judge Edward Nottingham. When the Denver Post reported that a computer and files were stolen from his home on election day, he offered…
In late May, Representative Scott Tipton apologized to the House Ethics Committee for his daughter Elizabeth’s tactic of dropping daddy’s name while seeking clients for Broadnet, the family-related telecommunications firm where she works. Although Tipton’s staff denied that Elizabeth’s actions constituted an ethics violation, political observers suspected that the Congressman…
Fresh off the high of winning the job of Denver mayor, Michael Hancock thanked voters and took his first step in his transition process by launching the website DenverForward.com. “Last night was a special night for me,” he told supporters at Civic Center Park. “I’m honored by the voters of…
During Michael Hancock’s victory party at the Exdo Event Center last night, rumblings about Scott Ewing and Denver Players links took a backseat to celebrating a huge win over rival Chris Romer. Westword photographer Kate Levy was on hand to capture the scene. Check out her images and captions from…
Michael Hancock’s election took place against a bizarre backdrop. A Complete Colorado piece alleging a link between Hancock and the Denver Players prostitution ring that brought down Judge Edward Nottingham was ignored by mainstreamers, but it blew up on talk radio. On Monday, KHOW’s Peter Boyles met the story’s source:…
Update: A short time ago, we published a look at the Chris Romer campaign’s election day strategy in the Denver mayor’s race that pits him against Michael Hancock. The Hancock crew’s take? Amber Miller, spokeswoman for the perceived frontrunner, offered the following takes on election-day-related topics…
It’s election day for mayoral candidates Michael Hancock and Chris Romer. But even though a recent Survey USA poll showed Hancock with a 10 percent lead, Romer spokesperson Laura Chapin thinks the actual race is “a lot closer. Remember, this is the same pollster that found Andrew Romanoff leading Michael…
News of an immigration raid at Morgan County’s Wildcat Dairy, where 89 percent of employees weren’t authorized to work in the United States, caused fear among documented and undocumented residents alike, says immigrant-rights advocate Damaris Cooksey. That’s especially true of children wondering why their fathers are in jail, she adds…
On Friday, we pointed to a CompleteColorado.com post claiming that mayoral frontrunner Michael Hancock’s name and number had been linked to Denver Players, the prostitution ring that ensnared Judge Edward Nottingham. This morning, we’d hoped to talk to the site’s Todd Shepherd about his reporting methodology, but he now says…
This week’s immigration raid on Wildcat Dairy led to eleven arrests, with nine additional workers sought, as well as the announcement that 89 percent of employees weren’t authorized to work in the United States. But Damaris Cooksey, a Fort Morgan-based volunteer for the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition says the impact…
The Denver mayor’s race has grown unexpectedly nasty, with frontrunner Michael Hancock being targeted with false claims that Tom Tancredo endorsed him and more. The latest? A Complete Colorado report that attempts to link Hancock to the Denver Players prostitution ring that spelled doom for Judge Edward Nottingham. Hancock’s campaign…
Albus Brooks and Wil Alston have been involved in the development of the District 8 community, and now both would like to step that up by becoming the area’s next city councilman. They weren’t the only candidates with this dream: 38 people competed for the seat previously held by Carla…
There’s no shortage of irony in news about a large immigration-related bust at Morgan County’s Wildcat Dairy A whopping 89 percent of staffers there were not authorized to work in the U.S. — but only the employees have been charged with a crime, while the business owner is being credited…
Yesterday, we shared pics of mayoral frontrunner Michael Hancock belting out “Jailhouse Rock” with Jonny Barber & the Living Deads at Jonesy’s EatBar over the weekend — see the shots below. Don’t interpret the song choice as his fantasy about where he’d like to send rival Chris Romer following a…
Lawmakers can’t make up their minds about America’s wild horses. While one congressman recently introduced a resolution celebrating the birthday of a stallion made famous by a Colorado filmmaker, the state’s own legislature has declared its opposition to any expansion of range for the iconic, imperiled or overpopulated (take your…
A recent poll shows Michael Hancock with a ten-point lead over Chris Romer in the Denver mayor’s race. That kind of thing makes politicians feel like singing — and sing Hancock did, belting out “Jailhouse Rock” with Jonny Barber & the Living Deads at Jonesy’s EatBar over the weekend. Who…
The evolving Democratic strategy for victory in 2012? Portraying Republicans — and especially Tea Party types — as Grinch-hearted zealots determined to cut programs like Social Security. And a new poll showing that 71 percent of Coloradans across the ideological spectrum oppose such slashing should add fuel to this theory…
Shortly after winning praise for getting the ban on the military expansion of Pinon Canyon restored, Representative Scott Tipton faces potential embarrassment over letters sent by his daughter, Elizabeth, in which she dropped daddy’s name to seek business for the family-connected telecommunications firm where she works. But even as Tipton…
