The historic end of the pot prohibition era on Monday, when Gov. John Hickenlooper signed Amendment 64 into law, legalizing possession and partaking of recreational amounts of pot


British Parliament’s announcement that it plans to introduce a bill next year that will legalize gay marriage among churches and religions willing to “opt in”
 

Yet another reason to fill it to the rim: A new report on coffee’s ability to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes. This is in addition to coffee’s other touted benefits of warding off Alzheimers and protecting the liver


A new low of lows, with a scammer posing as Dylan Redwine’s captor trying to capitalize off the teen’s tragic disappearance and playing on the last remaining shreds of hope in the community

 
 

Last week’s shooting death of “The World’s Most Popular Wolf” outside Yellowstone Park, a 6-year-old alpha female known as 832F who had won the respect and admiration of park visitors from around the world
 

 
The recent report by the World Economic Forum that shows the global recession worsened the so-called gender gap, widening the disparity between mens and womens earnings even more in 2012
 

In this week's issue...

January 25, 2024
Bagging it

State plastic bag ban is in full effect, but enforcement varies

January 26, 2024
Paper chase

The Sneer is back – and no we’re not talking about Billy Idol’s comeback tour.

January 11, 2024
High and dry

New state climate report projects continued warming, declining streamflows