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1. DENVER RELEASES 40 DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SHERIFF DEPARTMENT REFORM
A group of task forces, convened in the spring to review the policies of the troubled Denver Sheriff Department, on .
2. DIA MEANS IT WHEN IT SAYS GET TO THE AIRPORT 2 HOURS EARLY
Passengers being dropped off at Denver International Airport this weekend because of traffic-lane closures on the terminal’s east side, officials say.
3. LANDFILL-FREE BOULDER COUNTY COULD MEAN GREATER ASH BORER RISK NEARBY
Officials in communities directly outside Boulder County by the Colorado Department of Agriculture to place areas free of the destructive emerald ash borer inside the state’s quarantine area.
4. OBSERVATORY PARK MAN ACCUSED OF SHOOTING WIFE IS DUE IN COURT
The Observatory Park man accused of shooting and killing his wife while she pleaded for help on a call with a 911 operator is .
5. TOP-RANKING OFFICER HITS ISLAMIC MILITANT “END-OF-DAYS” VISION
America’s top-ranked military officer says the surging Islamic State group has an in the Middle East and cannot be defeated unless the United States and a coalition of partners confront it head-on in Syria.
6. MH17 BODIES RETURNED AS MALAYSIAN GOVERNMENT BATTLES FALLOUT
Carried by soldiers and draped in the national flag, coffins carrying Malaysian to a country still searching for those onboard another doomed jet and a government battling the political fallout of both tragedies.
7. HIGH PLAINS COMEDY FESTIVAL RISES WITH DENVER STAND-UP SCENE
If T.J. Miller lived in Denver, he would revel in the city’s exploding comedy scene, legal cannabis and laidback party atmosphere. Miller’s grinning mug leads the promotional posters for the second annual High Plains Comedy Festival, with various showcases, podcast recordings and open-mic nights at South Broadway-area bars, bookstores, rock venues and, new this year, Civic Center’s renovated McNichols Building.
8. REVIEW: “SIN CITY”: THE WOUNDED AND CORRUPT DO A DANCE MACABRE
Forget the title, Jake. . “A Dame To Kill For” would be more in keeping with the soul of co-director Robert Rodriguez and graphic novelist Frank Miller’s pulpy-noir sequel to 2005’s “Sin City.”
9. BRONCOS’ MILLER, WARE, AND TEXANS’ WATT, CLOWNEY HAVE UNIQUE ABILITIES
The Broncos’ DeMarcus Ware and Von Miller and the Houston Texans’ J.J. Watt and top draft pick Jadeveon Clowney — before a helmet-to-helmet collision Wednesday — gave offensive linemen fits. Find out why.
10. SILVER LININGS LOSSES FOR THE COLORADO ROCKIES?
Asked to describe how badly it has all gone wrong for the Rockies during 2014, outfielder Carlos Gonzalez rested a hand on his aching knee and uttered the two words that best describe a wretched major-league baseball season in Colorado: “What now?” Denver Post columnist Mark Kiszla has an answer:
