Andrew Romanoff, former speaker of the state House and a once rising political star, wants to be a U.S. senator. And there’s nothing Governor Ritter, the state Democratic Party establishment, or the White House can do about it. If he costs his party the big one and torpedoes his career along the way, well, that’s democracy. Read more at 5280.com [...]

With Governor Bill Ritter announcing his retirement as a public official, Mayor John Hickenlooper is eyeing the Golden Dome. Check out my analysis in the March issue of 5280 or online.

Denver’s most powerful people, ranked. Co-written with Luc Hatlestad and Maximillian Potter. Read it at 5280.com or view a PDF here. (5280, January 2010)

An interview with Colorado’s senior U.S. Senator. Check out a PDF here. (Mountain Sports and Living, Winter 2009/2010)

Tracking correctional funding in Colorado at a time of a budget crisis. View a PDF here.

All Terrance Carroll ever wanted was a chance. After escaping the mean streets of Washington, D.C., and heading west as a young man, he overcame childhood trauma to ascend to the upper echelons of Colorado politics. Now, as the first black speaker of the House, Carroll’s goal is to give all Coloradans something he had to fight for—the opportunity to [...]

Fifteen years after the Chuck E. Cheese massacre in Aurora, the shooter is still on death row. Nathan Dunlap’s execution may bring a day of reckoning for Governor Bill Ritter. Check it out online at 5280.com or read a PDF with the original design here. Co-written with Natasha Gardner, “The Politics of Killing” was the winner of the Society of [...]

How to outwit, outplay, and outlast the horde of politicians, newscasters, and protesters at this the Democratic National Convention in Denver. The DNC Survival Guide was a key feature of 5280‘s August 2008 issue, which was recognized as finalist for “Excellence in Writing” for the 2008 City and Regional Magazine Awards. Click here to view a PDF. (5280, August 2008)

Welcome to Denver, your reluctant host city. Check out a PDF of the story here. (The New Republic Online, August 2008).

Mark Wilerkson went to Iraq a true believer: He supported the president, the war, and the troops he was fighting with. But what he saw on the ground forced him to question everything he’d ever known—and to decide he’d never go back. The Resister was recognized as a finalist for the 2008 Western Publishing Association’s Maggie Awards in the Best [...]