Was mass murderer Elliot Rodger a “kissless virgin” because he believed his “white male privilege” as a “nice guy” made him entitled to sex with a beautiful blonde girlfriend? Or was it because of his introverted, misanthropic, narcissistic life spent wasting away in video games and online forums that perpetuated his anti-social personality? The Freedom…
By Breanna Deutsch Texas is getting even bigger. According to a U.S. Census Bureau report released this week, seven of the top fifteen fastest growing cities are in the Lone Star State. Three of those cities — San Marcos, Frisco and Cedar Park — experienced growth rates of at least 5 percent between 2012 and 2013. And…
By Greg Campbell Published: May 27, 2014 A man who was arrested for carrying a holstered handgun into a movie theater a week after the Aurora shootings in 2012 received a $25,000 settlement check from the city of Thornton last week, according to Denver’s 7News. Jim Mapes had a concealed carry permit and said he’d carried his gun…
By Greg Campbell Published: May 23, 2014 Either stoners visiting marijuana-legal Colorado are good about hiding their pot in their luggage, or they’re following the law and not trying to sneak it out of state on their flights home. Denver International Airport, which banned pot on its property to prevent people from trying to fly away…
By Michael Bastasch For years now environmentally-conscious people have been happily forgoing gas-guzzling cars in favor of scooters that were believed to be more eco-friendly. But new research suggests that scooters are actually more polluting than large trucks. Though the number of scooters on roads are relatively small compared to the number of cars and…
LAS VEGAS, NV – The parents of students who failed to pass their graduation exams are demanding that their children be allowed to attend the ceremonies and receive “certificates of attendance.” A newly passed law in the state of Nevada bars the handing out of the certificates because it was found that students who received…
The mayor of Porterville, California is on the bad end of the media’s limelight this week after having stated that the zero tolerance policies about bullying go too far and suggesting that some people need to “grow a pair.” “I’m against bullying, but I’m getting damn tired of it being used as a mantra for…
By Greg Campbell In some neighboring states, Colorado drivers are being pulled over more often than other motorists since the state legalized the sale of recreational marijuana to adults, according to a Denver 7News investigation. The station found that being profiled for “driving while Coloradan” is more than just stoner paranoia, at least in areas of Wyoming,…
By Greg Campbell Boulder County is considering adopting language to its comprehensive plan recognizing that nature — including plants and insects — has rights. The idea comes at the behest of a group called Boulder Rights of Nature, which is urging the planning commission to go even further and extend legal rights for humans to animals…
The Portland State University anarchist conference that devolved into chaos last week also featured a series of lectures from Marxist speakers that managed to get their message across. This particular message was about the “Dominant, racist, western narrative” and that “Capitalism is an evil system… Capitalism is the root of all evils. It is built on…