Denver news

The forces trying to get Mayor John Hickenlooper to run for governor kick it into high gear with blast e-mails to the media. Remember, even Ang Lee got into the "Please run for guvn'r" game, so who's to say these people are wrong.

UPDATE: New release from Draft Hick:
Since April 2005, Draft Hick has felt that the most important thing for
the campaign was to encourage the mayor to run, and not our own
identities.

To that end, Draft Hick has declined to reveal the identity of those
behind the group. With today's announcement that the mayor would not
be running for governor, Draft Hick has decided to speak openly with the
press.

The group's spokesman, Andrew Luxen, will be happy to answer any
questions you may have about the Draft Hick movement or drafthick.com.

Andrew Luxen, 26, is currently a third year law student at the
University of Denver College of Law. He was recently elected president
of the Colorado Young Democrats.

Drafthick.com is a grassroots, bi-partisan organization that was devoted
to persuading John Hickenlooper to run for governor.

The Denver Post reports that the mother of a slain teen forgives the killer. The Associated Press picks up the story, crediting The Post. The Rocky Mountain News puts the story on its Web site, crediting "a Denver newspaper."

Just one more thing on Hick til he tells us whether he's running...his birthday is supposedly tomorrow...