One of our local rags, the Glendale Cherry Creek Chronicle, is usually an interesting read and a good way to hear about smaller local events and issues that the larger papers don't cover. (Also it's interesting because Glendale and Cherry Creek are completely dissimilar parts of Denver. Cherry Creek prides itself on being upscale and wealthy and Glendale has a reputation for being...so not.)

But this month's issue is a little on the schizophrenic side.

Page 1 - Two big stories: Feds Bush Sex Slave Ring Based In Cherry Creek Valley sits right next to: Pin-Up Calendars Being Flown To Troops In Time For Holidays

Apparently you can only sell sex if you're selling it on paper. To soldiers. In another country. Where racy pictures of women are illegal.

Page 2 - We get to meet the "Bachelor and Bachelorette" for the month. Eyeballing these pictures, I've decided that whatever they were selling, sex wasn't involved, but there's contact information for both of them for those who disagree.

Page 3 - Is clean and wholesome. (It's the Op-Ed page)

Pages 4-5 - Full of the sex slave story again with details, for those who care, on the complexes where the apartments were rented that the girls worked out of, and how the overseas contacts were worked. A veritable How-To guide, in fact.

Page 6 - Crime prevention tips

Page 7 - More on the "pin-ups for troops" story, including a sample picture (very tasteful) and a shot of one of Glendale's more famous strip club signs.

Page 8 - Police blotter page. (Actually, it's more like anecdotes about local crimes. If you see a Tom Cruise-alike around town, he's wanted for stealing prescription meds. If you get calls from an anonymous stalker, don't agree to a date with him. He might be crazy. Here's how you can rip a store off. Etc., etc., etc.)

Gotta love the placement of the "Bull and Bush" pub ad on this page. Including the logo that features a couple of two year-olds checking and comparing what they're keeping inside their diapers.

I really do enjoy this publication. It's funny.