LINKHART PONDERS WARDROBE CHANGE

At-large Denver City Councilman Doug Linkhart, might be trading in his business suits for Dickies and Sean Jean apparel.

On Tuesday, Linkhart was accused of being a racist in a letter to the editor after he said in a story about graffiti that people fear kids who wear "saggy, baggy pants all over the place."

Linkhart fired back Wednesday in his e-mail newsletter.

"The teenagers I see hanging out on the mall with their 'saggy, baggy pants' are mostly white, so I'm not sure where racism comes in," he wrote. "Nonetheless, my campaign manager is suggesting that I might want to update my wardrobe."

THEY SAID IT

"Massage, then lunch?"

Sen. Scott Renfroe, R-Greeley, to a colleague, referring to massages being given at the Capitol as part of Massage Therapy Day. Renfroe was horrified when he realized how his statement sounded.

"It was a Ted Haggard moment."

Sen. Greg Brophy, R-Wray, referring to the disgraced minister who got massages from a male prostitute.

DON'T BE FOOLED

Denver Public Works begins street sweeping Tuesday (8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday through November), so check out the red and white signs posted on blocks with parking restrictions.

26 street sweepers, four backup units, and 12 dump trucks are used in the street sweeping program.

• Information: denvergov.org/streetsweep ing or call 311.