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| Qwest, union still talking
Sun, 17 Aug 2008 06:17:00 -0000 Qwest Communications and its largest union were still negotiating this morning past the 12:01 a.m. contract deadline. |
| Colorado sees flood warnings, snow
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:41:00 -0000 Heavy rains prompted flood watches and warnings in Colorado's foothills, along the Front Range and on the eastern plains Saturday, while snow temporarily closed Loveland Pass in the mountains west of Denver. |
| Extra!, August 15
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000 Today's deadline for nominations for Denver's 150 - a special honor recognizing 150 exceptional residents making a difference in the Mile High City Â? has been extended to Oct. 1. City officials said the large number of requests for more time led to the extension, which honors the city's 150th birthday. Go to denver150.com for information. |
| Seeking to claim their own identity
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000 Rico and Kaya Munn can thank Nancy Reagan for bringing them together. |
| At age 3, this happy child already has 'the best of both worlds'
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000 At the age of 3, Seneca Holmes is already a real Missouri farm kid, bouncing along on tractors, baling hay and helping his Uncle Cody pocket snakes. |
| At least it won't snow - will it?
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000 Planners of Barack Obama's acceptance speech for the Democratic presidential nomination at Invesco Field may want to keep a weather-eye out for history of a different kind. |
| Man gets 32 years for role in Boulder killing
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000 Alfred Gusman, who pleaded guilty last year to second-degree murder in connection with the shooting and stabbing death of Boulder businessman Sergio Libman, was sentenced Friday morning to 32 years in prison and five years of mandatory probation. |
| DU official accepts Wisconsin position
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000 A University of Denver official with Wisconsin roots will be the first leader of the state's new program to promote access to higher education. |
| Convicted rapist's competency at issue
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000 The sentencing of a man convicted of raping a woman in the bathroom at the Kaiser Permanente complex in North Capitol Hill was postponed Friday so that a competency evaluation can be performed on him. |
| Race relations
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000 When Cleo Parker Robinson was growing up in Denver's Five Points neighborhood in the 1950s, she was blessed with what she calls "the yin and yang." |
| $150,000 settlement likely for man denied medication
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000 A terminally ill man who claimed to have been treated "like an animal" after he was booked into the Denver jail is poised to get a $150,000 settlement from the city. |
| Wyoming may assist winter road costs
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000 Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal says the state will consider helping pay the cost of keeping a snowy pass on the eastern side of Yellowstone National Park open for snowmobiles during the winter. |
| McCain makes waves over water
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000 Sen. John McCain said a key water agreement among seven Western states should be "renegotiated over time," but a spokesman explained Friday he was talking about the prospect of long- term conversations and was not advocating immediate changes. |
| Family a source of strength, pride
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000 On the night that Jackie St. Joan brought her boyfriend to meet her parents at their Virginia home in 1967, she chose not to tell them one thing about him. |
| Shooting leaves 1 dead, 1 injured
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000 One man is dead and another injured following a late-night shooting at a Colorado Springs convenience store. |
| Escape-prone Routt man held in Illinois
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000 A Routt County man who has a history of escape attempts and assaults was captured this week in Champaign, Ill., after a little more than a year of being on the lam. |
| Couple's bond like a bridge, and an inspiration for kids
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000 As the 1976 Summer Olympics flickered on the disco club's TV, a young civil engineer, Jim Phillips, looked across the dance floor at the red-haired Margie Reddy, just back from a student-nursing assignment in South America. |
| Fort Lewis grant to be a plus for math
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000 Fort Lewis College officials say they plan to use a $1.9 million federal grant to overhaul the school's math program and increase the number of students studying science, engineering and technology. |
| PETA applauds loyal canine
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000 The loyal canine that stood by the body of her owner for six weeks on the prairie after the man committed suicide is being honored by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. |
| MASSARO: For one family, image reflects their love for deceased mom
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000 This story started in North Denver. And Duke La Conte thought that chapter of his life ended when he moved to a new house in Wheat Ridge. |
| Rick Peluso kept family in safe, warm embrace
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000 Rick Peluso devoted his professional life to his country, his personal life to his family and his spare time to his new passion - riding his motorcycle. On June 30, Mr. Peluso was killed in a motorcycle-car wreck in Aurora. |
| JOHNSON: Despite the mudslinging, candidate still loves party
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000 I figured her for a complete mess by now. |
| PENNY: A royal task for catering king: food and drinks for 72 parties
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000 Barack Obama aside, catering king Larry DiPasquale may be the busiest person during the Democratic National Convention in Denver. |
| GRIEGO: In none other than the treasurer's office, family's treasure is found
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000 Who does not love a happy ending? |
| REUTEMAN: Many eyes on severance tax; time to barter
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000 For several years now, politicians of all stripes have been greedily eyeing severance taxes as the most likely way to fund solutions for many of Colorado's problems. |
| A hat tip to 'Papa Jack' Weil
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000 We lost the oldest CEO in Colorado, and probably in the U.S., this week. Rockmount Ranch Wear founder Jack A. Weil died Wednesday at the age of 107. |
| Cutler shines in Broncos win over Cowboys
Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:05:00 -0000 Apparently the Broncos like vanilla just fine. And quarterback Jay Cutler, who has routinely brushed aside almost all things preseason with a nod to "vanilla defenses,'' scooped up the Dallas' Cowboys offerings Saturday night. |
| Broncos' Robertson excited to get on the field
Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:27:00 -0000 Broncos defensive tackle Dewayne Robertson was slated to get his first action of the preseason Saturday night, action he says he's been waiting for. So far so good as the Broncos currently lead the Cowboys 17-10 after three quarters. |
| Favre tosses TD pass in Jets debut
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:56:00 -0000 Brett Favre threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Dustin Keller to cap the second series of his New York Jets debut against the Washington Redskins on Saturday night.c |
| Favre making Jets debut
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000 Brett Favre's next big test before taking the field for his Jets debut will be finding his way to the correct locker room. Favre will make his highly anticipated New York debut tonight when he starts against the Washington Redskins. |
| Identity of retooled Broncos lines may stump fans
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 05:57:00 -0000 When the Broncos arrive in Oakland for the regular-season opener in roughly three weeks, there is a good chance they will have had enough turnover in their offensive and defensive lines that only two starters will return from last year's opener. |
| Surgery puts Pens' Whitney out 3-5 months
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:19:00 -0000 Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Ryan Whitney will be out for three to five months after having surgery to correct a chronic foot problem |
| Versus to air five Avalanche games
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:34:00 -0000 Five Colorado Avalanche games are scheduled to be broadcast by the Versus cable channel during the 2008-09 season, two of them as the network's Game of the Week |
| Melo's 16 help U.S. rout Spain
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:11:00 -0000 Four down, four to go. The U.S. men’s Olympic team is halfway back to the top of the basketball world. |
| Rockies outslug Nationals 13-6
Sun, 17 Aug 2008 02:07:00 -0000 Livan Hernandez gave up six runs in six inning, but it was still good enough to pick up his first win with Colorado as the Rockies beat the Nationals 13-6 on Saturday night in Washington. |
| Glavine done for year ... and career?
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 22:18:00 -0000 Braves pitcher Tom Glavine is out for the season, and his illustrious career could be over if he needs major surgery on his left elbow. |
| Angels lose Izturis; Hargrove wants job
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:32:00 -0000 Los Angeles Angels shortstop Maicer Izturis will miss the rest of the season after tearing a ligament in his left thumb. |
| Rockies' De La Rosa keeps Nationals down
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 02:22:00 -0000 Starter Jorge De La Rosa teetered often against the Washington Nationals but avoided falling as the Rockies won 4-3 in their first game at Nationals Park. |
| Casey scores twice in Rapids' 2-1 win over Wizards
Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:02:00 -0000 Conor Casey scored twice, leading the Colorado Rapids to a 2-1 win over the Kansas City Wizards on Saturday night. |
| Denver Modernism Show -- 08/17/08 at National Western Complex Denver Modernism Show -- 08/17/08 at National Western Complex |
| Stylish at Any Speed: The Mid-Century Automotive Design Show -- 08/17/08 at National Western Complex Stylish at Any Speed: The Mid-Century Automotive Design Show -- 08/17/08 at National Western Complex |
| The Golden Fine Arts Festival -- 08/17/08 at Golden The Golden Fine Arts Festival -- 08/17/08 at Golden |
| Telluride Festival of the Arts -- 08/17/08 at Telluride's Mountain Village Telluride Festival of the Arts -- 08/17/08 at Telluride's Mountain Village |
| 40th Anniversary Sidewalk Art Sale -- 08/17/08 at Foothills Art Center 40th Anniversary Sidewalk Art Sale -- 08/17/08 at Foothills Art Center |
| Rocky Mountain Folks Festival -- 08/17/08 at Planet Bluegrass Festival Grounds Rocky Mountain Folks Festival -- 08/17/08 at Planet Bluegrass Festival Grounds |
| Hawgfest 2008: Ted Nugent, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, War -- 08/17/08 at Winter Park Hawgfest 2008: Ted Nugent, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, War -- 08/17/08 at Winter Park |
| 14th Annual Boulder Asian Festival -- 08/17/08 at Pearl Street Mall 14th Annual Boulder Asian Festival -- 08/17/08 at Pearl Street Mall |
| Rocky Ridge Faculty Ensemble -- 08/17/08 at Rocky Ridge Music Center Rocky Ridge Faculty Ensemble -- 08/17/08 at Rocky Ridge Music Center |
| Emerald City Opera -- 08/17/08 at Steamboat Springs High School Emerald City Opera -- 08/17/08 at Steamboat Springs High School |
| Let's not keep the nation waiting
Sun, 17 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000 This November in election booths around the state, voters will have no more than 15 minutes to make up their minds on the next president, U.S. senator, a host of ballot initiatives and various legislative races - not to mention local issues and contests. |
| At the center of an election
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000 If there were any lingering doubts about the color of Colorado's political climate - not red or blue but something in between - it is quickly being dispelled by polling on the presidential race. The latest evidence can be found in today's newspaper. |
| Why did McCain vote against health care funding for troops/veterans?
Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0000 Here in Denver the Hispanic Veterans of the GI Forum showed John McCain respect for being a US Senator and having survived as a POW. |
| USA needs to develop non-petroleum based fuel
Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0000 I recently viewed a Powerpoint slide show depicting the building projects underway in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), in particular, the resort of Dubailand. |
| Sec. Peake’s plan for new VA hospital
Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0000 Colorado is so lucky to have Misters Salazar/Perlmutter, experts in everything. Now it’s hospital construction. |
| Government interference is driving up gas prices
Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0000 Lower gas prices — end government control of energy In the July 24 Rocky Speakout “Excessive consumerism fuels rising gas prices", JM Schell mistakenly claims that high gas prices are being caused by American “consumerism”... |
| Union and corporate lobbyists
Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0000 Why are voters and the media so anxious to villify lobbyists for corporations and then give a pass to lobbyists for corrupt unions? |
| Why no Faith Day coverage in Rocky?
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000 I searched through the Aug. 11 issue of the Rocky Mountain News to find some mention of the previous day's "Faith Day at the Rockies" and found none! |
| Slipping on Schaffer
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000 I have noticed nothing in my Rocky Mountain News about Republican senatorial candidate Bob Schaffer's son's amazing opinions. |
| the counterpoint
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000 Jason Salzman, in his Aug. 2 media column, "KOA needs a Rush counterbalance," has it exactly backward! Rush is the counterbalance to the liberal media - The Denver Post, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, etc., and to liberal columnists like Salzman himself. |
| Parker peddles smut
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000 I never have been a huge fan of Penny Parker's column, as it is usually filled with drivel and brain-numbing items, yet her "Eavesdropping" item can occasionally cause slight enjoyment. |
| Tale of light-rail journey a nice waste of newsprint
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000 Well, there's a nice waste of newsprint: Follow a smug, self-absorbed reporter, his wife (lovely photo, by the way) and their two friends as they take a drunken light-rail journey through town ("Downtown train," Spotlight, Aug. 1). |
| Networks' Obamapalooza sickens
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000 I find it hard to believe that any liberal commentator can moan that the dreaded conservatives are taking over the media. How about watching the evening news on almost any channel? |
| WILL: Russia puts McCain in play
Sun, 17 Aug 2008 06:01:00 -0000 Last August, John McCain’s campaign was a guttering candle, out of money but flush with half-baked ideas that were unlikely to be improved by further baking. Anyway, to have many ideas is to have too many for a campaign’s concluding sprint, and McCain’s revival has not been robust enough to bring him even with Barack Obama. Now McCain’s rejuvenated hopes rest on his ability to recast this election, focusing it on who should lead America in a world suddenly darkened by Russia’s war of European conquest. |
| SALZMAN: TV stations should share critical video
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000 "It sounds like a baseball hitting a bat, except that it's Heaney's teeth, breaking on cement." |
| Forecasters: Florida should prepare for hurricane Sun, 17 Aug 2008 06:58:41 GMT KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) -- Residents and tourists in the Florida Keys braced for Tropical Storm Fay, which forecasters said could strengthen to a hurricane by Sunday night and begin battering the island chain as soon as Monday.... |
| Road proposal riles activists in Roosevelt country Sun, 17 Aug 2008 06:47:02 GMT BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- Plans to turn a secluded Badlands trail into a major road and river crossing might not have created such a stir if not for where it is: near the ranch where Theodore Roosevelt helped conceive the American conservation movement.... |
| Windmills split town and families Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:58:41 GMT LOWVILLE, N.Y. (AP) -- "Listen," John Yancey says, leaning against his truck in a field outside his home.... |
| 9/11 aid groups close or adapt as money wanes Sat, 16 Aug 2008 17:42:52 GMT NEW YORK (AP) -- Terry Grace Sears knows she has still has work to do helping the families of Sept. 11 victims, seeing the proof last week on the faces of kids just beginning to open up about their parents' deaths in the terror attack.... |
| Bear attacks inside Anchorage have people on edge Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:38:14 GMT ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Even in a city whose logo is "Big Wild Life," the summer of 2008 is testing residents' tolerance for large carnivores.... |
| Hawaiian palace occupied anew; 22 arrested Sun, 17 Aug 2008 07:13:03 GMT HONOLULU (AP) -- A group of Native Hawaiians claiming to be the state's legitimate rulers occupied the grounds of a historic palace for two hours before being arrested by state officers in the second recent takeover of its kind.... |
| Texas authorities say body might be missing clerk Sun, 17 Aug 2008 07:16:52 GMT DALLAS (AP) -- A man suspected in the videotaped abduction of a Texas grocery store clerk led investigators Saturday to a body about 50 miles from the small town where the woman went missing, authorities said.... |
| Mystery surrounds death of NYC Renaissance man Sun, 17 Aug 2008 07:17:26 GMT NEW YORK (AP) -- Mark Chamberlain did everything to become a hip, high-tech New Yorker.... |
| 5 children among 7 killed in Memphis house fire Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:32:04 GMT MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- An early Saturday morning fire killed five children and two adults, but three youths were able to escape and were being treated for burns.... |
| Family: Cult 'brainwashed' mom charged with murder Sat, 16 Aug 2008 17:19:49 GMT BALTIMORE (AP) -- After denying Javon Thompson food and water for two days because he wouldn't say "Amen" after meals, the 1-year-old's caretakers waited for a divine sign that their message had been heard: a resurrection.... |
| Georgia says Abkhazia separatists seize villages Sun, 17 Aug 2008 02:25:33 GMT TBILISI, Georgia (AP) -- Georgia's Foreign Ministry said Saturday that Russian-backed separatists from the province of Abkhazia had taken over 13 villages in Georgia and a power plant.... |
| Bush tells Russia to get out of Georgia Sun, 17 Aug 2008 05:50:36 GMT CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) -- President Bush warned Russia on Saturday against trying to pry loose two separatist regions in Georgia and said Moscow must end military operations in the West-leaning democracy that once was part of the Soviet empire.... |
| AP IMPACT: Truth emerges too late for Kim Soo-im Sun, 17 Aug 2008 07:18:28 GMT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Back in the days of "Commies" and "pinkos," of Red scares, black lists, suspicion and smear, Kim Soo-im stood out as a one-woman axis of evil, a villainess without peer.... |
| Mom, daughter lead Kenyan village in AIDS recovery Sun, 17 Aug 2008 07:01:54 GMT RABUOR, Kenya (AP) -- Loyce Mbewa-Ong'udi was late. Family and friends milled around her parents' house in the green hills overlooking Lake Victoria, waiting for the daughter from America to return home.... |
| Georgians force to clean South Ossetia streets Sat, 16 Aug 2008 21:14:39 GMT TSKHINVALI, Georgia (AP) -- Russian troops and their armed allies forced Georgian men to clean the streets of South Ossetia's bombed-out capital Saturday, avenging Georgia's attack on the breakaway province a week ago.... |
| East Europe tries to protect itself from Russia Sat, 16 Aug 2008 17:15:28 GMT WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- Poland strikes a deal on a U.S. missile defense base. Ukraine tries to limit the Russian navy's movement in its waters. The Czech Republic's leader warns his nation is in danger of being sucked back into Moscow's orbit.... |
| Qwest, union keep talking as contract expires Sun, 17 Aug 2008 06:56:15 GMT DENVER (AP) -- Qwest Communications International Inc. and members of its largest union kept negotiating Sunday as a labor contract expired.... |
| A small town struggles after immigration raid Sat, 16 Aug 2008 17:05:15 GMT POSTVILLE, Iowa (AP) -- A vague unease whispered through this tiny town in northeastern Iowa, where the rolling hills are a study in vivid colors - red barns, white clapboard houses, and vibrant green cornfields plowed with almost architectural precision.... |
| Former DirecTV head named LA Times publisher Sat, 16 Aug 2008 17:17:08 GMT LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Eddy Hartenstein, a former head of DirecTV, will become publisher of the Los Angeles Times, the newspaper reported Saturday.... |
| SDN rises from ashes Thank you for restoring the Summit Daily News distribution box on County Road 1040. |
| Campaign finance should be bigger priority Until members of Congress cure their addiction to lobbyists campaign financing they will never cure our addiction to oil. Legislation does not happen because it is the right thing to do. |
| Girl bit by horse spawns lawsuit in Aspen Georgia couple claim their daughter was disfigured by horse at T-Lazy 7 |
| Gary Lindstrom: Summit County at 4 a.m. Summit County looks a lot different at 4 a.m. First of all it is dark. It is always dark at 4 a.m. I get up every morning at 4 a.m. I have done that for years. By every morning I mean just that, every morning. Yes, I mean Saturdays and Sundays too. |
| 'It's like finding a dinosaur' BRECKENRIDGE - Scientists combining high-tech with history are creating a detailed, three-dimensional rendering of a fading "ghost ship" abandoned in a mountain valley here. |
| Gondola Lot Master Plan has problems I have been studying the most recent version of the Gondola Lots Master Plan and have some serious concerns. |
| Blue Goose falls to Glenwood Springs GLENWOOD SPRINGS - Loose head prop Andrew Cook finished his rookie season with the Defiance Rugby Club Saturday feeling stronger than ever. |
| Favre tosses TD pass in debut for Jets EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Brett Favre threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Dustin Keller to cap the second series of his New York Jets debut against the Washington Redskins on Saturday night. |
| An open letter to Mr. McCain and Mr. Obama It is 2008 and we are still using political advertising that is insulting to the average person like me. It is also insulting when we hear about the amount of money spent in negative advertising. |
| Summit Up Good morning and welcome to Summit Up, the world's only daily column wondering if the upcoming Democratic National convention will be anything like this year's summer Olympics in Beijing. |
| Garfield County OKs camp in state wildlife area Special-use permit for energy company approved |
| Credential pickup begins for Obama speech at DNC DENVER - Coloradans who were granted credentials to hear Barack Obama speak on closing night of the Democratic National Convention started picking up their badges this weekend. |
| Transportation funding measure goes to voters DENVER - Proponents of a plan to invest revenue from oil and gas severance taxes for road and bridge projects have succeeded in getting the issue on the November ballot. |
| Attention all bartenders and servers Summit Prevention Alliance is offering a TIPS Alcohol Server Training on Tuesday, Aug. 26, at the Senior and Community Center in Frisco, Hoosier Room. Cost is $10 for Restaurant Association members and $20 for all others. |
| Spa fundraiser for longtime local The Grand Victorian Day Spa and Salon, located at Grand Timber Lodge, will be hosting a fundraiser for one of its employees who suffered a massive heart attack, followed by a paralyzing stroke in June. |
| Sundin, 54, passes away Eric Sundin, 54, of Lake Havasu City, Ariz.; died Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008, at home with his family, after a courageous six-month battle with esophageal cancer. He was born on July 27, 1954 in Elgin, Ill.; to Hjalmar and Mary (Butterfield) Sundin. |
| Around the Mountains: Whistler's bike park seeks blue-level riders WHISTLER, B.C. - Now 10 years into operation, the widely admired mountain-bike park at the Whistler Blackcomb ski area is transitioning. |