News 2008-05-22 Andanh.com

$350 million verdict upheld in Rocky Flats case Wed, 21 May 2008 03:00:00 -0000
The Jeffco nuclear plant's neighbors charged that contamination lowered their property values and constituted a trespass and a nuisance.

Stopping trouble from the get-go Wed, 21 May 2008 03:00:00 -0000
A group of ex-gang members, clergymen and community activists began mobilizing Tuesday to quell rumors that the shooting death of a former gang leader over the weekend was a gang hit.

CU astronomers detect immense 'webs' in universe Wed, 21 May 2008 17:37:00 -0000
Another mind-wower about the hugeness and emptiness of the universe came this week courtesy of the astronomers at the University of Colorado.

Plant to turn sewer gas into fuel Wed, 21 May 2008 21:37:00 -0000
Grand Junction is planning a plant to turn methane from sewage into a fuel for city vehicles.

Jeffco voters can opt for paper ballots Tue, 20 May 2008 17:19:00 -0000
Most Colorado voters will have the option of casting paper ballots this year as part of a national trend toward reducing use of electronic voting machines because of concerns about their reliability.

Thompson plea delayed to June Wed, 21 May 2008 20:03:00 -0000
Aaron Thompson, 40, who has long maintained his innocence, did not enter a plea as expected today in the death of his young daughter Aarone.

Gang activity 'simmering, like a powder keg' Wed, 21 May 2008 03:00:00 -0000
If neglect, alienation, abuse and boredom push teens into gangs, it's no wonder that gang membership in metro Denver is counted in the thousands, an ex-gang member says.

Aurora cops: No gang motivation in slaying of Crips founder Asberry Tue, 20 May 2008 20:57:00 -0000
Aurora police said Tuesday they are confident the shooting death of former Crips gang leader Michael Asberry wasn't gang-motivated.

Cops' names released in fatal shooting Thu, 22 May 2008 00:04:00 -0000
Police have released the names of the two officers who shot and killed a 45-year-old man during a confrontation in Denver's Montbello neighborhood over the weekend.

Where did Sir Mario go wrong? Wed, 21 May 2008 03:00:00 -0000
Faith is the final comfort for the mother of Sir Mario Owens, who could face execution in the killing of a witness and his fiancee.

Saying yuck to toxins in toys, protesters chuck rubber ducks Wed, 21 May 2008 03:00:00 -0000
Mothers and their children told Congress how to vote on "toxic toys" Tuesday by dumping tainted rubber ducks in the trash at the Washington Park playground.

Bronze statue in Montbello honors slain Broncos star Darrent Williams Thu, 22 May 2008 03:00:00 -0000
A 7-foot bronze statue of slain Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams was unveiled in Montbello on Wednesday.

Strip mall's neighbors still hopeful Thu, 22 May 2008 03:00:00 -0000
There's not much left of the Holly Square shopping center now except memories of the way it once was, the sad reality of what it became and the hope that something better might rise from its ashes.

Denver man to stand trial in fatal attack on girlfriend Thu, 22 May 2008 03:00:00 -0000
A Denver man went on a murderous rampage, stabbing, beating and strangling his girlfriend Feb. 17 after taking LSD at a "rave" party at the Denver Merchandise Mart, a detective testified Wednesday.

State workers to cast votes on union coalition Thu, 22 May 2008 03:00:00 -0000
About 21,000 state workers will decide in the next few days whether to join a coalition of the unions that pushed the hardest for Gov. Bill Ritter's executive order granting them a larger voice in state government.

Denver officer will plead not guilty to assault Wed, 21 May 2008 03:00:00 -0000
The attorney for a Denver police officer accused of assaulting a teenager said Tuesday his client will plead not guilty to the charges against him.

Extra!, May 21 Wed, 21 May 2008 03:00:00 -0000
Memorial Day marks the start of the camping season for many Coloradans. There are two watchwords for campers this year: snow and beetles.

Denver Health OKs performance audit Thu, 22 May 2008 03:00:00 -0000
Denver Health will cooperate with a performance audit that will measure response times of ambulances and other aspects of the hospital's operation, the spokesman for Denver Auditor Dennis Gallagher said Wednesday.

Human skull found in Fountain Creek Wed, 21 May 2008 03:00:00 -0000
A hiker found a human skull in Fountain Creek on Saturday, the second human bone found in the area in a week.

Workers save woman found in Parker pond Thu, 22 May 2008 03:00:00 -0000
Four construction workers leaped into a Parker pond to save an elderly woman found floating facedown Wednesday.

RTD votes to sell property if it can get back total it paid Wed, 21 May 2008 03:00:00 -0000
Saddled with 315 acres of land south of Fort Lupton and in Denver that it doesn't need or want, the Regional Transportation District voted Tuesday night to try to sell it off - but only if it can get back the total $18.2 million it paid.

RTD eyes bus, light-rail cuts Tue, 20 May 2008 03:00:00 -0000
RTD is proposing $4.1 million in reductions in response to skyrocketing fuel costs and budget problems. See a list of proposed route cuts.

Veterinary hospital officials quit at CSU Wed, 21 May 2008 03:00:00 -0000
The top two administrators at Colorado State University's veterinary teaching hospital have resigned, citing differences with university administrators over a budget shortfall.

Former Cole students resolve to go to college Tue, 20 May 2008 03:00:00 -0000
Some former Cole Middle School students who contend Mayor John Hickenlooper fell short of his promise to help pay for their college education vowed Tuesday to work two jobs this summer to make up the difference.

DPS teachers union seeks intervention Tue, 20 May 2008 03:00:00 -0000
Nearly three years after Denver voters approved a $25 million tax hike to fund a revolutionary pay plan for teachers, less than a third of that money is finding its way into teacher paychecks.

GOP congressional candidates mostly agree Thu, 22 May 2008 03:00:00 -0000
Moments before taping a show Wednesday, conservative talk show host Jon Caldara looked around the table at the four Republican candidates vying for the 6th Congressional District seat and paid them a backhanded compliment.

Obama, Clinton target Florida Wed, 21 May 2008 15:24:00 -0000
Close to securing the Democratic nomination, Barack Obama is lavishing attention on Florida and its wreckage of a presidential primary while minding his manners with Hillary Rodham Clinton — a rival he now can afford to praise.

Denver Elections hopes move to bigger digs will speed tallies Wed, 21 May 2008 03:00:00 -0000
Denver election officials are giving up their tony downtown location for a bigger site in east Denver.

Kentucky, Oregon go to polls Tue, 20 May 2008 22:46:00 -0000
Barack Obama competed with Hillary Rodham Clinton in Kentucky and Oregon primaries today, the latest contests in a historic Democratic presidential race moving inexorably his way.

Re-create 68 gets DNC permits at Capitol, park Tue, 20 May 2008 03:00:00 -0000
Protesters with the group Re-create 68, still smarting over not getting a permit to gather at Civic Center on the eve of the Democratic National Convention, have managed to secure permits at the state Capitol and nearby Lincoln Park.

Guv signs bills to aid seniors Wed, 21 May 2008 03:00:00 -0000
Gov. Bill Ritter signed three bills Tuesday designed to help senior citizens stay in their homes, calling the state's growing population of elderly a resource to be tapped.

Ten Eyck, 87, ex-Department of Natural Resources chief Thu, 22 May 2008 01:00:00 -0000
Thomas W. Ten Eyck built a career as an engineer, consultant, state official and school board member.

Craig Cousins, member of Tuskegee Airmen Wed, 21 May 2008 01:00:00 -0000
Craig Cousins was an original member of the Tuskegee Airmen - the black aviators whose heroism stirred the conscience of the nation during World War II.

LITTWIN: For Clinton, it all depends on the meaning of 'win' Wed, 21 May 2008 03:00:00 -0000
In case you missed it, the Democrats held another round of primaries Tuesday night.

LITTWIN: The night I met 'Teddy' Thu, 22 May 2008 03:00:00 -0000
My Life With the Kennedys is an admittedly brief affair - it basically covers one day, in which, sadly, no one asked me to play touch football - but we won't let that get in the way of a good story.

PARKER: Another Sutter wins lady's heart Wed, 21 May 2008 03:00:00 -0000
Chris Sutter, brother of Bachelorette star Ryan Sutter, turned down offers to be on The Bachelor - twice. Now he has the perfect excuse to rebuke the reality series: He's engaged.

GRIEGO: Bottom line: Three kids have no dad Wed, 21 May 2008 03:00:00 -0000
No one could have seen how this would end. Not the cops. Not the family who called the cops for help before Odiceo Valencia was shot and killed.

MASSARO: Mentor helps Angels find their wings Wed, 21 May 2008 03:00:00 -0000
Jessica Pearson is an angel to a lot of young people.

JOHNSON: When every option hurts, justice is a consolation Wed, 21 May 2008 03:00:00 -0000
Rhonda Fields sat erect in her chair, leaning forward and nodding each time the judge read jury verdicts that made the young man seated to her far left eligible for the death penalty.

PARKER: Party on the patio! Breezy, easy locales Tue, 20 May 2008 03:00:00 -0000
Warm weather can turn a young man or woman's fancy to patio partying. And there are several new al fresco opportunities with seats waiting to be filled with drinking and dining derrieres.

MASSARO: Volunteer finds niche helping kids at Swansea school Tue, 20 May 2008 03:00:00 -0000
Bethany Musser was giving a stranger a tour of Cross Community Center in Swansea when a young man was trying to maneuver a cart through a door. Musser ran to the door and opened it.

PARKER: Britney's ex-beau marries, buys Colorado mansion Wed, 21 May 2008 22:22:00 -0000
PARKER: Britney's ex-beau marries, buys Colorado mansion

Clinton keeps marching, now to Florida/Michigan beat Wed, 21 May 2008 12:22:04 -0700

Hillary Clinton has raised Florida and Michigan's limbo-dwelling Democratic presidential primary votes to the status of political prisoners.

It's part of a last-gasp strategy aimed at prolonging her campaign by convincing the party to alter the nomination math. By seating the penalized Florida and Michigan delegations, she would not only gain a significant number of delegates but also bolster her popular vote argument with the superdelegates.
The new Florida and Michigan offensive will kick off in earnest today with three campaign events in South Florida - though she'll have to share the state with Obama, who begins a three-day campaign swing there - and will likely also include campaigning in Michigan. That's in addition to an already circulating online petition and escalating campaign rhetoric casting Clinton as best-positioned to carry the two important big states in the fall against presumptive Republican nominee John McCain - partly because of her fight against disenfranchising Democrats there.

Idol down to the wire: Is it David or David? Mike Pearson chats online at 11 a.m. Wed, 21 May 2008 10:15:52 -0700

America voted and the winner is ...

Tonight on Fox, Ryan Secrest will announce either David Cook or David Archuleta and our long national nightmare will be over. They'll put Paula Abdul back in mothballs, Randy Jackson will call everybody 'dawg' and Simon Cowell will go back and try to figure out how to fix this slumping show over the offseason.

Rocky blogger Mike Pearson will be online at 11 a.m. to discuss last night's final competition show. I thought David Archuleta had the better night, but I still think David Cook is going to win.

E-mail questions/comments in advance and join the chat here at 11.

Rocky food editor Marty Meitus, Fan Fare challenge winner Monica Langley online at 10 a.m. Wed, 21 May 2008 08:21:25 -0700

Now if only Monica Langley could whip up a solution to the Rockies' hitting and pitching woes ...

Instead, her Colorado Rockies Blue Cheese Chips will give fans something tasty to eat while they wait for the Rockies to get themselves squared away in defense of the National League pennant.

Langley, who lives in Littleton, won the Rockies Fan Fare Challenge, will be online at 10 a.m. along with Rocky food editor Marty Meitus to talk about her creation and any other foodie topics. E-mail questions/comments in advance and join the chat here at 11.

Denver Square ends, cartoonist Ed Stein online at 9 a.m. Wed, 21 May 2008 07:13:07 -0700

Sam, Liz, Nate, Irv and Sarah have left the building. Well, the newspaper. Their creator, Rocky political cartoonist Ed Stein, has sent them packing by pulling the pen on Denver Square, a fixture on the Rocky's commentary pages for more than 11 years.

Stein will be online at 9 a.m. to talk about his decision to end the strip. E-mail questions/comments in advance and join the chat here at 11.

He addressed the end of Denver Square in a recent column.

Twelve years ago I came up with a crazy idea. Why not create a daily local comic strip, a feature just for readers of the Rocky Mountain News. Brilliant! It would be the only thing like it in the country. In the giddy frenzy of creation, I didn't stop to ask why nobody else was doing anything like it.

Summer vacations we've known and loved Tue, 20 May 2008 08:09:30 -0700

Rocky fitness editor Lisa Ryckman recalls those family vacation in the family station wagon with the luggage strapped on top and your little brother getting car sick and depositing his lunch in your lap.

These days - if you can afford a road trip with gas inching up to $4 a gallon - families can choose from lots of gadgets, gizmos and fitness whatnots to pass the time and enjoy the outdoors.

Straight Talk Wed, 21 May 2008 00:01:00 -0700

Level 3 boss tells annual meeting: 'We screwed up' Wed, 21 May 2008 01:00:00 -0000
Level 3 CEO James Crowe concluded the company's annual meeting Tuesday by telling about 100 stockholders that he was surprised they had expressed only mild disappointment.

Level 3 on the hunt for more deals Tue, 20 May 2008 19:32:00 -0000
Level 3 CEO James Crowe said Tuesday he expects the Broomfield communications carrier’s operations to be stable enough by year-end to consider additional acquisitions.

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