News 2008-07-30 Andanh.com

Civic Center Blues: Looking beyond the warts Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:05:00 -0000
On the second-to-last day of her sort-of six-year reign, the Lady of The Park stands inside the shadows of the Colonnade of Civic Benefactors, looks out and sees 16 acres of beauty and potential even though others might also see something else.

Report: 'Casual' research led to Boulder plutonium spill Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:26:00 -0000
A small amount went into Boulder's public sewer system, but no health problems have been reported.

Woman gets 19 years in death of baby Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:38:00 -0000
A woman who left her newborn infant to drown after giving birth in the toilet was sentenced to 19 years in prison Tuesday.

For the record, Denver bakes its way to heat mark Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:05:00 -0000
Today should deliver the city a record-tying day in the 90s. Denver also remains on pace for its driest year on record.

Kidney donations part of sharing plan Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:05:00 -0000
They live in four different states and met only recently. Yet they are bound by a common experience.

Heat edges toward disaster on plains Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:05:00 -0000
For the farmers and ranchers who make a living off of Colorado's arid land, there's more at stake this drought year than browning lawns or serial sunburns.

Photo released of suspect in Sloan's Lake shooting Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:05:00 -0000

Woman sentenced to 19 years in prison Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:05:00 -0000
A woman who left her newborn to drown after giving birth in the toilet was sentenced to 19 years in prison Tuesday.

Panel to study state's child protection system Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:05:00 -0000
Gov. Bill Ritter has appointed a 23-member panel to come up with recommendations on how to improve Colorado's child protection system in the wake of 13 deaths last year of children who had been brought to the attention of social services officials.

Two men who died in separate incidents identified Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:05:00 -0000
The Denver coroner on Tuesday identified the man gunned down over the weekend during a parking dispute in the West Colfax neighborhood as Jose Rosas- Lopez.

Repairs on conduit should be done today Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:05:00 -0000
Denver Water crews began repairs Tuesday night on a conduit on Federal Boulevard at Sixth Avenue. Traffic on Federal will be reduced to one lane going south and two lanes going north. Both ramps off of Sixth Avenue onto Federal Boulevard will be reduced to one lane.

Signatures delivered for ballot measure Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:05:00 -0000
Protect Colorado's Future, made up of supporters of a November ballot proposal that targets corporate fraud, delivered signatures Tuesday to the Colorado secretary of state.

Suspect tells of Internet date night before transgender killing Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:44:00 -0000
A Thornton man told investigators his 20-year-old victim survived two blows to the head with a fire extinguisher and was struggling to sit up when he struck her again.

LIVE UPDATES: Graphic testimony details emaciated boy's final hours Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:05:00 -0000
"In five months, he went from looking like a healthy child to a living skeleton,” Denver Police Detective Larry Moore said. Live updates from the murder trial of Jon Phillips. Above, Moore testifies.

Man found at CSU parking lot may have killed himself Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:45:00 -0000
Police found the weapon used in the shooting near the body, according to CSU.

Deadly denial: Udall, Perlmutter urge probe in N-arms workers aid program Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:14:00 -0000
Two Colorado congressmen will call for an investigation into the way the U.S. Department of Labor has derailed aid to sick nuclear weapons workers.

Second CSU student dies after lightning strike Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:04:00 -0000
A graduate assistant at Colorado State University died Wednesday, nearly a week after being struck by lightning while on campus, according to CBS4 News.

Denver ties 1901 heat streak Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:10:00 -0000
The afternoon high of 95 degrees tied the record of 18 consecutive 90-plus-degree days set in 1874 and again in 1901.

Full court will review Nacchio conviction Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:26:00 -0000
The full 10th Circuit Court of Appeals will consider whether former Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio’s insider-trading conviction should be upheld.

Curl pleads guilty to murder, gets life in prison Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:55:00 -0000
Two months to the day that Fort Collins' Linnea Dick was murdered, Joseph Curl received a plea bargain that spared him the risk of the death penalty.

Check out the latest CSAP scores Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:00:00 -0000
More than two-thirds of pupils statewide are reading at grade level while slightly more than half are there in writing and math. Click for school-by-school results.

Big gains in CSAP test scores put DPS in a class by itself Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:01:00 -0000
State test results released Tuesday show Denver Public Schools outpaced the state and every other metro-area district in gains made in reading, writing and math in nearly every grade in 2008.

CSAP district-by-district breakdown Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:05:00 -0000
Here are brief summaries of 15 metro-area districts on the 2008 state exams.

Colorado high school juniors post highest-ever ACT scores Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:31:00 -0000
Colorado's high school juniors this year posted their highest marks ever on ACT college entrance tests.

Girls still top boys in writing, reading Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:27:00 -0000
Colorado Student Assessment Program test results released this week once again highlight the persistent gap between girls and boys in reading and writing.

Protesters will be heard, city says Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:16:00 -0000
Protesters will have ample opportunity to be heard during the Democratic National Convention, from a city-provided stage to a first-of-its-kind system to have information distributed inside the Pepsi Center, attorneys for Denver and the U.S. Secret Service said.

City pulls plug on cheap gasoline for DNC Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:05:00 -0000
Denver has stopped allowing Democratic National Convention planners to gas up at city pumps, acknowledging the city can't legally sell fuel.

Symbol of DNC's commitment to wind energy to be running again Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:53:00 -0000
Democrats would love for the 330-foot-high wind turbine in Wray to be humming along by Aug. 25 — the first day of their national convention in Denver.

Those without Web access can call for info during DNC Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:05:00 -0000
Denver officials said Tuesday that the city won't shut out those who are without Internet access from getting information about the Democratic National Convention.

Fitz-Gerald questions Polis' link to Cayman Islands fund Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:05:00 -0000
The charges keep flying in the 2nd Congressional District. The latest: Joan Fitz-Gerald's campaign on Tuesday challenged Jared Polis to "explain his ties" to an investment fund that includes an offshore account in the Cayman Islands.

McCain energizes Aurora crowd Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:10:00 -0000
John McCain toured a Caterpillar dealership this morning. He also addressed energy and economic issues.

GOP candidates turn on their own party Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:05:00 -0000
Republican candidates in Colorado's 6th Congressional District hurled some strong charges Tuesday, but not at each other.

New Mexico Gov. campaigns for Obama Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:05:00 -0000
Sen. Barack Obama has tried to rise above racial politics. But that's not stopping a key surrogate from making appeals based on the candidate's race.

Lewis Dymond helped lead 'old' Frontier to prominence Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:57:00 -0000
In the 1960s, Lewis Dymond helped the "old" Frontier Airlines soar above its competition.

James M. Kadlecek, 'legislator's legislator' Tue, 29 Jul 2008 03:05:00 -0000
Former state Sen. James M. Kad lecek, whom former Gov. Dick Lamm called "one of the best," died July 14 from a suspected brain aneurysm. He was 70.

PARKER: Cinemocracy awaits DNC's late-night set Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:05:00 -0000
It's worked for A-listers who attend the annual Starz Denver Film Festival, so why not during the Democratic National Convention?

MASSARO: Gil Borelli was a devoted teammate in sports, life Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:45:00 -0000
Gil Borelli taught his kids the game of life through sports. He died of lung cancer Friday at the age of 76.

Barack and Britney and Paris, oh my Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:45:12 -0700

Nothing like quick glimpses of Britney Spears and Paris Hilton in a 30-second political commercial to spark a substantive discussion on energy policy.

John McCain has just released a new ad that casts Barack Obama as a worldwide celebrity while asking if he's ready to lead on energy policy.

Should the House have apologized to blacks for slavery, segregation? Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:39:55 -0700

The House passed on voice vote an apology to black Americans for injustices committed during slavery and under segregation laws.

The resolution, passed by voice vote, was the work of Tennessee Democrat Steve Cohen, the only white lawmaker to represent a majority black district. Cohen faces a formidable black challenger in a primary face-off next week.
Congress has issued apologies before - to Japanese-Americans for their internment during World War II and to native Hawaiians for the overthrow of the Hawaiian kingdom in 1893. In 2005, the Senate apologized for failing to pass anti-lynching laws.

Bennigans closes; are you dining out less frequently? Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:03:33 -0700

Bennigan's Grill and Tavern closed all its company-owned restaurants including 11 in Colorado and the parent company filed for bankruptcy.

Both my kids lamented the loss of Bennigan's Monte Cristo sandwich. Did you eat at Bennigan's? Will you miss it? Has the economy curtailed your dining-out habits? Are you going out for meals less frequently? Cutting back on what you order?

City to DNC: No gas for you Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:19:10 -0700

Denver has closed the pump on Democratic National Convention planners who had been gassing up at city pump without paying taxes.

Kevin Vaughan and Daniel J. Chacon report:

The arrangement sparked an outcry after Public Works representatives first said that convention planners would not be charged the 40.4 cents a gallon gasoline tax and then said they would not be subject to other fees paid by drivers who use commercial pumps.

6th CD candidate Steve Ward online at 11 a.m. Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:48:33 -0700

Steve Ward is a Marine colonel who served in Iraq and Afghanistan and a State Senator who has a history of emphasizing practical issues over ideological stances.

The candidate for the Republican nomination in the Sixth Congressional District will be online at 11 a.m. E-mail questions/comments in advance and join the chat here at 11.

Lynn Bartels and Berny Morson profiled Ward.

"Parks, streets, water, that's what you expect - even as a Republican - from municipal government," Ward told a Highlands Ranch crowd recently.
It's not that Ward isn't conservative. He holds the standard GOP positions on abortion, gay marriage and the free enterprise system.

He just prefers to emphasize practical issues over ideological stances.

Is Kaine the top choice for Obama's No. 2? Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:15:51 -0700

Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine is being coy but indications are he's moved to the very short list of Barack Obama's vice presidential possibilities.

Appearing on Washington radio station WTOP's monthly "Ask The Governor" program Tuesday, he wouldn't discuss his prospects of becoming the Democratic nominee for vice president.
Kaine said it's flattering to be mentioned. Beyond that, he said, "I'm just not going to talk about my conversations with the campaign." Kaine has been a co-chairman of Obama's campaign since February 2007.

Asked outside the station afterward if he had any interest in the job, Kaine told reporters: "I haven't sought it. I'm not running for it. I'm not asking for it. I've never asked anything of the campaign." He said he could best help right now by keeping Obama competitive in Virginia.

Haven't we all been tempted to shoot our lawn mower? Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:45:58 -0700

You pull the rope. Again. Again. Adjust the choke. Push the primer plunger. Again. And the lawn mower STILL ... WON'T ... START!!!

Haven't we all been tempted to do what Keith Walendowski is charged with doing?

According to Milwaukee police, Mr. Walendowski blasted his mower with a shotgun when it wouldn't start.

Denver council: don't impound cars of illegal immigrants Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:03:11 -0700

Unlicensed drivers who can't prove they are citizens shouldn't have their cars automatically impounded if they're stopped for a traffic offense, says the Denver City Council.

As activists demonstrated outside the City and County Building, the council voted 10-1 to oppose Initiative 100 on the Aug. 12 ballot, reports Carrie Porter.

The inclusion of the words "illegal alien" in the initiative struck many as unfair targeting of one specific group. Opponents say current law already prohibits driving without a license.

Oliver Stone's take on 'W' - watch the trailer here Tue, 29 Jul 2008 07:26:52 -0700

The frustrated father addresses the under-achieving son: "What are you cut out for? Partying? Chasing tail? Driving drunk?"

No mention of becoming the leader of the most powerful nation on the planet.

Oliver Stone is out with the trailer for W, a film biography of the nation's president as envisioned by the man who gave you JFK.

Sword of Justice Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:01:00 -0700

Denver After Dark Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:01:00 -0700

Frontier will sell more planes to raise cash Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:05:00 -0000
Frontier Airlines will sell additional aircraft as part of two deals that will bolster the bankrupt carrier's cash balance by roughly $80 million.

Jaws dropped when Frontier got its loan Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:05:00 -0000
Frontier Airlines accomplished what many critics felt was an impossible task, cementing a deal last week for up to $100 million of financing that could help lift the carrier out of bankruptcy.

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