News 2008-08-07 Andanh.com

Public input sought on DPS bond Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000
A citizens' committee has recommended that Denver Public Schools seek a $454 million bond issue this fall. Denver school board members are to vote Sept. 2 whether to put the tax increase on the Nov. 4 ballot. Before then, five public meetings are slated:

Man accused of sex with 12-year-old girl Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000
El Paso County sheriff's deputies arrested a 22-year-old man Tuesday for allegedly engaging in sexual acts with a 12-year-old girl while two other pre-teens watched.

Food bank to aid tornado victims Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000
A Weld County food bank will distribute food Aug. 14 to victims of the tornado that ripped through Windsor in May.

Damage covered about 900 acres Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000
Monday's fire on Green Mountain damaged about 900 acres, said Michelle French, spokeswoman for West Metro Fire and Rescue.

Man in U.S. illegally, county records show Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000
A man accused of raping a 12-year-old girl in Greeley last month is in the country illegally, according to Weld County sheriff's records, but because he was a juvenile in previous encounters with the law, he wasn't investigated by immigration officials.

DNC-goers still without rooms must be flexible Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:51:00 -0000
Stuck without a place to stay during the Democratic National Convention?

Hotels far from Denver may see DNC business Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:50:00 -0000
Visitors who haven't yet booked a place to stay for the Democratic National Convention can still find a hotel room.

Tent Staters plan nightly march from 'Camp City Park' Thu, 07 Aug 2008 05:18:00 -0000
The Tent State University organizers say they believe they have resolved questions about what to do once the curfew strikes at 11 p.m. at City Park: Pack their belongings and tents and march every night to the Pepsi Center's protest zone.

Reality Check: 'Sale' ad on Schaffer partly truth, partly spin Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:49:00 -0000
The topics of school vouchers and big oil come together in a new attack ad targeting Republican Senate candidate Bob Schaffer. The 30-second spot called "sale" comes from the National Education Association.

S.D. men allegedly killed leopards in South Africa Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:47:00 -0000
A federal grand jury in Denver has indicted two men on charges of smuggling the hides and skulls of African leopards into the U.S.

Governments, firms shave costs for RTD passes Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:09:00 -0000
Southeast metro businesses and governments are subsidizing the cost of monthly RTD transit passes so that workers in the corridor straddling Interstate 25 can cut their commuting costs.

Schaffer, Udall buck traditional nasty primaries Thu, 07 Aug 2008 05:03:00 -0000
It's a Colorado tradition: An open U.S. Senate race sets off vicious intraparty fighting that leaves bad feelings and lingering resentments.

Extra!, Aug. 7 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000
Chef Paul Anders, of Sweet Basil restaurant in Vail, placed in the top five overall in the fifth annual Great American Seafood Cook-off.

Civic Center Blues: McNichols Building awaits a transformation Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000
For a jewel in a crown it sure doesn't sparkle much.

Obama crowd all in a day's work for caterer Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000
When Barack Obama delivers his acceptance speech Aug. 28, it will be just another hungry, thirsty crowd filling up Invesco Field at Mile High.

Chandler had no food, water for at least a week, jury told Thu, 07 Aug 2008 01:42:00 -0000
Chandler Grafner was physically abused during the time he was starving to death, and he was deprived of water and food for at least a week, experts told a Denver jury Wednesday.

GOP hopefuls say voters seeking economic relief Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000
Both candidates in the GOP primary in state Senate District 4 say voters are crying out for relief from a staggering economy and soaring fuel prices.

Colorado gets $1 million to assist homeless vets Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000
Military, American and Colorado flags lined the Colorado Veterans Monument in Denver on Wednesday as officials celebrated a grant of more than $1 million to help homeless veterans get off the street.

Vail Resorts hits visa snag, barring many foreign employees, including ski instructors Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000
Visa troubles will leave some skiers without their favorite ski instructors next winter, according to an e-mail sent to Vail Resorts employees this week.

Geoff Ballard, 76, pioneer of hydrogen fuel cell industry Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000
Geoff Ballard, a Canadian pioneer of the fuel cell industry and an entrepreneur who Time magazine once named one of its "Heroes for the Planet," has died. He was 76.

Coloradans to get preference on tickets for Obama's speech at Invesco Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:01:00 -0000
The good news for Barack Obama supporters on Wednesday was the highly anticipated announcement of the plan for distributing free tickets to see his nomination speech at Invesco Field at Mile High during the Democratic National Convention.

Statehouse tenure a point of debate in race Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000
Lauri Clapp cites her eight-year House experience as a reason why she's the best qualified candidate in the Republican primary for state Senate District 26.

No liberal lovefest in this Boulder district Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000
Senate District 18, nestled in the heart of Boulder, is one of the most Democratic areas of the state.

Political Veterans Clash in Denver Senate Race Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000
State Rep. Alice Borodkin has spent eight years working legislative channels. Joyce Foster is a former president of the Denver City Council.

Ritter hopes ruling puts campaign case to rest Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000
Gov. Bill Ritter hopes a judge's recent decision to throw out a campaign finance complaint against him is the "closing of a chapter in an extremely unfortunate story," his spokesman said Wednesday.

PARKER: Convention gives philanthropist foot in the door to help homeless Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:42:00 -0000
Joe Hodas, the former Frontier Airlines mouthpiece who left the shaky airline biz for firmer ground at Consumer Capital Partners, is expending his energy on his company's philanthropic efforts during the Democratic National Convention.

GRIEGO: ICE departure program an absurdity Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:55:00 -0000
In another example of the absurdity passing for immigration policy in this country, Immigration and Customs Enforcement this week launched Scheduled Departure, a pilot program in five cities.

MASSARO: Jack, a very special dog, graduates to Nicole's side Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:52:00 -0000
Nicole Miller still has a way to go before she finishes her master's degree. But she and her partner, Jack, have already passed the finals in one course.

Hillary supporters not going away without a parade Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:00:56 -0700

Hillary Clinton supporters aren't going away without a, well not exactly a fight but certainly not without making a statement.

They will stage a parade in Denver during the Democratic National Convention and try to get Clinton's name placed in nomination, reports Sara Burnett.

How worried are you about credit card security? Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:56:37 -0700

Old joke: Somebody stole our credit card but I didn't report it because they weren't spending as much as my wife.

Good advice: Don't tell this joke around your wife.

True fact: the feds have nabbed 11 people charged with stealing 47 million credit card numbers and passwords.

Rocky Road not just an ice cream flavor in Colorado - and we don't care Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:46:59 -0700

Our state road funding is tanking but apparently we're not terribly concerned.

Ed Sealover reports:

For the first time, all three of the main funding sources for state roads - the gas tax, federal revenues and a spillover account in the state budget - are set to decline at once, Colorado Department of Transportation Executive Director Russ George said.
Lower-than-expected federal revenues also could fall $80 million more, decimating construction and paving projects.

Still, a recent survey by the group Move Colorado showed that while voters are beginning to see transportation as a more pressing issue, they aren't ready yet to raise taxes, executive director Randy Harrison said.

2nd CD candidate Will Shafroth online at 11 a.m. Wed, 06 Aug 2008 07:58:46 -0700

Will Shafroth, one of three candidates for the Democratic nomination to succeed Mark Udall in the second congressional district, will take questions online at 11 a.m.

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

Shafroth and his opponents, Joan Fitz-Gerald and Jared Polis, discussed education and the No Child Left Behind program in today's Rocky:

All three Aug. 12 primary candidates say they would modify testing and the way test results are used to rate schools.

Paris Hilton makes a smart, funny video - who knew? Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:44:43 -0700

Who would have figured Paris Hilton would make the funniest video of the 2008 campaign season?

See more Paris Hilton videos at Funny or Die

Winning the West Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:01:00 -0700

Land-line losses, competition hurt Qwest's bottom line Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:23:00 -0000
Qwest Communications revenues declined by 2.3 percent in the second quarter to $3.38 billion, and the Denver telco lowered its financial forecast for the year. The company on Wednesday said it now expects total revenues to decline as much as 2.5 percent this year, from $13.8 billion in 2007. Operating earnings are projected to drop 1 to 2 percent.

Indictments in hacking bring muted reaction Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000
Federal authorities are calling it the largest hacking and identity theft case yet. But this week's indictments of 11 people who allegedly plundered millions of payment card numbers might not seriously dent the underworld where such crimes occur.

Qwest adds millions to settle old lawsuit Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000
Qwest Communications has agreed to pay an additional $40 million to settle a lingering, 7-year-old class-action securities fraud lawsuit, according to a regulatory filing Wednesday.

Market gains as oil drops, Cisco rises Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000
Wall Street logged another winning day Wednesday as a drop in oil prices and a better-than-expected profit report from technology bellwether Cisco Systems Inc. helped corral the market's worries about the financial sector.

Job and cost cuts take bloom off rosy profits Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000
On the surface, U.S. companies' second-quarter earnings were fairly respectable when you strip away the financial sector - profits for Standard & Poor's 500 members rose about 10 percent from a year earlier after falling sharply the two previous quarters.

Lockheed team a key player in tests for Orion Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000
When John Stevens drives his white Camry to work here, he mulls over how to send astronauts to the moon in the safest, least costly way. Heady stuff. It represents just one piece of the work 600 Lockheed Martin engineers and others in the Denver area are performing on NASA's next-generation Orion spacecraft. Under NASA's timetable - which could change - Orion is scheduled to take astronauts to the International Space Station by 2015.

2008 seen as peak for Colo. foreclosures Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:26:00 -0000
Experts are cautiously optimistic that the foreclosure crisis in Colorado may hit its apex this year. "We are going to have a record year," said Zachary Urban, who runs the Colorado Foreclosure Hotline. "What we're seeing for 2008 is that this may be the peak foreclosure year. Hopefully, next year we will see an actual decline," said Urban, of the nonprofit group Brothers Development.

Utah mine was 'destined to fail' Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000
The collapse of the Crandall Canyon mine one year ago was so extensive, federal officials found no other mining disaster in the past 50 years to compare to it.

Sen. Salazar calls for release of reserve oil Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:57:00 -0000
Sen. Ken Salazar, D-Colo., on Wednesday urged President Bush to release 70 million barrels of oil from stockpiles to rein in galloping pump prices, echoing calls made Monday by Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.

Developer eyeing Vail for hockey team Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000
A developer backed by the son of Texas technology tycoon Ross Perot is shopping for land and a public-private partnership in the Vail Valley or Summit County to build a $60 million multipurpose arena for a Central Hockey League franchise.

Fla. firm buys four Colo. title insurance operations Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000
Florida-based Fidelity National Financial Inc. has acquired the four Colorado title insurance operations from Denver-based Mercury Cos. Inc.

Digestive aid drink firm gets venture capital boost Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000
Organic and natural foods pioneer Steve Demos on Wednesday announced a $16 million infusion led by Maveron LLC, a venture capital firm co-founded by Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz.

Frontier reports drop in key traffic rate Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000
Frontier Airlines reported a 2.6 percent decrease in a key traffic last month, mirroring declines for the industry in general.

Theater district campaign seeks to create 'an identity' Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000
The nonprofit Denver Theatre District on Wednesday kicked off a campaign that will include arts-related signs.

Closed track sold to group for $9 million Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000
The mothballed Pikes Peak International Raceway near Colorado Springs has been sold to private investors.

Business Briefing, Aug. 7 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:05:00 -0000
Housing lender Freddie Mac on Wednesday posted a second-quarter loss that was more than three times larger than Wall Street expected as a huge number of borrowers with good credit fell behind on their exotic and risky mortgages.

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