Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) back issues from October 2007:
Mixing it up keeps Rockies in the mix Jimenez relies on breaking pitches to fan career-best 10.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Jack Etkin, Rocky Mountain News Paul Willis, Special to the Rocky On Saturday night, Rockies pitching coach Bob Apodaca looked toward Sunday and a must-win game that Ubaldo Jimenez would start. Jimenez's age - he's 23 - or his slender major league portfolio - ...
Local college football.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: B.G. Brooks, Randy Holtz, Jim Benton, Rocky Mountain News CU Everybody in the pool In the wake of CU's 27-24 win against then-No. 3 Oklahoma, coach Dan Hawkins took his players swimming Sunday afternoon in lieu of their regular conditioning work ...
Sauer's patience a golden asset.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Rick Sadowski, Rocky Mountain News The irony isn't lost on Kurt Sauer, the Avalanche defenseman who was given a chance to play regularly last season only because of injuries to fellow Minnesotan Jordan Leopold. Now, it looks like Sauer and Leopold will be ...
Lineup.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Lineup Sporting events you really shouldn't miss this week: TODAY Padres at Rockies 5:37 p.m., Coors Field (TBS) The wild-card tiebreaker that once seemed impossible is here. The Padres, reeling after two straight losses to the Brewers left them ...
REGIONAL SCENE.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2007 ... DU women defeat Louisiana-Monroe Chatfield High School graduate Jenna Billingsley scored in the 42nd minute to carry the University of Denver women's soccer team (4-2-3, 1-0-1 Sun Belt) to a 1-0 home victory Sunday against Louisiana-Monroe (4-7, 0-2). In other ...
TRANSACTIONS.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BASEBALL Major League Baseball MLB - Suspended Florida C Miguel Olivo five games and fined him an undisclosed amount for his role in a brawl against the New York Mets on Sept. 29. American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES - Fired Tom Trebelhorn, bench ...
Prep football Week 6 Football Forecast.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Rocky Mountain News * Each Monday during the season, Rocky Preps takes a look at the coming week in high school football. CLASSIFICATION CLASHES All Rocky games of the week are Friday, unless otherwise noted. * Class 5A: No. 7 Arvada ...
Defying odds is Fogg's game.(Sports)(Column)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Dave Krieger, Rocky Mountain News Matt Holliday looked up at the ceiling in mock helplessness. "I can't believe we have to rely on Josh Fogg," he said of the 30-year-old clubhouse prankster who gets the call tonight against Padres ace Jake Peavy in the first ...
Rockies' playoff push left sports fans with dilemma.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Dusty Saunders, Rocky Mountain News It was a time of high drama at 4:02 p.m. Sunday for sports fans suffering from Sore Thumb Syndrome. Todd Helton, on Fox Sports Net Rocky Mountain, recorded the final out that put the Rockies into today's playoff game against ...
Sideline.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2007 ... LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON When Trevor Jones had a hole-in-one at the 128-yard 10th hole at Waitemata Golf Club in Auckland, New Zealand, his son Mark followed suit. The Joneses were playing in the same foursome when Trevor's tee shot at the par-3 hole rolled out of sight ...
First pitch.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Tracy Ringolsby, Rocky Mountain News SAVING GRACE Brian Fuentes hasn't had a chance to make a ninth-inning save since the end of June. He was the bullpen savior for the Rockies on Sunday, though. Having handled the eighth-inning chores for closer Manny Corpas ...
ROCKIES REPORT.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Tracy Ringolsby, Rocky Mountain News Rockies 4, Diamondbacks 3 COORS FIELD Three keys Key moments in the Rockies' 4-3 victory against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Coors Field on Sunday afternoon: 1 Right fielder Brad Hawpe, ...
Not much left to prove for Hawpe.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Paul Willis, Special To The Rocky The Rockies have claimed numerous times over the past few weeks that their remarkable season-ending run has been a true team accomplishment, not a product of one or two players carrying the load. While that notion has ...
Center stage for cast of extras Jimenez is leading man in forcing one last shot at playoffs.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Tracy Ringolsby, Rocky Mountain News And so when the regular season came to an end Sunday afternoon at Coors Field, it didn't. As the final out was recorded in the Rockies' 4-3 victory against the Arizona Diamondbacks, there was a burst of celebration among ...
Broncos report.(Football Monday)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Jeff Legwold and Lee Rasizer, Rocky Mountain News Noisy homecoming Brandon Stokley drank up the boos. Making his first return to Indianapolis, where he played four seasons, the Broncos receiver got a steady dose of catcalls after both of his ...
OBITUARIES & MEMORIALS.(News)(Obituary)
Oct 01, 2007 ... TENNANT, HELEN E. 87, of Arvada went to be with the Lord on Sept. 27, preceded in death by her loving husband Roy. She is survived by her children, Sharron, Jeannette, and Charles, 8 grand- children, 4 great grandchildren. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Arvada Presbyterian ...
It's same old story against Colts Denver runs well again but cannot cash in results.(Football Monday)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Jeff Rabjohns, Special To The Rocky INDIANAPOLIS -- The Broncos got their running game going against the Colts. And in other news, two-plus- two equals four. Facing the team they've had the most success rushing against in recent years, the Broncos ...
Failures in red zone are adding up Offense efficient until it reaches scoring territory.(Football Monday)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Jeff Rabjohns, Special To The Rocky INDIANAPOLIS -- The first three drives looked so promising for the Broncos. Forty-seven yards, 86 yards and 76 yards. The problem, though, is the final play on two of those three drives was a Jason Elam field ...
Episcopal past, future tied to marriage issue.(News)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Jean Torkelson, Rocky Mountain News Henry Curtis swept his arm toward an ancient cemetery prettily overrun with wildflowers and weathered gravestones etched with his family's name. "All this area here is Curtises," said the retired engineer, 73. "It just goes ...
End Zone.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2007 ... BY THE NUMBERS Top rushers Att. Yards Avg. TD Justin Fargas, Oakland 22 179 8.1 0 Joseph Addai, Indianapolis 19 136 7.1 1 Ronnie Brown, Miami 15 134 8.9 1 LaDainian Tomlinson, San Diego 20 132 6.6 1 Travis Henry, Denver 26 ...
Lines snake through stores as fans dash for game tickets.(News)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Fernando Quintero, Rocky Mountain News Scott Zessin, of Denver, spent three hours in front of his computer trying to get tickets for today's National League tiebreaker game between the Rockies and San Diego Padres. He finally gave up and went to King Soopers ...
At least 2 killed, infant injured.(News)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Fernando Quintero, Rocky Mountain News Traffic accidents in Colorado on Sunday killed at least two people and sent an infant to Children's Hospital, where the child's condition was not known. The first accident happened about 2:30 p.m. on Interstate 70 ...
Fitz-Gerald reports campaign donations.(News)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Lynn Bartels , Rocky Mountain News Congressional candidate Joan Fitz-Gerald raised more than $360,000 in the last three months from more than 1,100 donors, her campaign announced Sunday. The fundraising occurred from July 1 through Sept. 30. Quarterly ...
Denver school shutdowns to be announced tonight.(News)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Nancy Mitchell, Rocky Mountain News Denver Public Schools leaders tonight will announce their long- awaited list of school closures and changes, a dramatic effort to improve both district finances and academics. Superintendent Michael Bennet is expected to ...
Teachers, DPS reach tentative pact.(News)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Nancy Mitchell, Rocky Mountain News Denver Public Schools and its teachers union have reached a tentative agreement on pay for this school year, settling months of acrimonious debate. Kim Ursetta, president of the Denver Classroom Teachers Association, said ...
Security expert urges full disaster readiness.(News)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Berny Morson, Rocky Mountain News The best defense against a terrorist attack would be to improve the nation's ability to respond to all disasters, a widely recognized author believes. Intelligence agencies won't always be able to prevent terrorist attacks, ...
18-year-old held in man's shooting.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Rocky Mountain News An Aurora man has been charged with attempted murder in the shooting of a sleeping Arapahoe County man at the victim's home on Sept. 23. Jason Fred Phouk, 18, is being held in the Arapahoe County jail on $500,000 bail. He faces charges of ...
Safety first, even online.(Business)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Rebecca Jones, Special To The Rocky Recent headlines about online security breaches are enough to give anyone the shivers who has ever so much as opened an e-mail. Consider: * A San Francisco man was indicted last month on charges he stole credit card and ...
ROCKTOBER! Helton, Rox host Padres in wild-card showdown tonight.(News)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Joe Mahoney, Rocky Mountain News CAPTION(S): Photo Todd Helton jumps for ...
Appeals court to hear Blagg case.(News)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Ellen Miller, Special To The Rocky A three-judge panel of the Colorado Court of Appeals is scheduled to hear arguments Tuesday in the case of Michael Blagg, the former Naval aviator convicted in 2004 in Grand Junction of killing his wife, Jennifer, six years ago. ...
Dead gunman had acted erratically.(News)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Julie Poppen And Fernando Quintero, Rocky Mountain News WINDSOR -- It was clear to neighbors at the Governor's Farm senior housing apartments that the man they knew as Cowboy Ed had problems. On Saturday afternoon, the 68-year-old man was shot dead and a ...
Kids' health care flap State lawmaker joins protest of Bush veto threat.(News)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Julie Poppen, Rocky Mountain News Calling it immoral and unconscionable, children's health care advocates and a state senator Sunday blasted President Bush's threat to veto reauthorization of a children's health insurance plan. The State Children's Health ...
Globe.(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... PUSHING 'EM OUT If you are going to do any comparison shopping for that perfect push-up bra, better do it now if you are heading to China. The communist government has banned television and radio ads for push-up bras, figure- enhancing underwear and sex toys in its latest move ...
Thompson meeting skepticism Former senator fails to galvanize GOP's core voters.(News)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: M.E. Sprengelmeyer, Rocky Mountain News CLIVE, Iowa -- They worked the buffet line like newlyweds greeting guests at their wedding. Former Sen. Fred Thompson and his bride, Jeri, made all the new friends they could Saturday night at the Iowa Christian Alliance ...
Schemes don't come true in another spinout.(Football Monday)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Jeff Legwold, Rocky Mountain News INDIANAPOLIS -- The Broncos piled out of the RCA Dome on Sunday night the most downcast, frustrated and somber first-place team in the league. Yet with all that happened in the three or so hours before they exited for the ...
Engrossing recital's true star is Bach.(Spotlight)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Marc Shulgold, Rocky Mountain News Two full glasses of water were placed on a small table beside the gleaming 9-foot Fazioli piano on the Gates Concert Hall stage. Most musicians facing the challenge to be taken by Angela Hewitt would have required something ...
Proving who you are Sensible voting ID laws now in Supreme Court's hands.(Commentary/Editorial)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Is someone's identity more important when a) boarding a commercial airliner, or b) casting a ballot on Election Day? Or is identity equally critical to both activities? If you agree with the second proposition, as we do, you're probably not outraged about the Indiana ...
FROM THE WEB.(Commentary/Editorial)
Oct 01, 2007 ... The Petraeus ad I recently recall the people of a country who got so upset about a recent cartoon depicting their religious icon that they wanted others killed. It was an outrage to them, but thank God that could never happen in America. We . . . would never take so much time ...
LETTERS.(Commentary/Editorial)(Letter to the editor)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Little wonder so few know Constitution Thank you, Rocky Mountain News, for remembering Constitution Day with "Constitution Day a blank for students" (Sept. 17) and the same day's Speakout column, "Founders' genius: leave power widely dispersed." Sadly, the law creating ...
Rocky Talk Live.(News)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Mark Wolf, Rocky Mountain News A dozen students at Boulder High School walked out of class Thursday to protest the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance. RockyTalk Live contributors ran the idea up the flagpole. It is far, far past time to remove that ridiculous ...
Two up, too down.(Sports)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Rocky Mountain News CAPTION(S): Photo (4) Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler walks off the field Sunday after a 38-20 loss. "We will have to go back and look at it and see what our problem is," Cutler said. CHRIS SCHNEIDER / ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS ...
Extra!(News)
Oct 01, 2007 ... SOLAR FORECASTS Our friends with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration do more than just offer weather forecasts. The agency's reach, according to NOAA administrator Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher Jr., goes from the surface of the sun to the ocean floor. ...
HEALTHY CHANGE FOR CHILDREN'S.(News)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Joyzelle Davis, Rocky Mountain News Everyone and nearly everything are in place at the hospital's new site, where a nurse says there 'seems to be so much more energy' and the rooms are 'brighter and happier.' The gelato bar still needs to be stocked, and there ...
Encore only logical end to unlikely year.(News)(Column)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Mike Littwin, Rocky Mountain News First, you have to accept the logic of the illogical, which, face it, is how you became a fan in the first place. Then, you lock in on the moment - because I'm the sentimental type, I'll pick the hop, skip and a triple jump ...
Woman's love of Rockies outlives her.(News)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: John C. Ensslin, Rocky Mountain News The woman who might have most enjoyed Sunday's photo finish to the Colorado Rockies' pennant drive was the one who was not there. Although, in a manner of speaking, she was. For the first 11 years of the Rockies' ...
Broncos have failed to turn the page.(Sports)(Column)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Bernie Lincicome, Rocky Mountain News INDIANAPOLIS -- Tomorrow looks very much the same as four years ago. Nothing has changed for the Colts, except some Super Bowl jewelry, and the Broncos are as they were then - back when both teams considered themselves on ...
Kids, pets, sick vying for funds Bond issue would upgrade facilities that serve needy.(News)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Berny Morson, Rocky Mountain News Babies, abandoned animals, sick people. Improving facilities that serve those who can't help themselves adds up to a $48.6 million slice of the bond package on Denver's Nov. 6 election ballot. The projects paid for ...
Larson backed driver in deadly bus-train crash.(Business)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Kevin Vaughan, Rocky Mountain News Fifteen days after his son was killed in a horrific 1961 school bus-train collision, Art Larson stood up for the man many blamed for the accident. Mr. Larson had been headed to town in his delivery truck that frigid morning ...
On the hole, game plan falters Colts expose gaps in Broncos' effort to put stop to run.(Football Monday)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Lee Rasizer, Rocky Mountain News INDIANAPOLIS -- A fancy scheme went from D-end to a dead end in a heartbeat. Trying to confuse Peyton Manning and Co., the Broncos opened with a pseudo 3-4 alignment Sunday with rookies Jarvis Moss and Tim Crowder rotating in ...
Out-Manninged again.(Football Monday)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Brad Byler, Rocky Mountain News Jay Cutler's return to the RCA Dome, where he won a state high school championship, ends in a painful loss. The Broncos' plan to run the ball and control time of possession against the Indianapolis Colts starts successfully, but Peyton ...
Broncos report.(Football Monday)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Jeff Legwold and Lee Rasizer, Rocky Mountain News Noisy homecoming Brandon Stokley drank up the boos. Making his first return to Indianapolis, where he played four seasons, the Broncos receiver got a steady dose of catcalls after both of his ...
Ask!(Spotlight)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Mike Rudeen, Rocky Mountain News 'For Better' forever? What's going on with the For Better or for Worse comic strip? It seems to have a new format, even though it still has Lynn Johnston's name on it. - Mary That's not a new format; it's an old ...
'Journeyman' worth rooting for.(Spotlight)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Mike Pearson, Rocky Mountain News Prime choice Journeyman * 9 p.m. today, KUSA-Channel 9 By all rights, Journeyman is a show that should soar. Why else would NBC place it on the schedule right after Heroes? The premise ...
Introducing . . .Denver Arts Week.(Spotlight)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Mary Voelz Chandler, Rocky Mountain News The Denver Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau has a simple goal for the debut of Denver Arts Week: have locals pretend they're tourists. Much like Denver Restaurant Week, the bureau asked galleries, theaters and ...
Broncos' Bly tackles chess, too.(Spotlight)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Todd Bardwick Barney Chavous, Alfred Williams, Reggie Rivers, move over - there's a new chess king at Dove Valley. I found Dre Bly recently at lunchtime, holding court on the large wooden chessboard in the center of the defensive side of the Broncos' locker ...
Get facts about son's family visit.(Spotlight)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Beth Pfalmer, Special to the Rocky QUESTION: My 8-year-old son spent the summer, for the first time, with his dad and family. He returned surly and short-tempered. He says his father's stepchildren picked on him. Now he's acting out and aggressive toward kids at school ....
eat!drink!shop:Downtown Littleton.(Spotlight)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Doug Wagner, Rocky Mountain News Photos by Linda McConnell, Special to the Rocky Tucked a good distance from the interstates and missing the faded aura that most "revitalized" downtowns can't shake, Littleton's historic district is just as charming for what it ...
eat! drink! shop!: Downtown Littleton.(Spotlight)
Oct 01, 2007; ... Byline: Doug Wagner, Rocky Mountain News The Savory Spice Shop You haven't smelled a bay leaf until you've opened the big jar of California bay leaves here and stuck your nose into it. It's OK - co-owner Janet Johnston encourages it. She even puts out taster jars ....
OBITUARIES & MEMORIALS.(News)(Obituary)
Oct 02, 2007 ... Dresser, Harriet Smith Age 92, died 9-28-07 at Littleton Manor. A resident of Evergreen, CO, she is survived by daughters Karen Scheaffer-Murphy of Evergreen and Toni Gilboy of Baton Rough, LA, 7 grandchildren including Kristin Scheaffer and Regan Murphy of Denver. Memorial Service 7:00 pm ...
Bonkers benefit aids charity for children.(News)(Column)
Oct 02, 2007; ... Byline: Penny Parker, Rocky Mountain News Avs left winger Wojtek Wolski thought he was coming to Elway's Friday night for a quiet dinner with his girlfriend and TV star Ashley Leggat of Life With Derek fame. Instead, he ended up donning a pink party dress and singing ...
Broncos look for ways to stop run Tomlinson will be obstacle in trying to end losing skid.(Sports)
Oct 02, 2007; ... Byline: Lee Rasizer, Rocky Mountain News ENGLEWOOD -- Receiver Brandon Marshall was in a kidding mood as a throng of media surrounded him Monday in the locker room and the psychoanalytical inquiries into the Broncos' current mind-set commenced. "It's like L.T.," ...
Ruff and ready Most dogs love to run and play, but climb a mountain? These canines jump right in with all four feet.(Spotlight)
Oct 02, 2007; ... Byline: Rebecca Jones, Special to the Rocky They are dogs who go where few dogs have ever gone before. They are dogs who, like their human partners, sometimes seem to defy gravity. They are dogs who don't let their lack of opposable thumbs prevent them ...
Dr. Roy Bartee, 88, knew how to comfort patients.(Business)
Oct 02, 2007; ... Byline: Mary Voelz Chandler, Rocky Mountain News He was a doctor's doctor, a family physician in south Denver for 35 years who delivered babies, stitched up cuts, took his own X-rays and brought comfort to the dying. Along the way, his sons traveled with him on ...
Grant aimed at assisting at-risk dads.(News)
Oct 02, 2007; ... Byline: April M. Washington, Rocky Mountain News Gov. Bill Ritter knows the time and commitment it takes to be a good dad to his four children. The governor on Monday unveiled a new public awareness campaign dubbed "Be There for Your Kids," which aims to assist ...
Tuesday Morning Quarterback / An Inside Look at the Broncos in Week 4.(Sports)
Oct 02, 2007; ... Byline: Jeff Legwold, Rocky Mountain News It is what it is. You are what you are. And you either get it done or you don't. And no matter how the Broncos choose to slice the first month of their season, they have not met expectations, including their own. And Sunday ...