Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) back issues from January 2008:
OBITUARIES & MEMORIALS.(News)(Obituary)
Jan 01, 2008 ... RANDALL, DOROTHY L. 95, was born April 26, 1912 in Idaho Springs. She passed away Dec. 25, 2007. She is survived by her children, Barry, Judy, and David; her grandchildren, April, Barry, Jr., Brenda, Devra, Tiffany, Travis, and Kyle; her great grand- children, Amey, Alyssa, Randy, Kirstin, ...
Keeping fitness faith.(Spotlight)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Byline: Lisa Ryckman, Rocky Mountain News It's been three years since some of these folks shared their weight and waistlines with the world. But there hasn't been any backsliding in this bunch of former Rocky Fitness Challengers. Some have gone from zero to 10k and ...
Teaching kids life lessons.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Byline: David O. Williams, Special to the Rocky When I first met Arn Menconi in 1993, I have to admit I was a bit suspicious. Leery in the way most Coloradans are of guys from the big city with wild and crazy ideas. At the time, I was the sports editor for the Vail ...
Best runs are off beaten path.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Byline: Craig McNeil, Special to the Rocky With the amount of snow we had in December, steeper ski runs are now open for business. Despite the snow, once you venture off the groomed runs, off-piste conditions prevail. It's here that average skiers question their ability, ...
MANY MOUNTAINS TO CLIMB IN 2008.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Byline: Brian Metzler, Special to the Rocky MANY MOUNTAINS TO CLIMB IN 2008 Forget New Year's ...
Extra!, January 1.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... TREES FOR MULCH Start off the new year by recycling your holiday tree. Denver residents can transform theirs into mulch through the Treecycle program that helps the city avoid using landfill space and paying disposal fees for a valuable, recyclable resource. ...
Edwards spoiling for a fight against corporate America.(News)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Byline: Mike Littwin, Rocky Mountain News If you like your meat red, your battles epic, your brawls bloody, John Edwards, circa 2008, is your man. If you like your lobbyists skewered, your rich corporations spanked, your presidential candidates as street-fightin' men, ...
Skating party turns back clock.(News)(Column)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Byline: Penny Parker, Rocky Mountain News Once a year, boldface names strap on ice skates and twirl (or fall flat on their well-heeled keisters) around the rink at the Denver Country Club. Social sceners Holly and Rich Kylberg invited more than 150 of their closest ...
Business briefing, January 1.(Business)
Jan 01, 2008 ... NATIONAL Vonage, Nortel settle patent claims, agree to cross-licensing Vonage Holdings Inc. and Nortel Networks Corp. have settled their patent litigation, allowing for cross-licensing of the telecom companies' technology. The agreement does not call for ...
Ticker.(Business)
Jan 01, 2008 ... THE DOW'S YEAR Dow Jones industrial average year in review: * Up 801.67 points, or 6.4 percent, in 2007. * Up for the second year in a row and four of the past five. * Hit 34 record closes. * Off 899.71 points or 6.4 percent from its ...
Existing-home sales barely up in November.(Business)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rocky Wire Reports Existing-home sales managed a small climb during November, the first increase in nine months, but that didn't change the bleak picture for the ailing housing industry. Home resales rose to a 5.00 million annual rate, up 0.4 percent from ...
This just in, January 1.(Business)
Jan 01, 2008 ... * CoBank, an agricultural bank based in Denver, elected its 2008 board of directors. Everett Dobrinski, owner and operator of Dobrinski Farm, was named chairman; Daniel T. Kelley, chairman and president of Growmark Inc., was re-elected as first vice chairman; and Mary E. Fritz, owner of a ...
Outdoor hockey in Buffalo sort of rocks.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Byline: Dave Krieger, Rocky Mountain News Explaining the impending visit of the New York Rangers for an outdoor hockey game in Mystery, Alaska, Hank Azaria describes it as "some kind of brainstorm at the NHL." By way of explanation, he tells the townfolk: "The NHL ...
Oddballsdaily, January 1.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Breaking news The wife of one of China's top television sports anchors interrupted an Olympic media event by grabbing a microphone and publicly accusing her husband of ...
SPEAK UP! Promises made to be . . .(Sports)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Byline: Sam Adams, Rocky Mountain News On Day 1 of the new year, I come bearing resolutions - for others to follow, as well as for myself. Just remember - hit the weights, lay off the sweets, vote, pray and pay your bills on time. Oh, and smile a lot. Life's too ...
Bates awaits word on future after 'hardest' year as coach.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Byline: Lee Rasizer , Rocky Mountain News A long evaluation process of personnel and scheme might lie ahead for Jim Bates, but the Broncos assistant head coach/defense already can make one snap judgment. There never has been a season in 38 years of coaching that has ...
Nuggets report, January 1.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Back in business Nineteen months after being fired as Nuggets general manager, Kiki Vandeweghe is back in the NBA. Vandeweghe, who had been working as an analyst for ESPN, was named Monday as a special assistant to New Jersey Nets president Rod Thorn. "The ...
Wily Coyotes find a way Avalanche goes 0-for-2 in shootout in loss to Phoenix.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Byline: David Vest , Special to the Rocky Talk about party poopers. Phoenix forward Radim Vrbata and goalie Ilya Bryzgalov played that role well against the Avalanche on New Year's Eve and helped the Coyotes to a 4-3 shootout win at Jobing.com Arena. ...
Team returns to laboratory.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Byline: Jeff Legwold, Rocky Mountain News Twelve NFL teams started the postseason wheels spinning Monday. Twelve teams started breaking it all down to get ready for one-and- done games that everybody in the vocational world of football wants to play. "And we're not ...
Sideline, January 1.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2008 ... LOVE THY NEIGHBOR Bishop Thomas Breidenthal of the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio told The Columbus Dispatch that for every Ohio State touchdown against Louisiana State in the national title game, he'll donate $250 from his personal account to help victims of Hurricane ...
Fill in the blanks, January 1.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2008 ... During a break from teammate Carmelo Anthony calling him "TVL," we asked third-year Nuggets forward and Lithuania native Linas Kleiza to . . . Fill in the blanks When the cameras come on for national TV games, you . . . It's just a myth. It's nothing ...
New year, new hope Americans need to step back and put the present in perspective.(Commentary/Editorial)
Jan 01, 2008 ... A new year. An election year. A time for telling the American people, in a torrent of alarming rhetoric, that their nation is going to hell in a handbasket, and that they have one last chance to save themselves - which involves, coincidentally, a vote for the candidates spouting the grim ...
A differing view, January 1 State experiments to combat climate change should move forward.(Commentary/Editorial)
Jan 01, 2008 ... The Rocky's Dec. 30 editorial suggesting that sound public policy means not listening to career professionals instead of political appointees misses the bigger picture ("The fight over emissions standards"). Federal regulation is beneficial because the federal government both ...
We've always bickered.(Commentary/Editorial)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Byline: Vincent Carroll, Rocky Mountain News "The partisan bickering that ensued throughout the 1790s suggested . . ." Hold it right there. The 1790s? Does the historian Joseph J. Ellis, who wrote those words in his fine 2007 book American Creation, mean to say that ...
2008 is all downhill from here.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Byline: Hannah Nordhaus, Special to the Rocky On the skiing front, 2007 was something of a bust for me. First of all, the snow was lousy - the storms turned off right after New Year's and never started up again. We enjoyed some fantastic backcountry days in the stormy ...
Janus fund manager Schoelzel leaves on top Stock picker endured lows of bear market.(Business)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Byline: James Paton , Rocky Mountain News Scott Schoelzel had reached the home stretch, his last two hours in the office as a portfolio manager at Janus Capital, but he seemed reluctant to go. Sitting at his desk, he scanned the stock prices flashing on one of his ...
Classic resolutions start by making today better.(Spotlight)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: Dear Abby DEAR READERS: The new year offers a chance to swap destructive habits for healthy ones. Here is an often-requested list of New Year's resolutions, adapted by my mother, Pauline Phillips, from the credo of Al-Anon. JUST FOR TODAY: I will live through ...
Form partnership with doctor.(Spotlight)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jane E. Brody My friend's grandmother-in- law, at 94, has refused her son's pleas to make a routine doctor visit. " 'Why should I go to the doctor?' " my friend recalled her exclaiming. " 'They don't know anything anymore. You used to go to one doctor and he ...
Adult sufferers find acne is hard to face.(Spotlight)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rebecca Rakoczy , Cox News Service Age lines and acne? This wasn't supposed to happen. Acne, normally the bane of teenagers, was flaring up on Kim Noble's 50-year-old face, causing the Atlanta businesswoman no small degree of frustration. "I ...
The bad news Bears: Cal lives up to billing Calhoun had warned Falcons of team's speed, power.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Byline: Jim Benton , Rocky Mountain News Air Force Academy coach Troy Calhoun harped for six days leading to the Armed Forces Bowl that California had a big, fast and good football team. On Monday, the Golden Bears proved Calhoun's point in front of a record Armed ...
Anxious markets fall, brace for '08 trading Despite volatility, major indexes post gains for year.(Business)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: Madlen Read , Associated Press Wall Street ended an anxious year with a loss Monday as investors anticipated that 2008 would bring more of the uncertainty and turbulence of 2007. The Dow Jones industrials fell 101 points, the latest in a string of ...
Growth performs despite turbulence Analyst expects hot sector to be attractive in 2008.(Business)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: Tim Paradis , Associated Press Funds dedicated to growth companies had surprisingly solid gains for 2007, withstanding market turbulence that usually pummels that volatile category of funds. A tally of mutual fund performance for the year by Lipper Inc. found ...
State companies shine Bloomberg index handily outpaces Dow, Nasdaq, S&P.(Business)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Byline: David Milstead , Rocky Mountain News In a volatile year that closed with middling gains at the national level, Colorado stocks were once again winners. The Bloomberg Rocky Mountain News Index was up 17.7 percent on the year. That compares with the Nasdaq's 9.8 ...
Janus products stand out as top performers for 2007.(Business)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Byline: James Paton , Rocky Mountain News A bunch of Colorado mutual funds beat the stock market in 2007 as growth-oriented portfolios left their value counterparts in the dust, but a manager who had routinely defeated the Standard & Poor's 500 index in recent years sustained a ...
January is more for indoors.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Byline: Ed Dentry, Rocky Mountain News January is show time, when the bottom half of every week is crammed with something for outdoors folks of every stripe - from fishermen to hunters, boaters and even lap-of-luxury- style campers who travel in RVs. Starting Friday ...
Outback Bowl, January 1.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: Scripps Howard News Service No. 18 Wisconsin (9-3) vs. No. 16 Tennessee (9-4), 9 a.m. MST today, ESPN, Tampa, Fla. * Favorite: Tennessee by 11/2. * Payout: Each receives $3 million. * Coaches: Bret Bielema (21-4 in second year ...
Cotton Bowl, January 1.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: Scripps Howard News Service No. 7 Missouri (11-2) vs. No. 25 Arkansas (8-4), 9:30 a.m. MST today, Fox 31, Dallas * Favorite: Missouri by 3. * Payout: Each receives $3 million. * Coaches: Gary Pinkel ...
Capital One Bowl, January 1.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: Scripps Howard News Service Michigan (8-4) vs. No. 9 Florida (9-3), 11 a.m. MST today, KMGH-Channel 7, Orlando, Fla. * Favorite: Florida by 101/2. * Payout: Each receives $4.25 million. * Coaches: Lloyd Carr (121-40 in 13th year at ...
Gator Bowl, January 1.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: Scripps Howard News Service No. 21 Virginia (9-3) vs. Texas Tech (8-4), 11 a.m. MST today, CBS 4, Jacksonville, Fla. * Favorite: Texas Tech by 6. * Payout: Each receives $2.25 million. * Coaches: Al Groh (51-26 in seventh year at ...
Rose Bowl, January 1.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: Scripps Howard News Service No. 6 Southern California (10-2) vs. No. 13 Illinois (9-3), 3 p.m. MST today, KMGH-Channel 7, Pasadena, Calif. * Favorite: USC by 131/2. * Payout: Each receives $17 million. * Coaches: Pete Carroll (75-14 in ...
Sugar Bowl, January 1.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: Scripps Howard News Service No. 10 Hawaii (12-0) vs. No. 4 Georgia (10-2), 6:30 p.m. MST today, Fox 31, New Orleans * Favorite: Georgia by 71/2. * Payout: Each receives $17 million. * Coaches: June Jones (76-40 in ninth year at Hawaii) ...
Humanitarian Bowl.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: Scripps Howard News Service Humanitarian Bowl Fresno State 40, Georgia Tech 28BOISE Clifton Smith rushed for 152 yards and two touchdowns to help the Bulldogs (9-4) beat the Yellow Jackets (7-6). Fresno State collected its second bowl win against ...
Sun Bowl.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: Scripps Howard News Service Sun Bowl Oregon 56, No. 23 South Florida 21EL PASO, Texas Jonathan Stewart had a career-high 253 rushing yards and Justin Roper threw four touchdown passes in his first start as the Ducks (9-4) routed the Bulls (9-4). ...
Music City Bowl.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Music City Bowl Kentucky 35, Florida State 28NASHVILLE, Tenn. Andre Woodson threw four touchdown passes against a depleted Seminoles defense as the Wildcats handed a first bowl loss in December to Florida State coach Bobby Bowden. Kentucky hadn't ended consecutive ...
Chick-fil-A Bowl.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Chick-fil-A Bowl No. 21 Auburn 23, No. 15 Clemson 20ATLANTA / OvertimeThe last play of Auburn's 2007 season should give the Tigers good reason to look forward to the start of 2008. Freshman quarterback Kodi Burns, receiving an expanded role in Auburn's new spread ...
Insight Bowl.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Insight Bowl Oklahoma State 49, Indiana 33TEMPE, Ariz. Chatfield High School graduate Zac Robinson threw three for touchdowns and ran for two more scores, helping the Cowboys (7-6) beat the Hoosiers (7-6). A sophomore making his 11th college start, Robinson completed ...
5 questions for climber John Harlin III.(Sports)(Interview)
Jan 01, 2008 ... While attempting the first direct ascent on the Eiger, the most dangerous wall of rock and ice in the Alps, famed alpinist John Harlin II fell to his death when his rope broke. It was 1966 and Harlin's son, John Harlin III, was 9 years old. Forty years later, Harlin III ...
'What you see is what you get' In tiny Kit Carson, 150 miles east of Denver, the Good Sheppard Restaurant and Inn is a oasis on the plains. But now, the family that has run it for more than 40 years has put it up for sale.(News)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Byline: Sara Burnett, Rocky Mountain News The cowbell hanging from the door clangs as the truck driver walks into this 27-seat diner on the eastern plains. He pauses and takes a look around at the red vinyl booths, the open kitchen with a single grill and the two ...
Resolutions weave through generations.(News)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Byline: Lisa Ryckman and Gary Massaro, Rocky Mountain News Ernest Clark will turn 100 this year, and his New Year's resolution is simple: He wants to "keep breathing." Rachel Trujillo will turn 10, and her resolution is to make more friends on her block. ...
Tracks, January 1.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2008 ... LIGHT AND RIGHT * The dilemma: You appreciate your ski helmet for its protection and warmth, but you're not a fan of its bulk and weight. * The fix: Marker's M4 helmet * Why it works: With a svelte profile and a weight of just 14.5 ounces, the M4 may make ...
Hats off to the pioneers PBS documentary exposes the roots of modern TV.(Spotlight)(Television program review)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Pioneers of Television * When and where: 7 p.m. Wednesdays through Jan. 23, Rocky Mountain PBS-Channel 6 It's easy to forget that modern-day television evolved from something more primitive, be it talk shows, game shows, variety shows or sitcoms. Pioneers ...
Perfect meal not identical for everyone.(Spotlight)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: Carolyn O'Neil , Cox News Service When it comes to planning the perfect meal for good health, it should be all about you: Your lifestyle. Your family health history. Your taste preferences. Your personal fitness goals. It doesn't mean you have to choke down ...
Book aims to enhance self-image.(Spotlight)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: Cecelia Goodnow , Seattle Post-Intelligencer Here's how the struggle over girls' self-image is shaping up. On one side: ubiquitous media images of pouty supermodels whose digitally enhanced perfection promotes shame, longing and cosmetic surgery among ...
Health & fitness, January 1.(Spotlight)
Jan 01, 2008 ... READER WEIGHT-LOSS SUCCESS STORIES I'm a loser! * Who: Suzanne Christian, 64, of Littleton * How much lost: More than 125 pounds and still losing * How she did it: Bariatric (laparoscopic) surgery, performed by Dr. Michael Snyder at Rose Medical ...
Display lights night, smiles Fireworks usher in new year in 'cool, nifty' way.(News)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Byline: Tillie Fong , Rocky Mountain News Monday night was Yolanda Martinez's first time seeing fireworks along the 16th Street Mall. "It was her idea," the 28-year- old Lakewood resident said, pointing to her partner, Stevie Martinez, 20. "We moved from a really ...
Adult holiday cut down to kid-size Noon Year's Eve celebration at Children's Museum delights families.(News)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Byline: Lynn Bartels , Rocky Mountain News ". . . 4 . . . 3 . . . 2 . . . 1!" And with the countdown complete, a cheer went up, a silver ball went down and dozens of happy kids jumped on bubble wrap, creating their own version of fireworks. Welcome to New ...
Winter opens icy fist Interstate 70 back in business after snow, wind abate.(News)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Byline: Bill Scanlon , Rocky Mountain News An icy logjam of weary, stranded travelers broke free Monday night as Interstate 70 reopened in both directions after being frozen shut for nearly 20 hours. Thousands of people, many who spent a mostly sleepless night in ...
CU recruits impressed with furious finish Katoa, Scott liked how CU did not give up when down.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Byline: B.G. Brooks , Rocky Mountain News Spot Alabama 27 points in a football game and most high school seniors who follow the sport can predict the outcome. Only Darrell Scott and Lynn Katoa aren't run-of-the-mill high school seniors. They were watching ...
Ravens fire Billick after nine seasons.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Brian Billick was fired as coach of the Baltimore Ravens on Monday, less than a day after his team concluded a disappointing 5-11 season. Billick won the Super Bowl after the 2000 season in his second year with the Ravens and led the team to a franchise-best 13-3 record in 2006 ....
Man to walk in son's memory Amputee will help raise awareness for organ donation at Rose Parade.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jakob Rodgers , Greeley Tribune Sitting in the living room of his house just south of Evans, Arthur Stone gazed at a picture of his son, Nicholas, while recalling the day he came home with a little red heart on his new driver's license. "The funniest thing was ...
Regional scene, January 1.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Ruegsegger scores in U.S. win over Finland University of Denver hockey forward Tyler Ruegsegger scored a goal to spark the United States to a 5-3 victory Monday against Finland in the World Junior Championship in Liberec, Czech Republic. The victory allowed the ...
Delta Petroleum to sell 35% stake Investment firm Tracinda agrees to pay $684 million.(Business)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Byline: Gargi Chakrabarty , Rocky Mountain News Denver's Delta Petroleum Corp. said Monday it will sell a 35 percent stake in the company to billionaire Kirk Kerkorian's private investment firm for $684 million. The $19-per-share purchase price is a 23 percent premium ...
Snowmass home with price tag of $37.5 million has buyer.(Business)
Jan 01, 2008 ... A Snowmass Village home for sale with a list price of $37.5 million is under contract, but it's not known what the actual selling price is. The 14,300-square-foot house belongs to Leon C. Hirsch, founder of U.S. Surgical Corp. It has 11 bedrooms and 12 bathrooms and sits on 200 ...
Two sought in suspected slaying at Breckenridge steakhouse.(News)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rocky Mountain News Breckenridge police are searching for two people believed to have been involved in a suspected homicide at the Salt Creek Steakhouse early Monday. The Summit Daily News identified the victim as Thomas Guidry, 35, of Breckenridge. ...
Resorts lament I-70 shutdown But stranded skiers make do by hitting slopes an extra day.(News)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Byline: Joyzelle Davis , Rocky Mountain News On a sunny day with 4 inches of fresh powder on the slopes, Justin Bontrager usually can count on a steady stream of customers renting ski equipment. But he spent much of Monday instead fielding inquiries from tourists ...