Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) back issues from February 2008:
OBITUARIES & MEMORIALS.(News)(Obituary)
Feb 01, 2008 ... ORDOEZ, HENRY A well known business man, travel enthusiast and mentor died in San Marcos CA, January 25, 2008. He was born in Pueblo CO on October 31, 1961. Mr. Ordoez was the president of San Marcos Iron Works. He is survived by his daughter, Brittany Rose, parents, Jesus and Aurora ...
Stars aren't all in alignment.(Sports)
Feb 01, 2008 ... It's time again for the annual gridiron spectacle. No, not the Super Bowl, but the 19th Scripps Howard Celebrity Super Bowl Poll. The rich and famous from movies, television, sports, politics and pop culture predict the winner of Sunday's Super Bowl between the New England Patriots and New ...
High praise bestowed en masse Manning got act together just in time to hit big stage.(Sports)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: Lee Rasizer, Rocky Mountain News PHOENIX - A Seinfeld nut, Eli Manning for the past 31/2 seasons has resembled one of the "low talkers" in a classic episode. Win or lose, he showed little emotion. At times, Manning droned in a voice so low, ...
Udall far above Schaffer in funds.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Burt Hubbard and Lynn Bartels , Rocky Mountain News Democrat Mark Udall continued to raise more money in the last part of 2007 than his Republican opponent, Bob Schaffer, for the open U.S. Senate seat and now has twice as much money in the bank for the coming campaign. ...
Getting to Brady isn't easy.(Sports)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: Jeff Legwold, Rocky Mountain News Even for a defense that led the league in sacks in the regular season, the question of how to get to Patriots quarterback Tom Brady still has plenty of sleepless nights attached to it. "That is the big problem now, isn't it?" ...
Father beholds another son rise Archie Manning's boys do him proud.(Sports)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: Lee Rasizer , Rocky Mountain News They're brothers in arms, Eli and Peyton Manning. And the sibling quarterbacks have made it look relatively easy the past two years, each ascending to the pinnacle of their sport, the Super Bowl. But father knows best. ...
School with special mission in danger of closing its doors.(News)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: Bill Johnson, Rocky Mountain News We must start with Keondra, a tiny, beautiful little thing in braids and pigtails with a smile so sweet it almost hurts your teeth just to sit next to her. She is 4 years old and in her third week of kindergarten. I am ...
Nominee for teaching award keeps things light in heavy times.(News)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: Gary Massaro, Rocky Mountain News Sharon Coffman tries to make learning a little easier for children who are living through some hard times. She is a special education teacher at Vivian Elementary School, focusing on children with behavioral disorders. ...
Brown to Benson? Surprise finalist for next CU president must spell out his vision.(Commentary/Editorial)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Bruce Benson is a most unlikely finalist - not to mention sole finalist - for the job as next president of the University of Colorado. Benson is no scholar, or even an intellectual in the usual sense of the word. He's never worked in the public sector. ...
Compressed calendar no way to elect a president.(Commentary/Editorial)(Calendar)
Feb 01, 2008 ... The race among the states to have earlier contests in order to share in the attention the press and politicians lavish on Iowa and New Hampshire has given us Super Tuesday, or, as the more breathless are calling Feb. 5, Tsunami Tuesday. In a campaign scheduler's nightmare, 22 ...
Polis' rationing plan.(Commentary/Editorial)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: Vincent Carroll, Rocky Mountain News If you're as rich as Jared Polis, you'll enjoy the world's best health care for the rest of your life no matter what happens to the system on which the rest of us rely. You can afford to roll the dice with a "national single payer ...
The trouble with English.(Commentary/Editorial)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: Mike Rosen, Special to the Rocky 'The election of the first woman or black president of the United States would surely be an historic event." No it wouldn't! But it would certainly be a historic event. Putting history and politics aside, let's focus on the grammar. ...
American teachers unions: the fatal flaw.(Commentary/Editorial)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Bill Moloney The refusal of the Denver Classroom Teachers Association to support the contract waivers sought by Bruce Randolph School has resulted in one of the worst public relations disasters ever suffered by a Colorado labor union. In rejecting the very reasonable ...
Live from the Colorado Legislature, February 1.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Tracking sex offenders Republican lawmakers have introduced a bill to require satellite tracking of sex offenders on parole or probation. "This is a group of offenders that pose a high risk to the citizens of Colorado and in many cases to our children," said Rep. Bob ...
Roll Call, February 1.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... WOE TO THE SLOW Snow-choked traffic is truly democratic. Powerful state lawmakers were stuck with you Thursday morning on mucky roadways. But unlike you, lawmakers don't always call in to work to say they will be late. Senate President Pro Tem Abel Tapia, ...
Corrosive ugliness fills tale of beautiful people.(Spotlight)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: Jenny Shank , Special to the Rocky Russell Banks' new novel opens in 1936 in The Reserve, a private acreage in the Adirondack wilderness where wealthy families come to unwind amid nature's glories. In comparison to the natural beauty, the people who populate this ...
Inside a teen murder mastermind.(Spotlight)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: Karen Algeo Krizman, Special to the Rocky Simon Says: A True Story of Boys, Guns, and Murder * Nonfiction. By Kathryn Eastburn. Da Capo Press, $25. Grade: A Book in a nutshell: On New Year's Day 2001, 15-year-old Tony Dutcher and his grandparents, ...
The Assist: Hoops, Hope and the Game of Their Lives.(Spotlight)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: Laurence Washington, Special to the Rocky * Nonfiction. By Neil Swidey. PublicAffairs, $26. Grade: A Plot in a nutshell: During his tenure coaching boys basketball at Boston's powerhouse Charlestown High School, Jack O'Brien won five state titles in six years, ...
Beautiful Children.(Spotlight)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: Clayton Moore, Special to the Rocky * Fiction. By Charles Bock. Random House, $25.95. Grade: B- Plot in a nutshell: It's a hard- knock life in Sin City, and the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas is bitterly reflected in this grim fictional expose of the city's ...
Girl Meets Boy.(Spotlight)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: Jennie Camp, Special to the Rocky * Fiction. By Ali Smith. Cannongate, $18. Grade: C+ Plot in a nutshell: Girl Meets Boy is a contemporary re-creation of Iphis, a young girl in Ovid's The Metamorphosis, who is horrified by her own lesbian affections for the ...
Years in trenches pay off.(Spotlight)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: Pete Warzel, Special to the Rocky Eli Gottlieb is a lean, fit man of 51 who rode a borrowed bike to a lunch interview with the Rocky in Boulder. Given the amusing alligator head on the handlebars, we know he's not the self-conscious sort - a trait that serves him well, ...
Specialty bookshelf, February 1.(Spotlight)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Special to the Rocky MYSTERY Death Song By Michael McGarrity. Dutton, $24.95. Grade: A- Written in the terse staccato of law enforcement, Death Song sets a police procedural with plenty of action in Albuquerque, Santa Fe and northern ...
Then and right now.(Spotlight)
Feb 01, 2008 ... "The Beatles will never get back together, and David Lee Roth will never again sing with Van Halen." Or so said Alex Van Halen once upon a time (actually, just three years ago.) Well, the drummer was half right. The Beatles, we're quite certain, have scrapped any ...
Strange Wilderness.(Spotlight)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Surprise - this R-rated film from Adam Sandler's production company wasn't screened for critics, which means we're left to guess whether there are more laughs than dead spots in this stoner comedy about a third-rate nature show in search of Bigfoot. We at least found a few chuckles in the ...
Summer Palace.(Spotlight)
Feb 01, 2008 ... * Unrated * Running time: 140 minutes * The plot: A young woman from a provincial town arrives at Beijing University for an education full of emotional turmoil, dorm room sex, partying and - because this is 1988 - political upheaval, as students march on Tiananmen ...
Best ever? That's a debatable topic.(Sports)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: Jeff Legwold, Rocky Mountain News The debate could end Sunday. With one of those super Sunday remember-when games when the double-digit underdog rises up and takes home the trophy, the New York Giants could simply close out this year's edition of an age-old discussion. ...
Nuggets need to be young Anthony's team.(Sports)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: Bernie Lincicome, Rocky Mountain News At what point do the Nuggets face the truth? Allen Iverson has not worked out. Just barely a year later, the Nuggets are no better than they were before, their prospects are no greater, their course no more coherent. ...
Speak Up! Blacks continue historic firsts at Super Bowl XLII.(Sports)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: Sam Adams, Rocky Mountain News Blacks continue historic firsts at Super Bowl XLII Here are a few notable Super Bowl firsts on this, the first day of Black History Month. Broncos fans remember all too well when Doug Williams became the first black ...
Nuggets Report.(Sports)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: Paul Willis, Special to the Rocky Camby snubbed In what is becoming an annual occurrence, Nuggets center Marcus Camby was not added to the Western Conference All-Star team despite appearing to have the necessary credentials. Camby perhaps had his ...
Sportsmen protest policies.(Sports)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: Ed Dentry, Rocky Mountain News Amid goose calls and ersatz elk bugles at the Sportsmen's Expo last week, a seditious circle formed. A handful of sportsmen and women had come to chat about protecting the land and wildlife against energy drilling run riot. ...
Solunar table, February 1.(Sports)
Feb 01, 2008 ... * This schedule of Solunar Periods has been taken from Mrs. Richard Alden Knight's Solunar Tables. For best results, plan your days so you will be fishing or hunting in good territory during these times. The Major Periods last 1-2 hours. The Minor Periods are shorter. A.M. ...
Regional Scene.(Sports)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Rockies take pass on signing Anderson Left-hander Brian Anderson has been turned down by the Rockies. The Rockies informed Anderson - who has pitched for the Royals, Indians, Diamondbacks and Angels - they weren't interested in signing him. Anderson, 35, ...
Finish Line.(Sports)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Warren, Sutherland lead FBR Open Charles Warren and Kevin Sutherland shared a one-shot lead Thursday with 6-under-par 65s in front of a record opening-round crowd of 83,657 at the FBR Open in Scottsdale, Ariz. Brian Gay and Camilo Villegas each shot 5-under 66. ...
NL questions are plentiful.(Sports)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: Tracy Ringolsby, Rocky Mountain News Adding Dan Haren to a pitching staff led by Brandon Webb gives Arizona as strong a 1-2 as any team in baseball. What the Diamondbacks are waiting to find out is whether Randy Johnson, at age 44, can bounce back from his ...
Boudreau right fit for Capitals.(Sports)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: Rick Sadowski, Rocky Mountain News The Washington Capitals no longer are a laughingstock, thanks to a 52-year-old coach who spent most of his pro hockey career riding buses as a coach or player from one minor league town to another until finally catching a well-deserved ...
Sideline.(Sports)
Feb 01, 2008 ... STILL BITTER The Wheeling Nailers, a minor league hockey team in West Virginia, will have a "Shred Rich Rodriguez" promotion Saturday night. There will be discounted tickets to any fan who brings in a newspaper article or picture of the former West Virginia football ...
Jock-ularity.(Sports)
Feb 01, 2008 ... * New York Knicks coach Isiah Thomas' 19-year-old son was arrested for underage drinking. His father immediately signed him to a six-year contract. * Heat center Shaquille O'Neal has indicated he will keep playing basketball for at least two more years. The rap world is ...
Scott making up for snubs.(Sports)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: Chris Tomasson, Rocky Mountain News At first glance, you might think Byron Scott is primed to join a really impressive list. How about a man who played in an All-Star Game and coached each conference in one? The list starts with Lenny Wilkens. Then ...
Theodore back injury not serious Budaj will step in.(Sports)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: Jim Benton, Rocky Mountain News Avalanche goalie Jose Theodore underwent tests on his ailing back Thursday and didn't accompany the team on a trip to Detroit and St. Louis for games tonight and Saturday. Theodore, who stepped up for the injury-plagued ...
Weather calendar for February, February 1.(News)(Calendar)
Feb 01, 2008 ... The weather in Denver is usually quiet this month. February is a transitional month between the cold spells of December and January and the spring storms of March and April. Even though the blasts of Arctic air are less frequent, temperatures usually fall below ...
Cherry Creek steadfast Traffic, illnesses can't stop Bruins in win at Fairview.(Sports)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: Angie Mudd, Special to the Rocky As if facing its toughest competition two weeks before the state swim meet isn't nerve-wracking enough, the top- ranked Cherry Creek girls team faced plenty of other challenges in its dual meet against Fairview on Thursday. ...
Loveland rolls past Centaurus.(Sports)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: Scott Stocker, Rocky Mountain News Loveland's Joshua Kreimier was a bit under the weather as he went up against Dominic Valenzuela of Centaurus in a battle of No. 1-ranked wrestlers Thursday night in the Loveland gym. But when Kreimier, No. 1 at 119 pounds in ...
Hagedorn: No state mandates coming on issue of health care Instead, two bills seen as first steps toward solution.(News)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: David Montero and Chris Barge , Rocky Mountain News Colorado voters won't see a tax to address the $1 billion health- care crisis on November's ballot, nor should they expect mandates this year requiring everyone to have insurance, the co-chairman of the legislative ...
CU readies for Kansas invasion.(Sports)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: B.G. Brooks, Rocky Mountain News If they're not entirely sold on the concept, Richard Roby and Jermyl Jackson-Wilson are at least familiar with it. Cory Higgins, on the other hand, and perhaps even his head coach are in for a different, ah, home-court ...
Smith ready for payback Rockies outfielder knows Manning's call is in the offing.(Sports)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: Tracy Ringolsby, Rocky Mountain News Giants quarterback Eli Manning is preoccupied right now, getting ready for Sunday's Super Bowl. But Rockies outfielder Seth Smith knows the call is coming. "When we were in the World Series, Eli was talking a ...
Voters showing strong interest in Tuesday caucuses.(News)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: Lynn Bartels , Rocky Mountain News Yes, Virginia, there are Republicans in Denver. Just ask Mary Smith, chairwoman of the Denver County GOP. She personally has fielded more than 400 calls from Republicans in the past few days. "What precinct am I ...
Flores family destined for icon status Mexican border links separate aspects of one clan in turmoil.(Spotlight)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: Lisa Bornstein, Rocky Mountain News This is going to sound like hyperbole, and maybe it is, but it's heartfelt hyperbole nonetheless: The Flores family should get ready to take its place alongside the Tyrones and the Lomans as one of the defining clans of the American ...
Casting, direction betray nasty love rectangle.(Spotlight)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: Lisa Bornstein, Rocky Mountain News It's always a little perplexing when a new theater company introduces itself to the world with a play done previously, and memorably, in town. Uncorked Productions makes its debut with Patrick Marber's savage love rectangle ...
Embarrassment of riches The permanent collection obscures a new exhibition at busy Kirkland Museum.(Spotlight)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: Mary Voelz Chandler, Rocky Mountain News The Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art is a true cultural resource, a small, elegant facility literally bursting at the seams with art and decorative objects. That's good, if you love to be surrounded by top-notch ...
Guitarist Kreisberg takes listeners to 'The South'.(Spotlight)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: Norman Provizer, Special to the Rocky Guitarist Jonathan Kreisberg's new CD is titled The South of Everywhere. And tonight and Saturday, you can find out exactly what that title means when the New York guitarist celebrates the disc's release with a very strong trio at ...
Ah, a drink with my name on it.(Spotlight)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: Dave Flomberg, Special to the Rocky I've had the opportunity to garner a few awards in my life. The Society of Professional Journalists has recognized me a couple of times in the past few years. In high school, my Constitutional Scholar team placed first in the nation. I ...
Turning up heat on Indian cuisine.(Spotlight)(Restaurant review)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: Lori Midson, Special to the Rocky Lounging in an uncomely mini-mall in Greenwood Village, India's Castle is an exotic lair of a restaurant, an enchanting galaxy bewitched by the golden glow of candles, hand-woven billowy fabrics, glass-topped tables and a wall of ...
Critics' best bets.(Spotlight)
Feb 01, 2008 ... theater * 9 Parts of Desire 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays through Feb. 23, Curious Theatre Company, 1080 Acoma St. 303-623-0524 * Girls Only 8 p.m. today and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, 8 p.m. Thursday, Avenue Theater, 417 E. 17th Ave., 303-321-5925 ...
Wrestling's worst moments captured on page.(Spotlight)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: Alex Marvez, Special to the Rocky Mediocrity isn't what one of pro wrestling's harshest critics wants. "I know this sounds blasphemous, but I'd much rather see something really good than really bad," said Randy Baer, creator of the Wrestlecrap.com Web site, ...
Tull on the Rocks.(Spotlight)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: Mark Brown, Rocky Mountain News There's still snow on the ground but the summer season is heating up. Jethro Tull returns to Red Rocks, site of its infamous tear-gas show of the '70s, on Aug. 12. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Monday, priced $49.50-$84.50 (Ticketmaster). ...
Concert listing, February 2.(Spotlight)
Feb 01, 2008 ... POPULAR * Van Halen, Ky-Mani Marley 8 p.m. today, $45.50-$145.50, Pepsi Center, 1000 Chopper Circle, 303-405-1100 * The Editors, Hot Hot Heat, Louis XIV 8 p.m. today, $20, Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave., 303-830-2525 * Talib Kweli 9 p.m. today, $22, ...
Hey, dj..., February 1.(Spotlight)
Feb 01, 2008 ... DJ mLe is one of Denver's foremost breakbeat DJs - indeed, one of its foremost DJs, period. The only female turntablist to win Westword's Best Club DJ, mLe is a member of the SOB Crew, affiliated with Internet radio station BreaksFM and awaiting release of an album this spring. Check out ...
Weekend Roundup.(Spotlight)
Feb 01, 2008 ... To build a bike We admit - we're impressed with how you built that motorcycle yourself. Cannibalizing the periscope of that old submersible was genius, yes, but the hand-knitted tailpipe? Unbelievable. But don't just let it linger in your garage. Take it down to the 30th Annual ...
Top five . . .Matt Skellenger, February 1.(Spotlight)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Being a musician isn't all beer and Skittles. You put years of work into the technical aspects of your craft - only to have to turn right around and sell your "product," such as it is, to an audience that might just feel like watching the History Channel and eating Fiddle Faddle ...
Drink up!, February 1.(Spotlight)
Feb 01, 2008 ... The Squire Lounge (1800 E. Colfax Ave.) provides a welcome respite from the heat/cold/filth/length of the Avenue. There's 87 years of bar history to take in, live open-mic comedy to chuckle at on Tuesday evenings and a reputation as one of the street's most comfortable establishments, all ...
What's up.(Spotlight)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Free for all Perhaps you've heard about this "recession" thing that economists, politicians and anyone with a checking account has been fretting over recently. Well, we've got the answer to that nonsense this weekend: Free events. * You can walk about the grasslands, ...
Recent movies.(Spotlight)
Feb 01, 2008 ... LAST WEEK'S RELEASES * Untraceable (D) This story about a sadistic killer who broadcasts his work on the Internet is a sad example of how low horror flicks are willing to go these days, wasting the talents of Diane Lane as an FBI investigator on the case. R * How She ...
Best-sellers, February 1.(Spotlight)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Pulitzer Prize-winning author Geraldine Brooks' new novel, People of the Book, takes the No. 3 spot on the Publishers Weekly list this week. The story follows one rare Haggadah (a Jewish prayer book used at Passover) through its long history. It earned a "B" grade from Rocky critic Jenny ...
Aikman big admirer of cool, classy Brady.(Sports)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Byline: Dusty Saunders, Special to the Rocky It's doubtful Troy Aikman has posters of Tom Brady hanging in his family room or an autographed football on his computer desk. Still, it's obvious the Fox Sports broadcaster highly respects the Patriots quarterback. ...
Kings 3, Islanders 1.(Sports)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Rob Blake scored a power-play goal in the third period and Jason LaBarbera made 28 saves to lift suddenly surging Los Angeles past New York. Blake shook off defenseman Radek Martinek in front and managed to get his stick on Dustin Brown's shot, squeezing it between the pads of ...