Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) back issues from May 2008:
OBITUARIES & MEMORIALS.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... CLAUS, CAROL JEAN LINDGREN Passed away April 25, 2008. A celebration of her life will be held Saturday, 2:00 p.m. at Crown Hill Funeral Home. Memorial contribu- tions may be made to Hospice of St. John, 1320 Everett Ct., Lake- wood, CO 80215. JENSEN, OPAL L. Opal L. Jensen, 96 ...
Heads of the class.(Spotlight)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: Lesley Kennedy, Rocky Mountain News Psst! Are you watching Gossip Girl? Because it's only, like, the most fashionable, coolest, trendiest show on TV. The stars are all over the fashion magazines. Their clothes? Marc Jacobs, Gaultier, Lacroix . . . aka, to die for. ...
Surviving many travels, travails In season of ups, downs, Bears can't help but look toward future.(Sports)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: Jack Etkin, Rocky Mountain News The season began with 24 consecutive road games, an odyssey for the University of Northern Colorado but by no means the worst of it. When they reached their destination, the Bears at least played. And they were able to exult ...
Where some see lemons, he sees lemonade.(News)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: Gary Massaro, Rocky Mountain News Mark Rinkel worked on something sour to make life a little sweeter for his kid brother. Mark's brother, Jason, has Type I diabetes. When Mark found out, he told his parents he wanted to open a lemonade stand to raise money ...
What of the people who knew or suspected abuse?(News)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: Tina Griego, Rocky Mountain News It takes about 15 minutes to read the grand jury indictment of Aaron Thompson, father, but not parent - in no way parent - of Aarone. She would be 9 years old. She is presumed dead, though her body has never been found ....
Obama struggles to right his campaign ship.(News)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: Mike Littwin, Rocky Mountain News It is springtime in the Midwest. The crab apple and dogwood trees are in bloom. The breeze is blowing gently against pink cheeks. All that's missing are the picket fence and a couple of buckets of whitewash. If this weren't ...
A DIFFERING VIEW, May 1.(Commentary/Editorial)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Brian Levine, Vail The Rocky's perspective in the editorial "Roan in the deep freeze" (April 22) is highly shortsighted. Natural gas is, at best, a stopgap measure while we make the necessary transition to clean, renewable energy. In addition to the threat of climate ...
Rename med center? Heck no, unless we just want to promote confusion.(Commentary/Editorial)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rocky Mountain News O UCD, UCD! Wherefore art thou University of Colorado Denver? Well, why not University of Colorado Aurora? That's what Aurora Rep. Karen Middleton and some of her colleagues in the state legislature want to know. After all, that's where the ...
AT ISSUE, May 1.(Commentary/Editorial)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Leslie Weise, Boulder In his column of April 25, "Global warming hysteria," Mike Rosen supports the denial of human-induced climate change and demonstrates his reckless attitude that human actions are without consequences. Unlike Rosen, most children over 7 ...
No resting for Harris GW multisports star also a strong student, leader.(Rocky Preps)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: Scott Stocker, Rocky Mountain News Joe Harris is pretty sure a wonderful career awaits, no matter where life takes him. And many observers and friends would say the George Washington all-state football player, and state track and field champion, is headed for the ...
Athletes of the Week, May 1.(Rocky Preps)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rocky Mountain News * Connor Eppard, Lakewood Eppard has had a hot bat of late for the Tigers. In Lakewood's final stretch, the senior hit five home runs and drove in 10 runs. He leads the state in home runs, with 12, to go with 33 RBI and 21 runs scored. ...
Eight ball: Teams behind it still have shot.(Rocky Preps)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: Paul Willis, Special to the Rocky CLASS 5A The statement sounds odd, but it's fitting: If a team is going to have an off game, save it for the state tournament. Class 5A baseball teams understand that mantra, because if they are fortunate enough to ...
D'Evelyn sports mom earns salute.(Rocky Preps)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: Marcia Neville, Special to the Rocky A lot of credit is given to sports parents for their devotion to their sons and daughters. There are car pools, entry fees, sports camps, etc. No one has broken it down, though, quite the way D'Evelyn golf coach Jeff Seltz has. At the ...
Prep profile of Taylor Baird.(Rocky Preps)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: Angie Mudd, Special to the Rocky * School: Heritage. * Year: Senior. * Sport: Track and field. * Etc.: Baird is one of the top 100-meter hurdlers in the state, placing third in Class 5A last season. She also competes in the 100 and 200 ...
Prep rankings, May 1.(Rocky Preps)
May 01, 2008 ... * BASEBALL Class 5AW-LPrev. 1. Cherry Creek19-01 2. Rocky Mountain16-3 2 3. Air Academy18-13 4. Dakota Ridge17-25 5. Arapahoe14-57 ...
Give event organizers, athletes an 'A'.(Sports)
May 01, 2008 ... Officially, the event can be billed as the unofficial official state meet. For those competing Saturday at the Class A Statewide Invitational track and field meet in Greeley, though, the designation is not nearly as important as the competition. As state track ...
Reservoir likely would hurt habitat, feds say.(News)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: Jerd Smith, Rocky Mountain News Habitat for the Preble's meadow jumping mouse and endangered birds, as well as some wetlands, likely would be harmed if a proposal to build a reservoir northwest of Fort Collins is approved, according to a preliminary federal report ...
Ugly duckling revealing its handsome self Fontius revival is peeling away decades of neglect.(Business)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: John Rebchook, Rocky Mountain News What is now commonly called the Fontius building opened in the heart of downtown in 1923 at Welton and 16th streets. "It was a lively time," said Denver historian Tom Noel, who co- wrote an 85-page essay on the building for ...
Holocaust tales altered writer's life.(News)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: Tillie Fong, Rocky Mountain News Reading Anne Frank's diary and hearing stories of Holocaust survivors changed former gang member Maria Reyes' life. "It was in the darkness that I found hope again," said Reyes on Wednesday. Reyes, 28, was a member ...
Three groups led growth in state last year Asians, Hispanics, baby boomers noted by agency.(News)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: Jean Torkelson, Rocky Mountain News Quy Tang and Gautier Pena were born on opposite sides of the planet - in Vietnam and in Mexico - but now they do business together in Denver. Duane and Jennifer Doucette are riding the last wave of the baby boom. The ...
Glossing over latest weight-loss gimmick.(Spotlight)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: Judie Schwartz and Evelinda Urman, Special to the Rocky Evelinda: I am always trying to drop those last five pounds, know what I mean, Stylish Reader? So when I heard about Too Faced Fuze Slenderize Guilt Free Gloss, I was transfixed. The news release claims "this ...
Chief currency.(Spotlight)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: Mike Rudeen, Rocky Mountain News A Mr. Q. Adams wrote that he got the James Madison and James Monroe dollar coins in change the other day and wondered what happened to George Washington, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. He's right - those coins are being ...
Waters plays with passion, purpose.(News)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: Mark Brown, Rocky Mountain News Roger Waters' solo tours have always brought everything to the table - visuals, politics, passion and, of course, his classic Pink Floyd catalog. But in his first Denver appearance in nearly eight years, he found a crowd hungry ...
Indictment details tale of abuse that led to Aarone's death Beatings with bats, belts, fists occurred every day, kids say.(News)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: Lisa Ryckman, Rocky Mountain News Sometimes, when Aarone Thompson was put in the coat closet for punishment, she'd slip her small fingers under the door. Then another child, Kadezshia Smith, would rub Aarone's fingers, just to let her know that somebody cared ....
U.S. tries long shot on Nacchio Appeals court asked to affirm 2007 conviction.(Business)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: Jeff Smith, Rocky Mountain News The full 10th Circuit Court of Appeals hears only a handful of cases every year. Government prosecutors hope the Joe Nacchio case will be among them. Federal prosecutors on Wednesday asked the full court, which includes 12 ...
Encouraging performance by Jimenez gets wasted Pitcher victimized by Colorado's continued lack of clutch hitting.(Sports)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: Tracy Ringolsby, Rocky Mountain News The Rockies embarked on a new era last year, winning a National League pennant for the first time, looking for validation for their long-term building plan that brought them a chance to play in October for only the second time. ...
Dodgers 13, Marlins 1.(Sports)
May 01, 2008 ... Chad Billingsley pitched seven innings to win for the first time this season and Rafael Furcal had a career-high five hits for Los Angeles, which extended its winning streak to five games by beating Florida. Furcal went 5-for-6 with a double, giving him 17 extra-base hits, the ...
Cubs 19, Brewers 5.(Sports)
May 01, 2008 ... Geovany Soto hit two three-run homers as Chicago pounded the Milwaukee with prospective owner Mark Cuban watching from the current owners' seats. It was the Cubs' biggest outburst since a 20-1 whipping of the Los Angles Dodgers on May 5, 2001. And the Brewers had not allowed ...
Rangers 11, Royals 9.(Sports)
May 01, 2008 ... Josh Hamilton capped a torrid April with his first career grand slam and Texas hit a season-high five home runs to beat Kansas City. Rookie Brandon Boggs hit his first major league homer and Milton Bradley, David Murphy and Gerald Laird also homered for the Rangers, who roughed ...
Angels 6, Athletics 1.(Sports)
May 01, 2008 ... Ervin Santana remained unbeaten in six starts and Casey Kotchman drove in three runs with two doubles as Los Angeles beat Oakland. Santana allowed one unearned run, four hits and one walk with three strikeouts in 62/3 innings. The right-hander is 8-1 lifetime against ...
Avs working without safety net.(Sports)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: Dave Krieger, Rocky Mountain News In the category of what if, the picture of Peter Forsberg breaking for the net and being tripped from behind in the third period of Game 3 will linger for a while. Had Red Wings power forward Johan Franzen not tripped him with ...
Giants minor league catcher suspended 50 games.(Sports)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Associated Press Giants minor league catcher Eliezer Alfonzo was suspended 50 games Wednesday for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance, the first player penalized this year under Major League Baseball's drug program. Alfonzo, 29, is on San ...
Regional scene.(Sports)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rocky Mountain News Longtime assistant coach Erik Johnson has been named the 10th coach of the University of Denver women's basketball program, athletic director Peg Bradley-Doppes announced Wednesday. Johnson comes to DU after serving as an assistant coach at ...
Inside info.(Sports)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: Lynn DeBruin, Rocky Mountain News Inside info The U.S. Amateur Public Links, open to amateur golfers who are public-course players and hold a USGA handicap index not exceeding 4.4, will be played July 14-19 at Murphy Creek Golf Course in Aurora. How the ...
On thin ice, and it's melting Avalanche tries to buck odds minus some key players.(Sports)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: Rick Sadowski, Rocky Mountain News The Avalanche could ice a couple of formidable line combinations with the players who were being treated for injuries or being examined by doctors Wednesday. The team's season is on the brink of ending, but there is no ...
Speak Up! Time to 'paws' and reflect.(Sports)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: Sam Adams, Rocky Mountain News Man's best friend. These days, is it a cell phone or the television remote control? That's how it seems - a phone stuck on the ear while flipping channels to watch one game after another on the screen. All day and all night ...
Karl promises he will be tougher boss next season.(Sports)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: Chris Tomasson, Rocky Mountain News Nuggets coach George Karl has a crazy little thing called love. He'd just like it to be a bit less crazy. "The players drive me crazy, but they also are loved by me," Karl said. There's now going to be more tough ...
April likely to go in books as fifth-driest.(News)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: Bill Scanlon, Rocky Mountain News April is expected to go down as the fifth-driest in the 135 years of recorded weather in Denver. And that follows a March that was the third-driest on record. The driest April on record was in 1963, when just .03 of ...
Bill to reform scenic land tax credits nears passage.(News)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: Jerd Smith, Rocky Mountain News Nonprofit land trusts that authorize tax credits on scenic lands would face stringent screening by a new nine-member commission under a far-reaching reform bill expected to win final legislative approval today. The measure is ...
Advice.(Business)
May 01, 2008 ... Suzanne Calhoun Principal, Sustainable Development Strategies * "Always do the right thing." Whether it's helping others whenever possible or going the extra mile to earn trust and respect, Calhoun believes that doing right will always save you from stress ...
Business Briefing.(Business)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rocky staff and wire reports NATIONAL Wages, benefits slow gains in first quarter Employers' costs to hire and retain workers grew at a slower pace in the first three months of this year. The Labor Department reported Wednesday that ...
Sharks 2, Stars 1.(Sports)
May 01, 2008 ... Milan Michalek scored San Jose's first power-play goal of the series with 16:34 left as the Sharks beat Dallas to avoid being swept in the Western Conference semifinals. Sharks captain Patrick Marleau had tied the score with another short-handed goal, getting one after a ...
Snowmass mansion fetches $36.4 million Russian billionaire buys house and 200-acre property.(Business)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: Rick Carroll, Special To The News Leon Hirsch's patience finally paid off. Hirsch sold his Wildcat Ridge mansion Tuesday for $36.375 million to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, punctuating more than three years of attempts to sell the estate using ...
Panel boss freezes Romanoff proposal Weissmann says it might be better to let clock run out.(News)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: Chris Barge, Rocky Mountain News House Speaker Andrew Romanoff's plan to untangle the Colorado Constitution's conflicting mandates is bottled up in committee, a tactic that could keep it from being tarnished before going to voters. The chairman of the House ...
Weak sales, one-time charges batter GM.(Business)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rocky Staff And Wire General Motors Corp. struggled to a $3.3 billion first-quarter loss, due in part to a weak U.S. market, a strike at a major parts supplier and plummeting sales of sport utility vehicles and pickups. The nation's biggest automaker said the ...
Severance tax battle heats up Foes of hike tied to civil rights group backed by industry.(News)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: Todd Hartman and Gargi Chakrabarty, Rocky Mountain News Claims that a proposal to raise more state revenues from oil and gas drilling would hurt poor families are coming from a group tied to a conservative black civil rights organization that has received energy industry ...
Companies dispute costs over flooding near RTD site.(News)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: Kevin Flynn, Rocky Mountain News Qwest is paying some expenses for a Lakewood family flooded out of its home during utility work on an RTD FasTracks corridor, but its competitor Comcast is being blamed for the disaster. At stake is who pays for the family's ...
5 questions for Maria Reyes.(News)(Interview)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: John C. Ensslin, Rocky Mountain News 5 QUESTIONS FOR Maria Reyes * Reyes is a Freedom Writer, one of a group of Long Beach, Calif., students whose teacher taught them in 1994 to value life more through journal writing. Their journals became a book, which ...
Hensick won't forget playoff baptism.(Sports)
May 01, 2008 ... T.J. Hensick's welcome-to-the-playoffs moment came while he stood on the Avalanche bench in the darkness of the Pepsi Center. "The national anthem was pretty phenomenal, for me to see the white pompoms going in the air and the crowd taking over (the lyrics) there for a little ...
With five top players banged up, beat up and bruised, it seems the Avalanche is dealing less with the Red Wings and more with the Red Cross4.(Sports)
May 01, 2008 ... * PAUL STASTNY OUT (knee) * MAREK SVATOS OUT (knee) * WOJTEK WOLSKI OUT (torso) * RYAN SMYTH DOUBTFUL ...
Accusations shocking, but won't be end of story.(News)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: Scott Robinson, Special to the Rocky What is the connection between a belt, a baseball bat, a broomstick, an extension cord, a soda bottle and a hairbrush? All were objects described in the Aaron Thompson indictment as having been used by Thompson to ...
Robert Alldredge, scientist, pilot, hiker.(Business)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: Rebecca Jones, Special to the Rocky Robert Alldredge loved chemistry. There's no other explanation for it. What else could motivate a man to spend his leisure time working out the problems in college-level thermodynamic textbooks? "Then he'd write to the ...
Sides far apart on road funding, but talking.(News)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: Kevin Flynn, Rocky Mountain News Democrats put a plan on the table Wednesday that would reduce a proposed vehicle-registration fee increase from $25 to $10 and would dip into the state general fund for bridge and road repair. Republicans, however, say they ...
Globe.(News)
May 01, 2008 ... GAINING BELIEVERS 77% of new mothers now breast-feed their infants, the highest rate in the U.S. in at least 20 years, according to a report by the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That's up from 60 percent in 1993-1994. Experts attributed the rise to ...
CU-CSU game moved to a Sunday FSN will show contest switched because of DNC.(Sports)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: B.G. Brooks, Rocky Mountain News Steve Fairchild's debut as Colorado State's new football coach should have a very familiar feel. After spending his last seven seasons coaching mostly on Sundays in the NFL, Fairchild's first game as a college coach also will be played on ...
Ritter playing his own game of chicken.(Commentary/Editorial)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mason Tvert What do chickens and citizen initiatives have in common? Apparently, Gov. Bill Ritter does not want to see either on the state's ballot this year. The Humane Society of the United States was on its way to Colorado voters with an ...
Shock and awe, lawyer style.(Commentary/Editorial)(Column)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: Peter Blake, Rocky Mountain News In the 2008 initiative game, the best defense is not just a good offense but an overwhelming one. Traditionally, when an initiative is filed, the target group prepares a defensive strategy or files a countermeasure. This year, ...
Local, state issues will be top priorities.(Commentary/Editorial)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: Rima B. Sinclair, Denver In deciding to run for State House District 6, I saw a chance to give back to my country and an opportunity to bring a fresh perspective when addressing the tough issues that face both Colorado and the nation. I find it both sad and disconcerting ...
Rep. Curry ducking public interaction.(Commentary/Editorial)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Doug Watts, Parker When Rep. Kathleen Curry silenced Rep. Douglas Bruce with her sanctimonious "How dare you!" it was not her last move to stifle debate. I read the Rocky's coverage over the last few days and I resolved to contact Curry and express my opinion. I was ...
Has Bruce ever met an immigrant?(Commentary/Editorial)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: Harriet Mullaney, Denver I have come to conclude that Rep. Douglas Bruce has never had the opportunity to get to know an immigrant from Mexico. Otherwise, he would understand that the majority have emigrated as a last response to an impoverished society that promises ...
Agricultural worker bill duplicitous.(Commentary/Editorial)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Kenton Riggs, Lakewood Perhaps the citizens' champion, Rep. Doug Bruce, should be likened to Socrates, who was given the choice of accepting exile or drinking hemlock for refusing to worship Athenian city-state gods, and encouraging youth of the day to question wisdom of ...
Carter's threat grows.(Commentary/Editorial)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Charles Newton, Highlands Ranch Jimmy Carter has never met a dictator he didn't like. It's a mystery why he hasn't moved to Syria, Venezuela, North Korea or Iran. He's doing even more damage now than when he was president. At least ...
How did this happen?(Commentary/Editorial)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: Ben Chidlaw, Boulder Coloradans might be interested to know what is going on at our "flagship" university up in Boulder.Professor emeritus Edward Rozek published the results of his painstaking research on the political registration ...
One cost overlooked.(Commentary/Editorial)
May 01, 2008; ... Byline: Michael Worrall, Denver For all his ideological sermonizing about the costs of subsidizing higher education (his way of saying public policy ...
Limbaugh insurance.(Commentary/Editorial)
May 01, 2008 ... Byline: John L. Joyce, Arvada People should not be concerned in regard to Rush Limbaugh's exhortations of riots here in Denver during the Democratic National ...