Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) back issues from June 2008:
OBITUARIES & MEMORIALS.(News)(Obituary)
Jun 01, 2008 ... MARQUES, JAN Of Centennial, went home to Heaven on May 24, 2008. She is survived, loved and greatly missed by her husband of 35 years, Dan. Children, Melissa and Chad. Grandsons, Jayson and Logan. Mother, Billie. Sisters, Shirley and Connie. Memorial service Wed. 11am June 4, 2008, Cherry ...
Why Vail's in a tight spot Fix the immigration system.(Commentary/Editorial)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rocky Mountain News Give officials in Vail credit for creativity - and those in Washington demerits for their longstanding failure to pass meaningful immigration reforms. Even with a soft job market, the resort community hasn't been able to find enough ...
A reprieve on booze in parks.(Commentary/Editorial)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rocky Mountain News Score a point for involved residents who take the time to speak up and responsive city government that stops and listens. We're referring to the decision by Scott Robson, acting manager of Denver Parks and Recreation, to delay action on a ...
Remembering the lost boys of Fuller Park.(Commentary/Editorial)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: David O'Shea-Dawkins The eight tiny fingers stretching through the open car window was my first indication that I had a visitor. Attached to the fingers was a child's voice asking, "How's it goin', cop?" I looked through my open window and followed the fingers to a young ...
'Utah' Phillips kept alive the songs of the downtrodden.(Commentary/Editorial)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Byline: Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate 'Utah" Phillips died this week at the age of 73. He was a musician, labor organizer, peace activist and co-founder of his local homeless shelter. He also was an archivist, a historian and a traveler, playing guitar and singing almost ...
OBITUARIES & MEMORIALS.(News)(Obituary)
Jun 02, 2008 ... JENSEN, LORA Lora, 87, passed May 26th, 2008. She is survived by brother Warren Nichols; daughter Judith Temple- ton; several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Memorial service on Wednesday at noon, Olinger Crown Hill Chapel. In lieu of flowers make donations to the Denver Hospice, ...
Evergreen.(Spotlight)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Doug Wagner, Rocky Mountain News In Evergreen, they've cast out mediocrity. On some fateful day, there must have been a town meeting (probably held in a corner of the Little Bear Saloon) at which it was decided that shop owners wouldn't take on too much - ...
You'll love 'em you'll love 'em a lot Gadgets certain to capture your heart, make your garden bloom - with ease.(Business)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Roger Fillion, Rocky Mountain News Not everyone is blessed with a green thumb. Some of us can use all the help we can get. So we turned to the world of high technology to find ways to simplify chores and have a greener, more beautiful garden. Or maybe just ...
Springs in their steps U.S. Senior Open officials at The Broadmoor remain on target with big event just around corner.(Sports)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Lynn DeBruin, Rocky Mountain News Mark Wiebe already has scouted the venue. So has Tom Watson's caddie, and others soon will follow. What they'll find for the U.S. Senior Open is an East Course at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs that will play firm and fast, ...
'Superserious' R.E.M.: This time they mean it.(Spotlight)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Mark Brown, Rocky Mountain News If nothing else, R.E.M. might be the most honest band out there. For example, guitarist Peter Buck isn't afraid to say the band did a lousy job on its last album, Around the Sun. On the other hand, the band (and many critics) think they ...
Energy firms mix message Investors told of riches, public of rule hardships.(News)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Todd Hartman, Rocky Mountain News Energy companies are bullish on Colorado's future, at least when speaking to investors and business audiences. But oil and gas firms often sound a worried note when talking to regulators and the public. Why the ...
Champ ties chess, success.(Spotlight)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Todd Bardwick, special to the Rocky How Life Imitates Chess by Garry Kasparov is a must-read "chess success" book for the business- savvy chess enthusiast. Kasparov, the former World Chess Champion (1985-2000) and arguably the greatest chess player of all ...
PRIME-TIME HIGHLIGHTS: June 2.(Spotlight)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Rocky Mountain News staff Today Stanley Cup Finals: Game 5 * 6 p.m., 9News The show: Can the Pittsburgh Penguins win at Detroit against the powerful Red Wings? Break out the back bacon and the Molson: The ice hockey champion will be ...
FAMILY HELP LINE: Allow room for choices, consequences.(Spotlight)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Beth Pfalmer, Special to the Rocky My 13-year-old has broken the law. His recent choice reflects his lousy decision-making ability. I'm at a loss to what to do. Your family rules should impose boundaries that restrict your boy's choices to those that don't ...
ASK!: Handbook 'penalty' is for postal meter.(Spotlight)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Mike Rudeen, Rocky Mountain News Dave was confused by the warning on a Medicare handbook his wife got in the mail from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. It says "Official Business - Penalty for Private Use $300," and he wondered why the recipient would be ...
When the away team is the orioles, bring 'em on.(Spotlight)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Mary Taylor Young, Special to the Rocky A brilliant flash of yellow-orange, like a bit of the sun, flew into a cottonwood in our backyard. I ran to get a better look. Our yard is home in summer to many bright yellow goldfinches. But this bird was larger than a goldfinch ....
Money makes the pols go 'round Senate campaign likely to set new spending record.(News)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Lynn Bartels, Rocky Mountain News Two days after winning his party's nomination, U.S. Senate candidate Bob Schaffer went back to a necessary chore in politics: raising money. "A lot of it is one on one," said Schaffer's campaign manager, Dick Wadhams. "We're ...
Meet the Colorado delegates.(News)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Lynn Bartels, Rocky Mountain News Come August, 5,000 Democrats will pack Denver's Pepsi Center to nominate a presidential candidate. Among them will be 70 Coloradans who will serve as delegates to the 2008 Democratic National Convention, as well as nine ...
Rockies lose, but hope for future exists With their season rapidly heading south, the Rockies find a glimmer of hope in the observable development of Jimenez.(Sports)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Tracy Ringolsby, Rocky Mountain News GLIMPSE OF THINGS TO COME With their season rapidly heading south, the Rockies find a glimmer of hope in the observable development of Jimenez The season has slipped away from the Rockies. Time to get ...
Families on Cornerstone Drive begin reassembling their lives.(News)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Tina Griego, Rocky Mountain News The accounting on Cornerstone Drive begins in the immediate aftermath of the tornado. Seventeen kitchen tiles, broken, marked with a black "X," photographed for the insurance agent. One stone birdbath, gone. One Marine ring, gold, gone ....
Denver welcomes new bishop.(News)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Jean Torkelson, Rocky Mountain News Sunday's Mass processional was about to launch. At the back of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, a cluster of clergy - including Denver's brand-new auxiliary bishop - waited for a cue, looking solemn and prayerful. ...
Arresting development Denver deputies shouldn't ask for dramatic expansion of duties.(Commentary/Editorial)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Rocky Mountain News We can see why Denver sheriff's deputies would seek wider authority to make arrests. But insisting on a sweeping amendment to the City Charter is asking too much. The union representing deputies is contemplating such a move because it says ...
Bush certainly hasn't abused pardon privilege.(Commentary/Editorial)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Rocky Mountain News For whatever reasons, President Bush has granted fewer pardons than his recent predecessors, including his father, and far fewer than such presidents as Harry Truman, who granted 2,044. To date, Bush has pardoned 157 people and commuted the ...
Browns Canyon ideal wilderness candidate.(Commentary/Editorial)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: David A. Lien Over Memorial Day weekend I spent two days camping and hiking in the Browns Canyon area north of Salida. Sen. Ken Salazar recently introduced legislation to designate the 20,000-acre Browns Canyon Wilderness there ("Browns Canyon hopes second verse better ...
'87 TV pairing good stuff.(Sports)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Dusty Saunders, Rocky Mountain News Trivia questions for NBA fans that are not trivial. * Who were the broadcasters who covered the 1987 Lakers-Celtics NBA Finals, aired on CBS? * Then there was the veteran broadcaster, who, although not on the ...
Losing just as they should be.(Sports)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Bernie Lincicome, Rocky Mountain News The impulse to fix the Rockies before it is too late assumes that it is not too late. Of course, it is. It became too late the first time Manny Corpas did not close, the first time Franklin Morales did not get out of the third ...
Regional scene: Former CU runner blazes 10,000 meters.(Sports)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Former University of Colorado athlete Kara Goucher, the world bronze medalist in the 10,000 meters, ran under the Olympic automatic qualifying standard Saturday night. Goucher finished the 10,000- meter race in Portland, Ore., in 31 minutes, 26.48 seconds, under the "A" standard ...
Red Wings loyal to the core Five veterans have shot to win fourth title with Detroit.(Sports)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Rick Sadowski, Rocky Mountain News A second Fab Five is making news in the Wolverine State. Unlike the tarnished University of Michigan basketball team that was forced to forfeit games in the 1990s, five Detroit Red Wings players are on the verge of winning a ...
Speak Up.(Sports)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Sam Adams, Rocky Mountain News Choose your 'Fave 5' Nugget Fan - since your team joined the NBA for the start of the 1976-77 season, the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers have combined for 20 appearances in the Finals. That includes this year's ...
McManus helps Colorado end skid against FC Dallas.(Sports)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Brad Byler, Special to the Rocky Tom McManus had to make the most of the space given to him by FC Dallas on Sunday. He might as well have been playing in a closet. But the Rapids forward squeezed a shot between Dallas defender Duilio Davino and ...
'Denver! Denver! Denver!' Clinton supporters chant.(News)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: M.E. Sprengelmeyer, Rocky Mountain News It was the storm before the calm, or so top Democrats hope. Angry cries erupted like thunder Saturday inside a hotel ballroom in Washington, D.C. "This is not the Democratic Party!" one man shouted, as the ...
'Dutch' Schaefer, track star, ski innovator.(Business)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Paul Willis, Special to the Rocky In his younger years, Frederick J. "Dutch" Schaefer simply would outrun you. As a young adult, he'd zip right past you on the ski slope, often leaving those in his wake amazed at the minuscule size of his skis. In his golden ...
Elephant Rock race kicks off summer biking season.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Rocky Mountain News Douglas County was the site of a one-day classic this weekend when thousands of cyclists hit the roads for the 21st annual Elephant Rock Cycling Festival. The festival, featuring 100-, 65-, and 50-mile rides, as well as several other ...
Gold Star dad wrong in his conclusions.(Commentary/Editorial)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: John Zodrow, Denver I read the Kris Hager's letter of May 23, "Obama won't meet with Gold Star dads," and feel the pain of this father of a combat veteran, but using such genuine tragedy for political gain is improper.It's wrong to say (twice) that a political candidate ...
Abuse of our elderly is an outrage.(Commentary/Editorial)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Ashley Page McGhee, Denver June 15 is Elder Abuse Awareness Day. I am hoping to give back to my precious grandmother the voice she lost during her battle with Alzheimer's.It has been painful to watch her gradually slip into a place where she cannot reason, recognize ...
Some must choose between Old and New.(Commentary/Editorial)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Dixie Elder, Longmont Letter writer Derry Dale Sadler and others who think this way ("Calif. same-sex ruling shameful before God," May 29) need to choose between laws of the Old Testament and freedom in the New.Galatians 3:25 says we are no longer under the condemnation ...
Future a la Obama.(Commentary/Editorial)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Bill Harrison, Aurora In a May 17 speech, Barack Obama stated U.S. citizens use a disproportionate amount of the world's oil - 25 percent - and implied that we should cut back to only 3 percent since we are only 3 percent of the world's population. That is about an 85 ...
Bush undeserving.(Commentary/Editorial)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: James Warner, Denver The Rocky Mountain News compliments President Bush for recognizing that "60 years is long enough" for improvements in the Middle East ("A tale of two paths in the Middle East," May 17).Earth to Rocky: Bush has been in office ever since oil was ...
A suggestion for United Airlines.(Commentary/Editorial)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Neal Ulevich, Thornton It seems another United Airlines effort at merger, this time with US Airways, is in doubt ("If it's jilted by US Airways, United may be out of suitors," Business, May 29). Perhaps United should consider a merger out of sector.Corrections ...
An ideal of service.(Commentary/Editorial)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: John Hoffman, Littleton At Fort Logan, as across the world, a vast ocean of monuments marks the remains of the servicemen, women and families who faithfully served their country and its ideals.As we go about our ...
Step up now, 'supers'.(Commentary/Editorial)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Mac McCollom, Aurora If the Democratic National Committee and the superdelegates are so concerned about ...
Drug use suspected in head-on car crash SUV driver held on possession, homicide charges.(News)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Julie Poppen, Rocky Mountain News Authorities believe drugs were involved in a fatal crash Saturday night just north of Fort Collins that killed a 28- year-old Maine man. The Colorado State Patrol reported that Christopher Douglas died at the scene after the ...
Ritter, Salazar in no rush to choose sides.(News)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: John C. Ensslin, Rocky Mountain News Two of Colorado's four remaining uncommitted Democratic "superdelegates" won't be tipping their hand right away when the last primary votes are cast Tuesday. Spokesmen for both Gov. Bill Ritter and Sen. Ken Salazar indicted ...
Fort Collins fire, slaying stun neighborhood Victim's missing car sought after homicide ruling.(News)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Chris Barge and Julie Poppen, Rocky Mountain News The neighbors who keep their lawns cut and flowers blooming on Yale Avenue are tired of talking about Friday, when their peaceful neighborhood became a murder scene. They keep discussing it, though, because no ...
Symbolic victory in Puerto Rico Clinton claims she is winning the popular vote.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: David Espo and Jim Kuhnhenn, Associated Press Hillary Rodham Clinton won a lopsided, but largely symbolic, victory Sunday in Puerto Rico's primary, the final act in a weekend of tumult that pushed Barack Obama tantalizingly close to the Democratic presidential ...
Three die in state's swollen rivers.(News)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: John C. Ensslin, Rocky Mountain News Three people drowned this weekend in separate mishaps on rivers swollen with swift-moving spring runoff. An Aurora doctor who was rafting on the Gunnison River, a man who saved a friend trapped by currents in the Little ...
Kids' cancer rates highest in the Northeast.(News)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Lindsey Tanner, Associated Press Surprising research suggests that childhood cancer is most common in the Northeast, results that even caught experts off-guard. But some specialists say it could just reflect differences in reporting. The large government study ...
Rebuilding blocks In a Windsor neighborhood torn asunder by a tornado, Tina Griego finds people logging losses and girding for the task ahead.(News)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Matt McClain, Rocky Mountain News Page 1 photo CAPTION(S): Photo Ken Coffman throws away damaged items Saturday from the home he ...
OBITUARIES & MEMORIALS.(News)(Obituary)
Jun 03, 2008 ... JONES, SHIRLEY L. Shirley L. Jones, 86, passed away May 29, 2008. Visitation Wednesday 4-7pm; funeral service Thursday 12pm; both at Olinger Crown Hill Chapel. FALECKI, DR. JULIAN W. Passed away peacefully on May 29, 2008, surrounded by his family. Born May 3, 1924, in Hammond, ...
Take me out to the ball . . . stretch.(Spotlight)
Jun 03, 2008 ... When it comes to the Rockies, what's not to love? Sure, they're not having the winningest season so far, but so what? They've still got Tulo and Coors Field and arguably the best colors in major-league baseball. Even when they lose, they're adorable. My old man ...
Timing is everything By Clay Latimer * Rocky Mountain News Olympic dreams built on sequins, breathless workouts, even a circus act.(Sports)
Jun 03, 2008; ... Byline: Clay Latimer, Rocky Mountain News Sure, training for the Olympics is tough, but just try it with a bunch of clowns - not to mention bouncing acrobats, contortionists, trapeze acts and other circus performers. A big top might not be an appropriate training ...
Gas, tight credit batter RV sales Big-ticket coaches fall off sharply.(Business)
Jun 03, 2008; ... Byline: Gargi Chakrabarty, Rocky Mountain News Gift certificates worth $500 to $1,000. Sixty-day warranties on used RVs. Free gas to run the guzzlers. Reeling from the effects of record high gas prices combined with a deepening credit crunch, RV ...
PARKER: With Nuclia, fete is hardly a drag.(News)(Column)
Jun 03, 2008; ... Byline: Penny Parker, Rocky Mountain News Only Nuclia Waste, Denver's favorite drag queen, could take The Mask Project gala to a new level. The 10th anniversary of the fundraiser that benefits Denver Hospice found 1,200 fine-feathered folks doing a Cherry Creek mall crawl ...
A DIFFERING VIEW, June 3.(Commentary/Editorial)
Jun 03, 2008 ... Byline: Robert E. Forman Tornadoes in Colorado. Tornadoes in other states. Earthquakes in China. Hurricanes and cyclones. The AIDS epidemic in Africa. Beetle kill in Colorado. Droughts. Floods. Famine. Disease. Food riots in other countries. Small=scale ...
No perfect shield State witness protection can't match federal effort.(Commentary/Editorial)
Jun 03, 2008 ... Byline: Rocky Mountain News A potential breakthrough in the Darrent Williams case reveals the limitations of Colorado's modest witness protection program. Established in 1995, the program may not adequately protect some witnesses who balk at cooperating with police because they ...
Community corrections limits OK'd.(News)
Jun 03, 2008; ... Byline: Daniel J. Chacon, Rocky Mountain News More than 100 former prisoners are awaiting placement in a community corrections facility in Denver to help them transition back into society, and the number is expected to grow. But under a compromise plan approved by the ...
Coal-to-liquid holds promise.(Commentary/Editorial)
Jun 03, 2008 ... Byline: Sol Shapiro How many promises that this or that new approach to how to fuel our transportation fleet will work? After 30 years of "wandering in the desert" and after the price of crude started to rise dramatically, we finally got some action: The answer is corn-based ...
Jim Deyo, Air Force officer, 89.(Business)
Jun 03, 2008; ... Byline: Bill Gallo, Special To The News The Air Force career of Lt. Col. Jim Deyo spanned three wars, and in two of them he descended violently to earth. Mr. Deyo died April 27 at the Johnson Center, Centennial, after a long illness. He was 89. Born Jan ....
Usher turns on the lite.(Spotlight)
Jun 03, 2008; ... Byline: Mike Pearson, Rocky Mountain News Usher Here I Stand LaFace/Zomba Grade: B It's been four years since Usher Raymond cemented his playboy reputation with Confessions, a CD that sold 9.5 million copies, spawned four No. 1 hits ...
DVDs of the week.(Spotlight)
Jun 03, 2008 ... Byline: Rocky Mountain News Semi-Pro Rated: R, 90 minutes, $28.98, New Line Home Video Grade: C+ Will Ferrell plays to his strengths as owner, coach and power forward of an American Basketball Association team facing extinction if it isn't ...
TV Watch, June 3.(Spotlight)
Jun 03, 2008; ... Byline: Compiled by Mark Humbert, Rocky Mountain News Buy the book Not everyone can be Dr. Cliff Huxtable, the dad Bill Cosby played on TV for eight years, but for the right price you could dress just like him this Father's Day. Cosby's daughter, Evin, said her ...
Apple a day really helps.(Spotlight)
Jun 03, 2008; ... Byline: Lisa Ryckman, Rocky Mountain News I have one of those "apple" bodies - thick through the middle but not so much everywhere else. Is there anything to the story that eating apples can help apple-shaped people avoid health problems? Could be. An analysis of ...
As homes go, pigeon nests pretty humble.(Spotlight)
Jun 03, 2008; ... Byline: Mike Rudeen, Rocky Mountain News Mike wanted to know whether pigeons build nests and, if so, why we don't see them. They build nests, but not where we can spot them easily. Pigeons like to build on man-made objects, such as buildings' ledges and rafters, ...
DNCC treads lightly Don't expect move to Obama until delegates counted.(News)
Jun 03, 2008; ... Byline: David Montero, Rocky Mountain News After 56 primaries and caucuses stretching through six months - including Montana and South Dakota today - everything points to Sen. Barack Obama standing on the stage at the Pepsi Center in August and accepting his party's nomination ...
Pueblo West's White just misses in playoff at Columbine.(Sports)
Jun 03, 2008 ... Byline: Staff And Wire Reports Jay Choi of South Korea beat Dustin White of Pueblo West on the second playoff hole Monday to qualify for the U.S. Open next week at Torrey Pines in San Diego. Choi, who lives in Murietta, Calif., and White finished the 36-hole ...