Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) back issues from August 2008:
Vinnie Jones stars as Mahogany in The Midnight Meat Train, directed by Ryuhei Kitamura.(Spotlight)(Movie review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... The Midnight Meat Train * Rated: R * Running time: 85 minutes * The stars: Bradley Cooper, Leslie Bibb, Vinnie Jones, Roger Bart, Peter Jacobson, Brooke Shields * The story: When a prominent art- gallery owner urges a local photographer to dig ...
Critics' best bets.(Spotlight)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rocky Mountain News classical music * Colorado Music Festival 7:30 p.m. today, Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Road, 303-440-7666 * Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival Chamber and orchestral programs today and Saturday. vailmusicfestival.org ...
What's up.(Spotlight)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rocky Mountain News For you penny pinchers The best part about the first of the month - beyond paying the mortgage, of course? Free stuff. A look at what you can do this weekend for a penny or less: * The Colorado History Museum is free from 10 ...
OBITUARIES & MEMORIALS.(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... JACOBSON, DONALD Donald L. Jacobson passed into the presence of our Lord early Tuesday morning, July 29th, from his home in Westminster, surrounded by his family. Donald was born April 5th, 1923 to Edward and Mary Jacobson of Raymond, Wisconsin. He entered military service in January of ...
A pick-me-up like no other Roach's travails have lifted her spirits.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Byline: Clay Latimer, Rocky Mountain News Melanie Roach felt horrible. Worn down. Under pressure. Overwhelmed by chronic back pain. In fact, she felt exactly the way a mother of three can't feel heading into another busy week. But that only left her with a ...
Downtown train It's some enchanted evening when light rail is your designated driver.(Spotlight)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Byline: Alex Neth, Rocky Mountain News I've spent plenty of time in bars. And I've spent plenty of hours riding the light rail. It is, after all, the boulevardier's taxpayer-provided designated driver, the blessed teleportation device back home after an evening spent killing ...
Residents say their land under assault Methane drilling ruins water, scars views, they charge.(Business)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Byline: Gargi Chakrabarty, Rocky Mountain News The 4,000-acre North Fork Ranch, known for beautiful canyons and rock outcroppings, is bearing the brunt of the state's insatiable thirst for energy. Residents of this community 30 miles west of Trinidad complain that ...
Countless hits later, McBride pulls off a couple of firsts.(Spotlight)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Byline: Mark Brown, Rocky Mountain News After all the years, all the hits, all the success, Martina McBride still hadn't done two things. She hadn't written songs and she hadn't headlined an outdoor summer tour. Both get addressed on the Waking Up Laughing tour. For that album, ...
197 new citizens pledge allegiance to U.S. Loretto Heights affair fetes folks from 58 nations.(News)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Byline: Tracee M. Herbaugh, Rocky Mountain News There are another 197 U.S. citizens in Colorado as of Thursday afternoon, and they came from 58 countries. The Teikyo Loretto Heights Theater was packed with friends and family members of those who were celebrating their ...
Hurting Funk claims lead at U.S. Senior Open Throbbing thighs, limited motion fail to stop charge.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Byline: Lynn DeBruin, Rocky Mountain News Never mind he just had knee surgery a few months ago, or that it was dark outside, or that he'd be playing a U.S. Senior Open in two days. Fred Funk saw the lighted trail that led up to Seven Falls and couldn't resist. ...
Delich shares his dream with family, friends Playing Open at home is big thrill despite shaky 76.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Byline: Lynn DeBruin, Rocky Mountain News Dave Delich lived the dream nearly three decades ago, even if he was left off the active roster for the famed 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team. He traveled behind the Iron Curtain, skated in arenas in Tokyo and played in ...
Soldier sees death in the cards.(News)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Byline: Bill Johnson, Rocky Mountain News It is the sort of stuff that just breaks your heart, the war stuff that has little to do with timetables or "The Surge" or politicians' endlessly bickering over both. There is the stuff you hear on the radio and on TV ...
Parker man benefits by his 30 years of service.(News)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Byline: Gary Massaro, Rocky Mountain News Vince Lucero helped himself by helping others. He found that pitching in for others in need - Children's Hospital, a battered-women shelter, his church - was a therapeutic benefit by blocking out troublesome memories of his ...
Sources: Westin to host Obama.(News)(Column)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Byline: Penny Parker, Rocky Mountain News Looks like Sen. Barack Obama will be calling the Westin Tabor Center his home away from home during the Democratic National Convention. Denver Police Department Cmdr. Deborah Dilley announced Obama's hotel along with other ...
A DIFFERING VIEW, Aug. 1.(Commentary/Editorial)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Byline: Justin Blackman, Denver A recent Rocky editorial ("Slow down the ethanol juggernaut," July 24) correctly identified that Washington's mandates on biofuel production have created unintended problems for consumers. The editorial stated that "consumer choice" ...
Tainted Justice Yet more evidence surfaces against the Gonzales legacy.(Commentary/Editorial)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rocky Mountain News Denver attorney Cliff Stricklin is the latest person whose misfortune it is to be sucked into the cronyism controversy involving the Department of Justice during the tenure of former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. Stricklin, who's now ...
Anarchists' 'offer' a cheap publicity stunt.(Commentary/Editorial)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rocky Mountain News It's a deal only an anarchist could love - or, in this case, propose: Take your wads of capitalist cash that would otherwise be used to protect against riots, give it to the needy of Denver, and the anarchists will promise to save the human blockcades ...
Broadband use jumps without a state push.(Commentary/Editorial)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Byline: Vincent Carroll, Rocky Mountain News When Americans put their minds to it, they can almost always find the single dark cloud in an otherwise clear sky. Consider recent news on the consumer technology front: In just one year - March 2007 to April 2008 - the use ...
The new-energy depression.(Commentary/Editorial)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Byline: Mike Rosen, Rocky Mountain News The so-called "new-energy economy" is being greatly oversold by politicians and enviros as the pathway to prosperity and energy independence. In fact, it will deliver neither. To the extent that renewable and non-fossil fuel ...
Extra!(News)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rocky Mountain News DOG DAY OF AUGUST Denver Parks and Recreation is celebrating the end of the season by putting on DogaPOOLooza, an owner-and-dog swimming event Aug. 17 at two pools: * Berkeley Park and Cook Park. * Two swimming sessions will be held - 9 to ...
Budget a park maze Specific dollar amount proves near impossible to decipher.(News)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Byline: James B. Meadow, Rocky Mountain News Somewhere in a tiny windowless office, there may be a man in a green eyeshade and arm garters who sits with his quill pen and account books by the light of a flickering candle and actually knows how much money is spent maintaining The ...
Major flop, minor hope While De La Rosa struggles, Francis is sharp in Tulsa.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Byline: Tracy Ringolsby, Rocky Mountain News Out of another muddled mess for the Rockies' patchwork rotation came hope. While Jorge De La Rosa was out of control and quickly out of the game in the Rockies' 12-2 loss to the Florida Marlins at Dolphin Stadium on ...
Weems out two months for surgery.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Nuggets rookie guard Sonny Weems will spend the next two months trying to get his legs back under him after having sports hernia surgery Thursday. Weems, whose draft rights were acquired from Chicago on June 26, is expected to be ready for the start of training camp Sept. 30. ...
Active life, July 31.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Registration deadline for city of Aurora T-ball league. 303-326-8700. * Aug. 8 - Registration deadline for city of Aurora youth leagues. 303-326-8700. * Aug. 23 - Colorado Mustang tryouts for ages 9-14. 720-334-199. Basketball * Aug. 15 - ...
Rockies report: First things.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Tracy Ringolsby,Rocky Mountain News Garrett Atkins is getting reacquainted with first base, where he played his final two years in college through his first full season in pro ball. With Todd Helton on the disabled list, the Rockies brought up Ian Stewart to ...
Regional scene Shift to KCKK-AM ends affiliation with KKFN-FM.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rocky Mountain News The NBA's Denver Nuggets and NHL's Colorado Avalanche are headed for a new home on the radio dial. Kroenke Sports Enterprises reached an agreement to designate KCKK-AM (1510) as the new flagship radio station for Avalanche and Nuggets ...
Trade winds were only a whisper.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Byline: Tracy Ringolsby, Rocky Mountain News Twenty-four days in advance of Thursday's trading deadline, the Milwaukee Brewers acquired left-handed pitcher CC Sabathia from the Cleveland Indians for a package of four prospects, including highly regarded power-hitter Matt ...
Nalen's knee isn't in good standing.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... The belief, so far, is that Tom Nalen's sore left knee simply is a residual effect of the arthroscopic surgery he endured in June. Still, Nalen and the Broncos are concerned enough to take pictures in the hopes of making certain all is well. Nalen missed his third day ...
Flavoring order with chaos.(Spotlight)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Byline: Mary Voelz Chandler, Rocky Mountain News Tsehai Johnson is usually a paragon of order, making ceramic sculpture that is all about an overlay of regularity on an uneasy base of subversion. Sexually charged objects, psychologically askew domestic tools, ...
Vocalists tip the scales across the city.(Spotlight)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Byline: Norman Provizer, Special to the Rocky Last week gave fans of vocal jazz the chance to catch Kevin Mahogany and Sophie Milman. The vocal sounds continue this week when Curtis Stigers, Peter Cincotti and KJ Denhert come to town. For Mahogany and Milman, the ...
New sculpture by Patrick Marold.(Spotlight)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Byline: Mary Voelz Chandler, Rocky Mountain News Patrick Marold * What: New sculpture by the Colorado-based artist * Where and when: Artyard, 1251 S. Pearl St.; through Aug. 9 * Why less is more: Nothing against extravagance, but merely walking ...
The West in its glory in Golden.(Spotlight)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Byline: Dave Flomberg, Special to the Rocky Have you ever had a perfect day? Sunday was about as close as it comes for me. It started with a warm scooter ride down to Yia Yia's (8310 E. Belleview Ave., 303-741-1110) for a birthday brunch for Mrs. Buzz. If you haven't ...
Around-the-world cuisine.(Spotlight)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rocky Mountain News The dollar's weak, airfare is outrageous and you even have to pay to bring a bit of luggage onboard. Who can afford a trip abroad this summer? Over the past year, Rocky dining critic Lori Midson has been bouncing around the culinary globe without ...
Rise Against climbs into the Fillmore in November.(Spotlight)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Byline: Mark Brown, Rocky Mountain News Last time they were here, Rise Against headlined Red Rocks, and now they're doing two nights at the Fillmore Auditorium on Nov. 12 and 13. The band's new album, Appeal to Reason, comes out Oct. 7. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m ....
Club weekend.(Spotlight)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rocky Mountain News Plenty of bands don't live up to their names, but that's not an issue for the Fort Collins-based five-piece Give 'Er Hell. Loud, proud and metal as an old Chevy fender, these guys aren't afraid to find a few chords and beat them senseless - even in a ...
Hey DJ.(Spotlight)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rocky Mountain News DJ RobEB, founder of the Keepthevibe electronic music collective, spins progressive and techno at regular sets at Bar Standard from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday nights, and you can check him out online at myspace.com/robeb and keepthevibe.com. Right now, ...
Weekend roundup.(Spotlight)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Byline: Alex Neth, Rocky Mountain News Book it There's just something that sounds so . . . civilized about the 24th Annual Rocky Mountain Antiquarian Book & Paper Fair. We imagine rows and rows of vendors in tweed jackets with pipes. Now, will that be the case? Or ...
Early bird gets big bucks Beating I-35 bridge schedule could net Flatiron $27 million.(Business)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Byline: James Paton, Rocky Mountain News Flatiron, the Longmont-based construction company tapped to replace the bridge that collapsed a year ago, will receive up to $27 million in bonuses if, as is expected, it finishes the project more than three months ahead of schedule. ...
Joseph Vittum, generous businessman.(Business)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Byline: Rebecca Jones, Special to the Rocky Joseph Vittum never formed any foundations or had any scholarships named after him; nevertheless, he financed the education of many people. "Like many World War II vets, he came home from the war and went to college on the ...
Overcoming a plot Strong production overshadows convoluted story that founders on trickery.(Spotlight)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Byline: Lisa Bornstein, Rocky Mountain News It's not as though he didn't warn you. "I think I might end up being an unreliable narrator here," says Scott McLean, playing the portentously named Man in This Is How It Goes. Being warned isn't the same as ...
Engaging 'Hot L' shows sensitivity.(Spotlight)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Byline: Lisa Bornstein, Rocky Mountain News REVIEW My first thought at the Barth Hotel was not particularly profound. "Those are really nice Stickley-style chairs," I thought. "I'm surprised they haven't sold them." Less than an hour later, an ...
Real estate auctions to feature pricey digs New homes, fractional ownership available at Lone Tree events.(Business)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Byline: John Rebchook, Rocky Mountain News Custom home builder Darryl Wagner said he has the same misconceptions of home auctions as most people. "I'm guilty of it myself, thinking that auctions are for fire-sale or garage-sale prices, and they're for bank-owned homes ...
Lessing asks 'what if' In memoir-novel, author looks at her parents' lives and what might have been.(Spotlight)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Byline: Jenny Shank, Special to the Rocky Doris Lessing, 88, made news last year when she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature and reacted in a cantankerous way. "Oh, Christ . . . I couldn't care less," she said when told of the honor, and went on to bemoan the publicity ...
Drug dealers, termites and a place called home.(Spotlight)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Byline: Karen Algeo Krizman, Special to the Rocky * Nonfiction. By Judith Matloff. Random House, $25. Grade: A- Book in a nutshell: When foreign correspondent Matloff decides it's time to put down roots, she moves to New York City and impulsively buys a dilapidated ...
The Mercy Rule.(Spotlight)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Byline: Joan Hinkemeyer, Special to the Rocky * Fiction. By Perri Klass. Houghton Mifflin, $24. Grade: C Plot in a nutshell: Pediatrician and author Klass has written another novel combining her trademark themes of medicine, compassion and women's family issues. In ...
Stand the Storm.(Spotlight)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Byline: Jennie Camp, Special to the Rocky * Fiction. By Breena Clarke. Little, Brown & Co., $24.99. Grade: B+ Plot in a nutshell: When master tailor Gabriel Coats; his mother, Sewing Annie; his sister, Ellen; and his soon-to-be fiancee, Mary, manage to buy their own ...
When You're Falling, Dive: Lessons in the Art of Living.(Spotlight)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Byline: Adam Goldstein, Special to the Rocky * Nonfiction. By Mark Matousek. Bloomsbury, $23.99. Grade: B Book in a nutshell: Matousek's life transformed in a matter of minutes. In 1984, the former editor at Andy Warhol's Interview magazine discovered he was HIV ...
For the Love of Animals: The Rise of the Animal Protection Movement.(Spotlight)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Byline: Rebecca Jones, Special to the Rocky * Nonfiction. By Kathryn Shevelow. Henry Holt and Company, $27.50. Grade: B Book in a nutshell: At one point in the not-too-distant past, it wasn't a question of whether dogs would prefer not to get dressed up for Halloween ...
The New Case Against Immigration: Both Legal and Illegal.(Spotlight)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Byline: Kelly Lemieux, Special to the Rocky * Nonfiction. By Mark Krikorian. Sentinel/Penguin, $25.95. Grade: A Book in a nutshell: Krikorian, himself a grandson of Armenian immigrants, postulates in his new book that America has a serious problem with immigrants ...
Specialty bookshelf: reviews of science fiction, mystery and children's titles.(Spotlight)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rocky Mountain News SCIENCE FICTION Destroyermen: Into the Storm By Taylor Anderson. Roc, $23.95. Grade: B+ The U.S.S. Walker is a four-stacker destroyer, a World War I relic that's been pressed into service after Pearl Harbor ....
Union influence charge spices up DA race Chambers claims endorsements to sway Brauchler.(News)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Byline: April M. Washington, Rocky Mountain News The issue of union influence has made its way into the contentious Arapahoe County district attorney's race, with the incumbent claiming her primary opponent is beholden to the police associations that have endorsed him. ...
Best-sellers.(Spotlight)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rocky Mountain News Westminster author David Wroblewski has plenty to howl about. His debut novel revolving around dog breeding, with Hamlet-like twists and turns (don't ask us to explain, you just have to read it for yourself), continues its remarkable rise up the ...
Battle over background Protesters' lawyer says Pepsi Center belongs in photos.(News)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Byline: Sara Burnett, Rocky Mountain News Protesters have a constitutional right to be photographed with the Pepsi Center as a backdrop when they gather here later this month for the Democratic National Convention, an attorney for several protest groups argued in federal court ...
Obama ticket confusion on exhibit Seeking seats for speech, some buy museum entries.(News)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Byline: Kevin Vaughan and Hector Gutierrez, Rocky Mountain News Sharon Stewart couldn't believe her good fortune - two tickets to Sen. Barack Obama's historic night in Denver for $15 apiece. She bought them on Ticketmaster for the "American Presidential Experience" at ...
Record melts down.(News)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Byline: Bill Scanlon, Rocky Mountain News 19th straight day above 90 snaps Denver streak set in 1874 Talk about a broken record! The monotony of day after sizzling day finally paid off Thursday afternoon when Denver hit its 19th consecutive day of ...
Boy threatened to kill to get drink Chilling message played for jurors in murder trial.(News)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Byline: Sue Lindsay and Tillie Fong, Rocky Mountain News Chandler Grafner was so desperate for food and water that he threatened to get a knife and kill his parents if they didn't give him a drink, jurors heard in a phone message Thursday. The chilling recording, left ...
U.S. attorney: E-mail didn't sway pick of top assistant.(News)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Byline: Berny Morson, Rocky Mountain News A woman under fire for politicizing hiring at the U.S. Justice Department boasted of her role in selecting a top official in the agency's Denver office, according to a report. But U.S. Attorney Troy Eid said Thursday he was ...
Polis pours record amount into campaign July infusion boosts his total to $5.3 million.(News)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Byline: Ed Sealover, Rocky Mountain News Jared Polis has set a record for self-funded campaigns in Colorado after adding $1.6 million to his war chest in July, raising his personal contributions to $5.3 million. That's more than the combined total of what his two ...
MDC's second-quarter loss reflects grim housing picture.(Business)(Financial report)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Byline: David Milstead, Rocky Mountain News The housing crash continues to crush the earnings of Denver- based home builder MDC Holdings. The company posted a net loss of $100.7 million, or $2.18 a share, in the second quarter, slightly better than the $106.1 million, ...
Part-time job doesn't suit Broncos' Lynch Situation 'wasn't right,' safety says of diminished role.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Byline: Lee Rasizer, Rocky Mountain News John Lynch already has his first job offer. Coaching a bunch of 9-year-olds in fall baseball probably isn't what he had in mind, though. Make no mistake, the nine-time Pro Bowl safety might be done with the Broncos, ...
Pedestrian killed on Colfax ID'd.(News)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Byline: Bill Scanlon, Rocky Mountain News The woman killed when she apparently dashed into traffic on East Colfax Avenue on Tuesday has been identified as Tina Rhoden. Rhoden was 52, according to the Denver medical examiner's office, which hasn't ...
Coloradan who drowned in Canada identified.(News)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Byline: Bill Scanlon, Rocky Mountain News The Colorado man who drowned in a boating accident in Canada this week was identified as William Elliott, 34. Elliott, from Denver, was trying to reach for his wife, who was on a wakeboard ,when he fell into Lake Okanagan, ...
Udall answers ad attacking voting record on tax hikes.(News)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Byline: Lynn Bartels, Rocky Mountain News Two dueling campaign ads that track Democrat Mark Udall's record on taxes signal yet again that oil and gas dominates the race and that millions will be spent to define the U.S. Senate candidates. The first ad, aired last week ...
MillerCoors halts tests of 3 craft beers.(Business)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Byline: Roger Fillion, Rocky Mountain News MillerCoors suspended testing a threesome of its craft-style versions of popular Miller Lite beer amid disappointing sales. The new Molson Coors-SABMiller joint venture said it needs to reconsider how it will peddle the ...
Group apologizes for inaccurate mailer about Coffman Author resigns Tancredo calls it 'underhanded'.(News)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Byline: Berny Morson, Rocky Mountain News A Denver issues group apologized Thursday for a derogatory mailing about Secretary of State Mike Coffman. Coffman is one of four candidates running in Colorado's 6th Congressional District. The mailing that arrived ...