Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) back issues from November 2008:
Gold fever pans out to be first 'extra'.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rocky Mountain News It took the Rocky only six editions to establish a proud tradition of responding to big news in a big way by publishing its first "EXTRA." On Saturday, June 11, 1859, it printed a one-page edition. Beneath the fledgling paper's name, it added a ...
OBITUARIES & MEMORIALS.(News)(Obituary)
Nov 01, 2008 ... PIERCE, FLOYD L. Floyd L. Pierce, 88, of Northglenn Beloved husband of Genevieve; also survived by numerous family and friends. Visitation, Monday, 11:00 a.m. followed by a Funeral Service at 12:00 p.m., both at Highland Mortuary. Interment, Highland Cemetery. CONRAD, RUTH Ruth ...
McCain, Obama offices face off for voters' hearts.(News)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Byline: Lisa Ryckman, Rocky Mountain News It's morning on a real Main Street, where the battle for the presidency comes down in its final frantic hours to get-out-the-vote volunteers on one side or the other - literally. Along this Main Street, John McCain supporters ...
Bergman a giant among giants.(Home Front)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Byline: Bill Gallo, Special to the Rocky Ingmar Bergman did not make "popcorn" movies. For almost a half-century, he was considered one of the great serious film artists, in league with contemporaries Akira Kurosawa, Federico Fellini and the best of the French New Wave. ...
McCain, Obama tout coal But investor skepticism evident in scant interest in Colorado firms.(Business)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Byline: Gargi Chakrabarty, Rocky Mountain News Clean coal is a buzzword in political circles. On the campaign trail, both presidential candidates tout the virtues of clean coal. "And we must find a way to stop coal from polluting our atmosphere without ...
Nuggets storm back to OT win Beating Clippers sparks excitement for home opener.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Byline: Chris Tomasson, Rocky Mountain News The Lakers were relaxing in their hotel rooms in Denver on Friday night watching the Nuggets struggle against Los Angeles' junior varsity team. Not so fast. The Nuggets stormed back from an 18-point halftime ...
Broncos' haunted secondary With Bailey out, wail of air-raid sirens gets louder.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Byline: Lee Rasizer, Rocky Mountain News This might have been a good year to suspend the "In-com-plete" chant at Invesco Field at Mile High. Or maybe it's still around. The way passing games are clicking against the Broncos, it's difficult to tell if the ...
Martinez upends Bower's 3-year reign Doherty senior wins Class 5A all-around title.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Byline: Scott Stocker, Rocky Mountain News Doherty's Brittnee Martinez called her victory "bittersweet" in the all- around competition at Friday's Class 5A state gymnastics meet. Martinez, a senior competing in the high school ranks for the first time this season, ...
Young playwright mines high school for rich content.(Home Front)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Byline: Lisa Bornstein, Rocky Mountain News Stephen Karam knows the world of high school kids. Perhaps that's because, at 29, he's not that far out of it himself, though he previously received very adult notices for his work on the play Columbinus, informed by the Columbine ...
Light at end of the tunnel.(News)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Byline: Bill Johnson, Rocky Mountain News I cannot wait for Wednesday morning. This two-year election slog to the White House long ago took up residence on my very last nerve. And worse, right now - today - those who seek to lead us are acting like complete buffoons. ...
Ready or not, the end is near.(News)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Byline: Mike Littwin, Rocky Mountain News It is, as you may have heard, only a matter of days before this seemingly endless presidential campaign actually does end, and, like many of you, I am filled with dread. Not because I think Barack Obama is a socialist, ...
The good, bad on ballot Making sense of the initiatives.(Commentary/Editorial)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rocky Mountain News If you haven't voted by now, you may be feeling somewhat left out - at least after hearing about the hundreds of thousands of mail ballots that are piling up in election offices around the state. Don't worry, though: You are hardly alone, ...
Election chaos online.(Commentary/Editorial)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Byline: Dave Kopel, Rocky Mountain News Want electoral chaos? You don't need to wait until Election Day. Just try using the online voter guides from the Rocky Mountain News or The Denver Post. It is commendably civic-minded for the papers to publish these guides, but in ...
'Anything goes' at polls can't go on.(Commentary/Editorial)(Column)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Byline: John Fund, Special to the Rocky From registration fraud by the community group ACORN to long lines at early voting sites, we've seen all sides of the vulnerability of our election system. How do we restore and preserve its integrity, especially at a time when so many ...
The Stump.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... THIS JUST IN . . . The campaign car for Republican Senate candidate Bob Schaffer is a Ford Freestyle. The candidate, during a debate Thursday, knew the make but not the model of the car, which the campaign leases. Democrat Mark Udall's campaign leases a hybrid Toyota ...
No more handouts cheaper oil all we need.(Business)(Column)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Byline: Rob Reuteman, Rocky Mountain News We don't need Congress to pass another economic stimulus package. The precipitous drop in the price of oil over the past two months has more than provided one. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to get another check in the mail, as ...
Singletary shoots for the moon.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Byline: Bernie Lincicome, Rocky Mountain News No matter how badly things might be going for the Broncos Sunday against Miami, at halftime, Mike Shanahan is not likely to drop his trousers and show the team his . . . uh, displeasure. This is what Mike Singletary did ...
Regional scene.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Taryn Hemmings, Mariah Johnston and Dana Schonberger each scored an unassisted goal to steer the University of Denver women's soccer team (16-2-2, 9-1-1) to a 3-0 win against North Texas (14- 3-1, 8- 2-1) on Friday in Denton, Texas, claiming the Sun Belt Conference regular-season title. ...
Upcoming local college football games.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rocky Mountain News Colorado at Texas A&M * The game: 12:05 p.m. MDT today, Kyle Field (83,002), College Station, Texas. * The records: CU, 4-4 overall, 1-3 in Big 12 Conference; Texas A&M, 3-5, 1-3. * The series: CU leads 5-2. ...
CSU report: Cougars impress Fairchild.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Byline: Jim Benton, Rocky Mountain News Coach Steve Fairchild didn't want to debate the fact that No. 17 Brigham Young, CSU's opponent today, has the most balanced offense the Rams have faced this season. "Offensively, they're impressive," Fairchild said. "What I ...
Jones looking for lost magic Forward trying to recapture preseason form.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Byline: Rick Sadowski, Rocky Mountain News David Jones was one of the Avalanche's top performers in the preseason, but so far he hasn't been able to transform that success into regular-season play. "But I've been working hard, and I think my biggest asset is my speed ...
Expect Broncos to go on a run.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Byline: Sam Adams, Rocky Mountain News Remember the 2000 NFL season? The Broncos probably do, and are hoping history might repeat itself. In 2000, Denver played at Cincinnati and gave up a whopping 407 yards rushing to the Bengals - 278 of them to running back Corey ...
Turnovers could prove costly against Dolphins.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Byline: Lee Rasizer, Rocky Mountain News The Broncos giveth. And the Dolphins taketh away. And there is the rub for the matchup Sunday at Invesco Field at Mile High. Because the Broncos have struggled with turnovers since their 3-0 start and are currently ...
Faith Christian puts on Flatirons crown Eagles dare to upset top-ranked Erie with smothering defense.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Byline: John Rosa, Special to the Rocky Jayson Spitzer was on cleanup duty Friday night for Faith Christian. While it was the job of the Eagles' defensive linemen to spread visiting Erie's double-wing offense from sideline to sideline, it was up to Spitzer and the ...
Gas down, not surcharges Many businesses in no hurry to pass on savings.(Business)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Byline: Gargi Chakrabarty, Rocky Mountain News Lehrer's Flowers Inc. hiked its delivery charge by $1 to $12.98 last month after struggling with rising fuel prices all summer. Today, Denver pump prices have plunged almost a couple of dollars a gallon from July. ...
Cherokee Trail tops Mountain Vista on arm of Gillis.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Byline: Alan Pearce, Rocky Mountain News Both Cherokee Trail and Mountain Vista have moved up to Class 5A football this season, but Cherokee keeps moving on while Mountain Vista has been moved out of the playoffs. The teams also feature multifaceted quarterbacks, but ...
Huskies dispatch Warriors in romp.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Byline: Brad Byler, Special to the Rocky Jose Astorga wouldn't talk about his 204-yard rushing performance in Douglas County's 48-0 Class 5A first-round playoff victory against Montbello on Friday night unless one of his linemen was present to share the credit. So ...
East boots Highlands Ranch.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Byline: Paul Willis, Special to the Rocky Zach Grossnickle will have to shift his mentality today. The senior will be representing the Denver East soccer team in the state semifinals, but before he could put any of his attention toward that, the man with the booming ...
Colorado in search of punch on offense.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Byline: B.G. Brooks, Rocky Mountain News Get pounded 58-0 and the foundation shudders. Doesn't it? Yea and nay. The Colorado Buffaloes, victimized by that score last weekend at now-No. 14 Missouri, spent the early part of this week trying to convince ...
Falcons brace for improving Army team.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Byline: Jim Benton, Rocky Mountain News Falcons long snapper Scott Howley got a call from his uncle last weekend with a friendly warning. Howley's uncle, Richard Howley, is an Army graduate, and Air Force plays the Black Knights today (10 a.m. MDT, ESPNU) in West ...
Trail Blazers 100, Spurs 99.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Michael Finley's shot at the buzzer for San Antonio rimmed out and Portland edged the Spurs. With the score tied at 93, Brandon Roy hit a pull-up jumper for the Blazers, but San Antonio's Roger Mason answered with a 22-footer to tie it again. FGFTReb ...
New ballet bears the heaviness of rock.(Home Front)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Byline: Marc Shulgold, Rocky Mountain News A REVIEW There's something instantly appealing about a rock ballet, with its catchy backbeats and youth- friendly musical sensibility, all combined with the visual delights of modern dance. This weekend and next, ...
Pioneers solve Bachman enough for a tie No. 4 Denver rallies against top-ranked CC.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Byline: Pat Rooney, Special to the Rocky There is no doubt Richard Bachman of Colorado College is one of the finest, if not the best, goaltender in college hockey. Bachman has the accolades and statistics to prove it. Yet so far this season, Bachman had not faced an ...
Ann Egan brought out best in people.(Business)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Byline: Gary Massaro, Rocky Mountain News When Ann Egan's parents brought her home from the hospital in 1956, they did so against at least one doctor's orders. She was born with a heart defect and Down syndrome. "When she was born, the doctors gave my folks ...
Election Day FAQ.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Election Day FAQ Early voting at the polls is over; mail ballots are still flooding in and officials are gearing up for Election Day on Tuesday. Here's some questions and answers to make life easier for voters in the closing days of the election 2008. * Can I still ...
Halfway there With more than 50 percent of ballots expected to be cast by Tuesday, Colorado polling places will be less crowded. But with the complex ballot, lines likely won't be shorter.(News)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Byline: Myung Oak Kim, Rocky Mountain News and Kevin Vaughan, Rocky Mountain News More than half of Colorado voters will have cast their ballots before Tuesday's record- breaking climax to the 2008 election season. As a result, some election officials ...
Arizona shaken from comfort zone.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Andrew Bagnato, Associated Press Arizona has gone from contending for national titles to leading the nation in press releases. Here's a quick summary of the news generated by the Wildcats since practice opened in mid-October: * Hall of Fame coach ...
Taking steps in tough times With economy sour, Denver players, fans adapt 8.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Caption: The economy might be down in the dumps, but fans aren't staying away from Avs home games. The crowd for the game against the Blue Jackets on ...
Election preparation: 18 months plus.(News)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Byline: John Temple, Rocky Mountain News I wish it were easy. I wish that to produce a live Web site on Election Night and a smart paper the next morning were as easy as riding a bike. After all, it's not like we haven't done it before. But in the news ...
Kansas, Memphis chase championship rematch Jayhawks replace all five starters, giving Tigers edge.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Teresa M. Walker, Associated Press John Calipari didn't want Antonio Anderson and Robert Dozier spending this season wondering if they should be in the NBA. So the Memphis coach had them test the waters. Seeing a stocked draft, both returned to school to work on their ...
The 'red side' of the street.(News)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Byline: Lisa Ryckman, Rocky Mountain News A voter map on the wall of the McCain Main Street office tells the political story of this town: bright red Longmont, the only place Republicans aren't utterly outnumbered in very blue Boulder County. So there is plenty of ...
Two radio stations pull anti-46 'carpetbagger' ad.(News)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Byline: Kevin Flynn, Rocky Mountain News Backers of the proposed amendment to end race- and gender-based affirmative action persuaded two Denver radio stations to pull an ad by their opponents that backers said was a misrepresentation and "racist." The ad by Vote No ...
The 'blue side' of the street.(News)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Byline: Lisa Ryckman, Rocky Mountain News The ghost of Harry Truman haunts Judy Lubow - specifically the 1948 photo of the newly elected president triumphantly holding up a newspaper with the dead-wrong banner headline Dewey Defeats Truman. It happened once. And it ...
Handling of O'Shell case defended.(News)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Byline: Judi Villa, Rocky Mountain News In the final days before Dave O'Shell killed his wife and then himself, the Lakewood police officer had become the prime suspect in a child-abuse investigation. His baby girl, Alyssa, had been taken from him. And, although ...
Man, 19, arrested in shooting death in Stapleton area Police don't see connection with earlier shootings.(News)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Byline: Alan Gathright, Rocky Mountain News and Hector Gutierrez, Rocky Mountain News Aurora police arrested a man Friday night in the shooting death of an acquaintance near a Wal-Mart in Denver's Stapleton neighborhood the day before. A warrant had been ...
Denver Water checking bills after 2 make fraud allegations Ex-workers claim payments for projects inflated.(News)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Byline: April M. Washington, Rocky Mountain News Denver Water is reviewing bills for work on five major construction projects totaling $164 million in response to allegations of mismanagement and fraud lodged by two former employees, officials said Friday. The ...
Short sellers view world as bear's turf.(Business)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Kambiz Foroohar, Bloomberg News A 6-foot stuffed grizzly bear who sometimes wears a "Dow 10,000" hat guards the entrance to the offices of Fleckenstein Capital Inc., on a leafy street in Seattle. The bear sends a clear message: The man inside, Bill ...
Judge halts purging of voters Coffman's comment about earlier pact irked activists.(News)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Byline: Todd Hartman, Rocky Mountain News Colorado Secretary of State Mike Coffman was ordered to stop canceling voters from state registration rolls at a rapidly convened federal court hearing Friday. "There has been a violation of federal law, and that must cease ...
Brothers sentenced in drug killing.(News)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Byline: Sue Lindsay, Rocky Mountain News Two brothers were sentenced to prison Friday for their roles in the murder of 21- year-old Dylan Newman. Adam Zamora, 22, the gunman, was sentenced to life in prison without parole for first- degree murder during an aggravated ...
ACLU seeks investigation of officers' DNC actions.(News)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Byline: Sue Lindsay, Rocky Mountain News The American Civil Liberties Union has asked Denver's independent police monitor to investigate the department's actions in the Aug. 25 arrests of protesters during the Democratic National Convention. More than 100 people were ...
Brand quits BBC after pranks.(News)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jill Lawless, Associated Press Russell Brand has built a career walking the fine line between offbeat and offensive, but now he may have stumbled. The wild-haired, motor- mouthed British comedian is renowned for risque routines, wrote a memoir recounting his ...
Denver opts not to offer extension to Kleiza.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Byline: Chris Tomasson, Rocky Mountain News The Nuggets can match any contract offer next summer on Linas Kleiza. That is, any NBA offer. Denver can't automatically retain Kleiza if he elects to go to Europe. He said Friday that's an option after the Nuggets decided ...
What if . . . Twists and turns of campaign present a crazy quilt of 'might have beens' to ponder.(Commentary/Editorial)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Byline: Thomas E. Cronin, Special to the Rocky This election year has seen more zigs and zags than a Rocky Mountain goat trail up a Colorado fourteener. * Who would have imagined that the John McCain campaign, universally written off as comatose in the summer of 2007, ...
'Final Salute' should be a must read for all.(Commentary/Editorial)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jerry Minerich, Westminster I am very pleased to see the Rocky's Pulitzer Prize-winning series "Final Salute" become a finalist for the National Book Award (" 'Final Salute' up for prize," Oct. 16). The Rocky is also to be congratulated for the part it played in getting ...
Why was partisan spiel in the 'news' pages?(Commentary/Editorial)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Joy Overbeck, Kiowa Liberal Rocky Mountain News columnist Mike Littwin tells us in an entire page of exhaustive ramblings on Oct. 25 that it's over for McCain, that the Republican candidate is going down ("For McCain, a wingman and a prayer").Then he says that liberal ...
Another argument against endorsements.(Commentary/Editorial)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Tim Green, Aurora If the Rocky Mountain News is still looking for arguments against newspapers making political endorsements ("Input, not endorsements," Oct. 18), I suggest it check out The Denver Post's endorsement for House District 36:"Aurora business woman Su Ryden, ...
Pick-on-Palin election.(Commentary/Editorial)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Byline: M.J. Fogarty, Denver This has got to be the "Pick on Sarah Palin" election. Honestly, can the media find anything else to pick on her about? Her kids, her husband, her hobbies, and now, of all things, what she wears? ("Dressing a hockey mom from Alaska: $150,000," Oct ....
Postseason spoils a perfect game.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Byline: Bruce Hellerstein, Denver I'm embarrassed as hell for baseball and can't take it anymore. How can we endure the postseason with the integrity (whatever is left) of our national pastime uprooted by the following:1. The teams with the best records in their league (Chicago ...
Enjoyable story on youth prison team.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Frosty Wooldridge, Lakewood Hell of a piece ("Don't look for swinging gate") by Clay Latimer on Oct. 25 in the ...
Nebraska fan: Joke is on CU.(Sports)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Tom Pollard, Greeley I was shopping at Flatirons Mall last Saturday and wearing my Nebraska shirt, when a guy came up to me and asked, "Hey, who's Nebraska playing today?" I told him Baylor. He then says, "Go Baylor," and runs off. Now this was no kid or college ...
Obama far out-spending McCain on area TV ads.(News)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Byline: Jeff Smith, Rocky Mountain News Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is outspending his Republican rival, John McCain, about 4-to-1 on Denver-area television ads in the final days of the race. Public records show the Illinois senator has reserved ...
Restaurant activity falls to all-time low.(Business)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Joyzelle Davis, Rocky Mountian News The already glum outlook for the restaurant industry further soured in September, as the National Restaurant Association's index of restaurant activity fell to a record low.The Washington-based trade group's monthly composite index ...
Oskar Blues adds 5 fermentation tanks.(Business)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Byline: Roger Fillion, Rocky Mountain News Oskar Blues Brewery in Lyons added five 100-barrel fermentation tanks at its Longmont brewing facility.The tanks bring the total number of 100-barrel tanks there to 14. The added tanks will allow Oskar Blues to boost its 2008 beer ...
Tracinda to make offer for Delta shares.(Business)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Byline: Gargi Chakrabarty, Rocky Mountain News Denver-based Delta Petroleum Corp. could get a boost from Tracinda Corp., the investment arm of billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian, which says it will launch a cash tender offer for 14 million Delta shares.The move could increase ...
Royal Gold restates its credit facility.(Business)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Byline: Gargi Chakrabarty, Rocky Mountatin News Denver-based gold royalty company Royal Gold Inc. on Friday said it has entered into an amended and restated credit facility with the maximum availability hiked to $125 million from $80 million. Royal Gold CEO and President Tony ...