Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) back issues from January 2009:
State Farm expects claims to be up to 700.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Rocky Mountain News The gale-force winds that stampeded up and down the Front Range on Tuesday are expected to kick up between 600 and 700 damage claims for just one insurance company.The revised number of claims is about 40 percent more than State Farm Insurance first ...
OBITUARIES & MEMORIALS.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... CORONADO, EVA A. Eva A. Coronado, 78, of Denver. Beloved wife of Julian; mother of Loretta, Valerie, and Susan Coronado and Julie (Dan) Archuleta. Also survived by 11 grandchildren and 8 great grand- children, 2 sisters and 3 brothers. Rosary, Fri. 01-02-09, 6PM and Mass of Christian ...
2008's Best-Dressed.(Spotlight)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: Lesley Kennedy, Rocky Mountain News 2008's Best-Dressed The Rocky's fashion expert Lesley Kennedy crowns these celebs the winners. Normally, when we look back at the year in fashion, we highlight the most beautiful gowns spotted at red-carpet ...
Happy New Year, Denver sports fan. If it's up to me, 2009 will be full of celebration for you.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: Sam Adams, Rocky Mountain News Happy New Year. If it is left up to me, 2009 will be full of celebration for you, Denver Sports Fan. The Broncos will win their third Super Bowl, but with a new head coach. The Avalanche will win a third Stanley Cup. The Nuggets ...
Role drove 'Eagle Eye' Director saw gem in LaBeouf's character at focus of movie.(Spotlight)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: Mike Pearson, Rocky Mountain News With more than $170 million in box-office receipts, the Steven Spielberg-produced thriller Eagle Eye was among Hollywood's top earners in 2008. Director D.J. Caruso's film followed Everyman Jerry Shaw (Shia LaBeouf), who finds himself ...
Colorado stocks take a major hit Bloomberg index plunges 51%, far worse than S&P.(Business)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: David Milstead, Rocky Mountain News In a year of widespread market carnage, Colorado stocks were bloodied even more badly than their national counterparts. While national indexes were down roughly 35 percent to 40 percent, the Bloomberg Rocky Mountain News ...
Some fund managers see '09 as period of opportunities.(Business)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: James Paton, Rocky Mountain News Colorado's humbled mutual fund managers, many facing losses of more than 40 percent over the past year, are looking forward to 2009 after months of Wall Street drama and severe stock market declines. While plenty of stock ...
What's next for the markets in 2009?(Business)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: David Milstead, Rocky Mountain News READING THE MARKETS After all we saw in 2008, what's next for 2009? Not surprisingly, investment pros and economists contacted by the Rocky Mountain News are all over the map in forecasting what will happen to your ...
Dueling fashionably.(Spotlight)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: Judie Schwartz and Evelinda Urman, Special to the Rocky Judie: After eight years of working together, Evelinda and I have learned that we agree and disagree on many topics. Evelinda: "Agree and disagree" is a diplomatic way of putting it. I would characterize ...
Vote protocols to be on table.(News)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: Myung Oak Kim, Rocky Mountain News Colorado lawmakers will tangle with the complex problem of electronic voting machine approval for the second year in a row. They also will consider several proposals related to mail voting, voter ID requirements and ways to ...
Jobs burning issue in oil, gas.(News)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: Todd Hartman, Rocky Mountain News "I can sum up our priorities in one word: energy," said Elise Jones of the Colorado Environmental Coalition. "We'll be working on both sides of the question - the clean-energy side and cleaning-up-the-dirty side." The ...
No campaign cash for Obama's transition.(Spotlight)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: Mike Rudeen, Rocky Mountain News Andrea was curious how President-elect Barack Obama and his transition staff are being paid now, before they become federal employees. Until they're on the federal payroll, Obama and the rest of his transition staff are paid ...
First child of '90s grown up.(News)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: Gary Massaro, Rocky Mountain News The baby that caused Jackie Stepanich so much trouble in pregnancy 19 years ago has given her so much joy. The baby, Dennis Stepanich III, was the first child of the 1990s born in Denver. The baby's dad, Dennis ...
A divine message to remember.(News)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: Tina Griego, Rocky Mountain News I didn't set out looking for John Sandoval again. And he wasn't looking for me. But I became reacquainted with the sidewalk man's fine work while walking through my neighborhood. So, I walk a little farther and find him rummaging in his ...
Shanahan send-off: amazing grace.(News)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: Mike Littwin, Rocky Mountain News Am I my brother's keeper? - Genesis 4:9 The news conference from the Broncos' headquarters in Dove Valley ran live on local TV, of course. I tuned in out of habit, with my expectations suitably low. We already knew ...
PENNY:.(News)(Column)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Longtime Denver restaurateur Marc Steron hasn't spoken with former Broncos head coach Mike Shanahan since news of his firing reached Steron, Shanahan's partner in an under-construction steak house, on Tuesday. Plans for the steak house, which broke ground recently at 5085 S. ...
Election don'ts from '08 Let's ring out endless campaigns, anonymous donations.(Commentary/Editorial)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Rocky Mountain News Barack Obama shattered barriers, and not just racial ones, when he won the presidency in 2008. Unfortunately, his victory failed to reverse a couple of unsettling political trends: election campaigns that keep getting longer and fundraising laws that ...
Obama's deft handling of Illinois Senate scuffle.(Commentary/Editorial)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Rocky Mountain News President-elect Barack Obama wisely defused the racial tensions surrounding disgraced Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's calculated move to replace Obama in the U.S. Senate with another African- American, former state Attorney General Roland W. Burris. ...
Weather calendar for January.(News)(Calendar)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Tony Neyens, Weather Central Inc. January is the coldest month of the year over most of the Northern Hemisphere. In Denver, the coldest temperatures usually take place during the first two weeks of the year, as normal temperatures reach their coldest point ...
Private eye busts city employees Probe spurs disciplinary action for 4.(News)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: Daniel J. Chacon, Rocky Mountain News If you work for the city of Denver, you may want to think twice about taking a long lunch and claiming on your time sheet that you were gone just an hour. Not only is it dishonest, but a private investigator could be on ...
Shanahan's Cherry Hills mansion nearly done.(Business)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: John Rebchook, Rocky Mountain News Mike Shanahan may have suffered one of the most public firings in recent memory, but the former Denver Broncos coach can take solace that later this month he might be able to move into his new house in Cherry Hills Village with 35,000 ...
With Pistons, McDyess didn't see himself idling Snub of Denver had roots in 'mistake' of 1998.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: Chris Tomasson, Rocky Mountain News Antonio McDyess already had one sequel in Denver. He didn't want another. When the Nuggets dealt Allen Iverson to Detroit on Nov. 3, coach George Karl was excited about the possibility of adding an established big man in ...
Parting respectful, but questions remain.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2009 ... It was a partnership that spanned a quarter-century and reached the highest highs pro sports have to offer. As it ended, each partner was overcome by emotion discussing the other. It was like a marriage sabotaged by time, sad but amicable. That's how close Pat Bowlen ...
In search of a wanted man Bowlen's job description for Shanahan successor: 'Win the Super Bowl'.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: Jeff Legwold, Rocky Mountain News For the first time since Broncos owner Pat Bowlen rang in the new year in 1995, he is searching for a new coach for his football team. And on Wednesday, he officially offered the job description. "I want somebody to ...
Karl celebrates with 900th win Denver coach feels humbled, fortunate to reach milestone.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: Aaron J. Lopez, Rocky Mountain News When he was hired by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1984, George Karl didn't consider himself to be upwardly mobile. "I never thought I'd get this far," he said. "I thought I'd coach a few years in pro ball and wear out my ...
Fuentes gets two-year deal from Angels.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: Tracy Ringolsby, Rocky Mountain News Brian Fuentes was the other guy the Rockies acquired in a package of players from Seattle for third baseman Jeff Cirillo in December 2001. Seven years later, Fuentes, the Rockies' career saves leader, has become the guy in ...
Mystery of the middle man Avalanche plays with lineup but loses to Phoenix.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: Rick Sadowski, Rocky Mountain News The search for an effective No. 1 center continues for the Avalanche. Among Avalanche centers, that is. Coach Tony Granato, looking for a reliable substitute for injured Paul Stastny, replaced Tyler Arnason on the ...
Snowpack indicates a happy new year Readings register about 120% of average statewide.(News)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: Jerd Smith, Rocky Mountain News It's enough to make a snowman smile. The first official snowpack readings of 2009 are registering about 120 percent of average statewide. It is only the third time since 1998 that the flakes have been deep enough to ...
Bomb scare in Aspen Notes, packages force evacuation of city's downtown.(News)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: Tillie Fong, Rocky Mountain News Authorities are looking for a suspect who may have been involved in the delivery of suspicious packages to two banks in Aspen on Wednesday, forcing 16 blocks of the city's bustling downtown area to be evacuated. Authorities ...
Shooting a mystery Friends recall Eldora resort gunman as shy, smart.(News)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: Julie Poppen, Rocky Mountain News and Kevin Vaughan, Rocky Mountain News The Derik Bonestroo who came to Eldora Mountain Resort on Tuesday morning packing a gun is as much a mystery to his old friends as are the demons propelling him to a violent end. ...
Nothing else is left to say Bowlen's message to point Shanahan bows out gracefully.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: Lee Rasizer, Rocky Mountain News "Anything else?" For years, Mike Shanahan closed each of his news briefings with those two simple words. He did again Wednesday, in his farewell address to media, Broncos assistant coaches, staffers and front-office ...
Former players agree change is 'out of left field' Some from Super Bowl champions can see why move was necessary.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: Lynn DeBruin, Rocky Mountain News Alfred Williams hasn't been so shocked since Bill McCartney abruptly called it a career 14 years ago, stunning the sports world on a joyous day when Colorado running back Rashaan Salaam had just rewritten the record books. ...
Falcons can't fly at end Houston snuffs Air Force's final possession to win.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: Jim Benton, Rocky Mountain News It was a typical Air Force game. The Falcons hung around and had a chance to win with 3:18 remaining, but their usually worthy offense didn't respond and Houston came away with a 34-28 victory Wednesday in the Armed Forces Bowl ...
Scott's three touchdowns power LSU.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Associated Press Charles Scott ran for three touchdowns and Louisiana State took advantage of Georgia Tech's special teams mistakes in a surprisingly easy 38-3 victory against the Yellow Jackets in the Chick-fil-Bowl on Wednesday. LSU outscored the No. 14 ...
Happy New Year 2009.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Rocky Mountain News Customers getting haircuts at Jigg's Barber Shop on Santa Fe Drive and visitors spending time with children and pooches at Cheesman Park discussed their hopes, fears and personal thoughts for the New Year. Frank Aragon 32, Denver ...
Heart attacks expected to decline due to Colorado law on smoking.(News)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: Bill Scanlon, Rocky Mountain News New evidence suggests that heart attacks will be in sharp decline in Colorado in 2009 thanks to the statewide smoking ban enacted two and a half years ago. A study out of Pueblo, endorsed by the national Centers for Disease ...
Bleakest year in decades.(Business)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Rocky Mountain News The year started with boundless American optimism: The troubles of the housing market would be shaken off and the economy would grow yet again. Instead, 2008 became one of the worst years in the history of U.S. stocks going back to the Great ...
Gun-wielding robber makes off with painkillers from pharmacy.(News)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: Bill Scanlon, Rocky Mountain News A man apparently couldn't make it to the end of 2008 without holding up a Jefferson County pharmacy for painkillers. The sheriff's department has good video of a young man approaching the pharmacy counter at the Walgreen's at ...
Shooting victim here from Las Vegas 'I took the wrong street, I guess,' his cousin says.(News)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: Judi Villa, Rocky Mountain News Kenny Espinoza was walking home with his cousin when a car pulled up alongside them and someone started shooting. Espinoza, 25, was hit four times and killed. The cousin was hit twice but survived. "They just shot," ...
Off to beach, Shanahan plans to draw line in sand Coach: Next stop will be where he can win title.(Sports)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: Jeff Legwold, Rocky Mountain News Beyond his immediate plan of being on a plane pointed toward a sun-swept beach in Mexico, former Broncos coach Mike Shanahan said Wednesday he believes he could be walking an NFL sideline sooner rather than later. After 14 ...
Salazar a very poor choice for Interior.(Commentary/Editorial)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Barb Adams, Parker President-elect Barack Obama's choice of Ken Salazar for secretary of Interior is one of the worst possible choices he could have made!The secretary of the Interior has a huge responsibility for preserving our precious lands and the wildlife within ...
Have mercy, governor.(Commentary/Editorial)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: Jean M. Mcbirnie, Denver Please, Gov. Ritter, do not fill Ken Salazar's Senate seat with somebody who will force an election on us. (That would eliminate Denver's mayor or anyone from the U.S ....
Ex-GM worker: UAW must cut demands.(Commentary/Editorial)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Don Engle, Greeley I worked for GM for 35 years and I hate to see the trouble it is having.However, it brought this problem on itself. GM let the United Auto Workers take control of the company and the UAW has brought it to the edge of bankruptcy.Rick Wagoner is a lousy ...
Part of her family.(Commentary/Editorial)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Margaret Hoage, Lakewood The news that the Rocky Mountain News is for sale was indeed a shock. That it might shut down would be devastating.I love my Rocky! It fits my table and I read while I drink my coffee. Mr dear father-in-law was a mailer for the Rocky until he ...
Increasing efficiency a better energy option.(Commentary/Editorial)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: Eleanor Fort, Denver I care a lot about energy policy, and one of the things that worried me most during the campaign season was that candidates emphasized catchy but impractical solutions over pragmatic and effective ones.Dramatic nonsolutions like a massive ...
Healthy Americans Act a happy medium.(Commentary/Editorial)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: Herbert Cooper, Denver It's a pity that health-care reform has been framed as a partisan issue, with the opposing sides advocating shades of socialized medicine and hues of the status quo, respectively. Neither extreme is tenable, and together they form a prescription ...
Blago a 'good' pol.(Commentary/Editorial)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Bill Harrison, Aurora I fail to see what all the fuss is about with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich - he sounds like a good politician. A good one takes your bribe and helps you. A bad one takes it and ...
The Chicago way.(Commentary/Editorial)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: Del Knudson, Denver As we reach a certain age, I suppose we should plan for the ...
Hangover? Pass the bananas Some claim fruit best cure others say just good food.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Aimee Heckel, Daily Camera Mike Plann's hangover cure: eggs, diced tomatoes, green peppers, onions, cheese, salsa, green chili. His mouth just started watering. Hash browns, toast. "Mmm, toast." OK, the Louisville man digs good ol' piles of ...
'The Manassa Mauler'.(News)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: Michael Madigan, special to the Rocky For some years, the Rocky had printed a growing "sporting" section. It began with a focus on boxing and horse racing. A 1913 edition included football, baseball, billiards, polo and pistol shooting, and a tradition of printing "motor ...
Holiday closings today.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Rocky Mountain News Holiday closings today * City offices: Closed. * County offices: Closed. * Envirotest: Closed. * Libraries: Closed. * Mail delivery: None. * Motor vehicle offices: Closed. ...
State Farm expects claims to be up to 700.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Rocky Mountain News The gale-force winds that stampeded up and down the Front Range on Tuesday are expected to kick up between 600 and 700 damage claims for just one insurance company.The revised number of claims is about 40 percent more than State Farm Insurance first ...
Denver cop in court on assault charge.(News)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: Sue Lindsay, Rocky Mountain News Denver police officer Michael Cordova made a brief appearance in Denver County Court Wednesday morning for advisement on assault charges for allegedly slamming a bicyclist's face into the pavement while trying to arrest him near Coors ...
Udall on committee that will grill Salazar.(News)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Byline: M.E. Sprengelmeyer, Rocky Mountain News A fellow Coloradan, Senator-elect Mark Udall, will be on the committee that considers Sen. Ken Salazar's confirmation to become Interior secretary.Udall has been named to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, which is ...
Second grand jury asked in fake ID cases.(News)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Byline: Rocky Mountian News Weld District Attorney Ken Buck has requested a second grand jury be assembled to decide whether there's enough evidence to arrest more than 1,000 people suspected of using fake identifications to gain tax returns.Buck offered the motion Tuesday after ...
Shanahan moves to head of pack.(Sports)
Jan 02, 2009; ... Byline: Jeff Legwold, Rocky Mountain News Just for a moment, tip your head back and imagine . . . You're young. Well, young in the world of NFL coaches. You have a growing resume that is coming together nicely. You've almost made it to being the guy waiting ...
Rice good, but not Hall good.(Sports)
Jan 02, 2009 ... Jim Rice epitomizes the puzzle of voting for the Hall of Fame. He is on the ballot for the 15th and final time, and most likely, later this month when the 2009 inductees are announced, Rice will slip in, probably along with first-time candidate Rickey Henderson. What ...
OBITUARIES & MEMORIALS.(News)(Obituary)
Jan 02, 2009 ... THOMPSON, Passed away Dec. 12, 2008, at the age of 87. Earle's profes- sion was medicine and he had a life long interest in music, especially singing. Dr. Thompson also enjoyed acting and outdoor activities. Memorial Service will be held Mon., Jan. 5th. 2:30 pm, Crown Hill Chapel. Private ...
'50s couple's rocky road.(Spotlight)(Movie review)
Jan 02, 2009; ... Byline: Robert Denerstein, Special to the Rocky Revolutionary Road reunites Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, but this is no starry-eyed reprise of their gleaming Titanic romance. The only thing sinking in this sad, beautifully crafted picture is the marriage ...
No one-and-done deal Parity gives lowest seeds fighting chance to win Super Bowl.(Sports)
Jan 02, 2009; ... Byline: Gerry Fraley, Special to the Rocky INDIANAPOLIS - As the top seed in the AFC playoffs, Tennessee gets the advantages: only two home wins needed to reach Super Bowl XLIII. As the No. 5 seed in the six-team field, Indianapolis gets the disadvantages of a ...
Political season in state showed money mania Big spending on races, ballot issues meant nonstop ads.(News)
Jan 02, 2009; ... Byline: Burt Hubbard, Rocky Mountain News Politics fueled a $161 million economic engine in Colorado in 2008 as record amounts of money flowed into ballot initiatives, congressional races and state legislative battles. Don't expect the pace to drop off in two years, ...
Tweaking existing programs on agenda.(News)
Jan 02, 2009; ... Byline: Berny Morson, Rocky Mountain News School reform measures in 2009 are more likely to tweak existing programs than introduce new reform. "I don't think the legislature ought to second-guess the whole process that we have put in motion last year," said Sen. Bob ...
Arvada pizza potentate at home in the kitchen.(News)
Jan 02, 2009; ... Byline: Gary Massaro, Rocky Mountain News Bob Quintana is a north Denver native who made it good farther north. He founded Li'l Nick's Pizza, a mainstay for 30 years at 5016 Kipling St. in Arvada. Bob wasn't born in a kitchen but was brought up in one. ...
Can the pay hike Congress should reject scheduled increase for 2009.(Commentary/Editorial)
Jan 02, 2009 ... Byline: Rocky Mountain News During these tough economic times, the 111th Congress should make one simple act a priority: Give up the pay raise. Members of Congress received a 2.8 percent salary hike Jan. 1, averaging $4,700 per lawmaker. Such increases ...
Where all the money went.(Commentary/Editorial)
Jan 02, 2009; ... Byline: Mike Rosen, Rocky Mountain News The recent meltdowns of financial markets have afflicted, either directly or indirectly, just about everyone in the world economy (with the exception of some individual short-sellers). Upward of $10 trillion of paper wealth has ...