Thursday, August 21st, 2008
UFO believer offers ET briefing to Obama
Jeff Peckman is pushing a ballot initiative to create an Extraterrestrial Affairs Commission in Denver.
Another Olympic pain of U.S. water polo team
U.S. women's water polo coach Guy Baker told his team before Thursday's gold-medal match against the Netherlands they would either cry tears of joy or disappointment. Once again, it was the latter.
KRIEGER: Silver lining in U.S. softball loss
It might be hard for an American audience to accept, let alone an American team that just suffered a heartbreaking loss. But Team USA's defeat Thursday night in softball's last scheduled Olympic game might be the best thing that could have happened to the sport.
Obama says he's made his choice for vice president
The Democratic presidential candidate told USA Today today that he went with someone who is independent.
Olympic digest: Gold medal brightens rainy day for beach volleyball pair
Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor never lost a set to become the first beach volleyball team — men's or women's — to repeat as Olympic champions.
Oliver: From a nobody to a medalist
Denver East graduate David Oliver went from an afterthought on the U.S. track team to a bronze medalist.
Williams sisters could meet in U.S. Open final
The Williams sisters would meet in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open, a bit earlier than their matchup in the final of the last Grand Slam, Wimbledon.
Taormina ready for historic triple
Overcoming more than her share of adversity, American Sheila Taormina will become the first woman to compete in three Olympic sports when the modern pentathlon gets under way today.
Broncos LBs Webster, Koutouvides soon will know who's the middle man
Your guess is as good is theirs. Neither Nate Webster nor Niko Koutouvides is sure how their battle to become the Broncos' starting middle linebacker ultimately will pan out.
Public Enemy not coming for DNC concert
Rap pioneers Public Enemy have no plans to play a free benefit for Recreate 68 during the DNC, despite organizers announcing a date, time and location for the show.
EARLL: What else is above Obama’s pay grade?
It’s that time again when U.S. voters put on our collective Human Resources hat and hire a president. The job description is fairly well defined in our Constitution — the president holds executive power as Commander-in-Chief, court and diplomat appointer, bill signer or veto holder, as well as a host of other roles — and results in the defense of the nation and welfare of the people who live here.
FasTracks up to $7.9 billion
FasTracks' price tag has increased again, to $7.9 billion, and RTD officials will ask the public for its ideas on dealing with the budget crisis.
ADAMS: Showtime for Broncos defense?
NFL teams like to go vanilla during the exhibition season, but the third game usually is the "dress rehearsal" for the starters. So I'm wondering what flavor you're expecting to get from the Broncos starting defense against the Green Bay Packers.
Pot panel urges cops to chill during DNC
A panel convened to implement a voter-approved Denver ordinance making possession of small amounts of marijuana the "lowest law enforcement priority" voted Wednesday to approve a resolution urging police to refrain from making arrests or issuing citations during the Democratic National Convention.
StarTek to add 100 jobs in Greeley
StarTek Inc. plans to hire 100 more full-time workers in Greeley as it ramps up a call center for one of its largest clients.
StarTek handles customer care services for telecommunications companies.
Schaffer's wife has tumor
Maureen Schaffer, wife of GOP U.S. Senate candidate Bob Schaffer, will have surgery next week to remove a benign tumor on her auditory nerve, the candidate said today.
Frontier to require more miles, fees for award tickets
Frontier Airlines will boost the number of miles needed for award tickets and start charging most of its customers between $25 and $75 for booking flights using miles, the carrier’s latest moves to fight persistently high fuel costs.
Apartment vacancy rate stands at 8.7 percent for the state
The overall Colorado apartment vacancy rate in Colorado was 8.7 percent in the second quarter, according to a report released Thursday by the Colorado Division of Housing.
Feds: Fire destroyed building next to twin towers
A report refutes conspiracy theories that a skyscraper next to the towers was brought down by explosives on 9/11.
American women win soccer gold
The U.S. women's soccer team won its third gold medal in four Olympics on Thursday, beating Brazil 1-0 in extra time.
