Friday, May 16th, 2008
REGIONAL SCENE: CSU women lead MWC track meet
ARENA: Lawyer: Guilty plea for Taylor suspect
One of the five suspects charged in the killing of former Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor will serve 29 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder and armed burglary, his lawyer told Bloomberg News.
Barkley admits he owes $400,000 to casino
Charles Barkley acknowledged he owes a $400,000 gambling debt to a Las Vegas casino and promised Thursday to repay it after a prosecutor said the retired NBA player faced criminal charges.
Faith Christian shakes off slow start to reach 3A final
Opportunity was knocking hard on Faith Christian's door Thursday night at Englewood Stadium. It just took a while for the Eagles' girls soccer team to let it in.
A token at CU indeed
Thank you to the Rocky Mountain News for Vincent Carroll's On Point column of May 14, "A $9 million token?"
Gov. Ritter's checklist for a better DNC
Let's go through the checklist of items Gov. Bill Ritter needs to address before the Democratic National Convention so we can assure our summer visitors that they are welcome in our state:
Bush, head-in-sand Americans will sink us
Why does the Rocky Mountain News bother to put little platitudes about how the economy is improving on its editorial page, like the little fairy tale it published May 5 ("An economy with surprising resilience")?
A DIFFERING VIEW: General aviation pays its own way
The Rocky's May 7 editorial ("Stuck in 20th century") unfortunately missed several points.
Imported workers would be legal
As a Colorado farmer, I would like to respond to letter writer Ed Ramsey regarding the Colorado legislative efforts to bring in (legal) foreign workers to work the farms here ("Dear Lawmakers: We want illegals gone," May 2).
Littwin Obama's shill
I realize that Rocky Mountain News columnist Mike Littwin is a true believer and wants all of us to be one, too, when it comes to Barack Obama. But isn't he supposed to be a commentator and not a campaign representative with his very own column? Every time I see his column heading, it is along the lines of "Obama good; Clinton bad."
Poor hurt by ethanol
Congress is paying our farmers to increase your food costs!
Turco looks to end skid
Marty Turco has quite an opportunity in front of him.
Still a bad bill
In a sad show of election-year politicking, the House Wednesday and the Senate Thursday passed the 2008 Farm Bill by veto-proof margins. President Bush still says he'll veto the measure anyway.
Use stationary bikes to generate electricity
Here's a thought: Rig all the stationary bikes in fitness centers across the U.S. to generate wattage from their drive-trains and feed it into the grid. Exercisers burn calories, loose weight, generate electrical power. Wattage produced can be monitored by magnetic-strip cards issued that the user puts in card reader at the bike station.
Flyers put up roadblock
A fast start by the Philadelphia Flyers gave way to a nervous ending.
It almost doesn't pay to bicycle anymore
In an effort to curb the use of automobiles, many may think that riding a bicycle would be a great way to get into shape and save the environment. I have noticed a few problems with that:
The bad news Dems
Gov. Bill Ritter and Sen. Ken Salazar, both Democrats, oppose increased oil and gas exploration in the United States.
CARROLL: The rates we pay
Your trusty correspondent slogs through some of the most tedious documents written in English just to keep you up to date on what bureaucrats in Colorado have in store for you.
SPEAKOUT: Until state acts, tuition hikes will go on
Rocky Mountain News editorial pages editor Vincent Carroll suggests in his May 7 On Point column, "Playing tag with tuition," that Gov. Bill Ritter's proposal to use new energy taxes to provide partial college scholarships for low- and middle-income students in Colorado will likely result in "higher education officials . . . feel(ing) emboldened to hike tuition at a faster rate than otherwise."
ROSEN: Should Hillary quit?
As everyone knows, it's not over 'til the hefty lady in the pants suit sings.
