Friday, July 4th, 2008
Overton, Pernice tied for lead at AT&T National
Jeff Overton continued his one-week turnaround Friday with a 5-under-par 65, giving him a share of the lead with Tom Pernice Jr. in the AT&T National before storms rained at Congressional to interrupt the second round.
Foreign tourists not flocking to U.S.
Despite the weak U.S. dollar, a boom in international travel around the world hasn't translated into an explosion of foreign tourists to the United States.
Flying Dog moves HQ to Maryland; CEO to stay
Colorado's erstwhile No. 2 craft brewer has officially relocated its headquarters to Maryland - where it now brews all its beer - from Denver.
Coupons take off as economy slides
With her household budget tightening, Michelle Fox treats couponing like getting a part-time job to help make ends meet.
Qwest, union have reason to deal: DNC
Qwest Communications and its largest union start new contract talks Tuesday, negotiations especially critical given the upcoming Democratic National Convention in Denver.
Boulder firm's kit lets drivers charge cars - for a price
Driving into Charleston, S.C., with Jim Poch feels like an ordinary car ride as Poch cruises through the downtown of this charming Southern city with its abundance of historic houses and buildings.
Passengers adjust course as fees soar, service plummets
Tardy flights, cranky workers, missing bags and cramped cabins often top the list of consumer complaints against airlines.
Milk getting flat-top look
The future of milk could be headed for a shelf near you, as several grocery chains that serve Boulder County are considering changing the longtime and familiar plastic gallon jug.
BOARDROOM SPORTS: Our kickoff year was a banner one
This column marks the 10th anniversary of Boardroom Sports. Here's how the sports landscape looked in our inaugural year.
REUTEMAN: Win, lose? Colo. looks both ways
One prominent national pollster opined this week that Colorado is an "economic winner," while a statewide pollster offered fresh evidence that those of us who live here feel otherwise.
Out-of-way spots like Colo. hit as travelers stick closer to home
Judy Curtis and her husband hoped to travel to Venice, Italy, this summer as a reward for paying off the mortgage on their Boulder home.
Xcel prepares for new wave of vehicles
The U.S. has enough off-peak electricity production capacity to charge 84 percent of the country's 220 million vehicles if everyone drove plug-in hybrids, according to a study by the Department of Energy.
July 4, 1908
Front Page July 4, 1908: Charley Murphy, the “Great Chief” of Tammany Hall, has repudiated Judge Alton Parker, who traveled with the Chief, for trying to question Bryan’s policies in the resolution honoring the late President Grover Cleveland.
Family, golf common thread in Tully's life
Gordon Tully worked hard most of his life before he landed his ideal job.
Garmin-Chipotle has framework to make impact at Tour de France
Hard-core fans desperate for some on-the-road redemption in this year's running of the scandal-splattered Tour de France might not have to look much further than bike-crazed Boulder.
Dearfield gets second chance at life
When most people zip along U.S. 34 about 25 miles east of Greeley, the little Dearfield sign is a mere green blip. But LaWanna Larson sees something different, something that stretches back almost a century.
America needs to break oil addiction
Re: Payne’s cartoon ( June 27 ) showing “Bush’s Oil Addiction Rehab Clinic” featuring: “Tonight - Open bar for offshore oil!”, the way not to cure addiction is to find other equally inexpensive and convenient sources of the addictive substance...
Paul Campos authors confusing/illogical op-ed piece
Paul Campos again authors a confusing and illogical op-ed piece on June 24 in which he accuses the Administration of using “insane” arguments to “throw people in prison for the rest of their lives” without explanation.
Good idea to put prisoners to work
Hooray for the U.S. Forest Service for hiring some of CO’s minimum security prisoners to help rid the forest of dead trees for the public’s safety.
Progressive thinking
I had been feeling very guilty since I was still driving my old SUV.
