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Friday, May 16th, 2008

Police seeking suspects in baseball-bat assault

Friday, May 16, 2008
A 34-year-old woman told officers she was hit with a baseball bat in a parking lot outside her apartment near 34th Street and O’Neal Parkway at 10:15 p.m. Tuesday.

Put your money where your mouth is

Friday, May 16, 2008
If you're reading this editorial then you're probably what is known as a townie. That is to say you live here, in Boulder, all the time. You don't necessarily come and go with the changing semesters and holidays. You are not a student.

Protect Colorado's wilderness areas

Friday, May 16, 2008
As gas prices continue to rise, Colorado has seen a renewed effort to open our state's pristine wilderness to energy development from corporate interests. Increasing our oil and gas drilling in the state is merely a band-aid for the much graver, more long-term issue of our dependence on non-renewable energy resources. What is more, the wilderness, the defining characteristic of our great state, stands only to lose from increased development. Over the next 6 years, it's expected that our active oil and gas wells will double from 30,000 to 60,000, opening some of our most treasured places like the Roan Plateau, the Vermillion Basin, and Browns Canyon to the plunderings of corporate America.

Partition and Catastrophe

Friday, May 16, 2008
This May, Israel celebrates the 60th anniversary of its founding; Palestinians also commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Nakba (Catastrophe) they suffered as a result of the fighting from 1947-1949.

THE RECORD

Friday, May 16, 2008
The latest TV listings, sports transactions and today's place in sports history.

CU WOMEN'S BB: Putnina heads home

Friday, May 16, 2008
University of Colorado forward Aija Putnina will forgo her final two years of collegiate eligibility in order to play basketball professionally in Europe, head coach Kathy McConnell-Miller announced Thursday.

CU TRACK & FIELD: Big 12 Championships begin today

Friday, May 16, 2008
The University of Colorado will host the Big 12 Track & Field Championships this weekend at Potts Field. It's the first time CU has hosted the event, one that will draw hundreds of athletes and thousands of fans into Boulder, and one that will help shed some much deserved light on one of the most successful track & field programs around.

CU MEN'S BB: Bzdelik gives state of the program address

Friday, May 16, 2008

University of Colorado men's basketball head coach Jeff Bzdelik sat down and spoke with CU beat reporters on Thursday to address the state of the program.

CLUB NOTES: The boys are back in town

Thursday, May 15, 2008
I f you like your music to be laid-back and laced with folk and roots elements, then you're going to want to check out this week's shows featuring Mason Jennings and Jakob Dylan. Here's the interesting connection - several of Jennings' Bob Dylan cover songs (as in Jakob's dad) were used in the "I'm Not There" movie soundtrack.

MUSIC: Cop to it

Thursday, May 15, 2008
T he members of Canada's Tokyo Police Club were happy just making music in their basement. The indie rockers didn't even learn how to play musical instruments until their last year of high school, but the group's venture is paying off -- Tokyo Police Club is now one of the hottest bands on MTV and the Internet.

LOCAL SCENE: She sparkles

Thursday, May 15, 2008
Marla Schultz is performing Friday at 8 and 10 p.m., Saturday 6:30, 8:30 and 10:30 p.m. Both nights opening for Harland Williams. See her headline on Sunday at 8 p.m.

Boulder Economic Summit looks at the big picture

Thursday, May 15, 2008
On Thursday, the Boulder Economic Council (BEC), with sponsorship assistance from CU and a host of other entities, put together a summit that delved into the nature of Boulder’s hybrid economy, and its future.

A solemn Nakba

Thursday, May 15, 2008
Yesterday, an event sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center (RMPJC) brought citizens together to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the mass exodus of Palestinians from the newly-recognized independent state of Israel in 1948.

Futures Festival fun set for Saturday

Thursday, May 15, 2008
The Institute for Intentionally Sustainable Neighborhoods (IISN) will host the Futures Festival for Neighborhood Sustainability on Saturday at 15th Street and Yaupon Avenue from 10 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.

Calif. OKs gay marriage

Thursday, May 15, 2008
California's Supreme Court declared gay couples in the nation's biggest state can marry -- a monumental but perhaps short-lived victory for the gay rights movement Thursday that was greeted with tears, hugs, kisses and at least one instant proposal of matrimony.

China quake toll could reach 50,000

Thursday, May 15, 2008
Troops dug burial pits in this quake-shattered town and black smoke poured from crematorium chimneys elsewhere in central China as priorities began shifting Thursday from the hunt for survivors to dealing with the dead. Officials said the final toll could more than double to 50,000.

Bush, Obama clash

Thursday, May 15, 2008
Barack Obama accused President Bush of "a false political attack" Thursday after Bush warned in Israel against appeasing terrorists -- early salvos in a general election campaign that's already blazing even as the Democratic front-runner tries to sew up his party's nomination.

Myanmar junta says everything OK

Thursday, May 15, 2008
Myanmar's junta warned Thursday it will punish anyone found hoarding or trading foreign aid meant for cyclone survivors, but relief groups said they had seen no evidence of people selling or stockpiling donated goods.

DIGEST

Thursday, May 15, 2008
SECURITY BREACH AT DIA

Historic sites threatened, unprotected

Thursday, May 15, 2008
Indian pueblos, Revolutionary and Civil War battlefields and trails used by Lewis and Clark are in jeopardy because the Forest Service lacks the means to protect them, a prominent preservation group said Thursday.

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