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Colorado Springs Gazette
“Finding runaways an ordeal for families”
A friend tipped Laura Stanigar that her teenage daughter’s 41-year-old boyfriend “Skid” was back after skipping town with Sarah for more than two months.
“He came back in town, but he came back in town without my daughter and so I ripped him up with my bare hands,” she said. “I was bleeding everywhere.”
http://www.scribd.com/doc/12575217/Finding-runaways-an-ordeal-for-families
Colorado Springs Gazette
“Crash takes big part of restaurant tradition”
A family legacy began on a summer night in 1951 with chicken-friend steak and baked ham on the menu.
Part of it ended Tuesday with the death of Sydney Dickey, a fixture of the landmark Juniper Valley Ranch Dining Room southwest of Colorado Springs.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8727918/Crash-Takes-Big-Part-of-Restaurant-Tradition
San Francisco Chronicle
“Denmark is in the eye of the storm over Muslim cartoons”
The questions about my personal safety over the last few weeks have been constant. My mother, other family members and friends back home in the United States are all concerned about how edgy it has become here in Aarhus, the home of the now infamous Jyllands-Posten, the newspaper that ran cartoon images of Muhammad.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/10531828/Denmark-is-in-the-eye-of-the-storm-over-Muslim-cartoons
Business 2.0 Magazine
“Is it real or is it Autodesk?”
Don Gradin disassembles, upgrades, and rebuilds escalators for Kone, the giant Finnish manufacturer of people-moving machinery. He compares the laborious process of fitting the new escalator parts into the old frames to assembling a 4,500-piece metal jigsaw puzzle. It used to take him a year. Now it takes just 12 weeks.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/12565395/Is-it-real-or-is-it-Autodesk
Euro Views
“The Cracks in the Foundation: The Story of Mirafiori Nord”
The motto of the 2006 Torino Winter Olympic Games was “Passion Lives Here.” But nearly 70 years before passion, Stadio Olympico and an estimated one million visitors came to Torino for the Olympics, Mistri Jeanine was here.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/10532022/The-Cracks-in-the-Foundation-The-Story-of-Mirafiori-Nord
Colorado Springs Gazette
“Home demolition to clear way for road”
On June 11, the jaws of an excavator will bite holes through the wall of 89-year-old Olga Wilson’s home.
There’s nothing structurally wrong with Wilson’s house or the three homes that have been demolished along East Woodmen Road and Bell Drive.
It’s just in the way.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/10532263/Home-demolition-to-clear-way-for-road
Colorado Springs Gazette
“National group boots Colorado Right to Life”
Colorado Right to Life, which ran a full-page ad in The Gazette last month criticizing Focus on the Family founder James Dobson, was ousted Wednesday from the National Right to Life Committee.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/10532135/National-group-boots-Colorado-Right-to-Life
Cityflight Magazine
“God Is Not A Republican or Democrat: Why the Bay Area’s Religious Leaders Are Choosing To Vote Across Party Lines”
In the lead up to November’s gubernatorial races, reverends and pastors across the Bay Area have received calls from political campaigns to endorse candidates. In this year’s elections, Democrats who typically endorse Democratic candidates are turning toward Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger…
http://www.scribd.com/doc/12565310/Not-a-Democrat-or-Republican
Golden Gate [X]press
“Porn takes center stage”
Suggestive poses, summersaults, phalic symbols, someone’s bare ass and yes, Debbie. Making its Bay Area debut, “Debbie Does Dallas: The Musical,” directed by SF State graduate Eli Newsom, is a spoof of the 1978 pornographic classic by the same name…
http://www.scribd.com/doc/10532193/Porn-takes-Center-Stage
Colorado Springs Gazette
“Delay turns drill into a disaster”
A mass casualty drill Wednesday turned into a mini disaster because fire trucks and ambulances couldn’t reach “injured” survivors of a mock plane crash.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/12962177/Delay-turns-drill-into-a-disaster
Colorado Springs Gazette
“100 tons of rock can’t be taken lightly”
About 100 yards from a “FALLING ROCK” sign is the biggest rockslide on the stretch of U.S. Highway 24 between Cascade and Manitou Springs in at least 80 years, said Gary Heller…
http://www.scribd.com/doc/12575843/100-tons-of-rock-cant-be-taken-lightly
Colorado Springs Gazette
“50 years of riding for Shriners”
The Al Kaly Shrine Mule Train gathered Saturday to celebrate its 50th year in service to the Shriners’ cause, following the motto “We ride so children can walk.” The only mounted mule unit of the worldwide organization,…
http://www.scribd.com/doc/12575361/50-years-of-riding-for-Shriners
Colorado Springs Gazette
“Blind photo challenge illuminates art form”
At first glance, blind photography may seem like a contradiction. Since early spring, Tony Deifell has been touring the nation to promote his book “Seeing Beyond Sight” and his interactive website seeingbeyondsight.org
http://www.scribd.com/doc/12962191/Blind-photo-challenge-illuminates-art-form
Colorado Springs Gazette
“Seeing beyond your eyes”
A blind photography challenge hosted by Denver-based Working with Artists in Memorial Park on Saturday was by most measures a disaster. All in all, three members of the media showed up, one instructor and one participant.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/10532071/Seeing-Beyond-Your-Eyes
Colorado Springs Gazette
“Celebrating a culture within a culture”
On a campus older than the state itself, more than 100 deaf alumni of The Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind gathered. A mix of graduates from different classes, many seemingly over 60, some over 80s, came back each year to share pictures, memories and the camaraderie of a culture within cultures.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/12962174/Culture-Within-a-Culture
Colorado Springs Gazette
“Athletes show that skills can shine without sight”
Colorado Springs played host to young athletes from six countries competing in this weekend’s 2007 World Youth and Student Games sponsored by the U.S. Association of Blind Athletes.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/12962179/Athletes-show-that-skills-can-shine-without-sight
Colorado Springs Gazette
“Fort Carson honors 2 more slain”
The maroon pews of Soldiers Memorial Chapel were filled with mourners Thursday in what has been an all too common occurrence at Fort Carson – a memorial for fallen soldiers.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/12962180/Fort-Carson-Honors-2-More-Slain
Colorado Springs Gazette
“In good company”
They both liked hockey; they arrived at Fort Carson at the same time; and both her sent to Iraq in October. On Tuesday, Fort Carson mourned the two soldiers, Spc. Steven Davis and Sgt. Eric Lill, 28, who died in Baghdad this month while serving with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/12932373/In-Good-Company-
Colorado Springs Gazette
“Air Force master sergeant killed”
An Air Force master sergeant who was born in Colorado Springs and spent his teen years in Coaldale died Monday from wounds suffered in a gun battle near Herat, Afghanistan.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/12962200/Air-Force-master-sergeant-killed
Europe in the World
“One hand to the West and one to the minarets”
Turkey consists of 69 million potential EU-citizens. We spoke to some of them about their future, with or without the EU.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/13095937/Last-Turkey-1
Europe in the World
“Dove Campaign Brings Discussion of Self Esteem, Body Image to French Schools”
Michele Lacoste-Dupont is a Parisian psychoanalyst who has worked her whole career on the self esteem of the obese and very skinny alike as a specialist in eating disorders. Both she says are missing a form of mental, not physical, nutrition elsewhere in their life and are suffering from a mental disease with physical ramifications.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/13130968/Dove-Campaign-Brings-Discussion-of-Self-Esteem-Body-Image-to-French-Schools
Europe in the World
“Foie Gras and Fried Chicken: The Old and the New for France”
French culinary history is a tradition that dates back 400 years, its gastronomic roots a part of French identity. Marion and Anna, authors from Blaise Pascal University say Louis XIV aka the “Sun King” would eat large glamorous meals alone but in public to show France’s prestige with original and sophisticated cooking as visitors watched him from behind bars.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/13095935/Foie-Gras-and-Fried-Chicken-The-Old-and-the-New-for-France-
Colorado Springs Gazette
“Fresh meat at Air Force”
Fresh faces climb onto yellow school buses, some shooting half-smiles to onlooking family members, their last goodbyes until the fall. Only the engine can be heard on the strangely quiet bus until, shortly after turning the corner, less than a minute after departing, the silence breaks.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/12962204/Fresh-meat-at-Air-Force
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
“Reservist returns to school”
While visiting Sea World in Orlando with her fourth-grade class last spring, Kelley Saulnier got a call during the Shamu show from her U.S. naval reserve center. The Hidden Oaks Elementary School teacher was to be deployed to Iraq. She had to drop one call of duty for another.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/12962206/Reservist-returns-to-school
Today’s Local News
“Oceanside adoption agency nominated for national award”
On the wall of Jan Noll’s office are photos of her two children, Kate and Greg. There’s the glossy senior high school photos and, just above them in black and white, photos of the children in their cribs taken the days they were abandoned.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/12962195/Oceanside-adoption-agency-nominated-for-national-award
Golden Gate [X]press
“CSU delays budget meeting for election”
The California State University Board of Trustees postponed its October meeting to discuss the 2007-2008 budget and possible fee increases of up to 10 percent so they can await the results of the upcoming gubernatorial election.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/12932683/CSU-delays-budget-meeting-for-election
Colorado Springs Gazette
“Pancakes till you bust”
Curtis McGaha doesn’t consider himself a morning person. He made it to the Colorado Springs Street Breakfast before 5 a.m. Wednesday, but the 87-year-old wasn’t happy. He was late.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/12962192/Pancakes-till-you-bust
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
“A little magic goes a long way”
Tuesday was “Superhero Day” and Wednesday was “Safari Day.” Today is all about the Fiesta. Camp Kesem is a five-day camp for children whose parents have been diagnosed with cancer.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/12962176/A-little-magic-goes-a-long-way
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
“Jonah’s big return”
Luck saved Jonah’s life the first time he came to Loggerhead Marinelife Center, a hospital for sea turtles. And it appears the turtle can thank the center for saving his life again.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/12962183/Jonahs-big-return
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
“Celebrated loggerhead turtle dies”
After two life-saving rescues and struggling with his health since mid-June, Jonah the loggerhead sea turtle died this week. Though the cause of death remains unconfirmed, Loggerhead Marinelife Center officials said it appears to be from a neurological disease that causes paralysis in turtles.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/12962201/Celebrated-Loggerhead-turtle-dies
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
“Thank you to ‘real heroes”
They’re ordinary people who displayed extraordinary courage. The American Red Cross honored 25 people on Wednesday at the Real Heroes lunch at the Palm Beach County Convention Center.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/12962184/Thank-you-to-real-heroes
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
“The check’s not in the mail”
With Tax Day long gone and the final deadline for filing fast approaching, there are still more than 5 million Americans who have yet to put in the proper paperwork to collect their economic stimulus checks.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/12962189/The-checks-not-in-the-mail
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
“Getting hooked on fishin’”
Teach a kid to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. That’s the idea behind Kid’s Fishing Day, an annual program which aims to teach 400 children not only how to fish, but how to enjoy fishing, a lesson organizers hope will stay with them.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/12962175/Getting-Hooked-on-Fishin
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
“Name that… thing”
Do you like Fruit Loops or Mac ‘n Cheese? Are you a fan of Spaghetti=o’s or The Orange Eel? Whatever you prefer, the city’s Public Art Advisory Board wants your help to choose a name for a twisted abstract sculpture at Knowles Park off South Federal Highway.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/12962185/Name-That-Thing
Colorado Springs Gazette
“Free fitness program gets senior moving, socializing”
To the upbeat remix of Marvin Gay’s “I Heard it Through the Grapevine.” trainer Maribeth Peiniger instructs her class to get their knees in the air. “Whoo!” GIve me a number,” Peiniger yells. “How do you feel?”
