Daily Archives: August 22, 2008

Freedom of the press

Well not in China. Prior to the Olympics China had free access for reporters during the games. Certainly they must have understood this meant more then just the athletes and the government stooges? On Wednesday, the day after her op-ed … Continue reading

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Who can’t spell?

Is it the Daily Camera or Boulder County?

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Team Hoyt

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Buffett: …”Wall Street has been kind of a nudist beach”

Buffett says the economy isn’t likely to improve until 2009… Warren Buffett said the U.S. economy is unlikely to improve before 2009, and there was a “reasonable chance” that Fannie Mae (FNM.N) and Freddie Mac (FRE.N) shareholders would be wiped … Continue reading

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IOC and underage gymnasts

Disappointing but not unexpected. But the IOC’s sports director, Christophe Dubi, added, “So far, everything that has been received demonstrates we have no problem for the eligibility for the competitors.” There is only one way that this is going to … Continue reading

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Time to get running

“Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or … Continue reading

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Coolest in five years

The first half of 2008 that is. Tell me it ain’t so! The first half of 2008 was the coolest for at least five years, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said on Wednesday. The whole year will almost certainly be … Continue reading

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Typical dose of Daily Camera common sense

Erika Stutzman of the Daily Camera pontificates on “common sense” trash and recycling. First she claims… It has long befuddled consumers why a little old lady living alone and throwing away 2 cubic feet of trash a week is charged … Continue reading

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One out of two

Well I guess I jinxed myself by posting that two of my three trash carts would be gone today. Western Disposal, in their infinite wisdom decided to only take my recycle cart and leave the composting cart. I didn’t get … Continue reading

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IOC looking into underage gymnasts

Nice to see the IOC look into the Chinese underage gymnast accusations; sure had to twist their arms though. The International Olympic Committee has ordered an investigation into the age of Chinese gymnast He Kexin, The Times of London reports. … Continue reading

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