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1998 Stories by Scott C. Yates

• And the Winner Isn't ...

  published April 23, 1998

  A controversial plan to hire a private company to nag Colorado motorists without car insurance took an unexpected turn earlier this year: It... More >>

• Spin Cycles

  published April 16, 1998

  In November 1996, Amendment 15 got more votes than any other measure or candidate on the Colorado ballot. Voters approved by a two-to-one margin... More >>

• Juvenile Behavior

  published April 16, 1998

  Earlier this month, Colorado corrections officials pulled all the state's prisoners out of a juvenile jail where thirteen-year-old Matthew Thomas... More >>

• Remains of the Day

  published April 2, 1998

  Colorado's future ran headlong into its past on a dusty piece of land north of Pueblo last month. A bulldozer driver preparing the ground... More >>

• Cowboys and Influence

  published March 19, 1998

  It was no surprise last month when a bill giving state regulators the power to fine phone companies that provide shoddy service breezed through... More >>

• He's a Real Pistol

  published March 12, 1998

  Denver-area residents who want--but can't get--a permit to carry a concealed weapon have their sights set on Grand Junction, where they hope a... More >>

• Doing a Slow Burn

  published March 5, 1998

  Colorado attorney general Gale Norton is investigating one of the most controversial charges yet against tobacco companies: that the firms... More >>

• The Boom Years

  published February 26, 1998

  On the day they bombed Colorado, Rifle mayor Lesley Estes was a guest at the reviewing station, standing under a large circus tent. He knew that... More >>

• Caution: Judge on Board

  published February 26, 1998

  Denver drunk-driving lawyer Brent M. Martin is on a collision course with justice. Make that with a judge. Attorney Martin, who... More >>

• Blowing Smoke

  published February 5, 1998

  Public Service Company of Colorado wants state lawmakers to approve its self-styled proposal for cleaning up Denver's air. But the $200... More >>

• Spam I Am

  published January 22, 1998

  Fred Elbel spends his days as a mild-mannered Littleton computer consultant and his nights in what he describes as an epic struggle. "It's a war,"... More >>

• The Man With Two Places

  published January 8, 1998

  A man who tried to push Governor Roy Romer out of office by running against him is now trying to push him out by suing him. "I don't want... More >>