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1998 Stories by Stuart Steers

• A Dunn Deal

  published December 24, 1998

  Maverick Elbert County commissioner's concern over thousands of tons of waste from Denver's sewer system being used as fertilizer has spawned an... More >>

• The Birth of a Notion

  published December 17, 1998

  Giving birth to a new town is exciting, but running one can be far more challenging than city fathers and mothers ever imagined. Just ask... More >>

• The Village People

  published December 17, 1998

  The weekly meeting of the Arapahoe County Republican Men's Club is the ultimate power breakfast. Over scrambled eggs and ham, influential business... More >>

• Look Out Below!

  published November 12, 1998

  The Sunday worship service at Christ of the Canyons church in the small southern Colorado town of Cokedale took a decidedly secular turn one... More >>

• No Allowance

  published October 22, 1998

  Freddy Lipton is crusading for $16 a month. The 56-year-old Lipton suffers from colon cancer, but he hasn't let that stop him from waging a... More >>

• Dying for Dollars

  published October 15, 1998

  Frank and Norma Dougherty lived a modest American dream. It should not have ended in a nightmare. Frank served as a lieutenant colonel... More >>

• Bucks and Broncos

  published September 24, 1998

  A lease announced earlier this month between the Denver Broncos and the Metropolitan Football Stadium District would give Broncos owner Pat Bowlen... More >>

• The Poison Pill

  published September 10, 1998

  Every good entrepreneur knows that a successful business venture requires a mix of personalities that work well together. The eccentric but... More >>

• Jeffco Picks Rocky Road

  published August 27, 1998

  The Rocky Mountain News expects to soon be an official sponsor of the Jefferson County public schools under an agreement that calls for the... More >>

• Raising Holy Hell

  published August 13, 1998

  Ida Mae Brueske has lived in her small, north Golden home since 1962. An affable 76-year-old grandmother who raised five boys in this house with... More >>

• Janitors in a Conundrum

  published July 23, 1998

  Last August, David Rocha, a 38-year-old immigrant from Mexico, went to work at a building in the Denver Technological Center, just like thousands... More >>

• Keeping Score

  published July 16, 1998

  Kathi Williams and Neil Macey have spent a good part of their lives working in real estate, but their biggest deal, the one they'll always be... More >>

• Pop-top Flop

  published July 2, 1998

  Has Denver's much-ballyhooed "pop-top" ordinance gone flat? The ordinance was passed five years ago by the city council after Washington... More >>

• Size Matters

  published June 18, 1998

  Call it the fence from hell. A Denver man has spent thousands of dollars fighting a city board's ruling that a ten-foot-high fence between... More >>

• A Growing Problem

  published June 11, 1998

  Is there any way to prevent the Front Range from becoming a nonstop city that stretches from Wyoming to New Mexico? A state senator and a... More >>

• A Helping Handout

  published June 4, 1998

  Longmont's Main Street still reflects its farm-town roots, with mom-and-pop diners serving homemade pie and realtors posting notices for "horse... More >>

• Reach for the Skyline

  published May 21, 1998

  Is Denver ready for an 86-story high-rise? A downtown Denver property owner is working on plans for the highest skyscraper ever built in... More >>

• Chilly Reception

  published May 7, 1998

  If you've rigged the wires on your cable box so you can get HBO for free or bought a "descrambled" black box so you won't have to pay for cable at... More >>

• Incident on 17th Street

  published April 30, 1998

  The ballroom of the Westin Tabor Center was filled with hundreds of couples one Saturday night this past March. Supporters of the Colorado Easter... More >>

• Put Up or Shut Up

  published April 2, 1998

  For years, Ann Bonnell has been a volunteer at the Denver Botanic Gardens' Chatfield Arboretum. The former farm next to the Chatfield Reservoir... More >>

• Just Vote on It

  published March 26, 1998

  Plan Jeffco, the citizens' group that launched a pioneering open-space program in 1972, is working on a plan to ask Jefferson County voters to... More >>

• Plans, Trains and Automobiles

  published March 19, 1998

  Standing outside Denver's Forney Transportation Museum, in a yard filled with antique locomotives, cabooses and passenger cars, owner Jack Forney... More >>

• If the Shoe Fits

  published March 12, 1998

  Hiking up the steep slopes of South Table Mountain is like stepping back in time. Prairie grasses shimmer in the sun and the wind whistles across... More >>

• Worse Than a Pledge Drive

  published February 26, 1998

  A three-acre plot of land along Leetsdale Drive has become a major headache for nonprofit KRMA-TV Channel 6, which has been battling neighbors... More >>

• A Whole New Ballgame

  published February 19, 1998

  Following the Denver Broncos' Super Bowl win last month, Denver's movers and shakers tripped over themselves in a rush to endorse a new... More >>