Articles by Deedee Correll

22 articles since 2007

Cyclists versus motorists: showdown in Colorado

National | By Deedee Correll | July 27, 2008
In the feud between motorists and cyclists, the hour was high noon.A lawman stopped two visitors on a quiet county road and warned them that their behavior wouldn’t be tolerated in these parts.Their transgression: riding their two-wheeled steeds side-by-side instead of falling into single file when an automobile approached.”Don’t let the sun set on your behind in my county” is how the cyclists heard the deputy’s warning. Read more
 

JonBenet Ramsey’s family cleared in child’s 1996 slaying

National | By Deedee Correll | July 10, 2008
JonBenet Ramsey, the 6-year-old beauty queen whose slaying has stymied investigators in this college town for more than a decade, did not die at the hands of her family, the Boulder district attorney said Wednesday. Read more
 

A thief, yes, but far from common

National | By Deedee Correll | July 6, 2008
Doris Payne never carried a gun. Read more
 

Denver singer opts for black national anthem lyrics over ‘Star-Spangled Banner’

National | By Deedee Correll | July 4, 2008
The jazz singer, invited to perform the national anthem before the Denver mayor’s annual state of the city address, stood at the microphone and let loose her voice. Read more
 

Schools are taking the mystery out of the meat they serve

National | By Deedee Correll | June 23, 2008
The precooked beef patties with the fake charcoal lines won’t be on the menu at Castle View High School this fall.Instead, students will dine on freshly grilled hamburgers from grass-fed, hormone- and antibiotic-free cattle – what is often described as natural or organic meat – raised on the plains of eastern Colorado. Read more
 

Tens of thousands flee Iowa floods

National | By P J. Huffstutter and Deedee Correll | June 14, 2008
Officials on Friday urged tens of thousands of workers and residents to evacuate as rivers across the Hawkeye state continued to flood towns big and small. Read more
 

A drill, then the real thing

National | By P J. Huffstutter and Deedee Correll | June 13, 2008
The mess hall at the Little Sioux Scout Ranch was still standing Thursday, its wood and metal tables still neatly lined up. Read more
 

Denver promise of free college is breaking some hearts

National | By Deedee Correll | June 8, 2008
A lot of kids sat up and took notice the day the mayor showed up at Cole Middle School, offering to make a deal: If they’d study hard and stay in school, he’d find the money to pay for college. Read more
 

For human dissection needs, the body count is low

National | By Deedee Correll | May 26, 2008
Jonathan Dameworth haunts his professor’s office three times a week, trying to wheedle his way into a human dissection class scheduled for fall at Colorado State University. Read more
 

Hoping to find peace for old ghosts

National | By Deedee Correll | April 27, 2008
Miranda Meza’s biggest fear about going to the police was that the man she says molested her would lie. Read more
 
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