A demonstrator Monday pleads her case to a television reporter, connecting meat production to global warming while wearing a pig outfit on a day that approached 100 degrees in Denver, outside the Colorado Convention Center.
Published on August 25, 2008
A demonstrator rails against Barack Obama's stance on abortion Monday, taking advantage of a crowded scene outside the Colorado Convention Center, where vendors sold Obama merchandise including T-shirts, buttons and car magnets. Other demonstrators voiced opinions about topics including meat production and health care.
Published on August 25, 2008
T-shirts and fliers with peace-advocating slogans filled vendors' booths Monday in Civic Center Park, which was a relatively quiet place on the first day of the Democratic National Convention, despite expected large turnouts of protesters.
Published on August 25, 2008
Fourteen-year-old Jackson Melnick of Crested Butte, right, is volunteering this week at the "Pictures of You" exhibit in Civic Center Park. The exhibit is part of the Manjushri Project, which Jackson said "is built out of a place of compassion to create a human face for the Iranian people." The tent, filled with semi-transparent images of Iranian people, provided a shady, eye-opening respite from Monday's heat.
Published on August 25, 2008
Ben Schrader of Fort Collins, left, works with David Mann of Colorado Springs in an Iraq Veterans Against the War booth Monday morning in Denver's City of Cuernavaca Park. Schrader, 28, served in Iraq with the U.S. Army in 2004 and early 2005. He said the devastation he saw as a calvary scout in Baquba made him "not believe in war." Iraq Veterans Against the War has chapters across the U.S. Tuesday, Schrader said, the group is planning to stage mock Iraq War scenarios - including taking prisoners and "securing areas" - in downtown Denver.
Published on August 25, 2008
Police officers walk en masse through City of Cuernavaca Park in Denver on Monday morning. Law enforcement is making its presence felt already this week, patrolling in large groups - on foot, on horseback, on bikes, and in the occasional Humvee - throughout downtown and in areas that are expected to host protests. An officer in this group declined an interview.
Published on August 25, 2008
Willie Theaker, 17, at right, and Lucy Piccochi, 23, drove to Denver from Connecticut for the DNC. Their car is behind them. The two slept Sunday night in "The Freedom Cage," the colloquial name given by convention attendees to the fenced free speech/protest area outside the Pepsi Center. Willie and Lucy said they plan to travel to Minnesota for the Republican National Convention next month, to voice their opinions about a government they do not support - and, they said, to take part in the fun, energetic convention atmosphere.
Published on August 25, 2008
Supporters of the Chinese Falun Dafa spiritual practice meditate Monday morning in Denver's Civic Center Park, to raise awareness about human rights violations in China. Shortly after 8:30 a.m. Monday, the group was the first to make an organized appearance in the park, expected to be a hub for protest groups and events this week.
Published on August 25, 2008
The boots of a fallen soldier sit in a field in Denver's City of Cuernavaca Park on Monday morning, the first day of the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Groups supporting numerous protests and causes are setting up camp in the park, southeast of downtown.
Published on August 25, 2008
Volunteers from The Industrial Co. and a local carpentry class finish concrete work Thursday at Soda Creek Elementary School's new universal playground. The Education Fund Board, funded by a citywide half-cent sales tax, contributed $250,000 to help build new playgrounds at Soda Creek and Strawberry Park Elementary schools.
Published on August 25, 2008
Steamboat Springs resident Bill McKinley jogs with his bicycle through a crowded transition area Sunday morning during the fourth annual Steamboat Springs Triathlon. Racers swam three-quarters of a mile, biked 20 and ran four.
Published on August 25, 2008
Dan Wilkins, of Louisville, makes a turn off of Colorado Highway 131 onto Routt County Road 18 Sunday during the Steamboat Springs Triathlon. Police and race officials controlled traffic along the highway throughout the early-morning race. More than 600 competitors took part in the fourth annual event.
Published on August 25, 2008
The finish line of Sunday's Steamboat Springs Triathlon proves to be sweet relief for visiting Washington D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty. Fenty traveled to Steamboat for the event after arriving in Denver for this week's Democratic National Convention.
Published on August 25, 2008
Harmony Zeller, of Centennial, races down the last stretch of the Steamboat Springs Triathlon's four-mile run south of Steamboat as other racers head out after the 20-mile bike race portion of the event Sunday. The race, which takes runners around Lake Catamount, attracted more than 600 competitors.
Published on August 25, 2008
Tyler Johnson plays with friends Saturday during a Star Wars-themed fundraiser benefiting him at the Steamboat Springs Community Center.
Published on August 25, 2008
Peppermint is a commonly used mint.
Published on August 25, 2008
This artists' rendering shows the future Rollingstone Respite House, which will involve renovations of the former Selbe residence at Rollingstone Drive and Pine Grove Road. The project, which will include the first in-house hospice program in Northwest Colorado, will be among projects highlighted at the VNA's annual meeting.
Published on August 25, 2008
The price of gas is displayed Saturday afternoon at the closed Space Station gas stop at Seventh Street and Lincoln Avenue.
Published on August 25, 2008
