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...miss the opportunity? Ever since the 1920s, oil-shale pilot plants have been opening and closing in Colorado, reflecting the Federal Government's failure to develop a consistent energy policy. But in 1980, at long last, shale seemed poised for takeoff. Two traumatic Persian Gulf oil crises in the 1970s had sent oil prices zooming and had given rise to high hopes in Washington and the oil industry that shale would develop into a synthetic-fuel industry. To encourage domestic production, Congress enacted the synfuels tax credit and also created the Synthetic Fuels Corp. As envisioned by President Jimmy Carter...
...preliminary hearing was held yesterday to determine whether the Los Angeles Lakers guard will stand trial on a charge of sexually assaulting a Colorado resort worker over the summer. He claims the two had consensual sex. She claims otherwise. But the outcome in this case is ultimately less relevant than the overarching impact of the trial, which will extend far beyond Eagle County and the Lakers’ line-up. The Kobe Bryant case has made headlines across the country and millions of people—for better or worse—will be following it closely. What actually happened...
...relevant to the credibility of the accuser, then perhaps it should be admissible. But that matter should be decided in the courtroom—not on the pages of a newspaper. In this particular case, the records have absolutely no relation to the night of the incident and Colorado has strict laws against releasing such information. The defense team is well aware of these restrictions, but their motive is to exploit the media and humiliate Bryant’s accuser as the request will plant seeds of doubt concerning the victim’s emotional stability. Thanks to the extensive...
...This Colorado band has produced five successful CDs and gives a truly unique fan-oriented performance. Posters designed by artist Michael Everett are free for those who bring 30 items of canned goods to the show. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. $30. Orpheum Theatre, 1 Hamilton Pl., Boston...
...awed by Harvard’s size. “I went to university, but ours are small—one building only,” says José, an engineer. Jimmy, a tall, hearty man in a blue windbreaker and his family have come all the way from Colorado. Have they heard about the statue’s dirty secret? “Don’t they, um, defecate on it?” his wife Cheryl offers timidly...