1 ST EA MB O AT FRIDAY FREE JUNE 6, 2008 Steamboat Springs, Colorado ® Vol. 20, No. 136 TODAY ROUTT COUNTY’S DAILY NEWSPAPER INSIDE Escaping the indoors 4 Points: Your guide to weekend entertainment SPORTS JOEL REICHENBERGER/STAFF Anna White watches her 15-month-old daughter, Adelyn Armstrong, play Thursday afternoon on the playground at Howelsen Hill Park. White said the pair was eager to get outside for a walk after a day stuck indoors avoiding the rain. Eager for season Quick response saves life Page 31 Responders reflect on man’s collapse, recovery at 10K race Zach Fridell “I was watching him come cal assistance as volunteers for Pennington County courts ■ PILOT & TODAY STAFF in like everybody else, and rushed to the man’s side. in South Dakota, but neither INDEX his legs just went to rubber,” The man, a South Dakota she nor her husband could be STEAMBOAT SPRINGS Business. .30 Horoscope . .44 Powers said. “He looked like resident competing in the mas- contacted this week. While the Classifieds . .46 Nation. .20 While announcing last week- Joe Frazier had just clocked ters division of the 10K race, runner remains unidentified, Colorado. .16 Sports. .31 end’s Steamboat Marathon, him in the head. Just a total recovered after treatment at his collapse set in motion a Comics . .44 Television . .29 Rob Powers watched as a run- knockout fall.” Yampa Valley Medical Center chain of events that will forge Crossword . .45 ViewPoints . .8 ner collapsed about 100 yards As soon as the runner col- and in Loveland. His wife is Happenings . .7 World . .27 from the finish line. lapsed, Powers called for medi- Amy Yanni, a public defender See Race, back page ■ LOTTO ■ WEATHER ■ Thursday night’s Sunny, Cash 5 numbers: breezy and 10-21-23-29-30 Drawings are held warmer. Monday through High of 68. Saturday. Page 2 2 2 | Friday, June 6, 2008 LOCAL STEAMBOAT TODAY A paper a day keeps ignorance away ongratulations! If you’re speed on current affairs, but are They see life as a simple matter begins in earnest. We’re embark- reading this column, they really? Two trends argue THE VIEW of black and white where any ing on a quest for a leader where C you’re probably better they probably are not. FROM HERE problem can be solved by repeat- the world view and substantive informed than most Americans. The first is the increasing Rob Douglas edly pounding the same old policy differences between the Why? number of people who consume square peg into any new round candidates are greater than in Not because this column very little news at all. They hole. They see a headline and elections of recent vintage. contains pearls of wisdom guar- go through life intentionally immediately react with a knee- Because we’re at a moment anteed to give you greater insight unaware of matters that impact jerk slogan that fits their narrow in history where our country is into the issues of the day. No, if them from near and far. Yet, on liberal Web sites such as The view of the world. For them, deteriorating on many fronts you’re reading this commentary these are often the same people Huffington Post but wouldn’t an unyielding certitude in their — from education to economic you’re probably a well-informed who loudly insist they have the be caught dead reading articles answers always trumps any true power to international influence member of society for a very answers to all the world’s prob- on the conservative Townhall. understanding of the question. — it is incumbent upon us to simple reason: because you’re lems but seemingly wear blinders com. But, even with shuttered The intellectually curious have be an informed electorate. Now taking the time to read a news- to avoid the obvious cracks in minds occupying their respective open minds and seek to increase more than ever, we should redou- paper. their reasoning. corners, far too many of these their understanding of issues and ble our efforts to gain as much The mere fact that you picked The second trend is the grow- news partisans have one thing events near and far. They realize meaningful knowledge as we can up a paper that covers local, ing use of personally tailored in common. They wouldn’t read life is a multifaceted puzzle with about the issues and candidates state, regional, national and news — most often obtained a full-length general newspaper complex problems rarely solved we’ll be called upon to judge in international news indicates you via television and the Internet report if it came with a $100 bill with one-dimensional solutions. five months. And I can think of have intellectual curiosity about — where sources are chosen attached. They see a headline and want no better way to be informed the world around you. That based on whether they reinforce So, sadly, we’re left with fewer to read the article from top to than to keep doing what you’re thirst for knowledge sets you the already cemented viewpoint and fewer Americans who take bottom in an effort to know doing right now — reading a apart from a substantial por- of the viewer. an hour each day to sit down more. Life’s questions are as newspaper. tion of Americans who spend We all know folks who’ll and read a newspaper to gain equally important to them as the And here’s a challenge as we little time consuming news. Or, mainline conservative Bill breadth, depth and balance to answers. enter this election cycle. Let’s more specifically, it sets you apart O’Reilly on the Fox News their understanding of events. Our nation’s declining news all introduce one young person from a substantial portion of Channel, but not liberal Keith And usually it’s not hard to dis- habits are more relevant now who’ll be voting for the first time Americans who spend little time Olbermann on MSNBC, because cern the intellectually curious than ever because of the kick- to the healthy and mind-expand- consuming news in a meaning- they want a constant rhetorical — who invest the time — from off this week of the race for ing habit of reading a newspaper ful way — with the emphasis on fix that reinforces their political the intellectually lazy who won’t. the White House. With Barack each and every day. meaningful. beliefs. Or, if they inhabit the The intellectually lazy have Obama finally outdistancing Sure, many Americans think other side of the spectrum, will closed minds when it comes to Hillary Clinton, the head-to- You can reach Rob Douglas at they’re well informed and up to spend hours getting their “news” issues that impact our world. head battle with John McCain [email protected] ® ||||| ACCUWEATHER 5-DAY FORECAST FOR STEAMBOAT SPRINGS ||||| ALMANAC Today Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Steamboat through 5 p.m. yesterday Temperature: High 56 Low 37 Month-to-date high 77 Month-to-date low 37 Mostly sunny, A blend of sun Mostly cloudy, a Partly sunny Mostly cloudy Precipitation: breezy and and clouds t-storm possible and cool 24 hours through 5 p.m. yesterday 0.22" warmer Month to date 0.43" Year to date 12.60" 68 36 64 40 72 44 74 42 64 41 Source: SteamboatWeather.com Sun and Moon: RF: 69 RF: 66 RF: 69 RF: 73 RF: 67 Sunrise today 5:37 a.m. RF: The patented RealFeel Temperature® is AccuWeather’s exclusive index of the effects of temperature, wind, humidity, Sunset tonight 8:35 p.m. sunshine, precipitation, and elevation on the human body. Shown is the highest RealFeel temperature for each day Moonrise today 8:34 a.m. Moonset today 11:47 p.m. ||||| ROUTT COUNTY FORECAST First Full Today: Sunshine and patchy clouds, breezy and warmer. Highs 59 to 68. New Snow: (5,000 ft to 7,000 ft) 0" (7,000 ft to 9,000 ft) 0" ||||| REGIONAL CITIES Tonight: Clear to partly cloudy and cool. Lows 33 to 37. June 10 June 18 Today Sat. Today Sat. New Snow: (5,000 ft to 7,000 ft) 0" (7,000 ft to 9,000 ft) 0" City Hi Lo W Hi Lo W City Hi Lo W Hi Lo W Tomorrow: A blend of sun and clouds. Highs 54 to 64. Last New Aspen 71 40 s 71 37 pc Meeker 73 39 s 70 39 pc New Snow: (5,000 ft to 7,000 ft) 0" (7,000 ft to 9,000 ft) 0" Boulder 76 48 s 76 48 pc Montrose 82 51 s 82 50 pc Colorado Spgs 76 50 s 82 47 pc Pueblo 82 53 s 89 54 s EGIONAL EATHER Craig 72 39 s 68 37 pc Rifle 79 46 s 76 45 pc ||||| R W June 26 July 2 Denver 76 48 s 79 48 pc Vail 71 39 s 69 38 pc Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures TM Durango 79 40 s 83 40 s Salt Lake City 71 45 c 68 49 pc Jackson are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. ||||| ACCUWEATHER UV INDEX TODAY Eagle 74 42 s 74 42 pc Vernal 75 45 pc 70 43 pc 51/31 Fort Collins 76 48 s 75 46 pc Casper 69 37 pc 67 37 pc Casper Higher index numbers indicate greater eye and skin exposure to ultraviolet rays. Grand Junction 85 53 s 82 54 c Cheyenne 70 44 s 67 43 pc 69/37 Glenwood Spgs 77 45 s 75 44 pc Jackson 51 31 t 54 26 pc Leadville 65 32 s 64 33 pc Rock Springs 62 35 c 62 35 pc Cheyenne 0-2 Low; 3-5 Moderate; 6-7 High; 8-10 Very High; 11+ Extreme ||||| NATIONAL CITIES Salt Lake Steamboat 70/44 ||||| STREAM FLOWS City Area Flow Level Area Flow Level Today Today Springs Boulder Creek .............455..........med.