Fort Collins Detailed Time Line 2000

The following links are to a chronological index of Fort Collins information compiled by Fort Collins Archive staff.
The information is from these reference sources and they are noted in the Time Line. There is also a Brief Time Line available.

[BUSINESS/INDUSTRY] [AGRICULTURE] [PEOPLE] [GOVERNMENT/CITY DEVELOPMENT] [COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY] [CIVIC] [NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL] [NATURAL PHENOMENA] [MILITARY ACTIVITIES/WAR] [HEALTH/MEDICINE] [CIVIL RIGHTS] [TRANSPORTATION]

Foremost among national concerns during the decade were the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, and the US invasion of Iraq (2003). An anthrax scare (2001), the space shuttle Columbia explosion (2003), Hurricane Katrina's devastation of the Gulf Coast (2005), and the killing spree at Virginia Tech (2007) added to the gloom. In 2008, a housing market crash was quickly followed by a general financial crash; Barack Obama was elected President of the United States in 2008, amidst fierce debates about health care in the USA.

Fort Collins industries in the early part of the decade reported significant job cuts (HP, Agilent, AE, and Kodak among them), and the story was the same by the end of the decade: northern Colorado lost 4,500 jobs in 2009, with Kodak, HP, AMD, AE, and Woodward Governor all cutting at least 100 staff, and Loveland's Waterpik facility closing altogether. Yet there were glimmers of exciting activity, too. A new fairgrounds facility got lots of attention - eventually called The Ranch - and a Forbes magazine poll in 2008 ranked the area third-best in the nation for business (other national rankings included "Best Place to Live" by Money magazine (2006), "Best Place in Colorado to raise kids" by Business Week (2008), and "9th-Best Cheap City" by Forbes (2009). Colorado baseball garnered national attention in 2007, when the Rockies advanced to the World Series.

Despite the financial downturn of the decade Fort Collins continued to show signs of life: a new county justice center opened, new schools opened (including Zach Elementary and Kinard Junior High), a shopping center at Harmony-Ziegler got the OK, and new police headquarters were established on Timberline. Leadership was in the hands of mayor Ray Martinez (1999-2005) and Doug Hutchinson (2005-2011), with City manager Darin Atteberry coming on board in 2004 (and still serving in that role when this was written in 2020).

Two stories of local origin garnered national attention: Tim Masters (falsely imprisoned for a stabbing, freed in 2008) and the Balloon Boy hoax (parents report their son taken aloft in a balloon, then plead guilty to perpetrating a hoax, 2009). Donald Trump spoke at Bixpo (2005), the Dalai Lama came to the Shambhala Center (2006) and President George W Bush spoke in Greeley (2006). Other notable appearances were the Olympic torch (2002), Lamar's Donuts (2003), a spate of bank robberies and arson (2003-2004), the Gardens on Spring Creek (2004), the Center for Fine Art Photography (2004), Museo de las Tres Colonias (2006), and the Medical Center of the Rockies (2007).

Colorado State University had three presidents in the 2000s: Albert Yates (1990-2003), Larry Penley (2003-2008), and Tony Frank (2008-2019). Tuition increased throughout the decade, and several large-scale building endeavors were completed (including a new atmospheric sciences research, renovation of Hughes stadium, and a new School for the Environment). When Samantha Spady died of alcohol poisoning (2004), much discussion about alcohol consumption on campus followed. A Collegian editor's intentional use of an expletive in a 2007 editorial caused a short but fierce fracas. A biodefense grant worth $40M (2005), online degrees via CSU Global (2007), the largest freshman class on record (2008), and a new doctorate in biofuels (2008) showed CSU's continued strength and innovation.

Fort Collins had its share of tragedies, including the murder of Lacy Miller (2003), the death of young Jaryd Atadero (2003, probably a mountain lion), the murder of couple Javal Marshall-Fields and Vivian Wolf (2006), and the murder of Heather Garraus at the hands of Shawna Nelson (2008). Rampant wildfires - Owl Canyon (2001), Hayman and Big Elk (2002), and Rist Canyon (2003) - and drought devastated the land (and the tourism industry) in the early part of the decade. There were fires in the city, too; a fourplex burned and the Elkhorn Motel in Laporte. The city experienced the snowiest winter in history (2006-2007), the devastating effects of pine beetles (2008), and a deadly twister in Windsor (2008). Reports of West Nile in Colorado came in 2002; by 2003 the virus was running rampant, and still made the news in 2007, with Colorado leading the nation in number of cases. Mad cow disease devastated the Swift company in Greeley (2004), and Bird flu appeared in 2006, fanning worldwide concern by 2009.

Citizens of Fort Collins had many spirited discussions throughout the decade: chickens (City Council approved an ordinance allowing urban chickens in 2008), an occupancy limit on rentals (the "roommate rule," in 2005), how to decorate for the winter holiday season (2007), a new City logo (spoofed on the TV show Parks and Rec), smoking in public (2003 saw a ban on smoking in bars and restaurants), and marijuana use (medical marijuana shops crop up in 2009).

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NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

2001

• The "Dotcom bubble burst"
• Terrorist attacks, later known as 9/11
  • "U.S. Strikes Back," Coloradoan 08 Oct 2001, Page 1
  • "Shoe bomb suspect charged," Coloradoan 24 Dec 2001, Page 1 - Richard C. Reid
  • "Anthrax cases multiply," Coloradoan 16 Oct 2001, Page 1
• Weakening of economy
• Timothy McVeigh's attempt to stay execution

2002

• Stock market crash
• Daniel Pearl
  • Fate of reporter uncertain," Coloradoan 02 Feb 2002, Page 1
  • Journal reporter is dead," Coloradoan 22 Feb 2002, Page 1
• Unrest in Middle East - fighting in West Bank, suicide bombers in Israel, Sharon and Arafat - all made headlines in Mar-April
• "Israelis, Palestinians OK plan," Coloradoan 29 Apr 2002, Page 1
• Reverberations from 9/11 still make headlines: "Bush echoes terror warnings," Coloradoan 22 May 2002, Page 1
• Olympics in Salt Lake City

2003

• February 1: Space shuttle Columbia explodes over Texas, killing all 7 astronauts on board; "Shuttle disaster," Coloradoan 02 Feb 2003, Page 1 - one of astronauts, Kalpana Chawla, was a University of Colorado alumna
• SARS cases reported
• March 20: US invades Iraq
  • 'Decisive days ahead': Bush edges toward war," Coloradoan 29 Jan 2003, Page 1
  • "Bush: 48 hours: ultimatum puts presidential legacy on the line," Coloradoan 18 Mar 2003, Page 1
  • "US opens war with surprise strike," Coloradoan 20 Mar 2003, Page 1
  • Huge above-fold headlines for over a month
• July coverage showed war fatigue and official misstatements, as well as some victories
  • "War costs could reach $100 billion," Coloradoan 13 Jul 2003, Page 1
  • "Raid's success buoys Bush," Coloradoan 24 Jul 2003, Page 1
• "Economy booms: gross domestic product has best quarter since 1984," Coloradoan 31 Oct 2003, Page 1
• California wildfires burn 1 million acres, scorch 4800 homes, in October/November
• "'We got him!': World seeks justice as Saddam is captured," Coloradoan 15 Dec 2003, Page 1
• Earthquake in Iran kills 40,000 people (Coloradoan 28 Dec 2003, Page 1)

2004

• Facebook launched
• Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami kills 216,000
• Republican George W Bush wins a second term, defeating Democratic candidate John Kerry

2005

• Terry Schiavo controversy (a right-to-die legal case involving Theresa Marie Schiavo)
• Onslaught of Gulf Coast hurricanes, notably Katrina
  • "Beefed up Katrina heads for Louisiana," Coloradoan 28 Aug 2005, Page 1
  • "Katrina Slams Gulf Coast," Coloradoan 30 Aug 2005, Page 1
• Death of Pope John Paul II, blessings for new Pope Benedict XVI
• February: YouTube is launched
• July: London bombings, aka 7/7; 56 died (Coloradoan 09 Jul 2005, Page 1)
• Chief Justice William Rehnquist dies (Coloradoan 04 Sep 2005, Page 1) and Sandra Day O'Connor retires, leaving empty Supreme Court Justice spots for first time since 1994 - John Roberts sailed through, Samuel Alito faced opposition
• Continued coverage of war in Iraq; "War's sacrifice hits 2,000," Coloradoan 26 Oct 2005, Page 1
• Saddam Hussein's war crimes trial

2006

• Mining disaster in West Virginia (Coloradoan 05 Jan 2006, Page 1)
• Ferry sinks in Egypt, 1400 die (Coloradoan 04 Feb 2006, Page 1)
• August 24: Pluto demoted to dwarf planet
• Saddam Hussein sentenced to hang (Coloradoan 06 Nov 2006, Page 1; and 30 Dec 2006, Page 1)
• "War reaches historic milestone [USA in Iraq as long as in WWII]," Coloradoan 26 Nov 2006, Page 1
• President Gerald Ford dies (Coloradoan 27 Dec 2006, Page 1)

2007

• "Protestors mark four years of war," Coloradoan 18 Mar 2007, Page 1
• April 16: A student on Virginia Tech Campus goes on a killing spree, leaving over 30 students dead; "Gunman terrorizes campus," Coloradoan 17 Apr 2007, Page 1
• June 11: Apple launches iPhone; "Local residents, stores brace for iPhone release," Coloradoan 29 Jun 2007, Page 1
• August: The Final Harry Potter book is published (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows); "Local post office reports getting more Potter books than neighbors: Carriers will deliver copies today; fans head to stores," Coloradoan 21 Jul 2007, Page 1

2008

• Housing market and financial markets crash; local arts groups struggle, as well as educational institutions (and, well, pretty much everyone else)
  • "Government takes over: Fed hopes Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac seizure helps housing, credit crisis," Coloradoan 08 Sep 2008, Page 1
  • "Chaos continues: Bailout stalls," Coloradoan 26 Sep 2008, Page 1; regarding the proposed bailout of financial industry
  • "Rescue trudges forward," Coloradoan 04 Oct 2008, Page 1
  • "University's investments down $18M during market crisis," Coloradoan 01 Nov 2008, Page 1
  • "Colorado ranks fifth for home foreclosures," Coloradoan 14 Nov 2008, Page 1
• Barack Obama's ascendancy
  • Coverage in Coloradoan of presidential races begins in earnest January 2008
  • "Obama speaks to thousands in Denver," Coloradoan 31 Jan 2008, Page 1
  • "Obama gets historic nod," Coloradoan 28 Aug 2008, Page 1 - Barack Obama accepts the nomination of the Democratic National Convention in Denver for President of the United States
  • "Obama coming to CSU," Coloradoan 24 Oct 2008, Page 1
  • "Obama: We Can't Fail," Coloradoan 27 Oct 2008, Page 1
  • "Windsor High band to play at inauguration," Coloradoan 09 Dec 2008, Page 1
  • November: "Historic victory: Obama becomes nation's first black president," Coloradoan 05 Nov 2008, Page 1
• August: CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) officially inaugurated
• August: Olympics, and lots of gold for swimmer Michael Phelps, in Beijing

2009

• More fallout from financial crisis - layoffs, pay cuts, and furloughs
  • "Arts groups brace for funding slash," Coloradoan 31 Jan 2009, Page 1
  • "It's a big deal: Congress, President clear way for $790B stimulus bill," Coloradoan 12 Feb 2009, Page 1
  • "Treading water: increasing numbers owe more than home's worth," Coloradoan 05 Mar 2009, Page 1
  • "Jobless rate not this high since '90," Coloradoan 28 Mar 2009, Page 1 - Fort Collins - Loveland jobless rate
  • "Fort Collins home sales fall," Coloradoan 22 Apr 2009, Page 1 - sales down 16% in 1Q2009 compared to 1Q2008
  • "City expects layoffs," Coloradoan 24 Apr 2009, Page 1
  • "Budget deficit tops $1 Trillion for the first time," Coloradoan 14 Jul 2009, P 1
• Several mass shootings this decade, including Fort Hood; "Massacre at Fort Hood," Coloradoan 06 Nov 2009, Page 1
• Michael Jackson dies (Coloradoan 27 Jun 2009, Page 1)
• "Madoff sentenced to 150 years," Coloradoan 30 Jun 2009, Page 1
• Walter Cronkite dies, Coloradoan 18 Jul 2009, Page 1
• "Sotomayor confirmed as first Hispanic justice," Coloradoan 07 Aug 2009, Page 1
• Senator Edward M. Kennedy dies: "Champion of working class dies: Kennedy loses battle with brain tumor," Coloradoan 26 Aug 2009, Page 1
• Fierce national debate on health care - attempts to overhaul $2.5T medical system
  • "Healthcare to remain key issue during Markey's second year," Coloradoan 30 Dec 2009, Page 1
  • Tea Party movement held frequent protests in 2009 in Fort Collins that at times drew several hundred participants
• "Afghanistan war plan in motion," Coloradoan 01 Dec 2009, Page 1 - expansion to war plan in Afghanistan; more troops, no end date set, specter of 9/11
• Obama Nobel Peace Prize, Coloradoan 11 Dec 2009, Page 1

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BUSINESS

2000

• In June Woodward Governor received the largest single contract in its history, a 5-year deal with GE Power Systems valued at more than $500 million.

2001

• HP, Agilent, AE, Kodak and other businesses cut jobs in northern Colorado
• Pat Stryker establishes Bohemian Foundation with four program areas of focus: community programs, music programs, global programs and civic programs.
• “Wal-Mart Sets Sail,” Coloradoan24 Oct 2001, Page 1 – Walmart opens at Mulberry and Lemay
• “Steele’s Folding,” Coloradoan 06 Nov 2001, Page 1 – closing of Steele’s at Harmony
• Closing of Drake Steele’s store, Coloradoan 19 Nov 2001, Page 1
• “Old Town Landmark Back in Business,” Coloradoan 16 Nov 2001, Page 1 – Northern Hotel opens with low-income housing units after 2-year renovation
• “Affordable housing project a go,” Coloradoan 14 Dec 2001, Page 1 - $1M for Rigden Farm

2002

• “Budweiser moniker to go on new fairgrounds facility,” Coloradoan 16 Jan 2002, Page 1
• “Harmony Store Saved,” Coloradoan 06 Aug 2002, Page 1 – Jeffrey McClure moves Harmony Store to Fort Fun
• “AE to lay off 100 workers,” Coloradoan 15 Aug 2002, Page 1
• “’Great day’ for Loveland: Centerra lands mall and hotel,” Coloradoan 13 Dec 2002, Page 1 – Centerra plans approved for mall, hotel, and conference center; $300M development money noted

2003

• The Ranch opens (Larimer County Fairgrounds and Special Events Complex) - $62M
• “Old Town mainstay to close,” Coloradoan 08 Oct 2003, Page 1 – Linden's Brewing Co.
• “Downtown losing another retailer: J. Pitner Clothing Co shutting down after 25 years,” Coloradoan 09 Dec 2003, Page 1

2006

• “Loveland Waterpik closing down,” Coloradoan 27 Jan 2006, Page 1
• AMD plans to open center in Fort Collins
  • “Microchip Maker plans 200 jobs here,” Coloradoan 15 Jul 2006, Page 1
  • “AMD fires up regional high-tech competition,” Coloradoan 02 Aug 2006, Page 1

2007

• FortZED created (Ended 2017 after projects completed)
  • “Group Eyes ‘Net Zero Energy’,” Coloradoan 13 Jul 2007, Page 1
  • “Fort ZED raises local match funds,” Coloradoan 19 Jul 2007, Page 1
  • “FortZED gets grant,” Coloradoan 23 Apr 2008, Page 1 – DOE gives $6.3M
• “Staff, patrons mourn loss of Bruce’s Bar,” Coloradoan 01 Feb 2007, Page 1
• “Corridor still possible: Mason Street project plans rekindled,” Coloradoan 18 Feb 2007, Page 1
• “Harmony Road Development [Front Range Village],” Coloradoan 21 Feb 2007, Page 1
• “Wal-Mart on Mason to Close,” Coloradoan 01 May 2007, Page 1
• Norlarco loan crisis, August 2007:
  • “Norlarco sued over bad loans,” Coloradoan 24 Aug 2007, Page 1
  • “Norlarco gets new owners: Public Service Credit Union to take over,” Coloradoan 25 Jan 2008, Page 1

2008

• “Lawmakers introduce mining legislation,” Coloradoan 17 Jan 2008, Page 1 – Powertech Corporation’s uranium mine, located near Fort Collins
  • “Vote on uranium bill stalls yet again,” Coloradoan 25 Mar 2008, Page 1
  • “Uranium bill gets initial OK,” Coloradoan 29 Mar 2008, Page 1
• “Area ranks third for business [in Forbes magazine poll],” Coloradoan 20 Mar 2008, Page 1
• “Catacombs closes: Downtown mainstay [Nico’s Catacombs] serves last meal,” Coloradoan 02 Apr 2008, Page 1
• “More power for new era: PRPA installing new natural gas turbine to meet future [energy] demand,” Coloradoan 14 Apr 2008, Page 1
• “Ditch company to pay $9M,” Coloradoan 06 May 2008, Page 1 – Water Supply and Storage Company, to Rocky Mountain National Park
• “The Ranch turns 5,” Coloradoan 15 Sep 2008, Page 1 – Larimer County Fairgrounds and Special Events Complex
• “Pop sales banned in state’s schools,” Coloradoan 12 Dec 2008, Page 1 – no more sodas sold at vending machines in public schools

2009

• “Manufacturer breaks ground: Hexcel Corp. plant in Windsor to support wind turbine production,” Coloradoan 20 Feb 2009, Page 1
• “AE to cut 104 local jobs,” Coloradoan 13 Mar 2009, Page 1
• “Kodak reducing operations: change at Windsor plant to put about 300 out of work,” Coloradoan 25 Mar 2009, Page 1
• “Coloradoan press runs final time: paper’s printing operations head to Denver today,” Coloradoan 11 May 2009, Page 1
• “Building in Fort Collins comes to a halt,” Coloradoan 16 Jun 2009, Page 1
• “[Iron Man] Autoplex closes,” Coloradoan 04 Aug 2009, Page 1
• Mountain Avenue Bridal closes, leaving 80+ brides without a dress for their wedding day; coverage over several days, including this - “Bride finds her ‘dream dress’ with the police,” Coloradoan 18 Aug 2009, Page 1
• “Uranium mining continues: PowerTech USA in permitting process for Centennial Project,” Coloradoan 20 Dec 2009, Page 1 – PowerTech project at Centennial
  • “Uranium digs up major players,” Coloradoan 21 Dec 2009, Page 1
• Northern Colorado lost 4,500 jobs in 2009, Coloradoan 31 Dec 2009, Page 2 – Kodak, HP, AMD, AE, Woodward Governor all 100 and above

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AGRICULTURE

2002

• "Development intruding on agriculture," Coloradoan 20 Mar 2002, Page 1 – as relates to I-25 corridor development

2005

• Mad cow disease in Canada (Coloradoan 08 Jan 2005, Page 1)

2006

• "County Quashes Livestock Limits," Coloradoan 28 Mar 2006, Page 1
• Water loan may help farms weather dry summer, Coloradoan 08 Jul 2006, Page 1

2007

• "Helicopters deliver hay to hungry, snowbound cattle," Coloradoan 04 Jan 2007, Page 1
• "County livestock regulations still kicking up dust," Coloradoan 21 Apr 2007, Page 1

2008

• "Feds offer Long Draw plan: Proposal would restock native trout population," Coloradoan 07 Apr 2008, Page 1
• "Food bank cheers passage of farm bill," Coloradoan 16 May 2008, Page 1 – bill boosts aid for fighting poverty
• "Chickens get initial OK: Fort Collins City Council approve zoning ordinance [for urban chickens] on first reading," Coloradoan 04 Jun 2008, Page 1

2009

• "Farmers getting help with loans: USDA pumping in $253M after bank failure," Coloradoan 10 May 2009, Page 1 – regarding Greeley-based New Frontier Bank
  • "Trio seeks bailout cash for farms," Coloradoan 17 May 2009, Page 1 – Markey, Bennet, and Udall seek TARP funds
• "Corps weighs impact on Poudre: Analysis focusing on Greeley pipeline," Coloradoan 29 Jun 2009, Page 1 – 60-inch water pipeline from Bellvue to Greeley
• "Farmers rally in support of Glade," Coloradoan 01 Jul 2009, Page 1 – support for Glade Reservoir (seen by some as needed to protect agriculture in northern Colorado)
• "Water districts quit Halligan project: expense of environmental analysis spurs 3 partners to exit," Coloradoan 31 Aug 2009, Page 1

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PEOPLE

President George W Bush in office January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2009

Ray Martinez, mayor of Fort Collins 1999-2005

Doug Hutchinson, mayor of Fort Collins April 19, 2005 -April 12, 2011

2001:

• "Atoms that 'sing in unison'; win Nobel for 2 Coloradoans," Coloradoan 10 Oct 2001, Page 1 - Carl E Wieman, Eric E Cornell; Bose-Einstein condensate

2002:

• Yates to be honored as Citizen of the West, Coloradoan 13 Jan 2002 - CSU president Albert Yates
• Fort Collins-born supreme court justice Byron White dies, Coloradoan 16 Apr 2002, Page 1
• Parrino gets 88 years, Coloradoan 12 Jul 2002, Page 1 - Michael Parrino sentenced for robbing a 7-11 convenience store, shooting at policemen
• Yates era ends, Coloradoan 05 Oct 2002, Page 1 - Albert Yates resigns
• Life in prison for Carr, Coloradoan 27 Nov 2002, Page 1 - Joshua Carr sentenced to life for killing his girlfriend’s child

2003:

• Local woman missing, Coloradoan 20 Jan 2003, Page 1 - Lacy Miller
  • Friends fan out in search, Coloradoan 21 Jan 2003, Page 1
  • Coverage for next several days; Jason Clausen’s name appears
  • Guilty plea from Clausen, Coloradoan 20 Mar 2003, Page 1
  • My Mind Has Exploded by Greg Campbell: Final chapter in Lacy Miller murder still leaves questions, Fort Collins Now 2003-04-09, p1, 16
  • ... made a quick arrest, restoring calm to a shaken community, City Brochure, Feb 2004
• Sergeant First Class Randall Rehn dies in Iraq (April 3, 2003) - recap article, Coloradoan 15 Nov 2005, Page 1
• In Brief: CSU professor Holmes Rolston III won the Templeton Prize and is donating the entire one million dollars to Davidson College in Charlotte, N. C., his alma matter, Fort Collins Now 2003-05-14 p. 9
• Ungers's Ouster: Controversy and questions surround the forced resignation of PSD’s superintendent, Fort Collins Now 2003-10-01 p. 1,13
• TV icon Mr. Rogers dies, Coloradoan 28 Feb 2003, Page 1
• New evidence on disappearance of toddler Jaryd Atadero in 1999 on Poudre River; clothes found in 2003
  • Coloradoan 10 Jun 2003, Page 1
  • Coloradoan 12 Jun 2003, Page 1
  • Jaryd’s searchers find remains, Coloradoan 15 Jun 2003, Page 1
  • What Happened to Jaryd Atadero: The three-year-old was probably attacked by a mountain lion, Fort Collins Now 2003-06-18 p. 10
• Schools somber, Coloradoan 26 Sep 2003, Page 1 - forced resignation of PSD superintendent Don Unger

2004

• Sheriff, Jim Alderdan, and Mayor Ray Martinez, are appointed to new posts (Fort Collins Now - 2004-01-14)
• Double murder of Robert Hill and John Miller (February)
• In the Line of Duty: Larimer County deputies honored for service above and beyond the call of duty: Roger Bartram, Perry Malisani, David Noe, Dan Frazen, Gregory Akin, and Bob Coleman, Fort Collins Now 2004-02-04 p. 15
• "In Brief: FC Weekly's contributing editor, Chris Hondros, has been named as a Pulitzer finalist, Fort Collins Now 2004-03-17 p.13
• Darin Atteberry steps into John Fischbach's shoes as City Manager, Fort Collins Now 2004-06-02)
• "The Journey Has Just Begun: Fort Collins bicyclist, Michael Sandlers, rides from Portland to Washington, D. C. to promote knowledge of ADD", Fort Collins Now 2004-07-28 p. 16

2005

• Pope John Paul II dies April 2 (Coloradoan 03 Apr 2005, Page)
• Pope Benedict XVI chosen (Coloradoan 20 Apr 2005, Page 1)
• PSD Board Picks its Man: [Gerald] Wilson is choice to be new superintendent, Coloradoan 15 Feb 2005, Tue, Page 1
• William Morgan, former president of CSU, dies on March 17 (Coloradoan 18 Mar 2005, Page 1)
• Airport owner [Claire McMillen] dies in crash, Coloradoan 04 Apr 2005, Page 1
• Becky Zerlentes dies, an amateur boxer killed in the ring by a blow
• Gorbachev speaks at Moby Arena (Coloradoan 15 Apr 2005, Page 1)
• Man [Jeremy Alan Moss] charged with murder of mother, Coloradoan 07 Jun 2005, Page 1
• Sandra Day O'Connor steps down from Supreme Court (Coloradoan 02 Jul 2005, Page 1)
• Edward Platzer (accused of murdering two Fort Collins residents, Robert Hill and John Miller) trial begins (Coloradoan 08 Jul 2005, Page 1); found guilty (Coloradoan 29 Jul 2005, Page 1)
• Mother, infant die in fire (Coloradoan 01 Aug 2005, Page 1) - Kris Kueneman and child
• Murder-suicide (Coloradoan 06 Aug 2005, Page 1) - Sara and Steven Sherwood
• Body Found in Canyon: Two Arrested in suspected Cherry Street homicide, Coloradoan 21 Jul 2005, Page 1
• Donald J Trump speaks at Bixpo (Coloradoan 15 Sep 2005, Page 1)
• Roadside Bomb kills Evans Man [Pfc Tyler MacKenzie, in Iraq], Coloradoan 05 Nov 2005, Page 1
• Timnath Soldier Killed in ambush [Army Staff Sergeant Michael Parrott], Coloradoan 13 Nov 2005, Page 1
• 45 Years for Mother's Murder, Coloradoan 20 Dec 2005, Page 1 - Jeremy Moss murdered mother Rosemary Borak
• Jury acquits, deadlocks [in child sex abuse trial of William Hunsaker], Coloradoan 21 Dec 2005, Page 1

2006

• Deputies Kill Robbery Suspect [Catherine Cariaso, at a Loveland bank], Coloradoan 13 Jan 2006, Page 1
• Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger one of NASA's newest astronauts, Coloradoan 10 Feb 2006, Page 1
• Local Teen [Robert Ekhoff] Bowls 300, Coloradoan 22 Feb 2006, Page 1
• 11-year-old who died in Lake Loveland accident identified, Coloradoan 29 May 2006, Page 1 - Christine Marie Bass
• Superintendent Jerry Wilson's First Year: PSD Leader's Ambition Wins praise, Coloradoan 20 Jun 2006, Page 1
• "Crash kills CSU runner, fiancé, Coloradoan 01 Jul 2006, Page 1 - Valerie McGregor, Samuel Zawada
• Baby Faith's case reopened, Coloradoan 24 Aug 2006, Page 1
• The Dalai's Blessing [Dalai Lama at Shambhala], Coloradoan 18 Sep 2006, Page 1
• Bachelor of the year living in our midst [Matt Wood], Coloradoan 20 Oct 2006, Page 1 - named by Cosmopolitan magazine
• President [George W] Bush making a stop at Greeley, Coloradoan 01 Nov 2006, Page 1
  • President lends his persona: Bush in Greeley today, Coloradoan 04Nov2006, page 1
  • Bush stirs up GOP faithful, Coloradoan 05 Nov 2006, Page 1
• Pair in murder-suicide ID'd, Coloradoan 14 Nov 2006, Page 1 - Jeffrey and Michelle Sinnett

2007

• Ritter era begins, Coloradoan 10 Jan 2007, Page 1 - Bill Ritter, Colorado's 41^st governor
• Berthoud boys improving after crash, Coloradoan 27 Jan 2007, Page 1 - Tyler Carron and Nikko Landeros had their legs amputated after being hit by a vehicle while changing a tire
• Body identified as UNC professor [Patricia Wilkins-Wells], Coloradoan 30 Jan 2007, Page 1
• Father gets jail time, probation in toddler's drowning death, Coloradoan 31 Jan 2007, Page 1 - Gil Dwayne Smith, father of Shay Smith
• Hagan Klamm memorial service, Coloradoan 01 Mar 2007, Page 1
• Evans faces at least 10 years in prison [Priest Tim Evans}, Coloradoan 27 Mar 2007, Page 1
• Evans gets at least 14 years, Coloradoan 31 May 2007, Page 1
• PHS National Champs: Impalas earn top honors at National Science Bowl in Washington, Coloradoan 01 May 2007, Page 1
• Kayla Adsit, 17 and a senior at RMHS, killed in an accident on May 4 (Coloradoan 22 Dec 2007, Page 1
• Crash claims two: experimental plane loses control at Greeley-Weld airport, Coloradoan 26 Jun 2007, Page 1
• Players could feel fallout of new trial [Tim Masters], Coloradoan 05 Aug 2007, Page 1 - regarding the 1987 stabbing of Peggy Hettrick
  • Masters to go free, Coloradoan 19 Jan 2008, Page 1
  • Front page coverage over next several days, and coverage throughout 2007-8
  • Masters sues city: police, judges named in civil rights lawsuit, Coloradoan 22 Oct 2008, Page 1
• Man dies from stab: Fort Collins deals with first murder in two years, Coloradoan 06 Aug 2007, Page 1 - Joseph Michael Martell
  • Pre-homicide details emerge, Coloradoan 07 Aug 2007, Page 1
• Clues remain elusive in frustrating search [Missing couple}, Coloradoan 06 Sep 2007, Page 1
  • Hikers found alive, unharmed, Coloradoan 07 Sep 2007, Page 1I - Terry and Marion Jones
• "Scientists to bask in warmth of Nobel: Three local forest service researchers contributed, Coloradoan 10 Dec 2007, Page 1 - Musselman, Joyce, Ryan

2008

• Man becomes first black president of the state Senate, Coloradoan 10 Jan 2008, Page 1 - State Senator Peter Groff
• Sonny Lubick Day, Coloradoan 09 Feb 2008, Page 1
• Local businessman indicted: Man accused of soliciting about $3 million in investment scams, Coloradoan 13 Mar 2008, Page 1 - Rick Van Vleet
• Soldier Remembered: Friends recall US Army Sgt. Isaac Palomarez as smart, witty, Coloradoan 12 May 2008, Page 1
• Linnea Dick remembered, Coloradoan 06 Jun 2008, Page 1 - she was strangled and sexually assaulted before fire was set to her home
• Tickle Me Pink bassist [Johnny Schou] found dead, Coloradoan 02 Jul 2008, Page 1
  • Coroner: 22-year-old musician overdosed on heroin, Coloradoan 12 Aug 2008, Page 1
• "Allard's era: 26 years of service wraps up, Coloradoan 02 Nov 2008, Page 1 - U.S. Senator Wayne Allard retires
• Guilty plea in cyclist's death, Coloradoan 15 Nov 2008, Page 1 - Daniel Price pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide of Rebecca Allen
• 3 car-bike fatalities in decade prior to 2008; two car-bike fatalities in 2008 alone
• Local man to appear on game show, Coloradoan 21 Nov 2008, Page 1 - Jimmy Dolan appears on Deal or No Deal
• Family mourns loss of ‘sunshine,' Coloradoan 30 Nov 2008, Page 1 - 9-year-old Erica Forney dies after being hit by SUV
• Max's living lesson, Coloradoan 21 Dec 2008, Page 1 - young Max Lautzenheiser dies after long-standing illness

2009

• [Betsy] Markey takes district 4 seat [in US House of Representatives] as first Democrat in decades, Coloradoan 07 Jan 2009, Page 1
• White guilty on all counts, Coloradoan 11 Feb 2009, Page 1 - Samuel Kase White guilty on all 13 counts for crime spree in 2007
  • White gets at least 68 years, Coloradoan 14 Apr 2009, Page 1
• His goodness spanned globe: Peace Corps founder a ‘world professor,' a doer, Coloradoan 15 Feb 2009, Page 1 - Maurice Albertson
• Kness lashes out, gets 31 years, Coloradoan 21 Feb 2009, Page 1 - convicted kidnapper Travis John Kness
• Andrew J. Mair, 1913-2009: Wellington farm boy became friend to presidents, Coloradoan 26 Apr 2009, Page 1
• Coloradoan 07 May 2009, Page 1 - trial coverage of James Whitler, for killing process server Stephen Allen
  • Whitler Jury considers options, Coloradoan 09 May 2009, Page 1
  • Whitler found guilty of murder, Coloradoan 12 May 2009, Page 1
  • Whitler receives life plus 48 years, Coloradoan 09 Jun 2009, Page 1
• Vigil honors Stephen Arnold, Coloradoan 01 Jun 2009, Page 1 - the Fossil Ridge junior died after collapsing on basketball court
• CSU grad to become Judaism's first black female rabbi, Coloradoan 05 Jun 2009, Page 1 - Alysa Stanton
• Ann Azari, former FoCo mayor, dies, Coloradoan 17 Sep 2009, Page 1
• Portraits of Brad Boda, Coloradoan 11 Oct 2009, Page 1 - charges on multiple accounts of sexual assault imminent; counselor at Rocky Mountain High School
  • Counselor faces 11 sexual assault charges, Coloradoan 03 Nov 2009, Page 1
• October 15: The balloon boy hoax discombobulates emergency services in northeastern Colorado. Falcon Heene, reported as possibly in experimental balloon free-floating, was found in attic; some suspect a hoax, which ends up being true
  • Falcon never left nest: boy hid in attic for 5 hours, Coloradoan 16 Oct 2009, Page 1
  • Taken for a ride? Skepticism grows about balloon story, Coloradoan 17 Oct 2009, Page 1
  • Criminal charges likely for Heenes, Coloradoan 18 Oct 2009, Page 1
  • Affidavit: Heene mom admits hoax, Coloradoan 24 Oct 2009, Page 1
  • Balloon Boy parents plead guilty to charges, Coloradoan 13 Nov 2009, Page 1
• Surviving victims testify during murder trial, Coloradoan 02 Dec 2009, Page 1 - Joshua Douglas Renn accused of murdering Clinton Hiney
  • Renn guilty, Coloradoan 09 Dec 2009, Page 1

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GOVERNMENT

2000

• Larimer County Justice Center opens (dedicated on September 15, 2000)

2002

• "New elementary school shines at opening," Coloradoan 19 Aug 2002, Page 1 – Zach Elementary, southeast Fort Collins
• "State revenue shortfall critical," Coloradoan 21 Dec 2002, Page 1 - $850M to be trimmed from budget, worst financial situation since the 1930s Great Depression
• "New year brings new county digs," Coloradoan 29 Dec 2002, Page 1 - discusses Larimer County administration building, $27M

2003

• "Completed construction in early 2003 on the Dixon Creek Substation, which doubled the electrical capacity in the western district of Fort Collins," City Brochure Feb 2004

2004

• "Notebook: Fort Collins has enacted a no-smoking ordinance," Fort Collins Now 2004-07-14 p. 8
• "In Brief: fcgov.com gets first place in web site technology," Fort Collins Now 2004-09-29 p. 8

2005

• Council endorses occupancy limit ("3-Unrelated Rule to Stick," Coloradoan 26 Jan 2005, Wed, Page 1); more coverage in 2008
• "Workers reject Wal-Mart union: Loveland vote fails 17-1," Coloradoan 26 Feb 2005, Page 1
• Closure of Celestica in Fort Collins announced (Coloradoan 01 Apr 2005, Page 1)
• Building on Basics tax passes ("Spending Gets Nod: Referendum C Supporters Victorious," Coloradoan 02 Nov 2005, Page 1)
• "City supports annex plan [2.5 acres in SW Fort Collins between Harmony/ Trilby/ Shields/ College]," Coloradoan 09 Nov 2005, Page 1)
• "Revitalizing North College," Coloradoan 04 Dec 2005, Page 1; articles on page 1 the following four days

2006

• "Downtown Airport to Close," Coloradoan 22 Mar 2006, Page 1
• "Budget cuts put end to Youth Activity Center," Coloradoan 24 Mar 2006, Page 1
• Breaking ground on new police headquarters on Timberline; "Police Hub Gets Start," Coloradoan 31 Mar 2006, Page 1
• "Legislation would add ID theft to state felonies," Coloradoan 19 Apr 2006, Page 1
• "Survey Offers city options to closing YAC," Coloradoan 24 May 2006, Page 1
• Aztlan Under Attack: Critics want activity center renamed; defenders say no," Coloradoan 04 Jun 2006, Page 1
  • "Aztlan Center to keep its name," Coloradoan 07 Jun 2006, Page 1
  • "Shovel turned on Aztlan’s future: project to upgrade community center gets underway," Coloradoan 26 Oct 2006, Page 1
  • "New center opens," Coloradoan 01 Dec 2007, Page 1
• "Tenth ‘Taste of Fort Collins,’" Coloradoan 11 Jun 2006, Page 1
• First statewide count of homeless, Coloradoan 12 Jun 2006, Page 1
  • "Statewide homeless count nears," Coloradoan 07 Aug 2006, Page 1
• "Partnership plans hotel downtown," Coloradoan 09 Aug 2006, Page 1 - on Remington between Olive and Oak
• "9th graders get first peek at Kinard: new junior high will make history at opening Aug. 23," Coloradoan 11 Aug 2006, Page 1
• "Council votes to annex [Southwest enclave]," Coloradoan 06 Sep 2006, Page 1
• "Harmony-Ziegler shopping center gets the OK," Coloradoan 22 Sep 2006, Page 1
• "Bobcat Ridge natural area opens Saturday," Coloradoan 29 Sep 2006, Page 1
• "Wild Oats set to close," Coloradoan 15 Nov 2006, Page 1

2007

• "Harmony to get extensive facelift," Coloradoan 07 Jan 2007, Page 1
• "Welcome center site replaces I-25 stops," Coloradoan 19 Mar 2007, Page 1 - Welcome Center on Prospect
• "Karen Wagner resigns: County commissioner cites hostile work environment," Coloradoan 10 Jul 2007, Page 1
• "Police pad paraded: Chief shows off new headquarters," Coloradoan 26 Jul 2007, Page 1 - building on Timberline
• "Play site opening in sight: [Colorado's first universally accessible playground, Inspiration Park]," Coloradoan 01 Aug 2007, Page 1
• "Immigration up 51 percent," Coloradoan 12 Sep 2007, Page 1
• "Murder charges filed in shooting," Coloradoan 20 Sep 2007, Page 1 - Bastian, Mercado charged in death of Steven Marble; Laporte slaying raised concerns about gang activity in Larimer County
• "Post office named for former mayor [Dr. Karl Carson]," Coloradoan 29 Nov 2007, Page 1

2008

• "WOLF expansion denied," Coloradoan 05 Feb 2008, Page 1 - Wolves Offered Life and Friendship, Rist Canyon
• "City growth slows: Fewer than 2,000 move to Fort Collins in year," Coloradoan 02 Jul 2008, Page 1 - FC growth rate slows to levels not seen since WWII
• "City takes No. 2 ranking [Money Magazine]," Coloradoan 15 Jul 2008, Page 1 - No. 1 went to Plymouth, Minn.
• "Mall plan hits wall," Coloradoan 16 Nov 2008, Page 1 - financial climate delays development of Foothills Mall
• "Plans look ahead: years of debate yield long-range plan for Owl Canyon corridor," Coloradoan 01 Dec 2008, Page 1

2009

• "City enacts hiring freeze," Coloradoan 24 Jan 2009, Page 1
• "Timnath pact will cost Fort Collins up to $2M," Coloradoan 26 Jan 2009, Page 1
• "Thousands check out Council Tree Library," Coloradoan 29 Mar 2009, Page 1
• "Hutchinson secures third term as mayor," Coloradoan 08 Apr 2009, Page 1
• "Fort Collins ranks third on nationwide Smarter Cities list," Coloradoan 19 Jul 2009, Page 1 - Natural Resources Defense Council list
• "FRCC enrollment booming," Coloradoan 20 Jul 2009, Page 1

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[COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY]

President of CSU, Larry Edward Penley, 2003-2008

President of CSU, Tony Frank, 2008-2019

Colorado State University - tuition increases noted throughout decade, as well as several large-scale building endeavors, and struggle with then-Governor Ritter over state funding

2002

• $5M Gift to CSU from Monfort Family Foundation, Coloradoan 11 May 2002, Page 1 – largest cash donation ever received
• “CSU unveils new building,” Coloradoan 11 Jul 2002, Page 1 – atmospheric sciences research center
• “Schwarzkopf speaks,” Coloradoan 07 Nov 2002, Page 1 - General H. Norman Schwarzkopf speaks at CSU

2003

• Hughes Stadium renovation funded by Bohemian
• "$20.1M for CSU," Coloradoan 15 May 2003, Page 1 - Stryker donation was a new record
• "Penley poised to succeed Yates," Coloradoan 20 May 2003, Page 1 - official announcement of Larry Penley, new CSU president
• "Students Will Feel the Pain of Budget Cuts: CSU students and their parents will experience the largest tuition increases in nearly two decades so Colorado State can recover some $10 million of the budget cuts," Fort Collins Now 2003-08-20 p. 19)
• "Monday night 'the end' for Campus West theater," Coloradoan 30 Sep 2003, Page 1
• "CSU secures national lab," Coloradoan 01 Oct 2003, Page 1 - biosafety lab to research infectious diseases

2004

• "End-of-year party marked by tear gas and property destruction. 500 to 600 CSU students engaged in destructive behavior on May 8, 2004. It all started with a party at the home of Matthew Heidrich, 628 S. Howes who did the right thing and called police when the party got out of hand," Fort Collins Now 2004-05-19 p. 11
• "What Really Happened to Daniel Derezinski: The case is closed on the CSU grad student’s mysterious death, but troubling questions linger," Fort Collins Now 2004-07-28 p. 1, 17-19
• "In Brief: Police were alert after the riots of the previous week. The response time to the riot was questioned - 56 minutes for the SWAT team to arrive," Fort Collins Now 2004-09-01, p. 8
• Samantha Spady
  • 19-year-old Samantha Spady found dead in a fraternity house (Fort Collins Now 2004-09-08)
  • "Notebook: In the aftermath of the alcohol poisoning death of Samantha Spady, CSU announced it would start serving more potent beer at Hughes Stadium," Fort Collins Now 2004-09-22
  • "Sigma Pi House's Uncertain future: The fraternity" charter was revoked after the alcohol fueled death of Samantha Spady in the house," Fort Collins Now 2004-10-06 p. 20   
• Alcohol-related deaths at CSU noted as the top local story of the year (Coloradoan 31 Dec 2004, Page 9)

2005

• "Year of Additions for CSU Athletics," Coloradoan 02 Jan 2005, Page 1
• "CSU Gets Biodefense Grant: research, regional center status worth $40M" (Coloradoan 02 Jun 2005, Page 1)
• "CSU student, grad gunned down," Coloradoan 22 Jun 2005, Page 1 - Javad Marshall-Fields and Vivian Wolfe
  • "Man gets death in witness murder," Coloradoan 09 Jun 2009, Page 1 - Robert Ray, for the slaying of Javad M-F and Vivian W
• CSU Nets $2.3M grant (Coloradoan 28 Sep 2005, Page 1) - donor Ed Warner

2006

• Allegation accuses Charles Davidshofer of misconduct [and Jeannette Miles of embezzlement] (Coloradoan 31 Jan 2006, Page 1)
• "CSU's AD makes debut," Coloradoan 18 May 2006, Page 1 - New Athletic Director at CSU, Paul Kowalczyk
• "SAE suspended during alcohol poisoning investigation," Coloradoan 27 Sep 2006, Page 1
• "Greeks want SAE shut down," Coloradoan 07 Oct 2006, Page 1
• "Two ex-CSU athletes indicted in fraud," Coloradoan 02 Nov 2006, Page 1

2007

• "CSU players face charges in bombing," Coloradoan 17 Jan 2007, Page 1
• "CSU sports icon Passes," Coloradoan 01 Jun 2007, Page 1 - basketball coach Jim Williams
• "Magazine ranking puts CSU in top tier," Coloradoan 18 Aug 2007, Page 1
• "New 'supercluster' ready: CSU puts focus on cancer research and treatment," Coloradoan 22 Aug 2007, Page 1
• "CSU creating online program," Coloradoan 25 Aug 2007, Page 1
  • Creation of CSU Global. The new entity provides non-traditional students - a significant population currently underserved - access to public education and a degree.
• "Fallout follows expletive in CSU's Collegian Editorial," Coloradoan 22 Sep 2007, Page 1
  • "GOP group want editors fired," Coloradoan 25 Sep 2007, Page 1
  • "Collegian editor offers no apology," Coloradoan 27 Sep 2007, Page 1
  • "McSwane rebuked," Coloradoan 05 Oct 2007, Page 1
• "Source: Lubick's leaving," Coloradoan 24 Nov 2007, Page 1

2008

• "Athletic facility plans unveiled: $20 million complex to include practice facility, training center," Coloradoan 24 Apr 2008, Page 1
• "Students enter online ‘campus’," Coloradoan 21 May 2008, Page 1 - CSU Global
• "CSU creates new school [School for the Environment]," Coloradoan 22 Jul 2008, Page 1
• "CSU opens dorm doors to biggest freshman class," Coloradoan 22 Aug 2008, Page 1 - biggest frosh class ever
• "$3M goes to CSU program: National Science Foundation grant will help create biofuels doctorate," Coloradoan 09 Sep 2008, Page 1
• Eva Longoria Parker speaks at CSU in support of Obama, Coloradoan 05 Oct 2008, Page 1
• "Kevin Costner gives speech in favor of Obama," Coloradoan 29 Oct 2008, Page 1
• "Penley resigns: Sudden resignation puts CSU president out after five years," Coloradoan 06 Nov 2008, Page 1
  • Coverage for several days; discussion of splitting President and Chancellor roles

2009

• "CSU police chief out," Coloradoan 07 Mar 2009, Page 1 - Dexter Yarborough quits after prolonged investigation
• "Proposed cuts rattle CSU officials: Lawmakers to consider $430M cut to higher ed, $85 cut to CSU," Coloradoan 04 Apr 2009, Page 1
• "CSU names Chancellor," Coloradoan 06 May 2009, Page 1 - Joe Blake
  • "CSU puts lawsuit on agenda," Coloradoan 20 May 2009, Page 1 - several entities allege that executive session appointing Blake was conducted illegally
  • "Judge: evidence CSU broke law," Coloradoan 22 May 2009, Page 1
  • "Frank, Blake in at CSU," Coloradoan 27 May 2009, Page 1 - Tony Frank, President, and Joe Blake, Chancellor
• "Magazine honors CSU scientist for aiding humanity," Coloradoan 15 May 2009, Page 1 - Scientific American honor roll, Bryan Willson
• "New dorm sells out in 8 minutes," Coloradoan 25 Jul 2009, Page 1 - Aspen Hall in CSU's Academic Village
• "Ram revival: CSU rules Buffs' turf for first time in 23 years," Coloradoan 07 Sep 2009, Page 1 - CSU Rams defeat U of C Buffs, football, 23-17
• "CSU ends wind farm partnership," Coloradoan 05 Nov 2009, Page 1 - with developer Wind Holding, re: project near Maxwell Ranch

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[CIVIC]

2000

• Overland Trail Millennium Dedication, Roberts Ranch, Livermore (August 5, 2000)
• Cottonwood Hollow Natural Area Dedication (July 22, 2000)

2001

• Timberline Church constructed
• Remodeling Northern Hotel

2002

• "Route set for Olympic torch run in city," Coloradoan 12 Jan 2002, Page 1 - Olympic torch passes through Fort Collins,
  • "City's ready for the torch," Coloradoan 29 Jan 2002, Page 1
• "Council Cuts a Deal," Coloradoan 06 Mar 2002, Page 1 - Eric Hamrick drops lawsuit against City Council
• "City Park Pool Closes for Good," Coloradoan 10 Mar 2002, Page 1
  • Then, "City throws pool a preserver," Coloradoan 15 Mar 2002, Page 1
• "New Recycling center opens," Coloradoan 23 Mar 2002, Page 1 - at 1701 Riverside
• "Chaos on City Streets," Coloradoan 27 Sep 2002, Page 1 - car chase pursuit from Loveland to Fort Collins leads to capture of two robbery suspects
  • Robbery suspects named as Jason Robert Barner, Joshua V. Moore (Coloradoan 28 Sep 2002, Page 1)
  • "Robber kidnaps clerk," Coloradoan 02 Dec 2002, Page 1
• "Lamar's is coming," Coloradoan 05 Dec 2002, Page 1 - Lamar's Donuts coming to Drake/Shields

2003

• "'Harmony' picked for name of new school," Coloradoan 29 Apr 2003, Page 1 - Harmony High School, 5400 Ziegler
  • "Harmony creates discord," Coloradoan 06 Jun 2003, Page 1 - not everyone likes the new name
  • "Renamed! Fossil Ridge High School name announced," Coloradoan 24 Jun 2003, Page 1
• "Two die in Fort Collins plane crash," Coloradoan 29 Jun 2003, Page 1 - at Fort Collins Downtown Airport
• "Horsetooth open at last," Coloradoan 22 Oct 2003, Page 1 - four-year renovation to Horsetooth's four earth dams finally close to completion, allowing water to return to its capacity for the first time since 1999
• Bas Bleu begins a $1.5M Phase 1 Capital Campaign to purchase and renovate historic Giddings Building at the corner of Pine and Willow Streets
• "Protestors opposed to George Bush's idea of a secular, hand-chosen government occupy City Hall," Fort Collins Now 2003-04-25 p. 13, also "Showdown at City Hall"
• "Built Like a Brick Courthouse: The sandstone bricks from the old Fort Collins courthouse are being salvaged to place in other structures," Fort Collins Now 2003-07-23 p. 15
• "In Brief: Among other things, First Community Bank robbed at 2721 S. College Ave," Fort Collins Now 2003-06-25 p. 9
• "Room at the Inn: The historic Armstrong Hotel is poised for a comeback. Renovation will be completed next year," Fort Collins Now 2003-07-30 p. 10
• "In Brief: Foothills Fashion Mall sold," Fort Collins Now 2003-12-17
• "Downtown Enhancement Project (improvements to streets, sidewalks, medians and crosswalks)," City Brochure Feb 2004
• "During the year, Poudre Fire Authority responded to 8 arson events causing more than $2M in damage," City Brochure Feb 2004
• "Fossil Creek Community Park, Fort Collins' first community park since 1984, opened in October," City Brochure Feb 2004
• Library's 100^th anniversary celebration: "Historical re-enactments, musical entertainment, and activities honoring the hundreds of volunteers who contribute to the library's success," City Brochure Feb 2004

2004

• Plane crash on July 29 kills 3 northern Colorado businessmen, including Bill Neal
• Art museum changes name to Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art
• The Gardens on Spring Creek - 18-acre community botanic garden of Fort Collins - opened in 2004 as part of a public/private partnership between the City of Fort Collins and the Friends of the Gardens on Spring Creek.
• Center for Fine Art Photography established
• "The Wait Is Over: The Poudre River near Old Town Fort Collins anticipates not only a cleanup, but the building of Northside Aztlan Center," Fort Collins Now 2004-11-24 p. 16
• "Fort Collins Police to Get New Digs: They are moving to a new facility on the corner of Drake and Timberline," Fort Collins Now 2004-07-21 p. 12
• "First National Bank Robbed: Latest heist brings yearly total to four," Fort Collins Now 2004-12-21 p. 15
• "The latest bank to be robbed in Fort Collins was the Cache Bank and Trust on the corner of College and Mountain," Fort Collins Now 2004-12-08 p. 9
• "The term ‘Choice City' can be traced to a 1977 song written for a town meeting called ‘Choice City on the Plains' to be sung to the tune of the Battle Hymn of the Republic," Fort Collins Now 2004-12-08 p. 12
• "Another bank robbed in Fort Collins - the Home State Bank on Timberline," Fort Collins Now 2004-07-14 p. 9
• "Bad blood and bitter accusations mark the imminent closure of Fort Collins Downtown airport," Fort Collins Now 2004-10-14 pp 1, 18

2005

• "Watch Where You're Stepping: The Fort Collins 2005 Pedestrian Pavers Project is helping make the streets more attractive with various plaques by various artists set into the concrete," Fort Collins Now 2004-12-21 p. 9
• Murder-suicide in Loveland (Coloradoan 10 Mar 2005, Page 1) - Jennifer Jarvis murdered by Desi Alvarez)
• "Roommate Rule Divides City," Coloradoan 15 Oct 2005, Page 1
• "Centerra shops Create Buzz: retailers scurry as shoppers anticipate grand opening," Coloradoan 15 Oct 2005, Page 1
• "City Lights First Menorah," Coloradoan 29 Dec 2005, Page 1
• Tuba Christmas begins (noted in Coloradoan 12 Dec 2008, Page 1)
• Celestica Pulls Up Stakes ("Ten Biggest Stories of 2005," Coloradoan 01 Jan 2006, Page 1)

2006

• Money magazine ranks FC as the best place to live in 2006, Coloradoan 17 Jul 2006, Page 1 : "Will the ranking ruin our city?" Coloradoan 18 Jul 2006, Page 1
• "PSD OKs Plan for Late Start," Coloradoan 07 Mar 2006, Page 1
• "3 Indicted in Couples' Slaying," Coloradoan 10 Mar 2006, Page 1 - re: murder victims Javal Marshall-Fields and Vivian Wolf
• City Budget shortfall of $6.8 million (Coloradoan 10 May 2006, Page 1)
• "Bank robber helps self, flees on foot," Coloradoan 29 Jun 2006, Page 1 - Harmony Key Bank
• "Martinez kin reunite at local park that bears family name," Coloradoan 02 Jul 2006, Page 1 - 100-year anniversary of family's arrival in Fort Collins
• "One dead, one injured in gang-related stabbing," Coloradoan 07 Jul 2006, Page 1 - man killed was Santos Ybarra
• "Meth ring bust should stem flow," Coloradoan 26 Oct 2006, Page 1
• The Romero House, the only original adobe home on its original site left in the city, was renamed Museo de las Tres Colonias. The museum, 425 10th St, honors Hispanics' heritage in the neighborhoods of Andersonville, Alta Vista, and Buckingham.
  • "Romero House opening celebrates Hispanic pioneers," Coloradoan 19 Aug 2006, Page 1
• "Plane crash kills two near Taft Hill, Trilby," Coloradoan 20 Aug 2006, Page 1
• "Musgrave wins 4^th: Election 2006: Libraries - yes, Jail - no," Coloradoan 08 Nov 2006, Page 1
  • "Library starts new chapter with district," Coloradoan 08 Nov 2006, Page 1

2007

• "Pioneer School to close [Pioneer School for Expeditionary Learning]," Coloradoan 24 Feb 2007, Page 1
• "Grade change passes: Board votes 5-2 in favor of PSD grade reconfiguration," Coloradoan 24 Apr 2007, Page 1
• "Sculpture born in Old Town," Coloradoan 04 Jun 2007, Page 1 - artist Collen Nyanhongo
  • "Sculptor chisels art's final details," Coloradoan 02 Nov 2007, Page 1
  • "Sculpture to be moved by end of October," Coloradoan 05 Oct 2009, Page 1
• "Demand on water draws down Horsetooth," Coloradoan 02 Aug 2007, Page 1
• "Gas line ruptures, sparks raging fire," Coloradoan 14 Aug 2007, Page 1 - Ziegler Road, north of Harmony
• "City faces hidden crisis: Fort Collins kids living in poverty increases 132 percent since 2000," Coloradoan 29 Aug 2007, Page 1
• "Rockies advance to World Series," Coloradoan 16 Oct 2007, Page 1
• "Spring Canyon [park] debuts," Coloradoan 19 Oct 2007, Page 1
• "Display vote tonight," Coloradoan 20 Nov 2007, Page 1 - many articles about holiday lights, colors, diversity, etc.
  • "National watches city's debate over decorations," Coloradoan 25 Dec 2007, Page 1

2008

• Partnership signing between City of Fort Collins and Discovery Center Non-Profit Corporation (March 7, 2008)
• "Museum gets grant to develop new building design," Coloradoan 27 Mar 2008, Page 1 - Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art
• "Fort Collins Bike Library opens April 5," Coloradoan 28 Mar 2008, Page 1
• "City gears up to phase in new logo," Coloradoan 20 Feb 2008, Page 1 - old one featured birds, Horsetooth; new one is text-only with curvy lines
  • "New city logo put on ice," Coloradoan 07 Mar 2008, Page 1
  • "City ready to unveil new logo options," Coloradoan 07 Jun 2008, Page 1
  • A funny coda: City of Pawnee logo, shown on TV show Parks and Rec, resembles the new Fort Collins logo (Coloradoan 19 Mar 2009, Page 1)
• "Love triangle murder trial," Coloradoan 22 Feb 2008, Page 1 - Shawna Nelson accused in the shooting of Heather Garraus
  • "Nelson conviction nets life in prison," Coloradoan 04 Mar 2008, Page 1
• "City to get medical pot store," Coloradoan 01 Apr 2008, Page 1
• "Trolley Car 25 trucked home," Coloradoan 13 May 2008, Page 1 - trolley unloaded at 330 N Howes Street
• "Rapid transit bus gets once-over," Coloradoan 14 May 2008, Page 1 - MAX bus (the Mason Express) being considered by City of Fort Collins
• "City shelves center: 40,000-square-foot convention center now slated for hotel parking," Coloradoan 19 Jun 2008, Page 1
• "Colorado's blue no more: Sunday liquor sales primed to begin next week," Coloradoan 29 Jun 2008, Page 1
• "Report launches homeless efforts," Coloradoan 22 Aug 2008, Page 1 - Report called "Building blocks to ending homelessness in Fort Collins: A community blueprint"
• "Poverty rate up in city," Coloradoan 27 Aug 2008, Page 1
• "Fort Collins called best place [in Colorado] to raise kids [Business Week magazine]," Coloradoan 12 Nov 2008, Page 1
• "City has 15^th best high school," Coloradoan 06 Dec 2008, Page 1 - Ridgeview Classical ranks fifteenth in USN&WR poll of top 100 high schools in US

2009

• Bas Bleu entered a ten-year private/public partnership with the Downtown Development Authority, receiving $220,000 to provide rent-free space to the public for ten years.
• "Old Town ‘ghosts' to rise again," Coloradoan 24 Feb 2009, Page 1 - $22,200 grant to restore Coca Cola, Angell's delicatessen signs
• "Help seekers inundate new Hope Center," Coloradoan 19 Mar 2009, Page 1 - Sister Mary Alice Murphy Center for Hope on Conifer Street
• Last day at Discovery Science Center (2009-05-31)
  • "DDA gives $2M to Discovery move funding for new facility reaches $18.8M," Coloradoan 19 Jun 2009, Page 1
• "Plaza to include hallowed ground," Coloradoan 25 May 2009, Page 1 - Veterans Plaza at Spring Canyon Park, an honorarium to local military veterans
• "Event highlights new outdoor areas," Coloradoan 08 Jun 2009, Page 1 - Soapstone Prairie Natural Area and Red Mountain Open Space dedication ceremonies
  • "Red Mountain now accessible," Coloradoan 28 Jun 2009, Page 1
• "Magazine: Loveland is the place to live," Coloradoan 11 Jun 2009, Page 1 - Loveland one of Top Ten places to live declared by USN&WR
• "City sees barrage of bank robberies," Coloradoan 25 Jun 2009, Page 1 - seven so far in 2009, two more than the last three years combined
• "Senior Center among nation's top," Coloradoan 27 Jun 2009, Page 1 - Fort Collins Senior Center ranked as one of the top 12 senior centers in the country by National Council on Aging, National Institute for Senior Centers
• "Old Town sculpture moving," Coloradoan 08 Jul 2009, Page 1 - "Transcend" by Collen Nyanhongo proposed to be moved to corner of Mason and Maple
• Walls come tumbling down," Coloradoan 11 Jul 2009, Page 1 - 223 Park Street torn down
• "City finds there's an art to solving crime," Coloradoan 20 Jul 2009, Page 1 - painting of transformer boxes, part of Art in Public Places project; graffiti crimes up 34% this year
• Lincoln Center: $5.5 million upgrade, Coloradoan 20 Jul 2009, Page 1
• "Forbes says we're good - and cheap," Coloradoan 22 Jul 2009, Page 1 - Fort Collins-Loveland area number 9 on Forbes' list of 100 "best cheap cities"
• "Road crew unearths long-gone trolley tracks," Coloradoan 31 Jul 2009, Page 1 - tracks uncovered at intersection of Remington and Pitkin
• "PSD changes culminate today," Coloradoan 17 Aug 2009, Page 1 - Poudre School District moved 6^th grades to middle school, and 9^th graders to high school
• "Fatal accidents double: 3 died in past week for total of 23 this year," Coloradoan 22 Aug 2009, Page 1 - deaths on Larimer County roads
  • "Review delves into bike versus car crashes," Coloradoan 01 Nov 2009, Page 1
• "More than 500 attend meeting on PERA," Coloradoan 25 Aug 2009, Page 1 - pension fund for public employees loses $11B
• Poudre River clean up after 5000 gallons of asphalt tar spilled near Greyrock trailhead: "EPA asks citizens to stay away as cleanup continues," Coloradoan 28 Aug 2009, P 1
  • "Gallons of asphalt removed from Poudre," Coloradoan 01 Sep 2009, Page 1
  • "Another Poudre spill," Coloradoan 04 Sep 2009, Page 1 - second spill in as many weeks; another 5000 gallons
• "Fire engulfs building: 3 alarm fire burns 8-unit building, injures 1," Coloradoan 12 Sep 2009, Page 1 - Brookview Apartments, at Stuart and Welch
• "Food bank numbers rise," Coloradoan 16 Sep 2009, Page 1 - Food Bank of Larimer County serves 25% more people this year than last year
• "Bomb threat further rattles Rocky [Mountain High School], Coloradoan 26 Sep 2009, Page 1
• "Fossils turn up on I-25 worksite," Coloradoan 27 Sep 2009, Page 1 - Crossroads Boulevard interchange, Loveland
• "PSD leader gets earful about school closings," Coloradoan 02 Oct 2009, Page 1 - Lopez, Red Feather, and Riffenburgh Elementary Schools under threat
  • "Groups unite to save schools," Coloradoan 24 Oct 2009, Page 1
• "Year's job loss: 1 in 20 here," Coloradoan 22 Oct 2009, Page 1 - 1 in 20 private sector jobs in Larimer County vanish in past year
• "FRCC working to keep up with enrollment boom," Coloradoan 14 Dec 2009, Page 1
• "Shot on duty rare case: ," Coloradoan 27 Dec 2009, Page 1 - Officer Allan Heaton first since 1992 to take bullet

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[NATURAL PHENOMENA]

2001

• "Fires burn 800 acres,” Coloradoan 01 Nov 2001, Page 1 – south of Carter Lake, west of Owl Canyon

2002

• "640 acres burn in Poudre Canyon," Coloradoan 19 Apr 2002, Page 1
• June 8: A U.S. Forest Service technician ignites the Hayman Fire in the mountains of central Colorado. The wildfire will burn 133 homes, 467 outbuildings, and 137,760 acres (557 km2) of forest, the most in Colorado recorded history.
  • "Hayman fire burns nearly 100,000 acres," Coloradoan 14 Jun 2002, Page 1
  • "Hayman rages to 120,000," Coloradoan 19 Jun 2002, Page 1
• More fires …
  • "Big Elk blaze balloons," Coloradoan 20 Jul 2002, Page 1
  • "Fire hits 4,500," Coloradoan 21 Jul 2002, Page 1
  • "Big Elk 40% contained," Coloradoan 24 Jul 2002, Page 1
• Drought, water shortage issues; 5 days of stories, starting Coloradoan 22 Sep 2002, Page 1, with "In Drought's Grasp"
• "Fires, drought contribute to $1.7B tourism hit," Coloradoan 08 Dec 2002, Page 1
• Terry Barton pleads guilty to Hayman fire

2003

• "Broken Limbs: Hundreds of thousands of trees damaged in Fort Collins by the late March winter storm that pelted the city with 32 inches of snow," Fort Collins Now 2003-04-02 p. 9
• "Rist Canyon fire forces evacuation," Coloradoan 26 Jul 2003, Page 1

2004

• Fire at Picnic Rock filled the air with smoke.
• "A Berthoud couple watched as a two-pound meteorite smashed into their farmland," Fort Collins Now 2004-11-24 p.11

2005

• "Fire guts westside fourplex," Coloradoan 16 Feb 2005, Wed, Page 1
• "High temperature of 103 in Fort Collins," Coloradoan 22 Jul 2005, Page 1
• "Windblown Fire Pesters City [College between Trilby and Carpenter]," Coloradoan 30 Dec 2005, Page 1
• "NIST adds a leap second to the year 2005," Coloradoan 31 Dec 2005, Page 1
• "Fire at Carter Lake," Coloradoan 10 Jan 2006, Page 1

2006

• Elkhorn Motel fire in Laporte (Coloradoan 25 Jan 2006, Page 1)
• Fire at Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area (Coloradoan 29 Jan 2006, Page 1)
• "Vigil honors those killed by disaster: Big Thompson Flood, 30 years later," Coloradoan 01 Aug 2006, Page 1
• "Holiday blizzard," Coloradoan 21 Dec 2006, Page 1
  • "Blizzard '06: Version 2.0," Coloradoan 29 Dec 2006, Page 1

2007

• "Lucky to be alive: local couple among seven to walk away from avalanche," Coloradoan 08 Jan 2007, Page 1
• "Moment of silence: Flood vigil brings tears to survivors and victims' families," Coloradoan 29 Jul 2007, Page 1
• "Sky opens wide for stubborn rain [major flooding]," Coloradoan 03 Aug 2007, Page 1
  • "Drying out," Coloradoan 04 Aug 2007, Page 1
• "Rare bird drops in," Coloradoan 17 Dec 2007, Page 1 – streak-backed oriole
• "2006-2007 snowiest December duo in history," Coloradoan 28 Dec 2007, Page 1

2008

• "Pine beetles close in on Front Range," Coloradoan 13 Jan 2008, Page 1
• "Poudre makes 'Most Endangered' list: Group cites Glade plan as reason for designation," Coloradoan 18 Apr 2008, Page 1
  • "Council blasts Glade: Glade Reservoir proposal, NISP receive unanimous thumbs down," Coloradoan 03 Sep 2008, Page 1 - NISP is Northern Integrated Supply Project
• "Twister lays path of terror: powerful tornado tears through Windsor," Coloradoan 23 May 2008, Page 1

2009

• "Finally, RMNP goes wild: Congress approves wilderness designation," Coloradoan 26 Mar 2009, Page 1
  • "Dedicated to wilderness: Ceremony marks RMNP designation," Coloradoan 10 Apr 2009, Page 1
• "Agencies prep for pine beetle battle," Coloradoan 20 Apr 2009, Page 1
• "Severe storm slaps city," Coloradoan 23 Jun 2009, Page 1
• "Wildfire evacuates foothills residents," Coloradoan 01 Oct 2009, Page 1 – Bonner Springs Ranch

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[MILITARY ACTIVITIES/WAR]

2001

• September 11, 2001: Known simply as 9/11: Terrorist attacks
• 2001: December: US completes troop pull-out

2003

• March: US-led invasion topples Saddam Hussein's government, marks start of years of violent conflict with different groups competing for power
• A Fort Collins man, Yee Lu, is suspected of helping a Chinese manufacturer of weapons of mass destruction (Fort Collins Now 2003-07-02)

2006

• "Moussaoui Gets Life, Not Death," Coloradoan 04 May 2006, Page 1
• "Terrorism tip clogs U.S. airports," Coloradoan 11 Aug 2006, Page 1
  • "Lingering effects of thwarted attack: Local's trip home made memorable by terror plot," Coloradoan 12 Aug 2006, Page 1

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[HEALTH/MEDICINE]

2002

• "Smoking ban passes," Coloradoan 20 Nov 2002, Page 1 - bars and restaurants smoke-free by October 1, 2003
  • "Bars unite on smoke-free pact," Coloradoan 05 Dec 2002, Page 1
  • "Snuffed out: bar patrons give public smoking big send-off," Coloradoan 01 Oct 2003, Page 1
• "West Nile hits Colorado," Coloradoan 16 Aug 2002, Page 1

2003

• West Nile Virus Hits Larimer County (Fort Collins Now 2003-07-02)
  • "West Nile confirmed in area," Coloradoan 01 Jul 2003, Page 1
  • "West Nile hospitalizes 2," Coloradoan 30 Jul 2003, Page 1
  • Coverage most days in July through early September 2003
  • "Millions of mosquitoes die," Coloradoan 10 Sep 2003, Page 1
  • "Outbreak: West Nile virus runs rampant across the state with no end in sight," Fort Collins Now 2003-08-13 p. 11, 14
  • "In Brief: West Nile is still prevalent," Fort Collins Now 2003-09-17 p. 9
  • "City staff made every attempt possible to control the spread of West Nile virus," City Brochure Feb 2004: public education, mosquito trapping, spraying, in response to a declared emergency by Larimer County Health Department
• "Meth: new drug of choice," Coloradoan 29 Jun 2003, Page 1
• "Courts dominated by meth crimes," Coloradoan 30 Jun 2003, Page 1
• Fall and winter 2003 - lots of coverage about the flu, widespread in 13 states including Colorado, with deaths associated

2004

• "The Doctor Is In: PVHS to expand Harmony Campus," Fort Collins Now 2004-02-04
• "Notebook: Poudre Valley Hospital was ranked among the top 100 hospitals in the country," Fort Collins Now 2004-05-26 p. 15
• "Tale of Two Cows: How two heifers cost northern Colorado 800 jobs and 35 million dollars a year in lost revenue [mad cow disease caused shutdown of Greeley's Swift]," Fort Collins Now 2004-12-2 p. 1, 18A

2006

• House Bill 1175, banning smoking in most establishments, including pool halls and restaurants (Coloradoan 06 Feb 2006, Page 1)
  • "Smoking Ban Set to Pass," Coloradoan 17 Mar 2006, Page 1
  • "Clock ticking on public smoking," (Coloradoan 28 Jun 2006, Page 1)
• "Agencies send mixed warnings about bird flu pandemic," Coloradoan 09 May 2006, Page 1
• "PVH gets Komen grants to aid breast cancer patients," Coloradoan 10 May 2006, Page 1
• "Bird flu advice: plan for the worst," Coloradoan 30 Jun 2006, Page 1
• "Hospital's birth draws near [Medical Center of the Rockies]," Coloradoan 06 Oct 2006, p1

2007

• "Medical Center of the Rockies in homestretch," Coloradoan 11 Feb 2007, Page 1
  • "New medical center set to roll," Coloradoan 14 Feb 2007, Page 1
• "Pandemic flu campaign debuts," Coloradoan 25 Jan 2007, Page 1
• CSU project speeds research: Infectious disease superclusters will streamline drug delivery to marketplace," Coloradoan 09 Feb 2007, Page 1
• West Nile articles throughout July, August;
  • "West Nile numbers rise; Larimer now second," Coloradoan 08 Aug 2007, Page 1
  • "Colorado leads nation in West Nile cases," Coloradoan 20 Oct 2007, Page 1

2008

• "PVH ranked in nation's top hospitals for fifth time," Coloradoan19 Mar 2008, Page 1
• "PVHS wins top honor," Coloradoan 26 Nov 2008, Page 1 - wins Malcolm Baldridge Award
  • Official recognition by Vice President Joe Biden, Coloradoan03 Dec 2009, Page 1

2009

• "Flu fans worldwide concern," Coloradoan 28 Apr 2009, Page 1 - swine flu epidemic
  • "US flu deaths expected," Coloradoan 29 Apr 2009, Page 1
  • Coverage following 4 days as well
  • "Two H1N1 cases in county; WHO declares pandemic," Coloradoan12 Jun 2009, Page 1
• "MCR gets the gold for being green," Coloradoan 27 Jul 2009, Page 1 - Medical Center of the Rockies one of only two hospitals in the country to get LEED certification
• Poudre River clean up after 500 gallons of asphalt tar spilled near Greyrock trailhead
  • "EPA asks citizens to stay away as cleanup continues," Coloradoan28 Aug 2009, Page 1
  • "Gallons of asphalt removed from Poudre," Coloradoan01 Sep 2009, Page 1
• "Water districts quit Halligan project: expense of environmental analysis spurs 3 partners to exit," Coloradoan31 Aug 2009, Page 1
• Medical marijuana dispensaries mentioned a lot, also in 2008
  • "Medical Marijuana shops crop up," Coloradoan 13 Dec 2009, Page 1

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[CIVIL RIGHTS]

2002

• "Broken Trust: After more than 100 years, countless legal filings and millions in court costs, the government is no closer to accounting for billions of dollars owed to thousands of Native Americans," Fort Collins Now 2002-02-11 p. 1, 16

2003

• "Unilaterally Terrified: This paper's firsthand account of an Iraqi ambush," Fort Collins Now 2003-04-02 p. 11
• "Playing the Race Card: Human Relations Commission chair and vice-chair resign citing city's lack of commitment to diversity [Ken Gordon and Mary Gomez]," Fort Collins Now 2003-12-17 p. 13
• "High Court strikes down gay sex laws," Coloradoan 27 Jun 2003, Page 1
• "Bush open to same-sex marriage ban," Coloradoan 31 Jul 2003, Page 1
• "Opening Fort Closet: being gay is getting easier, but fear lingers," Coloradoan 18 Oct 2003, Page 1

2004

• "Diversity Restored, for Now: Gordon and Gomez withdraw resignations from Human Rights Commission because of community support," Fort Collins Now 2004-01-14
• "Piercing the Veil: Being Muslim in Fort Collins means facing discrimination, distrust and an active FBI investigation," Fort Collins Now 2004-07-21 p. 1, 16

2006

• November 7: Voters approve an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Colorado banning same-sex marriage.
• "Roundup rumors keep immigrants home" Coloradoan 30 Apr 2006, Page 1
• "Swept Up in the Storm: The Immigration Debate" Coloradoan 01 May 2006, Page

2009

• "Transgender trial sparks push for national laws," Coloradoan 15 Apr 2009, Page 1 - Angie Zapata, murdered in Greeley by Allen Andrade when he discovered she was anatomically a man
  • "Man guilty in murder of transgender female: Jury: killing was motivated by hate," Coloradoan 23 Apr 2009, Page 1

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[TRANSPORTATION]

2003

• Voters rejected two City-initiated proposals to fund transportation capital improvement projects (City Brochure Feb 2004)
• 2008: “Rapid transit bus gets once-over,” Coloradoan 14 May 2008, Page 1 - MAX bus (the Mason Express) being considered by City of Fort Collins

2009

• "Federal transit budget pencils in $54.5M for Mason Corridor," Coloradoan09 May 2009, Page 1 - budget of Federal Transit Administration
• "Council signs off on expanded Transfort service," Coloradoan 19 Aug 2009, Page 1 - $13M plan, but no funding source was yet established
• "Spending bill to send $49M to MAX," Coloradoan 11 Dec 2009, Page 1 - for bus rapid transit system, Mason corridor

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Methodology

• included headlines of the local journals as garnered from History Connection
• vetted most page "P 1s" of Coloradoan and added references as identified
• Though repetitive, left in the "P 1" notations to create more complete cut-and-paste references
• Coloradoan scans not available for 2000; started with October 2001
• Assigned stories to most relevant category of those used previously

From 2000 Census

• 118,652 people, 45,882 households, and 25,785 families residing in the city.
• Population density 2,549.3 people per square mile (984.4/km²).
• Racial makeup of the city 82.4% White, 3.01% Black or African American, 0.60% Native American, 2.48% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 3.61% from other races, and 2.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.79% of the population.
• Average household size 2.45 and the average family size 3.01.
• In the city, 21.5% under the age of 18, 22.1% 18-24, 31.5% 25-44, 17.0% 45-64, and 7.9% 65+
• Median age 28 years.
• Median income for a household in the city $64,459, and the median income for a family $110,332. Males had a median income of $60,856 versus $48,385 for females. The per capita income for the city was $32,133.

Top employers

• Colorado State University
• Poudre R-1 School District
• Poudre Valley Hospital (UCHealth)
• City of Fort Collins
• Larimer County
• Broadcom Inc.
• Woodward, Inc.
• Employment Solutions
• Otter Products, LLC
• Colorado Department of Agriculture

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