| Colorado Springs fights to keep USOC
COLORADO SPRINGS, Oct. 16 The U.S. Olympic Committee wants the city of Colorado Springs to provide 90,000 square feet of office space and 200 new residences for it to stay put.
City officials Monday told developers the national Olympics movement organization required a mix of apartments, townhouses and dormitory-style accommodations for married and single athletes in addition to 90,000 square feet of new downtown administrative office space, the Colorado Springs (Colo.) Gazette reported Tuesday.
Two of four local real-estate firms have submitted proposals to provide new USOC facilities in town in a bid to keep the organizing committee from moving its headquarters, with 240 employees, and Olympic Training Center away.
The USOC moved to Colorado Springs from New York City in 1978.
Commercial real estate in Colo. is 10.5% of economy, study says
The commercial real-estate sector had a $23.4 billion economic impact on the state in 2006, according to a study released Monday. That represents 10.5 percent of Colorado's economy, according to the study commissioned by the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, known as NAIOP. "The number is impressive, but that's not why we did the study," said Marshall Burton, vice president of real-estate development for Opus. "It's looking at our industry, understanding who we are and taking that, and being a leader in job growth, responsible development and quality of life." The three major metropolitan areas — Denver, the northern Front Range and Colorado Springs — contained 83.5 percent of the state's existing commercial and multifamily properties, with nearly 1.13 billion square feet of income-producing property.
Duke Prosecutor Removed From Lawsuit
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - A federal judge has removed the disgraced Durham County prosecutor from a lawsuit filed by three Duke University lacrosse players falsely accused of rape. Former District Attorney Mike Nifong filed for bankruptcy two weeks ago, citing more than $180 million in liabilities. Almost all of that amount is the estimated damages from pending litigation. U.S. District Judge James Beaty left open the possibility that Nifong could again become a defendant in the suit. Nifong won indictments against the three players after a stripper hired to perform at a March 2006 team party reported being raped, but the case unraveled in the face of the accuser's changing story and a lack of evidence. The state prosecutors who eventually took over the case dropped all charges and declared the players innocent victims of Nifong's ``tragic rush to accuse.'' He was later disbarred for his handling of the case and spent a night in jail for lying to a judge.
Travel program enthralls seniors
Skavdahl added that most of the trips beyond one day are not wheelchair-accessible and that each trip is rated for different activity-level abilities. Bray also distributed a list of resources for making travel easier for older adults and people with disabilities. "The library likes lifelong learning, and Elderhostel is about lifelong learning," he said. .
Daily Blabber Celebrity Gossip Blog from iVillage Entertainment
You can now forget you ever heard the name Riley Giles. Lindsay Lohan's rehab distraction of a boyfriend has ridden his set of coattails as far as they are going to take him. According to People.com (hi, Suzy!), Lindsay and Riley broke up just after he went home with the starlet for Thanksgiving. "They're over – they've broken up," a source blabbed. "She is concentrating on her life and her career," another pal said. Interestingly enough, Lindsay was out and about the other night with sometimes boy toy and Paris Hilton ex Stavros Niarchos. Hmmm... .
On Native Ground
There is still no sovereign government worthy of the name in Iraq and civil war is raging unabated. That's probably why the phrases "popular wartime President" and "George W. Bush" are no longer heard in the same sentence. Three years ago, President Bush's overall approval rating was nearing 90 percent. Today, it stands at around 35 percent. The popularity that the President enjoyed has vanished. Polling done by Survey USA in March showed only three states - Utah, Wyoming and Alabama - where Mr. Bush's approval rating was above 50 percent. Three other states - Nebraska, Oklahoma and Mississippi - have the President at higher than 45 percent, but less than 50 percent. Every other state rated Mr. Bush at 45 percent or less, with 17 states checking in at or below 35 percent approval.
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