The Last Stand
Mike Lawrence
City Editor
Recent stories:
- On scene: Alice goes underground
October 31, 2008 - Blaze engulfs Stagecoach home
October 25, 2008 - Brenner, White split on oil
October 8, 2008 - Clark man injured in crash
September 10, 2008 - RNC spurs local GOP
September 7, 2008 - On Scene: Rain brightens weddings
September 5, 2008 - Obama message hits home
August 31, 2008 - Dems push for military votes
August 29, 2008 - Salazar fires up Invesco crowd
August 29, 2008 - Salazar fires up Invesco crowd
August 28, 2008 - See full list of stories by Mike Lawrence...
Recent photos:
The line of people walking to Invesco Field on Thursday, to see Barack Obama accept the Democratic nomination for president, stretched far along Colfax Avenue, where protestors thronged closer to the stadium.
Protestors of numerous causes make their voices heard Thursday afternoon outside Invesco Field in Denver, where crowds thronged like ants around an anthole in anticipation of Barack Obama's acceptance of the Democratic nomination for president.
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama laid out an aggressive policy plan Thursday night at Invesco Field, telling an estimated 84,000 that if elected, he will "cut taxes for 95 percent of working families," end U.S. dependence on oil from the Middle East in 10 years, and invest $150 billion in alternative energy over the next decade. "We cannot meet 21st-century challenges with 20th-century beauracracy," he said.
Californian Brian Petrich, who is in Denver following the campaign of Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, said he had logged 150 miles on free bikes offered downtown by Thursday morning.
Volunteer Jane Hall, of Denver, right, lifts a free bike for Sallie Wyte, of Colorado Springs, on Thursday morning in downtown Denver. “It’s my second day (riding a free bike),” Wyte said. “The first time was so much fun.”
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