Center News

Turning Hindsight to Foresight

Ted Turner in Boulder for debut of his restaurant

Filed under: About the Center,Center Events — J. Hsu at 8:34 am on Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Original article can be found at Colorado Daily
Originally published on September 28,2010
By Vanessa Miller

After being honored by the University of Colorado’s Center of the American West in the morning and speaking over lunch for the Colorado Conservation Voters, media mogul Ted Turner spent Tuesday night mingling with dignitaries at his new Pearl Street restaurant. (Read on …)

In tough economic times, Coloradans go back to school, census stats show

Filed under: Patty Limerick — J. Hsu at 8:29 am on Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Original article can be found at Denver Post
Originally published on September 29,2010
By David Olinger

In hard times, college enrollment programs can experience great times — particularly those that teach specific job skills.

While Colorado residents suffered wage cuts and job losses during a national recession, the number of them paying to go to college grew, according to census survey data released Tuesday. (Read on …)

Ted Turner Accepts Award as Leading Westerner

Filed under: About the Center,Center Events,Patty Limerick — J. Hsu at 8:23 am on Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Original article can be found at New West Development
Originally published on September 29,2010
By Allen Best, Guest Writer

You can see how Ted Turner might be a handful. Patty Limerick, the noted historian of the American West, interviewed him on Tuesday morning, and for awhile it was uncertain whether she would get a question in edgewise. Limerick, who can parse and parry with the best of them, rarely has that problem. (Read on …)