http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 20 Nov 2008 2:18:50 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/39289/norovirus-sweeps-campuses.html?refid=rss_all_defaultNoroviruses are sweeping US colleges, delivering severe cases of nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. The same crowded conditions which allow noroviruses to thrive on cruise ships give them free rein on campus, reports Inside Higher Ed . There have been recent outbreaks at Georgetown University, the University of Southern California and colleges in Oregon, Connecticut, Colorado, and New Jersey.http://www.newser.com/story/39289/norovirus-sweeps-campuses.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSat, 11 Oct 2008 8:07:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36061/what-journos-really-do-at-the-dnc.html?refid=rss_all_defaultA whopping 15,000 journalists arrived in Denver to cover the Democratic National Convention. The Columbia Journalism Review sent Justin Peters to find out what they're doing: 7,500 mostly mill about: "Only a small number of reporters actually have a reason to be here." 2, 294 pace the parking lot, "mournfully wandering around like Diogenes, looking for stories." 1,026 get drunk.http://www.newser.com/story/36061/what-journos-really-do-at-the-dnc.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 01 Sep 2008 15:02:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36034/denver-not-the-life-of-the-party.html?refid=rss_all_defaultDemocrats are having an unusual problem at this year’s convention: They’re not having much fun, the New York Times reports. “Normally at conventions, you’d have people regaling you with what happened the night before,” said one exec who’s been party-hopping. “This time, not a single person has given me a story.” Blame Denver’s high altitude and sprawling layout—or Democratic anxiety over the election.http://www.newser.com/story/36034/denver-not-the-life-of-the-party.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 01 Sep 2008 15:02:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35873/from-rockies-dems-can-see-their-future.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe past few years have shown a surprising trend toward a Democratic preference in the Mountain West, but that doesn’t mean voters are embracing the party line, Ryan Lizza writes in the New Yorker . Governors like Colorado’s Bill Ritter—who gained office on a coalition more of new industries and freethinkers than labor and minorities—have been changing what it means to be Democratic.http://www.newser.com/story/35873/from-rockies-dems-can-see-their-future.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 26 Aug 2008 13:53:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35791/cops-foil-possible-plot-against-obama.html?refid=rss_all_defaultColorado authorities say at least three people are under arrest in connection with a possible plot to assassinate Barack Obama during his acceptance speech Thursday at Invesco Field, the Rocky Mountain News reports. Four weapons, including two high-powered scope rifles, have been seized. Sources told Denver's 9NEWS that the suspects have links to white supremacist groups, though one federal official suggested the alleged plot may be no more than just bluster.http://www.newser.com/story/35791/cops-foil-possible-plot-against-obama.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 01 Sep 2008 15:02:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35397/amish-population-booming.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe booming Amish population has expanded far beyond its Pennsylvania Dutch country roots, drawn to new communities in a quest for cheap farmland, reports the AP. With more than 80% of its youth deciding to remain in the church, its numbers have soared from 123,000 in 1992 to 227,000 in 28 states, which now include Colorado, Maine, Mississippi, Nebraska, Washington, and West Virginia.http://www.newser.com/story/35397/amish-population-booming.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 01 Sep 2008 15:02:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35174/west-primed-for-dems-taking.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe West has long been a Republican stronghold, but Democrats have a chance there in November, Ken Salazar writes in the Los Angeles Times . Salazar himself beat the Republican establishment to win a Colorado Senate seat in 2004. Independents are now the region’s largest voting bloc, he writes, and communities are frustrated by 7 years of “feeling like an afterthought in Washington's policies.”http://www.newser.com/story/35174/west-primed-for-dems-taking.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 18 Aug 2008 12:57:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34926/oldest-working-ceo-dead-at-107.html?refid=rss_all_defaultJack A. Weil, the Henry Ford of Western shirts who was thought to be the oldest working CEO, died yesterday at age 107, the Denver Post reports. “Papa Jack,” as he was known in the Denver community, popularized the Western shirt as we know it. The sawtooth pocket and diamond snap design of his Rockmount Ranch Wear apparel is the longest continuous style produced in the country.http://www.newser.com/story/34926/oldest-working-ceo-dead-at-107.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 14 Aug 2008 14:32:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34892/gay-candidate-wins-shot-at-us-house-seat.html?refid=rss_all_defaultEntrepreneur Jared Polis, who is openly gay, won a Colorado congressional primary Tuesday, and says his victory should send “a signal to young gays and lesbians across the country that they can consider a career in public service,” the New York Times reports . Polis is favored to win in November. And if he does, the 33-year-old founder of bluemountain.com will become the third openly gay member of Congress.http://www.newser.com/story/34892/gay-candidate-wins-shot-at-us-house-seat.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 01 Sep 2008 15:02:58 CDT