RALLY FOR FREEDOM

Tibetans and their supporters are calling for the largest global day of action against China's occupa- tion of Tibet to coincide with the annual commemoration of the 1959 mass uprising in Lhasa, Tibet.

Tibetans and their supporters will gather at 10 a.m. today on the west steps of the state Capitol for a Peace Rally for Tibet to advocate for freedom and honor the tens of thousands of people who died resisting China's invasion of their homeland.

ROCKY FLATS

"Clearly, the administration put dollars above honoring the nation's promise to the Cold War veterans."

Rep. Mark Udall, D-Colorado, on documents that show federal officials secretly schemed to limit payouts for sick and dying nuclear weapons workers, including thousands from the Rocky Flats plant outside Denver. 6

ALTERNATIVE WAY

Count Denver as a city on the climb in vehicle fleets using alternative fuels.

Sustain-Lane Government, an online sustainability knowledge base for state and local governments, has ranked the city No. 6 in the country in the effort to establish specific goals for adopting alternative fuels.

Top 10 cities using alternative fuel vehicles:

• 1. Las Vegas 63%

• 2. Honolulu 51%

• 3. Kansas City 45%

• 4. Albuquerque 42%

• 5. Dallas 39%

• 6. Denver 31%

• 7. Phoenix 28%

• 8. Los Angeles 25%

• 9. Seattle 25%

• 10. Portland 25%

ALL FOR WORDS

Colorado's most promising whiz kids will show off their smarts in a battle of words at the Reader's Digest National Word Power Challenge. The fifth annual Colorado State Challenge of the nation's premier middle school vocabulary competition is March 19 at Westview Middle School in Longmont.

The local winner has a shot at $50,000 in college scholarships at the National Championship.

More information: www.wordpowerchallenge. com

ONE FOR FIDO

The 2007 Colorado Family Pet Expo at the Colorado Convention Center will feature exhibits, competitions and shows, and many varieties of animals.

• When: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. today; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

• How much: $8 for adults; $5 for children, ages 3 to 12.

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