On offer this week is a five course dinner for two hosted by the chef at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort! There's more to win, so be sure to enter! Enter to win here.
Cannon Air Force Base in the neighboring state of New Mexico has assumed a major role in remote-control warfare, maneuvering the airborne Predator and Reaper drones that do surveillance and bombing missions in Iraq and Afghanistan.
A recent Albuquerque TV news story on the topic comes across as cynical and full of double-speak. A successful mission is said to "save lives" when in fact it takes many lives over there. There is mention of the need to bring in chaplains and counselors so that remote-control warriors can cope with the consequences of their actions...
Read the full letter..."There are two people there," she says. "It becomes more of a duet farther along because in the beginning, the belly doesn't demand as much attention. Now the baby is very active."
Duncan Jones recalls the years when his father introduced him to the likes of George Orwell, J.G. Ballard and Philip K. Dick, and let him hang around movie sets. Now Jones has made his own film.
It was a bad time to go on vacation, but who would have known about Mark Sanford and Sarah Palin misbehaving, and Michael Jackson passing on?
Many soldiers who could be house-shopping see little chance of selling their homes elsewhere, with or without federal help.
In the past two weeks, arrestees getting booked at El Paso County's jail have had to answer one extra question: "Have you ever served in the U.S. military?"
Also: Hepatitis carrier wasn't that anonymous, D-49 uncertainty, Cripple Creek, county budget and more.
When Sony introduced the Walkman 30 years ago this month, it was, in a sense, already obsolete.
"Quite honestly, those tours back in 2004 and 2005 were just so much fun on a personal level and on a musical level that we were looking forward to when we would do it again."
A call for businesses or individuals interested in reserving vendor space for September's Green Fair, an expo on local sustainable living services and products.
Deadline: July 13
An informal, informational brunch detailing the work of the Assistance League's Auxiliary group, which participates in volunteer projects.
RSVP by July 16 for the July 18 event.
Assistance League of Colorado Springs Chapter Service Center, 318 E. Cimarron St.
A public comment meeting covering the plans of the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration.
Thu., July 16, 4-6 p.m.
Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments, 15 S. Seventh St.
A clean up of Fountain Creek in Manitou Springs from Soda Springs Park up to the Rainbow Falls area. Registration starts at the park, with a breakfast of coffee and muffins. Volunteers are asked to wear sturdy shoes and work gloves.
Sat., July 18, 8 a.m.-12 p.m.
Soda Springs Park, 1016 Manitou Ave.