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Ignored veterans
Last month, I spoke at the Union Printers Home on the need for health care reform with a robust public option. I spoke on behalf of my brother, a fully disabled vet. My brother acknowledges he is one of the lucky ones — with family political clout, he was declared fully disabled. But most vets, no matter how mentally ill, PTSD-affected, etc., remain untreated or barely treated...
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Punctual pies
Pizza Time hits the mark for flavorful neighborhood Italian (and more) on the north end
Aside from pleasing the kids, Pizza Time ultimately succeeds in satisfying grown-up eaters too.
Winter film in 3-D
As winter settles in, it's time to prepare for the avalanche of film that will hit screens before 2010.
Web Extra: Bloodless
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Two hours of pretty teenagers making moon eyes at one another in this love triangle is an hour-forty-five too much.
School of thought
D-11's newest elected officials are likely to bring passion, opinions to the board
When Al Loma and LuAnn Long take their seats Nov. 30 on the D-11 board, they'll bring points of view that have been absent as of late from the group. They might even bring some fireworks.
The costs of Freedom
Gazette's parent throws people out of work while taking jobs offshore
Also, after two years of shedding jobs, the Gazette laid off 11 workers last week, thanks in part to Freedom's failures.
Reverb
Well, misses and sirs, it appears that the "Holey Daze" are upon us. This year, however, there is an alternative to visiting the stale, muggy, fluorescent-lit, mouth-breathing-consumer swine-flu hell of Mall City, USA.
Alela Diane
Sixty seconds with Alela Diane
"I was rebellious in the opposite way of how most people are. Because my parents were a little more free-flowin', I took the road of trying to do really well in school."
No-Camping Ordinance Council Meeting
An informal session (not for vote) reading the city attorney's draft for a No-Camping Ordinance.
Mon., Nov. 23, 1 p.m.
City Hall, 107 N. Nevada Ave.
World AIDS Day Recognition and Remembrance Service
An evening service hosted by the Southern Colorado AIDS Project and Pikes Peak Metropolitan Community Church, featuring a reception and a look at an AIDS Awareness exhibit and the AIDS Memorial Quilt.
Tue., Dec. 1, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Pine Creek High School, 10750 Thunder Mountain Ave.
