• Issue Archive for
  • Nov 22-28, 2007
  • Vol. 15, No. 47
  • Fear fracture

News

  • Long Story Short

    It's undoubtedly safer to walk down many Colorado streets at night, given some people the state keeps locked away. Joelene Hartman does not seem to be one of those people.
  • Noted

    Rebuilding old schools. Asking for more military. Rampart Shooting Area's fate. OpticalReverb's new home. Udall on Pion Canyon.
  • Sweet and low

    Convincing voters to get behind a controversial ballot initiative is like performing a magic trick.
  • NORAD's nagging hurdles

    Rep. Doug Lamborn, a recent addition to the House Armed Services Committee, now expects the NORAD move will be delayed.
  • Unseen ... and unseemly?

    Already, donors have pumped more than $4 million into next year's battle to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Wayne Allard.

Columns

  • Have a great Tofurky Day

    Today, with Thanksgiving upon us, let's talk about this most special holiday ... and Gustavo Castanon.
  • Advice Goddess

    Hey, Doofus! With all those Big Biffys out there, she married you.
  • Council has right motives

    Is the City Council making some brilliant moves, or are our elected leaders going overboard in making deals that many constituents might not condone?
  • Falcons enjoy view from 9-3

    Troy Calhoun had dried out from the first Gatorade shower of his life, and now the Air Force head coach was trying to put the Falcons' season into proper perspective.
  • Congressional betrayal

    If the Democratic leadership wonders why they score so low, they might whisper the name, Michael Mukasey.
  • It's a year-round problem

    Every year at this time, newspaper and television reports detail how many turkeys and pies and trimmings will be handed out to people who are hungry.
  • Letters

    Discussing everything from teen violence to taxes (of course).
  • IQ

    The cons of our prison system.

Food & Drink

  • Side Dish

    Flamethrowers Nuevo Mex Grill at Benny's brings serious Southwestern eats.

Music

  • Doing a body good

    ... and why she's still fighting to be heard.
  • Gag reflexes

    A Life Once Lost frontman Bob Meadows sounds pretty satisfied with his band's latest album.
  • Sixty Seconds

    OK, I'm confused. Which album was "Hey There Delilah" originally on?
  • Reverb

    I am thankful for the abundance of live original music that has been dominating the local nightlife for the past year or so.
  • Big gigs

    Big-name concerts from around region

Film

  • Cinefiles

    American Punks, Creature from the Hillbilly Lagoon, Legend of Seven Monks
  • Evil doings

    Anton Chigurh isn't human. That's not just a metaphor, a way of conveying the emotionless brutality of this relentless killing machine.
  • Scared straight

    Frank Darabont's adaptations of Stephen King's writings are some of the best films in recent memory.
  • Finely tooned

    As a way to pass a couple hours in sheer movie bliss, this film can't go wrong.
  • Movie Picks

    Our recommendations for films showing on Colorado Springs area screens.
  • Movie Times

    What's playing, where, and when, on the silver screen in Colorado Springs. Updated from print edition.

Books

  • Writing with hope

    Deb Stover has fashioned a successful career writing romance, time-travel and paranormal novels.

Calendar

  • The Run Down

    Picks for Tchaikovsky and Battlestar Galactica lovers.
  • Get Involved

    Take a stand against consumerism; NAACP forum on affirmative action; World AIDS Day Gala.
  • Event Listings

    If there's something going on, we've got it listed here.
  • Seven Days

    It's a big week at the World Arena.

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