Playing fair

Although the fair-trade market in Colorado Springs remains relatively small, Kyle Cureau insists the economic axiom regarding supply and demand holds true.

• by Angela Grosshans

Green's not just for trees

Kathryn Porter kindly sent us some ideas on how to cut down a bit on your holiday consumption this year.

Thumbs up

As the holidays approach, companies flood the market with their best titles. Let us help guide you through.

• by Terry Terrones

Super $ave Me

The documentary hero helps Reverend Billy fend off the Shopocalypse.

• by Kirk Woundy
• Tags: Cover Story, Cover Story

Merry go-round

Three-quarters of the American population views Christmas with more dread than anticipation.

• by Pete Freedman
• Tags: Cover Story, Cover Story

Gift Guide: Shopping Daze

Within this link: Intern vs. experts; what the VPs want; pink is the new black in Manitou; shopping in a flat world; tips for staying eco-friendly; video-game ideas.

• Tags: Cover Story, Cover Story

The intern vs. the experts

Sydney Hamilton is an intern in our editorial department. She'll tell youshe has no special qualifications or expertise when it comes to buying holiday gifts.

What the VPs want

We're not going to pretend we've accumulated the end-all, be-all group of local newsmakers. But we did assemble a pretty awesome crew of VPs (as in Visible People).

Stuck in the service

John Walter is just one man retained beyond his contract.

• by J. Adrian Stanley

Pink is the new black

Pink guns. Desirable? Not necessarily. Pink gun T-shirts? Now, everyone can get behind those.

• by Kirsten Akens

Home distress

From the American dream to the country's economic drain.

• by Anthony Lane

You're getting warmer: Kyoto Accord, 10 years later

The important physical-world reality to know about the 10 years after Kyoto is that they included the warmest years on record. All of the warmest years on record.

• by Bill McKibben

Not horsing around: County halves 4-H budget

County approves wide-ranging slashes

• by Anthony Lane

Springs caves in to Broadmoor

Today, we'll concentrate on our City Council members, who recently saw the 1995 movie classic Braveheart and said they "didn't get it."

• by Rich Tosches

SweatFree communities

If you wish you could do aomething about the worst abuses of corporate globalization, check out a fast-spreading grassroots movement called SweatFree Communities.

• by Jim Hightower

One last call for common sense

Now we have Ohio State vs. Louisiana State in the BCS title game, with the usual brainwashed defenders insisting the system worked once again.

• by Ralph Routon

Tough crowd

It's true, love him or hate him.

• by John Benson

Heading for the wall

If you tried to rank the Colorado Springs City Councilmembers in terms of bombast, Randy Purvis would not come close to topping the list.

• by Ralph Routon

Just wear loose pants

Part 2 of our Comfort Food Series.

• by David Torres-Rouff
• Tags: Appetite, The Mason Jar, The Mason Jar - Colorado Avenue

Papa don't preach

It has nothing to hide, but hides it well.

• by Sydney Hamilton

Under where?

Staying grounded is tough when women throw bras at you.

• by Kirsten Akens

Be-yawned belief

Something lost in translation? Not necessarily.

• by Scott Renshaw
• Tags: Reviews, Not Rated

A second Impression

An Impressionism exhibit with but about more than big names.

• by Edie Adelstein

Event Listings

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

• by Jill Thomas

Seven Days

The FAC's big week, a Texas Roadhouse pajama party, Soul Mechanics and plenty more.

Re-gifting Santaland

Imagine emulating a lauded humorist before an audience of his loyal, adoring, National Public Radio-loving fans.

• by Pete Freedman

Sarah Milteer's sea change

During her first interview ever, in a thick Scottish accent, the artist describes one of her fondest memories.

• by Christina A. Roller