Friday, May 24, 2013
News
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Long Story Short
The food and money we give during the holidays are as fleeting as our feelings of goodwill.
Obama talks service in Springs visit
Also: Foreclosures, Lamborn endorsement, classic country, All Pikes Peak Reads, Wasson magnet and more.
Care and scare
In fewer than 30 days, tens of thousands who've been dangling from the safety net of charity could find themselves in free fall.
The other guy
Newcomer hopes to unseat the appointed state legislator in August primary.
A serious Bidlack
Standing in a Briargate home, Hal Bidlack seems relaxed as he delivers a version of his stump speech.
Multimillion-dollar mess
Like so many home-buyers then, Memorial and its advisers didn't look for the black cloud.
Columns
In search of Memorial's truth
City Councilman would like to implement his own method to squeeze out the real story.
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Advice Goddess
If you're looking for justice, you have 8,758 other hours in the year to make your case.
This one's for the Legislature
Welcome to the 21st century, Colorado! Now you can buy liquor and wine on Sundays.
Rockies: What next after this debacle?
If Colorado has to find a scapegoat, the search usually ends with the manager.
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Stranger Than Fiction
All the strange news that's fit to print.
Don't take the bait
I'm from Gloucester, Mass., home to June's top scandal, the "pregnancy pact" that, apparently, wasn't.
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Letters
Job applicant, city finances, NORAD, munitions, hospital and more.
Guns and butter
If prices are tough on the middle class, it's much tougher on those of more limited means.
Food & Drink
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Side Dish
King's Chef, Heart of Jerusalem, beyond Blue Vervain
From wan to wonderful
It awakened recently, renewed with fresh cooks, staff on the floor and edible art on the plate.
Music
Wire transfer
It was a case of art imitating life when Steve Earle found himself cast as a recovering addict.
Purgatory hounds on their trail
Lee expects an augmented band making the 16-hour round-trip trek from Lawrence, Kan.
Swing-driven thing
On Wednesday evenings, you can catch the Springs Contemporary Jazz Big Band, and the talent is stunning.
Coyote man
Edwards has been through a thing or two in his 69 years, from movies to raising cattle.
Poison
"We don't strip it down. We give you the full band and the full song and make it a party."
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Reverb
There's so much to do this fine Fourth of July weekend, I just don't even know where to start.
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Sound Advice
Girl Talk, Beck, Albert Hammond, Jr.
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Big gigs
Big-name concerts around the region
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Playing Around Listings
Where to find live music in the Colorado Springs area.
Film
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Cinefiles
Sen and Death 101, Super High Me, Papaya: Love Goddess of the Cannibals
Rain, rain, go away
The movie is pretty boring. Pretty, that is, and boring.
Hero is as hero does
Who'd want superpowers? Wouldn't it be a burden after about five minutes?
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Movie Picks
Our reviewers' recommendations for films showing on area screens.
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Opening This Week
Hancock, Before the Rains, Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
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Movie Times
What's playing, where and when, on the silver screen in the area.
Calendar
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Get Involved
Salvation Army benefit, saving the Earth, girls camp
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The Run Down
Classical guitar, CC dance gala, 30 Days finale
Generation vexed
Central City opera at Colorado College highlights pitfalls of cultural assimilation
Bring the kids
Don't worry: In the Pikes Peak region, it ain't all Bud and guts on the Fourth
Seven Days
What's happenin' this week in the big city highlights from our listings.
