Thursday, May 23, 2013
News
Strange Brew, part two
What follows is our second and final set of follow-ups on some of our favorite stories from 2008.
City hopes to boot TABOR
Also: Abstinence study, state budget, county offices, happy dog.
Unhappy ending
After years of progress toward being treated as medical professionals, massage therapists' efforts might be undone.
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Long Story Short
Either your lives are boring as hell, or you're skittish and inhibited about sharing any private details.
Back to Earth
But many obstacles loom in reviving Emerson as a magnet middle school by next fall.
Columns
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Advice Goddess
The leopard showed you his spots. In fact, he repeatedly rubbed your nose in his spots.
Shanahans final choke
The repercussions will last for a while, especially after Denver owner Pat Bowlen decided to fire his head coach.
Aught with the old ...
All through 2008, we were bombarded with promises of change. Well, here we are, launching into 2009.
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Stranger than fiction
All the weird news that's fit to print.
We need Interior decorating
This is a time for sound science and preferably a science-trained leader at Interior.
What's coming in 2009
As we look to 2009, with our city and county financially strapped, we can only shudder at the thought of how another natural disaster could paralyze the area.
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Letters
Obama's test, county crisis, Pentagon misbehavior, anti-Democrat message and more.
Food & Drink
Walk in the Garden
The best surprise is starting your meal with, yes, the potato fritters.
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Side Dish
Cookies by Design, Froots, Pizza Rustica, Black Bear
Music
Ballads or bullets
They might like Queen, but you don't hear a lot of Freddie Mercury on the duo's newly released CD, Recollect.
John Legend
"I felt like I could do something different on this album and still make a great album."
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Playing Around Listings
Who's playing live music for the next week in the area.
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Sound Advice
Fall Out Boy, Mike Bloomfield, Von Iva
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Reverb
Holy crap. Twenty-o-nine. Watch out, man, the future is almost here.
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Big Gigs
Upcoming concerts here and around the region.
Four strings attached
Driessen was not born into a family of poor sharecroppers who were sitting around waiting for the catgut to cure.
2008's best overlooked songs
The traditional record industry may (or may not) be collapsing, but critical consensus will never die.
Film
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Cinefiles
Hellbound: Hellraiser II, 20th Anniversary Edition; American Teen; George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya
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Movie Picks
Our reviewers' recommendations for films playing around the area.
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Movie Times
What's playing where, and when, on the silver screen.
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Opening this week
The Metropolitan Opera: Thas
Enough for a list
The reality is, people don't watch years; they watch movies.
Calendar
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The Run Down
Stick Horses in Pants, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, weird holiday lights
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Get Involved
House District 17, carbon monoxide awareness, fundraising strategies
Return of the shape-shifter
The sequel promises a fitting end to her alter ego's four-part saga.
Seven Days to Live
What's happening around the area highlights from our listings
