Thursday, May 23, 2013
News
Focus adversary looks beyond Dobson
Also: White Acres, DHS acting director, Gold Hill Mesa, Fort Carson returnees and more.
Happy days
Some people get drunk while others get crunk. Chads and Amys get wasted, but guys in Iron Maiden T-shirts get smashed.
Uncooperative
Woodland Park resident Mike Galvin is trying to help bring big changes to the state's biggest electric co-op.
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Long Story Short
As the assigning editor, I had to re-focus on alcohol's positive attributes, to be appreciated when viewed through the lens of responsible drinking.
Solid gold
Advice for hangovers, and some surprises that you might not know about until now.
Parade loop(hole)
Look among the "sacred cows" laid to rest in the city's last round of budget cuts, and you'll find one missing: subsidies for special events.
For the ladies
If you're a lady at Chaps on Friday night and a gentleman offers to buy you a drink, please note that your drinks are free from 8 to 12.
Landing on her feet
Amy Mullaney has moved from prosecuting murder cases to handling much of the county's litigation.
High spirits
In Colorado last year, Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey outsold every other top-shelf whiskey, according to co-founder Jess Graber.
Made the cut. Now what?
From the board to the administration to the classroom, D-11's future is uncertain.
Buzz sport
The first Winter Beer Olympics at least the first these players have seen is full of craziness.
Yes, we can
John Dunfee makes a very good case for the quality of beer in a can.
Drivin' Miss Hazy
Tonight, we're using Designated Driver in Colorado Springs, a new service that drives you and your car home.
Columns
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Advice Goddess
It's understandable that you feel life kicked you in the teeth, but you need to acknowledge your part in the deal.
The incredible vanishing newspapers
I'd like to tell you about my life and newspapers and why I am forlorn after the death of the Rocky Mountain News.
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Stranger Than Fiction
All the weird news that's fit to print.
Changing of the guard
James Dobson and Ted Haggard were formidable political forces in Colorado Springs. What do their departures bode for local politics?
Don't give Schultheis a pass
Where is the outrage? Where are the state and local Republican leaders who should be castigating state Sen. Dave Schultheis?
Crazy finish to WCHA season
For totally selfish reasons, Colorado College and the University of Denver will cheer like crazy Friday night for different teams in the same game.
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Letters
Schultheis reaction, IREA election, Gazette issues, TABOR and others.
Food & Drink
Faith on the plate
Two blocks off of busy Platte Avenue sits a tiny renovated house that serves up memories of mama's kitchen.
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Side Dish
Stevie Ray's Eastside Grill, Texas T-Bone and more to chew on.
Music
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Sound Advice
No Line on the Horizon, The Drones, Chris Isaak
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Reverb
Jeremy Facknitz has given up his dream, and he couldn't be happier to raise his middle finger to the music industry.
Melodramatic like that
The prog-rock duo talks about Brits, bombast and birthing puppies.
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Playing Around Listings
Who's playing, and where, around the area for the next week.
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Big Gigs
Upcoming concerts here and around the region.
Dave Cantrell
"I've been compared to different people throughout whatever it is I've been doing."
Kiwi eleison
Nick Johnston admits there's a quirky, charismatic edge to the debut of his oddly dubbed quartet.
Saved from extinction
Sometimes it takes something besides ambition, hard work and determination to make a band happen.
Film
False heroes
What is truly amazing about the film version of a much-adored graphic novel is how forcefully the movie negates the book's two most basic intentions.
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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
All Along, Waltz With Bazhir, Madama Butterfly and others.
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Cinefiles
Watchmen: The Complete Motion Comic; Sex Drive; Crowley
Bloody rare
is a rare movie indeed that comes across as instant horror classic, preteen wish-fulfillment fantasy and Euro-arty critical darling, all at once.
Calendar
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The Run Down
Latoya Lucas, FAC's Wine Festival, WCG Ultimate Gamer
Postcards from the edge
All six of the ensemble's members graduated from Colorado College between 1996 and 2001.
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Get Involved
Care and Share, Glass Slipper Ball, "How Will You Be Remembered?"
Seven Days to Live
What's happening around the region highlights from our listings.
