Wednesday, May 22, 2013
News
TABOR tyranny
America's dark cloud of recession hangs black. People can only hope more prosperous times await. But the sun will not come out as fast here, thanks to TABOR.
Noted: Big bucks for Sen. Bennet
Also: Carson's future, artist memorial, Grace update, education dream dies, and more.
In the clutches
Some examples of how the TABOR-burdened city budget has been affected in the past year.
Uncluttered agendas
With all the seriousness looming elsewhere, it's a sweet time to be a county commissioner.
Hard to resist
Sentiment and sympathy align, but Kim Rivera still faces possible deportation and imprisonment.
Mixed bag
Voters' decisions will set the course of the city in the coming years.
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Long Story Short
No one's expecting the city to wriggle out of TABOR's spending and taxing limits any time soon.
Columns
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Advice Goddess
Home might be where the heart is, but other parts of the guy seem more than willing to make do with motel rooms and other women's apartments.
IQ: Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?
Baseball has become hardcore business with huge salaries, obnoxious agents, performance-enhancing drugs and magazine celebrity.
Army might lose this battle
The Battle for Piñon Canyon may be nearing its end. And the Army, as determined as it has been, is not winning.
End Zone: Trying to save a piece of CC's history
There was so much spirit. Passion. And unity. Yet, the college didn't seem to care about trying to harness all that potential.
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Letters
Afghans' dark side, concert troubles, bad day in Denver, Broncos trade, immunity, tribute and more.
Your Turn: ERA's unfinished business
Without a uniform guarantee of equality across 50 states, there is no assurance of women's progress, now or in the future.
Ranger Rich: Ewe could be next
Florida tries to fix its bestiality problem, which Colorado addressed only two years ago.
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Stranger than fiction
All the weird news that's fit to print.
Food & Drink
Asian excursion
If you haven't found your way into local ethnic markets, the culinary diversity here — and its affordability — might surprise you.
Meet the Browns
Growing up, I ate my fair share of fried chicken and pork-seasoned greens, and drank plenty of sweet tea.
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Side Dish
Sushi spots, King's Chef, legislation, VegFest
Music
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Sound Advice
Jeniferever, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles
Live your life
If you didn't know better, you might think Steven Curtis Chapman was still grinding it out on the club circuit.
Healy gets heavy
The former art student didn't let a little thing like losing a recording contract with Epic stop him.
Don't touch his Willie
Nowadays, Fowler is clean-cut and comfortably ensconced at the honky-tonk end of the spectrum.
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Big Gigs
Upcoming concerts here and around the region.
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Playing Around Listings
Who's playing where, and when, around the area for the next week.
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Reverb
One of our own, Cahalen David Morrison, will be back in town this weekend for a series of shows.
Fall Out Boy
"I think in any good relationship, you have to communicate with people, and we weren't."
Film
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Cinefiles
Los Cronocrimenes, Un Chant d'Amour, The Cremator
Mall cop-out
At some time in the career of every screen comedian, he has to make peace with The Character.
Half the battle
You've seen the T-shirt — now see the movie. That seems to be the attitude of some.
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Movie Picks
Our reviewers' recommendations for films playing around the area.
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Movie Times
What films are playing on area silver screens during the next week.
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Opening this week
Beer Wars Live; Che Part Two: The Guerrilla; Fuel and others.
Visual Arts
Watch this pirouette
The eminent artistic couple has stepped into Suite 102 to pick up the fight, starting this weekend.
Calendar
7 Days to Live
What's happening around the region — highlights from our listings.
