Tuesday, May 21, 2013
News
Sheriff showdown
As the race enters its final weeks (with mail ballots going out Monday), Shirk and Maketa are scrapping for the $111,000-a-year job.
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Long story short
How closely does Colorado mirror what's happening politically across the nation? We're about to find out.
The campaign for Amendments 60 and 61 and Prop 101 sounds bad, but it may just work
In general, it is considered inadvisable to write "DUH" in an e-mail to a media outlet when running a political campaign. But don't bother telling that to the folks behind these ballot initiatives.
For people with disabilities, the latest cut may be a killer
A change in policy at a taxi program may leave many who depend on it without jobs.
Sunny tomorrows for the city?
With city tax collections up, bleak budget projections are changing.
Endorsement: Romanoff has earned the opportunity
Seldom have we found ourselves in such an endorsement quandary. Usually, we don't have to choose between two candidates whom we know well, admire and respect for their accomplishments, personality, sincerity and potential.
Noted: County hits new highs in food lines
Also: City seeking excess TABOR money, McInnis caught in plagiarism, strong mayor gets closer and more.
Columns
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Letters
Worries about a second broken drill pipe in the Gulf, Colorado Springs by the numbers, update from Fort Carson's aviation brigade and more.
Hey, GOP, start over
All along, Republicans have had a problem uniting behind a candidate for governor. They were so confident of unseating Gov. Bill Ritter that they didn't bother making sure to have the strongest person in the race.
IQ: Scraping bottom on the bottom line
Sports is big business. Last week's lead-up to LeBron James' announcement about where he's "taking his talents" generated a media circus of marketing hype and obsession with money.
New drama: return of the Katrina trailers
They're baaaack. The Creepy Creatures From Hurricane Katrina are reappearing on the Gulf Coast, having been raised from the dead.
'Facts' aren't enough
In a recent letter to the Independent, Michael Kuiper calls for a "community dialogue on how to improve our dialogue." Here is my contribution...
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CannaBiz
Notes from the cannabis convention, no ban in Pueblo and more.
Shame on a media star
From childhood through the start of fatherhood, my favorite way of going to sleep was listening to baseball with the crystal-clear voice of announcer Jack Buck slicing through the airwaves.
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Stranger than fiction
All the weird news that's fit to print.
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Advice goddess
There's never been a better time for you to miss out on the guy of your dreams.
Food & Drink
The international mall
Wholly Crêpe presents a great leap forward for mall stalls, and reason alone to go shopping.
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Side dish
Changes at India Palace, possibilities for SouthSide Johnny's and the Navajo Hogan and more.
Music
Spouting off
Or, the Whale manages to put some Anglo back in Americana.
Band of brothers
Crash Kings bend the keyboard rock rulebook.
We can be heroes
After hitting rock bottom, Candye Kane reaches for the top.
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Reverb
Also slated for the living undead's entertainment will be a "best zombies win" costume contest, and the return of "Blood and Guts" wrestling!
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Sound advice
Flynnville Train, Crowded House, The Cat Empire
Playing around
Who's playing where, and when, at area venues for the next week.
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Big gigs
Upcoming concerts here and around the region.
Film
Presents of mind: Inception
Christopher Nolan continues to succeed at what most big-budget filmmakers never even bother to try: trusting that our cinematic sense of wonder doesn't have to be disconnected from our brains.
Real pathetic: Cyrus
This is a needlessly miserable movie about nearly inexplicable people behaving in ways that, in real life, do not generally come with happy endings.
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Movie picks
Our reviewers' recommendations for films playing around the area.
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Cinefiles
The Eclipse, The Greatest, The Crazies and more.
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Opening this week
Cyrus, Inception, The Sorcerer's Apprentice and more.
Visual Arts
Pioneers Museum opens WWII exhibit honoring POWs
An Army green aviator jacket that belonged to Capt. John Bennett hangs on a mannequin under grey walls lined with spirals of faux-barbed wire. An escape map sewn into the jacket's lining dangles from a concealed pocket, the ink remarkably vibrant and the paper still a crisp whitish grey.
Stage
'It's all going to be OK'
Area seniors share age-earned wisdom via locally produced play.
SET revives David Mamet's classic Glengarry Glen Ross
Behind the scenes at this production of the famous play based on the cutthroat world of sales.
Calendar
Special Section
Postcard from St. Andrews: Sunday
I spent a few moments at a concession stand at the absolute end of the great golf course, with the sea in view … then turned down a small path leading in the general direction of my way home. Then it happened. For one moment a hole opened in the universe. A seam that allowed entry into a place that might, or might not, be real.
ICE tries to deport American
The Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition, which works on behalf of immigrants, sent out a press release today detailing an apparent mistake on the part of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Apparently, some agents raided a home in Carbondale and tried to deport a U.S. citizen. Oops.
Caveman dildo found?
Moralists might have you believe that sex toys are nasty inventions of modern culture. But the recent discovery of what appears to be an ancient dildo carved out of antler bone raises questions about just how kinky our Stone Age ancestors might have been.
City plans controlled burn on Pikes Peak
Pikes Peak, Colorado Springs Utilities, Colorado State Forest Service
Chief medical officer: Most cardholders are frauds
A Denver Post profile of Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ned Calonge included an interesting snippet.
Annie Leonard's new "Story"
Annie Leonard's original online film, The Story of Stuff, has attracted more than 12 million views since 2007.
Postcard from St. Andrews: Saturday
What’s wrong with this picture? This is basically a star-studded cast of Americans, Asians, and Europeans. They’re all here. This is probably the most coveted title in golf history. And the leader is South African, has never made a cut in the majors and has made a total of $1,627.76 in this tournament in three attempts.
