Saturday, May 25, 2013
News
Poll: Bach leads Skorman
The real estate broker pulls ahead of the small businessman across the city, including downtown.
Running on empty
Nearly a third of top management jobs in city government are vacant pending the election of a strong mayor.
Tough room
Dems' redistricting idea, giving Fort Carson and Schriever to another congressman, draws distaste.
Joe versus the volcano
With worry roiling state campuses, Lt. Gov. Garcia digs into his 'other' role as higher-ed chief.
Noted: AFA religion battle continues
Also: Parks tax may be headed to vote, Bach, Skorman go social, mail ballots coming fast and more.
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Long story short
An old Buddhist saying goes something like this: "When the student is ready, the master appears."
The universe and I
A year after college graduation, one woman shares her tale of Secret shame — and success.
Columns
Broadmoor could rule Gazette
The rumor of the possible Broadmoor/Gazette link has been bouncing around, to use the old expression, "like frightened children off Tim Leigh's bumper."
Stop the morality police
Wow, Metro VNI, you really know how to party.
Skorman wins debate, but ...
Both Skorman and Bach have made their cases, but they have to be tired of facing audiences of people who already know how they'll vote.
The company they keep
Maybe the town is just nuts, in which case we'd better hope our two candidates are listening to the advice of sane people.
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Letters
On celebrating Osama bin Laden's death, more mayoral endorsements, defending La Zingara and more.
Big bucks for big bucks
A college degree may be increasingly essential, but the cost of getting one is increasingly prohibitive.
CannaBiz: Centers' anxiety continues
Also: Notes from the city's inaugural cannabis competition and more.
Patrick Chan: Champion for the Springs
A week ago in Moscow, the ultimate reward finally came for Patrick Chan, and it's a victory Colorado Springs can share in celebrating.
The Donald shows what he's made of
The Donald says he's still not convinced that Obama's birth certificate is legit.
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Stranger than fiction
All the weird news that's fit to print.
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Advice goddess
I must have missed that fairy tale — the one where the couple get married and live happily ever after in the house with the white picket fence and the 2.5 boyfriends.
Food & Drink
The way it's done (now)
Find a nearly peerless lunch up the pass at Joanie's.
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Dine & Dash
Though we feature a wide-ranging spread of café fare to Korean in this week's D&D, the pièce de résistance has to be the almighty street hot dog.
Side dish: Pigs now fly in Palmer Lake
Also: History, community and the food truck model converge in one new venture.
Music
Blessed are the strong
For much-acclaimed singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams, true love travels on a gravel road
Labeled unbeatable
D.R.I. defies the odds and keeps thrash alive
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Reverb
I don't know if local musicians have all started taking some kind of fertility drug, but if so, it's obviously working.
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Sound advice
Ray Davies, Steve Earle, Plan B
Playing around
Who's playing where, and when, at area venues this week.
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Big gigs
Upcoming concerts here and around the region.
Film
In God we trust: Of Gods and Men
The men in this film are both buoyed by and burdened with their faith.
True Norse: Thor
How many reasons do Thor's makers have for not messing with the Marvel Comics movie formula? About 3.3 billion.
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Cinefiles
Marwencol, Stan Lee's Superhumans, Heartless
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Opening this week
Jumping the Broom, Of Gods and Men, Something Borrowed, Thor
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Movie picks
Our reviewers' recommendations for films playing around the area.
Visual Arts
High fiber
How Grace Wever moved from microscopes to sewing machines and found her art.
Calendar
Special Section
2011 Ed Guide
Welcome to our latest guide for post-secondary and continuing education in the Pikes Peak Region.
Video games now accepted by the NEA
Recently, the National Endowment for the Arts expanded its definition of art by allowing "interactive games" to its cannon of art forms, making those in the media arts eligible for grants (the largest of which is $200,000).
Don't come to us. We'll come to you
Today, non-traditional students have so many options ... and so few excuses.
Resources
Options for funding your education, from scholarships and loans, to GRE tests and career counseling.
Cap-and-trade school
A 'fix' to the Post-9/11 GI Bill could leave current ex-military students in the lurch.
Trade Schools & Continuing Education
A list of alternative education resources, offering education in beauty, leadership, aviation and more.
