Sunday, May 19, 2013
News
Misfire
"There was a false sense of, 'The government is in control,' and no, they're not."
Men in the 'box'
Fire Department heroes talk strategy — and the federal boost that prevented greater calamity.
Making a statement
The Indy's attempts to talk to Fire Chief Rich Brown and Mayor Steve Bach.
Hot shots
A few relevant fire terms.
About the duty reports
Reports are designed to document what happened when, and who was involved. Data include dispatch and arrival times; weather conditions; which firefighters were on board; and what actions were taken.
Part 1: Whatever happened to...?
With the end of the year approaching, we begin to follow up on a few memorable stories.
Dog days
All Breed Rescue & Training succeeds in rehabilitating troubled canines.
Fueling debate
Commissioners object to giving unemployed residents gas cards without accountability.
Colorado officially legalizes marijuana
On Monday, Hickenlooper signed an executive order finalizing Amendment 64, officially making possession of up to an ounce of marijuana for adults age 21 and up legal in Colorado.
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Long Story Short
It's been almost six months since Springs firefighters took on the Waldo Canyon blaze. When they did get into the subdivision, they dealt not only with ungodly flames, but also unmitigated confusion.
Noted: Council delays drill vote
Also: Plan tackles immigration, early start for Glenn, Bensberg eyes city seat and more.
Columns
Smoke gets in your eyes
Six months later, the Waldo Canyon Fire still evokes strong emotions.
More images, much less meaning
Many of my friends, forever switching among their laptops, tablets and smartphones, can no longer even say where their photo files are located.
Picking the bowl outcomes
You never know which teams will come up flat and which ones will play their best of the year.
Letters: An unnecessary ban
Also: Thoughts on pit bulls, fracking, taxes and more.
Game on, Anschutz
Today we place Anschutz on notice that he must play fair, for previous Gazette owners have often acted like bullies.
The inevitability of age
I'll be sitting on my porch with an eight-pack of PBR, the overgrown yard patrolled by a pack of snarling curs, shaking my cane.
Our clueless D.C. budget 'fixers'
Raising the retirement age is gratuitous as well as cruel — but mostly it's severely ignorant.
Saluting the new Answer Man
Now, along with your Gazette subscription you get a bellhop, candy on your pillow and a little bottle of mouthwash to help overcome the taste of the editorials.
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Stranger Than Fiction
All the weird news that's fit to print.
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Advice Goddess
Online dating is like going to a very snobby bar where everybody has the attention span of a firefly.
Train shows all of Colorado
Two Fridays ago, 10 of us embarked from Denver on a journey we had planned for a year.
Cannabiz: Ali Hillery found not guilty
Also: What 64 could mean for universities
Food & Drink
Full steam ahead
A second CMB goes all-out on the west side.
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Dine & Dash
Canyon Coffee & Café, I Love Pho, Boulevard Brewing Company
Side Dish: Fresh Bahamian flavors
And: A taste of Guadalajara
Music
Paint it Grey
Local recording engineer's remastering of Danger Mouse's famed mash-up goes viral
Fun. with Grammys
With a trifecta of top nominations, the 'We Are Young' hitmakers keep their momentum going
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Reverb
There’ll be a number of Ragnarok ‘n’ Roll shows to satiate your Mayan death-wish next week.
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Sound Advice
Pitbull, Aaron Lewis, and Habib Koité & Eric Bibb
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Big Gigs
Upcoming concerts here and around the region.
Playing Around
Who's playing where, and when, at area venues this week
Film
Behind the screams: Hitchcock
It's another defanged Hollywood history done in the biopic-snapshot style.
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CineFiles
Silent Night, Suddenly
Epic flail: The Hobbit
The Lord of the Rings was an epic; with The Hobbit, Peter Jackson is forcing it to become one.
Visual Arts
Window shopping
Local artwork makes a return to vacant storefronts downtown.
Calendar
Special Section
County to take up recreational marijuana ban
County commissioners propose ban on retail pot stores in the county.
Tim Leigh accused of ethics lapses
The owner of an emissions control technology company files an ethics complaint against City Councilor Tim Leigh, and the Utilities Board refused to adopt an agreement with Sierra Club.
Bach: No outside review of Waldo fire needed
Bach says he's confident the city's after action review is adequate to assess the Waldo Canyon fire. He also says the city made a group decision to allow evacuated people back into their homes on Tuesday morning, June 26.
Fighting secrecy in government
The Utilities Board's deal with Sierra Club over Drake Power Plant might be disclosed Thursday.
Udall again hugging trees
Sen. Mark Udall calls for $653 million more for forest firefighting and mitigation.
City apparently plans to boot ambulance contractor
Mayor Bach now wants to boot the ambulance contractor and have firefighters take patients to the hospitals.
