Thursday, May 23, 2013
News
Senior housing's youth problem
Both seniors and young disabled folks are mingling in government housing, causing tension and a swell in crime.
City panel will investigate Tim Leigh
Ethics Commission sees reason to explore allegations of 'personal gain' and 'conflict of interest'
Noted: City, PERA gets court date
Also: Drake task force named and more
Outsiders and infighters add to housing drama
Not all cop calls reflect neighbor-vs.-neighbor danger
Fracking questions bubble to surface
Council members put on their thinking caps, and find there's still a lot to learn
Medics can't stop the bleating at Fort Carson
While the military explores other approaches, our local post continues killing animals for training purposes
When seniors seek sanctuary
This summer, my grandmother died, just one day short of her 100th birthday.
Columns
Lamborn's big incline bill
For those of you keeping score, this means that Doug, after six years in Congress, has now introduced at least one more successful bill than has Notre Dame football player Manti Te'o's girlfriend.
Hente: committed Councilor 'til the end
Scott Hente can see the likely end of his political career looming closer by the day. Come April, the term-limited City Council president will wrap up his 10-year tenure as an elected official.
No rain, no snow, no relief
In its seasonal drought outlook, the U.S. Department of Agriculture predicts drought conditions will persist or intensify for all of Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Nebraska, Kansas, New Mexico and Arizona.
Lance Armstrong's blood diamonds
Sports doping is increasingly excused, rationalized, or even advocated as competitive realism. Not everyone's buying it, though.
Letters: Fracking, guns and robots
Also: Thoughts on Drake, leadership and more.
More on El Paso County's marijuana ban
Also: Cannabis University and the Indy's ReLeaf guide
When you bring weed to court...
All the weird news that's fit to print.
Time to find your 'type'
Just wondering: Is there any real worry that people at the Christmas party now suspect your wife has had sex after marriage?
Food & Drink
Appetite: Hideaway vibe charms at Upstairs at La Baguette
Unique wines, absinthe and other indulgences show another side of Old Colorado City bakery
Music
Suzy Bogguss: Just plain folk
Country artist is no wayfaring stranger to the songs of yore
An overhauled Nonpoint gets its engine roaring
Metalheads 2.0
Ben Folds Five stages a long-awaited comeback
Fraggle pop
Major concerts in Colorado
Big Gigs
Bar and club gigs in Colorado Springs
Playing Around
Film
The big crapple: Broken City
Even the best of what's on offer suffers from a frustrating under-poweredness.
Visual Arts
A cast-off, foam robot becomes a meditative monolith at GOCA
The gaping lotus experience
Stage
Calendar
Winter 2013: MMJ Centers
A list of medical marijuana centers, with information on their top products, member specials and more.
Special Section
101 permits and counting in Waldo fire area
Building permits for 101 homes in the Waldo Canyon Fire burn area have been issued.
Ambulance franchise fees drive rates
The city of Aurora has seen a staggering increase in its franchise fee for the private emergency ambulance provider. Rates have gone up, too.
Bach tries to rewrite Utilities history
Mayor Steve Bach is reversing himself about wanting to sell the city's electric utility and decommission the Drake Power Plant.
Another chance at Memorial Foundation
The city reopens application period for the board that will oversee proceeds from Memorial Hospital.
How to run for City Council
Candidates get some tips on a workshop Thursday at the Penrose House.
What to know about new marijuana laws in Washington and Colorado
Twins in legalization
CBDs: There's more to weed than THC
CBD is a behind-the-scenes workhorse, facilitating a staggering number of bodily changes while being completely non-psychoactive.
Colorado Springs' biggest MMJ attorney says why he does it
Green and Black
ReLeaf: Winter 2013
We call ReLeaf a guide to all things medical-marijuana in the Pikes Peak region. But that definition is shifting, because everything to do with it is, too.
Winter 2013: Resources
Colorado Springs MMJ lawyers, accountants and more
