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Getting sprung in the Springs
The local bail bond industry can be fiercely competitive - and disillusioning
In the tradition of American enterprise, bail bond agents are businesspeople who, for a fee, take responsibility.
By Anthony Lane - May 8, 2008
Long Story Short
The bail bond industry is a fascinating, if disordered, world.
By Anthony Lane - May 8, 2008
To hell and back
To hell and back
Jim Sheeler emerges from a world of wartime loss with a new book and a plea
Sheeler was curious about the military funeral for the first Coloradan to die in Iraq.
By Michael de Yoanna - May  8, 2008
Rags to ... Rodeo Drive?
Rags to ... Rodeo Drive?
Legal wrangling, crackdowns and a lot of dreams seem to be shaping South Nevada
The street and its surrounding areas are on the edge of a massive makeover.
By J. Adrian Stanley - May  8, 2008
County ills
County ills
Unexpectedly high insurance claims hint at future financial dangers
One person needed coronary bypass surgery. Another had leukemia. A premature baby was born.
By Anthony Lane - May  8, 2008
Magnet money mess
Magnet money mess
Finances seem to lack rhyme or reason in Wasson's troubled magnet program
Local control led to problems with the arts magnet, which may not be a magnet after all.
By J. Adrian Stanley - May  8, 2008

News briefs   (Noted)
District attorney regrets drinking episodes seen on TV
Also: NORAD, Corral Bluffs, city roads, Piñon Canyon, San Luis Valley drilling.
May  8, 2008

All about bears in the news
All about bears in the news   (Ranger Rich)
He's big, even tubby, you might say.
By Rich Tosches - May  8, 2008

Mayor Bob: Tribute to a Springs icon
Mayor Bob: Tribute to a Springs icon   (Between The Lines)
He knew more than anyone about every detail, every side, of every city issue, major or minuscule.
By Ralph Routon - May  8, 2008

Dragging out the knock down, drag out
Dragging out the knock down, drag out   (IQ)
Voters are disenchanted with the Democratic primary system.
By Bob Campbell - May  8, 2008

Letters
McCain, answering Utilities, Goodwill response, Newdow debate and more
May  8, 2008

Comprehending two awful sweeps   (End Zone)
As far as the Avs and Nuggets are concerned, the natives aren't just restless this time.
By Ralph Routon - May  8, 2008

Separating pulpits and pundits
Separating pulpits and pundits   (Your Turn)
The real lesson in all this is that, Sunday, it seems, is the only day you get a pass on hate speech.
By Ovetta Sampson - May  8, 2008

Project runway
Project runway   (7 Days to Live)
FAC Modern brings fashion into the gallery
The show will display 34 limited-edition scarves developed by couple Zika and Lida Ascher.
By Edie Adelstein - May  8, 2008
Going places
Going places   (7 Days to Live)
Lindsay Hand's Rubbish show could transport you to a better state of mind
Hand says painting satisfies a need she has to reach a certain natural, psychological state.
By Frances Gomeztagle - May  8, 2008

Stranger Than Fiction
All the strange news that's fit to print.
By Roland Sweet - May  8, 2008

The Run Down
Your weekly guide to everything else
Josh Blue, Roseanne Barr, 1000 Ways to Die
May  8, 2008

In a silenced way
In a silenced way   (Break Beat)
Beloved jazz jock Lenny Mazel contemplates his dismissal from classically minded KCME
Mazel's fate has spawned a protest being organized outside the station at 10 a.m. on Saturday.
By Bill Forman - May  8, 2008

Slice of Life
Slice of Life
Fill in your own rubbers joke here.
May  8, 2008

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Re: Letters (05/08/2008 Opinions)
droogoy, Monument
Rev. Tom wrote: "You seem to be filled with a lot of anger and hostility. In reality, you fear true tolerance and spirited, intellectual debate as between Michael Newdow and...
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Re: In a silenced way (05/08/2008 Culture)
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such a great loss to the community that loves and aprreicated lenny and his much talent in the jazz field, and for the station manager, she was proud that she...
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» Event, Music and Film Listings
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Get Involved
Food drive, democracy talk, blood drive
May  8, 2008

Reverb
Reverb
Music news and gossip
A national music magazine talks about the Spgz without a single breath of God, sprawl, war, meth or hot man-love.
By Adam Leech - May  8, 2008

Finn de siècle
Finn de siècle   (AudioFile)
Crowded House scion Liam Finn faces up to his legacy
In many ways, this apple fell far from the artistic tree.
By Tom Lanham - May  8, 2008
Maiden Oklahoma
Maiden Oklahoma   (AudioFile)
Nashville success baffles Cross Canadian Ragweed
The Oklahoma-based act has spent the past decade or so under the alt-country label, which isn't accurate.
By John Benson - May  8, 2008
Other AUDIOFILE:  
Riot girl

Playing Around Listings
Where to find live music in the Colorado Springs area.
May  8, 2008

Sound Advice
Sound Advice
Duffy, Robyn, The Roots
May  8, 2008

Duran Duran
Duran Duran   (Sixty Seconds)
60 seconds with Nick Rhodes
"We can all hear ourselves play now, which back then, honestly, that was a serious problem."
By Alan Sculley - May  8, 2008

Off track
Off track   (Reviews)
Speed Racer
When the checkered flag needs to wave, the Wachowskis don't seem to know what to do with themselves.
By Scott Renshaw - May  8, 2008
Holy wars
Holy wars   (Reviews)
Constantine’s Sword
It's too bad, actually, that Ted Haggard appears in this thoughtful documentary about Christianity's legacy.
By MaryAnn Johanson - May  8, 2008

Opening This Week
Opening This Week
The Visitor, Dirty Country and more on a busy list of new releases.
May  8, 2008

Movie Times
What's playing, where, and when on the silver screen in Colorado Springs.
May  8, 2008

Movie Picks
Our reviewers' recommendations for films showing on area screens.
May  8, 2008

Cinefiles
Cinefiles
Totally Baked, Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Party 7
May  8, 2008

Shanghai boon
Shanghai boon   (Appetite)
Family-run, south-end Chinese spot brings good fortune
It was readily evident after a few bites that this food was clearly a notch above average.
By Matthew Schniper - May  8, 2008

Side Dish
Culinary crumbs and gastronomic gossip
Bolo Bistro, Manitou's first winery
By Matthew Schniper - May  8, 2008

Advice Goddess
A woman gets a gun, burglar alarm and a dog, not a man to sleep in her bed while her husband's off to war.
By Amy Alkon - May  8, 2008

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Comics

May  8, 2008

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