Colorado Springs Independent
Thursday, November 20, 2008 :   Last Update: Wednesday, 5:11pm
Where to chill
There's an endless supply of choices and events to fill your winter calendar.
By Kevin Kehl - November 20, 2008
Music to skid by
Keep your eyes on the road and your ears on these winter road-trip mixes
We asked our erstwhile critics for the music they believe would make a perfect on-the-road soundtrack.
November 20, 2008
Fast forward
You're just one piece of cardboard away from an X-cellent sledding adventure
Everyone should get back on a sled: a plastic saucer, classic Flexible Flyer or toboggan.
By Deb Acord - November 20, 2008
Doctor Who
We all get sick sometime; how will you choose to get well?
You should know there are three major strains of medical treatment available.
By Jessica Evans - November 20, 2008
Get corny
To syrupy delight, we shamefully submit to the Popcorn Board
We can't be bought with snacky treats and pretty pictures, people! At least, not usually.
By Monika Mitchell Randall - November 20, 2008
Long Story Short
Something about November, seemingly every year, makes you wonder if the Colorado winter is coming or not.
By Ralph Routon - November 20, 2008
Trading uniforms
Trading uniforms
Two Fort Carson desertion trials shed light on the route from post to prison
As the wars drag on, desertion cases have become routine at Fort Carson. Not epidemic, but not rare.
By J. Adrian Stanley - November 20, 2008
Circling the drain
Circling the drain
New brewery finds it's a pisser to go waterless
Trinity's owners ran into bureaucracy in their quest to achieve zero-waste.
By Anthony Lane - November 20, 2008
Wasson's big Project
Wasson's big Project
After two tragedies and three years of work, D-11 thespians unveil a meaningful production
Matthew Shepard's story has an impact on Wasson students who know all about tragedy.
By Meriwether Hardie - November 20, 2008

D-49 parent cleans up his act   (Noted)
Also: Focus layoffs, vacancies drop, more drilling, DNA lab and more.
November 20, 2008

Pastor Ted's true confessions   (Ranger Rich)
This discussion will be mature and dignified, and will not have any type of juvenile or silly banter.
By Rich Tosches - November 20, 2008

Hard to follow city's money   (Between The Lines)
Just the fact that civic-minded people are not connecting those dots should be a warning signal to city leaders.
By Ralph Routon - November 20, 2008

Pass the dressing
Pass the dressing   (IQ)
Autumn is on its way out, snow will soon arrive, and the holiday season is headed our way.
By Bob Campbell - November 20, 2008

Letters
Political parties, driveway trash, cartoon analysis embedded enviros and many others.
November 20, 2008

Sports recession: It's coming   (End Zone)
Next year could turn into a nightmare for college programs and pro sports franchises across the nation.


By Ralph Routon - November 20, 2008

Twilight zone
Twilight zone   (Scene Break)
Romance and seriously hot vampires will send tweens, teens and moms to the movies
Grown women make all kinds of confessions when you ask them about Twilight.
By Jill Thomas - November 20, 2008

Soar with me
Soar with me   (7 Days to Live)
Springs artist Deb Komitor's new large-format works land in Pueblo
Step into "Deb's World," and you feel that you've entered a vibrant Southwestern dream. T
By Kirsten Akens - November 20, 2008
Golden ticket
Golden ticket   (7 Days to Live)
Museum reminds us a 19th-century economic crisis birthed our region's settlement
The exhibit tells the real story of what brought the first wave of pioneers to the region in 1858.
By Edie Adelstein - November 20, 2008
Other 7 DAYS TO LIVE:  
Seven Days to Live

Stranger than fiction
All the strange news that's fit to print.
By Roland Sweet - November 20, 2008

The Run Down
Bones, The Nutcracker, The Vanishing Frog
November 20, 2008

Slice of Life
Slice of Life

November 20, 2008

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Get Involved
Interfaith Thanksgiving Service; "Clean Coal? Myth or Reality"; Leechpit's winter clothing drive

November 20, 2008
Big Gigs
Upcoming concerts here and around the region.

November 20, 2008
Playing Around Listings
Who's playing live music this week in the area.

November 20, 2008
Movie Times
What's playing when, and where, on the silver screen.

November 20, 2008
Reverb
Reverb
Another Shade of Hate will play its final two shows "for a long, long time" this weekend.
By Adam Leech - November 20, 2008

The cooler people
The cooler people   (AudioFile)
Soulfly's age-defying thrash brings people together, one stage-diver at a time
Max Cavalera is still speaking about change — not in politics, but in perceptions.
By Jason Bugg - November 20, 2008
Rise and shine
Rise and shine   (AudioFile)
L.A.-via-Boulder band Low vs Diamond channels Bowie and Bacharach
Warning: This story contains descriptions of chord progressions and references to Burt Bacharach and Billy Joel.
By Bill Forman - November 20, 2008

Playing Around Listings
Who's playing live music this week in the area.
November 20, 2008

Sound Advice
Sound Advice
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson; Soul; Berlin: Live at St. Ann's Warehouse
November 20, 2008

Mudvayne
Mudvayne   (Sixty Seconds)
Sixty seconds with Ryan Martinie
"Hopefully fans aren't too pissed off at us for taking so much time away."
By Alan Sculley - November 20, 2008

OMG! Best movie ever!*
OMG! Best movie ever!*   (Reviews)
Twilight
Everyone in the world should: See. This. Movie.
By MaryAnn Johanson - November 20, 2008

Opening this week
Opening this week
Bolt, La Damnation de Faust, Twilight
November 20, 2008

Movie Times
What's playing when, and where, on the silver screen.
November 20, 2008

Movie Picks
Our reviewers' recommendations for films playing around the area.
November 20, 2008

Cinefiles
Cinefiles
Get Smart; Live from Abbey Road: Best of Season One; Splatter Disco
November 20, 2008

Side Dish
Update on Mr. B's, Coffee Exchange, Whole Foods, plus more.
By Matthew Schniper - November 20, 2008

Bigger and bolder
Bigger and bolder   (Appetite)
Giant rolls and teppan tables enliven a relocated Fujiyama
The new place on Tejon is definitely worth checking out.
By Monika Mitchell Randall - November 20, 2008

Advice Goddess
You've done everything short of enrolling in suck-up lessons at the community college.
By Amy Alkon - November 20, 2008

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