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Unhappy ending
An attempt to legitimize the massage industry may blur the distinction between qualified therapists and sex workers
After years of progress toward being treated as medical professionals, massage therapists' efforts might be undone.
By Anthony Lane - December 31, 2008
Long Story Short
Either your lives are boring as hell, or you're skittish and inhibited about sharing any private details.
By Ralph Routon - December 31, 2008
Strange Brew, part two
Strange Brew, part two
Updates on businessmen, bohemians and one bar regular help wrap up '08 and ring in '09
What follows is our second and final set of follow-ups on some of our favorite stories from 2008.
By Edie Adelstein, Bill Forman, Anthony Lane, Ralph Routon, Deidre Schoolcraft, Matthew Schniper and J. Adrian Stanley - December 31, 2008
Back to Earth
Back to Earth
A new idea in District 11 is titillating educators, space-lovers and businessmen
But many obstacles loom in reviving Emerson as a magnet middle school by next fall.
By J. Adrian Stanley - December 31, 2008

City hopes to boot TABOR   (Noted)
Also: Abstinence study, state budget, county offices, happy dog.
December 31, 2008

What's coming in 2009
What's coming in 2009   (Between The Lines)
Remember the floods of 10 years ago?
As we look to 2009, with our city and county financially strapped, we can only shudder at the thought of how another natural disaster could paralyze the area.
By Ralph Routon - December 31, 2008

Aught with the old ...
Aught with the old ...   (IQ)
All through 2008, we were bombarded with promises of change. Well, here we are, launching into 2009.
By Bob Campbell - December 31, 2008

Letters
Obama's test, county crisis, Pentagon misbehavior, anti-Democrat message and more.
December 31, 2008

Shanahan’s final choke   (End Zone)
The repercussions will last for a while, especially after Denver owner Pat Bowlen decided to fire his head coach.
By Ralph Routon - December 31, 2008

We need Interior decorating
We need Interior decorating   (Your Turn)
This is a time for sound science and preferably a science-trained leader at Interior.
By Brian Horejsi - December 31, 2008

Return of the shape-shifter
Return of the shape-shifter   (7 Days to Live)
Gemma Wilcox brings 20 new characters to the MAT
The sequel promises a fitting end to her alter ego's four-part saga.
By Frances Gomeztagle - December 31, 2008
Seven Days to Live
Seven Days to Live   (7 Days to Live)
What's happening around the area — highlights from our listings
By Edie Adelstein, Bill Forman, Ralph Routon, Matthew Schniper, Jill Thomas and Kirk Woundy - December 31, 2008

Stranger than fiction
All the weird news that's fit to print.
By Roland Sweet - December 31, 2008

The Run Down
Stick Horses in Pants, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, weird holiday lights
December 31, 2008

Slice of Life
Slice of Life

December 31, 2008

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Re: Unhappy ending (Local News - 12/31/2008)
skydebbie, Downtown (01/03/2009)
Having held a Massage Therapist license in another state, even STATE LICENSING does not keep prostitution from the ranks. Went to school for a year (counted as only 9 weeks),...
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Re: News (Local News - 03/08/2001)
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Well one of these guys has not changed much. Just wondering if his current employer knows about his felony stealing from the public thing. Was he ever charged? Spend any...
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Re: Long Story Short (Local News - 12/31/2008)
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Sorry Ralph, I was temporarily in a bit of a media void and missed the contest. It may do your heart good to know some of us are unafraid to...
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Get Involved
House District 17, carbon monoxide awareness, fundraising strategies

December 31, 2008
Big Gigs
Upcoming concerts here and around the region.

December 31, 2008
Playing Around Listings
Who's playing live music for the next week in the area.

December 31, 2008
Movie Times
What's playing where, and when, on the silver screen.

December 31, 2008
Reverb
Reverb
Holy crap. Twenty-o-nine. Watch out, man, the future is almost here.
By Adam Leech - December 31, 2008

Ballads or bullets
Ballads or bullets   (AudioFile)
Colorado Springs' own ReMINDers serve up positive hip-hop with a backbone
They might like Queen, but you don't hear a lot of Freddie Mercury on the duo's newly released CD, Recollect.
By Bill Forman - December 31, 2008
Four strings attached
Four strings attached   (AudioFile)
Béla Fleck and Steve Earle collaborator Casey Driessen takes his trio on the road
Driessen was not born into a family of poor sharecroppers who were sitting around waiting for the catgut to cure.
By Bill Forman - December 31, 2008
2008's best overlooked songs
2008's best overlooked songs   (AudioFile)
Hold on, they were just here a minute ago ...
The traditional record industry may (or may not) be collapsing, but critical consensus will never die.
By Bill Forman - December 31, 2008

Playing Around Listings
Who's playing live music for the next week in the area.
December 31, 2008

Sound Advice
Sound Advice
Fall Out Boy, Mike Bloomfield, Von Iva
December 31, 2008

John Legend
John Legend   (Sixty Seconds)
Sixty Seconds with John Legend
"I felt like I could do something different on this album and still make a great album."
By Alan Sculley - December 31, 2008

Enough for a list
Enough for a list   (Reviews)
The year's best movies brought out emotions — or delivered the unexpected
The reality is, people don't watch years; they watch movies.
By Scott Renshaw - December 31, 2008

Opening this week
Opening this week
The Metropolitan Opera: Thaïs
December 31, 2008

Movie Times
What's playing where, and when, on the silver screen.
December 31, 2008

Movie Picks
Our reviewers' recommendations for films playing around the area.
December 31, 2008

Cinefiles
Cinefiles
Hellbound: Hellraiser II, 20th Anniversary Edition; American Teen; George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya
December 31, 2008

Side Dish
Cookies by Design, Froots, Pizza Rustica, Black Bear
By Matthew Schniper - December 31, 2008

Walk in the Garden
Walk in the Garden   (Appetite)
Revolving west side food spot blossoms with a vibrant Vietnamese menu
The best surprise is starting your meal with, yes, the potato fritters.
By Matthew Schniper - December 31, 2008

Advice Goddess
The leopard showed you his spots. In fact, he repeatedly rubbed your nose in his spots.
By Amy Alkon - December 31, 2008

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December 31, 2008


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