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   Arapahoe County DA Charges Death-Penalty Fees to the State

   How does DA Carol Chambers beat the high cost of a death-penalty prosecution? By billing the prison system.

   By Alan Prendergast

   Published: February 28, 2008

   The State of Colorado has managed to execute one murderer in the past forty years. Its death row, current population one, is among the smallest in the country. For four years...

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   Mask Minded

   By Annette Walker

   Published: February 28, 2008

   The South African Children's Mask Exhibit is most unconventional: All of the artists reside in the Agape Children's Home in Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa, and all are orphans...

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   Solas Power

   By Adam Gildar

   Published: February 28, 2008

   The South Bronx is to Italy as North Federal is to Mexico as South Boston is to Eire. As a hub of the Irish diaspora in America, it's no wonder Boston lays claim to not only...

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   Good 'Grass

   By Amber Taufen

   Published: February 28, 2008

   What would happen if you took an elite bluegrass mandolinist — who also happens to be an accomplished multi-instrumentalist, playing the violin in jazz groups and a range...

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   Africa Rises

   Perú Negro brings a musical legacy to life.

   By Susan Froyd

   Published: February 28, 2008

   If you thought that all music from Peru sounds like that Paul Simon song with the flutey pan pipes, think again. Away from the heights of the Andes, Peru also boasts an African...

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   Yesterday and Today

   By Michael Roberts

   Published: February 28, 2008

   When director Ian Gerber decided to put on Say Goodnight, Gracie under the auspices of the Theater Company of Lafayette, he thought of playwright Ralph Pape's look at...

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   Sending Out an S.O.S.

   By Erin Vanderberg

   Published: February 28, 2008

   It was a long-awaited banner day in Aurora's history when the Fox Theater opened on October 30, 1946. Admission was 55 cents, which bought not only a picture show run on the...

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   Lads and Lasses

   Get your drink on at the "Paddy Wagon" Pub Crawl.

   By Mark Dragotta

   Published: February 28, 2008

   With the hurling and Gaelic football seasons approaching, members of the Denver Gaels GAA Club think there's time for one last bash before the St. Patrick's Day Parade. And,...

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   Give Peace Jam a Chance

   Adolfo Perez Esquivel speaks out.

   By Amber Taufen

   Published: February 28, 2008

   From a young age, Adolfo Perez Esquivel was taught to respect nature and the world around him; as an artist, his large-scale murals and sculptures grace parks and museums...

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    Just Do It

    By Jessica Centers

    Published: February 28, 2008

    Since feeling the first teases of spring, I've been trying to prepare myself to get back into my warm-weather routine of jogging outside. I've always been the kind of girl who...

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    Home, Sweet Homegrown

    By Cory Casciato

    Published: February 28, 2008

    Get inside the heads of some unusual characters tonight at A Singular Perspective, the 2008 season premiere of Colorado Homegrown Tales. Each episode of the series, which is...

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    Step It Up

    The Spirit of Ireland gets a jump on St. Patrick's Day.

    By Amber Taufen

    Published: February 28, 2008

    It might seem a wee bit early to start celebrating St. Patrick's Day, but there's a good reason that the Spirit of Ireland music and dance program is taking place tonight, says...

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    God Save the Queen.

    By Erin Vanderberg

    Published: February 28, 2008

    Take cover, easily-offended citizens: Lisa Lampanelli is in town! This voluptuous old blonde may dress like a 1950s housewife, but her gutsy standup routine has catapulted her...

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    Horse Sense

    Leadville's ski-joring competitions and the Crystal Carnival return.

    By Amber Taufen

    Published: February 28, 2008

    Even if the mountains aren't your thing, you've just got to love Leadville. Here's one good reason: The highest incorporated city in North America (elevation: 10,152') has been...

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    Silver Scenes

    By Susan Froyd

    Published: February 28, 2008

    Compiled just in time for last fall's thirtieth festival, Take 30: The First Three Decades of the Denver International Film Festival — a collection of DIFF anecdotes and...

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    Earth Mother

    By Susan Froyd

    Published: February 28, 2008

    You might suppose that environmental artist Lita Albuquerque, who's slung giant blue orbs across the barren landscape of the North and South poles to create "Stellar Axis," a...

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    Snow Funny

    By Amber Taufen

    Published: February 28, 2008

    If you've always wanted to rub shoulders with the movers and shakers of New York City — or tell a New Yorker cartoonist about one of your hilarious ideas — then head...

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    Politics Be DAM

    By Mark Dragotta

    Published: February 28, 2008

    Just when you thought it was safe to go back into town, the Denver Art Museum’s Untitled #18 (.gov) rehashes the DNC fervor. If you’re still riding that wave of...

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    Hot and Black

    By Michelle Baldwin

    Published: February 28, 2008

    Cafe Nuba started out several years ago as a little Five Points teahouse poetry night for artsy folks in the neighborhood. Today it's blossomed into a nationally recognized...

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    Hole Lot of Trouble

    By Mark Dragotta

    Published: February 28, 2008

    "My advice: Stay away from black holes," says Dr. Phil Plait, aka the Bad Astronomer. While this may seem like a fairly sound piece of sci-fi wisdom that's more suited for The...