Canmore turf tiff
Province to sell wildlands conservation area
By Amy Steele

A day late and four dollars short
Critics of minimum wage hike say $8 inadequate in booming economy
By Adrian Morrow

Warehousing not homelessness solution
By Amy Steele

LETTERS

Gay rodeo unkind to animals, especially goats
By Carol Tracey

City arts organization making space
By Terry Rock

Stampede rodeo unkind to animals, stay away
By Ken Erickson

VIEWPOINT

Faith is not enough
The war on terror continues to evolve… without intelligent design
By David Bright

CITY

Elboya residents oppose development
By Wes LaFortune

Censoring suicide
High school filmmaker hopes to show banned first film to bigger audience
By Diane Klaver

INTERNATIONAL

Kosovo and the law
By Gwynne Dyer

FOOD

Buddha belly-buster
Nirvana tasty, still seeks enlightenment
By Lenore Hume

BOOZE

Iin the wild, wild yeast
Creating Belgium’s boozy, fruity lambics
By Mike Tessier

BOOKS

Liberal hegemony
The future of Canadian progressives
By Timothy Wild

Vilifying the innocent
In The Unknown Terrorist, there’s nothing to fear but fear itself
By Amy Steele

Mediocre funeral sex
By Suzy Thompson

About a dog
Author overcomes tragedy with love of pet
By Wendy Dudley

Turn the page
Pages on Kensington owner Greg Gerrard moves on to the next chapter
By Mark Hopkins

COVER

Afghanistand-in
Actors help train Canadian troops for overseas duty
By Aneka Rao

FESTIVAL

Every dance tells a story
Alberta powwows provide cultural outlet
By Adrian Morrow

Sonic treasures
Spoon captivates with atmospheric flourishes
By Aubrey McInnis

Fan Fav-ourites
Brooklyn pirates invade Sled Island, capture festival mainstage
By Charles Gunn

Fangs for the memories
Twin Fangs front man chews up Calgary scenery and spits it out
By Lisa Wilton

FUBAR star fronts ‘devil dog’ band
Rockin’ on the dark side with CPC Gangbang’s Paul Spence
By Jesse Locke

MUSIC

Blitzkrieg of buzz
Austin’s Voxtrot release long-awaited, self-titled LP
By Peter Hemminger

Just buggin’
Societys Parasites don’t suck, they bite
By Keith Carman

CD REVIEWS

Paul Reddick’s best-of harmonica hootenanny
CD Reviews:
Paul Reddick’s Revue
reviewed by Bob Keelaghan
Sea Wolf’s Get to the River Before it Runs Too Low
reviewed by Jason Lewis
Various Artists’ Rivers and Rails
reviewed by Mary-Lynn Wardle
Maserati’s Inventions for the New Season
reviewed by Jason Lewis
Travis’s The Boy With No Name
reviewed by Jason Lewis
Ben + Vesper’s All This Could Kill You
reviewed by Sean Marchetto
Laura Peek and the Winning Hearts’ From the Photograph
reviewed by Kyle Francis
The Spill Canvas’s Denial Feels so Good
reviewed by Nathan Atnikov

VISUAL ARTS

Trapped in a bubble
Despite the boom, Calgary lacks an international art institution
By Janelle Dubeau

THEATRE

The fringe of the Fringe
Community Arts Festival brings artful wackiness to the suburbs
By Kyle Francis

DANCE

I dance the body electric
C.Stylz gets funky in new show
By Andrea Campbell

FILM

Weak tea governor!
Evening’s period soap opera falls apart like me mum’s fruity scones
By Shawn Hoult

Dying for treatment
Michael Moore doc Sicko slams U.S. health care
By Nichole Stewart

Noah’s new ark
Evan Almighty fun, juvenile
By Carla Ciccone

Aborigine tribal tale
By Shaun English

Le bland recipe
Ratatouille looks better than it tastes
By Andrew Aitkenhead

VIDEO VULTURE

Heads will roll
The rare and peculiar art of decapitation comedy
By John Tebbutt

Nobody’s having fun until they’re bleeding
New documentary Get Thrashed explores popular metal subgenre
By Keith Carman

MY MESSY BEDROOM

No meaning
Well-intentioned anti-rape campaign doesn’t reflect teen dating reality
By Josey Vogels