• Issue Archive for
  • Oct 21-27, 1999
  • Vol. 7, No. 42

News

  • Cover Story

    • Best of Colorado Springs

    Welcome, to our Best Of issue - the best issue of the year! Feast your eyes on all that makes our area funky and fabulous. But first, a letter to you, our readers -- You are the BEST!
  • Local News

    • Endorsements '99

    On Tuesday, November 2, Colorado Springs voters will take to the polls to decide on several key funding issues and to elect school board members. Based on the Independent's research and coverage of key issues, as well as interviews with D-11 and D-20 school board candidates, we offer these endorsements.
  • Local News

    • Flower Power

    Now that a 4.9-acre site in downtown Colorado Springs is on the market, local groups have offered several unusual and competing visions for what should replace the longtime fixture.
    • by Malcolm Howard

Columns

  • Letters

    Readers of the CS Independent talk back to the editor.

  • Domestic Bliss

    When I was 17 and a senior in high school, 1972, I read A.S. Neill's "Summerhill." With the enthusiasm and optimism typical of a flower child, I envisioned a whole new world.
    • by Kathryn Eastburn
  • IQ

    • IQ: Best of 1999

    Every week, the Independent takes to the streets, in search of your opinion on the latest, breaking news.
  • Silicon Lounge

    • Burning the Witch

    Arm the torpedos! A witch hunt is under way to purge the Internet of "hate" content.
    • by Donna Ladd
  • Public Eye

    • Drinking with the foreigners

    A joke by "The Economist" on how migration is transforming politics in the New West, Ed Bircham's latest antics, and Houston wins the dubious title of becoming the city with the nation's dirtiest air.
    • by Cara DeGette

Music

  • Playing Around

    • Playing Around: Peace Sign

    This week we highlight Peace Sign, who will be performing at the Laura Belle's on Friday and Saturday.
    • by Kristen Sherwood

Film

  • Reviews

    • 'Basket' weaving

    The independent film festival circuit is adding another dimension -- the family film. And we're not taking about the typical Disney fare.
    • by David Kilmer

  • Movie Picks

    Our reviewers' recommendations for films showing on Colorado Springs area screens.

  • Movie Times

    What's playing, where, and when, on the silver screen in Colorado Springs.

Calendar

  • Events

    • Event Listings

    If there's something going on, we've got it listed here.
  • Today in colorado Springs

    • Seven Days

    What's happenin' this week in the big city -- highlights from our listings.
    • by Kristen Sherwood

Best Of


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