Friday, May 24, 2013
- Issue Archive for
- Jun 22-28, 2000
- Vol. 8, No. 25
- Close to the Heart
News
Close to the Heart
Hospital chief Peters suspects cardiologist Dr. Morris is up to no good and replaces Morris with Dr. Albert. Dr. Albert gets to decide whether Morris can stay. A history of bad blood between Albert and Morris spells trouble for everyone. No, you didn't pick up TV Guide by mistake. This is the story of high drama and hospital heartache, a real-life soap opera Colorado Springs style.
Republicans squirm for position
With County Commissioner Chuck Brown fighting for his political life and a surprise reemergence of the formidable former Colorado Springs mayor Bob Isaac, the gyrations in local Republican politics have turned downright incestuous.
Greens coloring up the political landscape
Al Gore and George W. Bush are stumbling along in what consumer advocate Ralph Nader terms the "ballot-shielded two-party duopoly of Tweedledum and Tweedledee." Meanwhile the national Green Party is capitalizing on the momentum borne of a year full of activism.
Excerpts from Ralph Nader's Concord Principles
Green Party Platform spelled out.
Columns
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Public Eye
Il Vicino and brewer Tucker Michell makes us proud and the Denver Rocky Mountain New makes us cringe.
Memorial's Soap Opera Digest
The lawsuit filed by Joel Morris against city-owned Memorial Hospital is hinged primarily on the question of whether or not hospital administrators violated Morris' constitutional rights.
Ron Smith
Ron Smith has been in the trading business for a lifetime, but has recently expanded his tradesmanship to include trading over the Internet. It's the wave of the present and future, it seems, and Smith explained to the Independent how he got into e-business.
The Outsider
Admittedly, it's early to be thinking of elections next April when five out of nine seats on the City Council will be up for grabs, but both incumbents and wannabes are already maneuvering for advantage.
Government 'corpocracy' covers up tragedy of Los Alamos fire
Los Alamos has become an embarrassing dilemma which must be handled with kid gloves by the media who continue to assure us all is well. But look at the real truth.
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Letters
Readers of the CS Independent talk back to the editor.
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Domestic Bliss
Nothing to do this summer is just fine with me.
IQ: As the World Turns
Every week, the Independent takes to the streets, in search of your opinion on the latest, breaking news.
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Back Tracks
Ed.'s note: This new weekly feature is designed to provide follow-up to stories which originally appeared in the Independent's news pages. If you have tips, ideas or follow-up information we should know, please send them to: Editor, The Colorado Springs Independent, 121 E. Pikes Peak Ave., Suite 455, Colorado Springs, CO 80903; by fax: 577-4107; or by e-mail: letters@csindy.com
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Stranger Than Fiction
All the strange news that's fit to print.
Food & Drink
It's Greek to Me
You could pretty much just close your eyes and randomly point at something on the menu at Jake and Telly's, and you'd still be delighted with whatever you receive.
A tale of two tacos
With our ever-evolving restaurant scene, some of my favorite Mexican joints have disappeared as quickly and mysteriously as they appeared. At times this disturbs me; but then, it also forces me to seek out the new.
Music
Playing Around: Brad Paisley
Brad Paisley is going to be a star and he's going to be at Cowboys on Thursday, June 22.
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Playing Around Listings
Where to find live music in the Colorado Springs area.
Film
Life in the Middle Lane
Now that I've reached my mid-30s, I've noticed my peers falling into roughly two groups, those with children and those without. We look at each other across the abyss, each secretly wondering if the other group has gotten the best deal. In Me Myself I, Pamela Drury gets a chance to find out.
The Great Chicken Escape
Peter Lord and Nick Park, creators of Wallace and Gromit and now Chicken Runhave crafted a devilishly clever clay animation feature film that is as thoroughly British in its humor as it is enjoyable to watch.
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Movie Picks
Our reviewers' recommendations for films showing on Colorado Springs area screens.
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Movie Times
What's playing, where, and when, on the silver screen in Colorado Springs.
Visual Arts
Gallery Glide
On a recent rainy afternoon, I spent a pleasant hour virtually alone in the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Centers spacious galleries looking at two new exhibits as well as some wonderful works which the curatorial staff had dragged up from the basement.
Books
Walking with Norma Jean
Much of Blonde, Joyce Carol Oates' massive new biographical novel about Marilyn Monroe, is narrated in the language of fable, both the Brothers Grimm and the Hollywood kind.
Calendar
Event Listings
If there's something going on, we've got it listed here.
Seven Days
What's happenin' this week in the big city -- highlights from our listings.
