Tuesday, June 18, 2013
- Issue Archive for
- Feb 1-7, 2001
- Vol. 9, No. 5
- Citizen Schuck
News
Citizen Schuck
Developer, school choice advocate, one-time gubernatorial candidate and all-around concerned citizen Steve Schuck speaks candidly with the Independent.
Focus Accused of Forgetting Details
The man who snapped the infamous photograph of Focus on the Familys poster boy for the "ex-gay" movement as he socialized at a gay bar in Washington, D.C. is accusing the Colorado Springs ministry of willfully misleading the public.
Lawmakers Consider Tracking "Driving While Black"
Though 12 states and 100 cities across the country already have programs in place to track whether their law enforcement agencies are targeting people for Driving While Black, many cops in Colorado are balking at the prospect of being monitored for their behavior.
Columns
Anatomy of a Belly Laugh
Revered funnymen Tim Conway and Harvey Korman revive the art of sketch comedy.
Off to a bad start
President Bush's first major decision in office has gotten his administration off on the wrong foot. Imposing a global "gag" rule on international family planning providers is bad politics and even worse policy.
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Public Eye
The last few weeks have brought untold excitement, resulting in some delightful mail from our readers, who, as always, articulate it best.
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Outsider
Well, boys and girls, its time to take your medicine and vote, come April, to raise your taxes.
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Letters
Readers of the Independent talk back to the editor
August Skamenca
At the ripe old age of 19, August Skamenca has covered more big stories for the national media than most career journalists two or three times his age. And he started his journalism career when he was 12, right here at the offices of the Independent where he worked as an intern.
IQ: The Texas Seven
Every week, the Independent takes to the streets, in search of your opinion on the latest, breaking news.
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Garden Daze
January has just passed and Im itching to get my hands in the dirt. Its time to pull the black seed suitcase out from under my bed.
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Stranger Than Fiction
All the strange news that's fit to print.
Food & Drink
New Kid in Town
A Little Italy unto itself, with servings fit for a giant, Buca di Beppo settles on the north end.
Home on the Range
In the past several years about five reliable places dedicating themselves to the way of the smoke pit have popped up locally. Front Range Barbeque is the newest entry.
Music
Playing Around: Seven Nations
This week we highlight Seven Nations, a Celtic rock band who will be performing at the Fine Arts Center this weekend.
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Playing Around Listings
Where to find live music in the Colorado Springs area.
Film
Scary Movies
Premonitions of evil and gleefully wicked bloodletting in The Gift and Shadow of the Vampire.
Pep Squad Gone Bad
If you are either 14 years old, or you know someone who is, Sugar and Spice is a funny little movie that won't hurt you one little bit.
Another San Francisco Disaster
The Wedding Planner remains true to the dictum that all movies set in San Francisco, since Hitchcock's Vertigo, suck.
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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
Red Hot Encore
Escape for an evening of wanton comedy with Encore Dinner Theaters The Last of the Red Hot Lovers.
Books
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Fine Print
Reviews of How All This Started by Pete Fromm, White Out by David Rappaport, and Parting the Waters and Pillar of Fire by Taylor Branch.
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.
