Straight Shooters

Members of the Army of God congregate at The White Rose Banquet to celebrate their commitment to violence in defense of the unborn.

• by John Yewell

Click for Choice

During his first week in office, Dubya may have single-handedly reinvigorated the pro-choice movement, now gathering force online, when he came down hard on the side of antiabortionists.

• by Donna Ladd

Conservative Rage vs. Liberal Guilt

Conservatives and liberals take a fundamentally different approach to politics. Conservatives are driven by rage; liberals by guilt.

• by David Morris

Battle Brewing Between County Government and Black Forest Residents

Yet another in the increasing number of showdowns in greater Colorado Springs between growth agendas and preservation interests is brewing in Black Forest Regional Park, a thickly-forested, 240-acre parcel of land that was purchased by El Paso County in October of 1999.

• by Bob Campbell

Venerable Thubten Chodron

Venerable Thubten Chodron, author of three widely acclaimed books on Buddhism in everyday life, visits Colorado Springs next week as the guest of the Center for the Study of Buddhism and Tibetan Culture for a three-day seminar.

• by Kathryn Eastburn

Nesting Instincts

Colorado Actors Theater latest production, The Nest, was penned by a German playwright in the 1970s, but could well be an American work, set in the Midwest with Jack and Diane in the starring rolls.

• by Malcolm Howard

Cheer up! The Environmental Party's Just Begun!

I'm a bit of an oddity these days. While my environmental friends stumble around fretting and forlorn, wringing their hands in the wake of Little Bush's election, I'm happy. Chipper. Downright enthused and inspired, one might say.

• by Ken Wright

IQ: Sweet Nothings

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

• by Jolene Eberwein

Lovestruck

Meals worth remembering are soon forgotten in the shadow of romance.

• by Nancy Harley

Beyond Edible Underwear

If you truly want to throw your lover into fits of passion, go to the grocery store.

• by Kristen Sherwood

Come Near, Come Far

Holly Near has been a world peace activist for the past 30 years and will be hosting a lecture and concert at Colorado College Feb. 8 and 9.

• by Paige Pancratz

In the Drivers Seat

Jazz violinist Regina Carter pulls into Colorado Springs.

• by Paige Pancratz

Playing Around: Egamufin

I recently had the good fortune to spend a sunny Sunday morning with Egamufin in their subterranean practice space over in the ever-mellow Shooks Run neighborhood. Mellow, however, is not the word Id use to describe the big sound coming from the five-member band.

• by Kristen Sherwood

Doom Revisited

Jack Nicholson proves once again that he can do more than smirk and wax evil or neurotic in Sean Penn's dark tale of certain doom, The Pledge.

• by Kathryn Eastburn

A Fine Hip-Hop

Save the Last Dance is well-intentioned, well-crafted and well-acted, and if it doesn't exactly revolutionize race relations in the United States, it does a damn sight better than recent claptrap, The Legend of Bagger Vance.

• by Andrea Lucard

Can You Say Disgusting?

A review of Saving Silverman

• by Kathryn Eastburn

Feeding Frenzy

The Jan. 27 opening of Art Is , a retrospective by Charles H. Rockey, garnered $285,000 in sales for the Manitou Springs artist and left art lovers clamoring for their chance at a Rockey original.

• by Dave Rootes

Light and Flight

David Parsons visionary dance company takes the stage next week for an evening of flight and fancy.

• by Kimberly Dark

Event Listings

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Seven Days

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

• by Kristen Sherwood