Thursday, May 23, 2013
- Issue Archive for
- May 24-30, 2001
- Vol. 9, No. 21
- Notes From Underground
News
Notes From Underground
Malcolm Howard sinks to new depths in search of the truth about Colorado Springs tunnels.
Time to Deal
When the city bought a 650-acre parcel of tall grass prairie, wildlife and prime birding ground surrounding but not adjacent to the Big Johnson Reservoir in southeastern Colorado Springs, the $8.1 million deal was heralded as a major coup for open space. But instead of a preserve ringing the reservoir that will forever protect the prairie, the waterfront property is now being eyed by developers as a playground rich with possibility.
State Education Commission Coming Under Fire
The Colorado Commission on Higher Education is coming under increasing fire for the way it has been interpreting and implementing legislation designed to step up the production of K-12 teachers.
Columns
A Message for Environmental Moderates
I come from a long line of Texas earth-divers: prospectors, trappers and explorers who have spent their lives in the successful pursuit of oil and gas.
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Public Eye
Remember hearing about how Bill Clinton and his merry men trashed, vandalized and otherwise debased the White House when the torched was passed to Dubya and his keepers? Conservative pundits and national media stars had a field day. Too bad for them it wasnt true.
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Outsider
It's payback time for the president's petroleum investment group (a.k.a. "campaign contributors"), and they'd like to see a little return on their investment.
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Letters
Readers of the Independent talk back to the editor.
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Insight
A weekly photographic feature.
IQ: Notes from underground
Every week, the Independent takes to the streets, in search of your opinion on the latest, breaking news.
Food & Drink
Asian Fusion
A band of lusty eaters goes underground to take on Genghis Khans fiery cuisine.
Music
Vision Quest
In the course of recording his new solo CD, Look Into the Eyeball, David Byrne realized that he had written some of the most melodic and accessible music of his career an unnerving thought.
Playing Around: Mezcla
All good things come from a well-crafted jam, do they not?
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Playing Around Listings
Where to find live music in the Colorado Springs area.
Film
Sleepwalking
So little actually happens in this sometimes mesmerizing, sometimes boring little movie that it's hard to recall many specific scenes. a review of Angel Eyes
Drawn to Scale
Except for the casting of Aussie leading-man Sam Neill, The Dish plays like a government-sponsored propaganda film to increase nationalistic pride as it shows Australia as a provincial country that did something significant, once, for the rest of the world.
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Movie Picks
Our reviewers' recommendations for films showing on Colorado Springs area screens
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Opening This Week
What's new in the movie theaters
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Movie Times
What's playing, where, and when, on the silver screen in Colorado Springs.
Books
Moments of Suspension
"The true education of a writer comes from living a rich life and being someone on whom nothing is lost. Forget the MFA degree; spend the money on books; buy a horse." a conversation with author Jo-Ann Mapson.
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.
