Saturday, May 18, 2013
- Issue Archive for
- May 30 - Jun 5, 2002
- Vol. 10, No. 22
- 101 Summer Things
News
101 ways
to fritter away your summer days in the Pikes Peak region
Gay Discharges on the Rise
More gays booted from Fort Carson
Ticket to Ride
Small transit businesses squeezed by rising insurance rates
Columns
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Livelong Days
What's happening this week in the big city -- highlights from our listings.
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Outsider
Pomp, circumstance and the holy resume
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Letters
Readers of the Independent talk back to the editor.
IQ: The "war on terrorism"
The "war on terrorism" garnered huge popularity ratings for President Bush, but the flag-waving is wearing thin of late.
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Domestic Bliss
The true confessions of a pet owner
"See you in October"
Palmer Lake native Bob Schroeder never traveled much before he joined the Pike Hotshots 10 years ago. Now, he spends five months every year battling blazes coast to coast.
Food & Drink
Planned Whimsy
The art of practical picnicking
Music
Playing Around: Bluegrass on the River
This weekend, the Greenway & Nature Center of Pueblo hosts the best showcase of regional bluegrass talent this side of Lyons -- Bluegrass on the River.
Film
Eyes Wide Open
Director Christopher Nolan's follow-up to last year's spectacular hit Memento is a fairly standard police thriller with spectacular scenery, some intriguing plot twists and a memorable protagonist in Al Pacino's world-weary police detective Will Dormer.
Enough, Already
British director Michael Apted (7-Up, Coal Miner's Daughter) must be going through a dry spell to take on this stinker project.
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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 on Colorado Springsarea screens
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Movie Times
What's playing, where, and when, on the silver screen in Colorado Springs.
