Thursday, June 20, 2013
- Issue Archive for
- Feb 13-19, 2003
- Vol. 11, No. 7
- Telling the Truth
News
Telling the Truth
Once termed "the most dangerous man in America," Daniel Ellsberg reflects on the current crisis and the role of the press in wartime
Covering the peace
International Rally for Peace in Colorado Springs on Saturday, Feb. 15 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Palmer Park at the corner of Maizeland and Academy
Weapon of the Week
The $30 million self-healing minefield
Whistle-blower Silenced
Ex-Army officer settles lawsuit; investigation finds no wrongdoing
Trespasses Unforgiven
Local peace activist gets jail sentence for nuke protesting
Columns
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Personal Space
Sgt. 1st Class Jackie Thompson helps with bags at Fort Carson before boarding a bus to the airport where he flew with 300 other soldiers from the 3rd Armored Cavalry to Bosnia on a six-month peacekeeping mission in 2001.
Late-night amputations
The following is what happens when four members of the City Council all run for mayor at the same time.
Both sides are wrong
The verbal fight about the search for weapons in Iraq is a waste of words.
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Livelong Days
What's happening this week in the big city-- highlights from our listings.
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Letters
Readers of the Independent talk back to the editor
Wit Week
It's a great week for comedy in Colorado Springs. The Second City and George Carlin -- two of the oldest institutions in the industry of yuks -- will be passing through town for some funny ha-ha.
All That Jazz
Either you like musicals or you don't. Either you enjoy being seduced by nubile young performers prancing around in a Victoria's Secret scrap heap while kicking their legs 90 degrees higher than any human ever should ... or you don't.
IQ: Code Orange
Last weekend, the U.S. moved into a "Code Orange Alert" -- the second highest security threat on Homeland Security czar Tom Ridge's handy color chart.
Food & Drink
Swiss Valentine
Romantic meals amid jagged peaks in the Alps
Music
Playing Around:Smokin Joe and the Mighty Burners
The Colorado Springs blues community is putting its heart where its art is on Saturday night with a benefit show for the Pikes Peak Justice and Peace Commission.
From the Gut
A conversation with indie icon, Melissa Ferrick
Film
London Romp
In spite of director David Dobkin's nonsensical use of '60s rock classics like The Who's "Magic Bus," to underscore action sequences that would work better without the influence of commercial music, Shanghai Knights is a vast improvement on its predecessor Shanghai Noon.
Wanted: Romantic Comedy
Some rental suggestions for times of theatrical scarcity
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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.
Books
Serial Love
Do You Love Me or Am I Just Paranoid? The Serial Monogamists Guide to Love
Manwhore Memoirs
If you've read the women's sports pages of The New York Times -- or the Style Section as it's sometimes known -- you've probably encountered the lifestyle reporting of Rick Marin. The Toronto native is a smart, prescient and often funny writer, which makes it a shame that he decided to publish a version of his Red Shoe diaries.
