Saturday, May 25, 2013
- Issue Archive for
- Apr 24-30, 2003
- Vol. 11, No. 17
- Pulling the pin...
News
A Crippled Home Front
As war veterans' needs grow, Veterans Administration benefits shrink
Dose of Reality
Steve Mungie was shot, wounded by a missile, and poisoned repeatedly while serving his country.
The Belly of the Beast
Backlash against Colorado Springs foreseen as Council nixes same-sex benefits
Stalked by Violence
Springs ranked 10th-most dangerous for homeless
Columns
Greased lightning
Selecting a single highlight from 4 Winds Tavern's weekly bacchanalia known as women's oil wrestling is a task best left to a highly trained professional journalist.
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Kenneth Cleaver
I am interested in acquiring the software that writes your editorials. Kindly forward this information in the enclosed SASE.
The black hole of leadership
The National Journal has charted the future of Colorado politics and, despite the fact that Colorado Springs is a bastion of conservatism in an increasingly conservative state, we apparently are experiencing a local black hole of leadership.
Maestro's Solo
If there were a patron saint of professional orchestral music in Colorado Springs, Lawrence Leighton Smith would be a serious contender for the title. He's an accomplished soloist, a brilliant conductor, a passionate chess player (a fact that might not seem music-related, but speaks highly of his shrewd problem-solving abilities), and a devoted member of this community. And lucky for us, it looks like he's here to stay. Smith recently agreed to be the Colorado Springs Philharmonic's first music director.
Looking on the bright side
Here's an early prediction for next year's Pulitzer prize: John Burns of the New York Times, whose reporting from Baghdad has been courageous, brilliant and utterly uncompromising.
Karl knows best
The Iraqi war gave us a big boost, but election day is still 19 months away. Although I have the highest respect for your dad, I think it fair to say he squandered his victory in the 1991 Gulf War vis-a-vis the election in 1992.
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Livelong Days
What's happening this week in the big city-- highlights from our listings.
10 Minutes of Fame
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
IQ: $6.2 billion cut
Even with the war against Iraq still unresolved, George W. Bush is proposing a $6.2 billion cut over the next 10 years in veterans' benefits. Is this his way of showing support for the troops?
Perennial hope, perpetual faith, eternal folly
When I first became a fanatical gardener, just 10 years ago, I failed to make a distinction between the dictionary definition of the word 'perennial' and the horticultural term. Perpetual, the word promised. Everlasting. I opted for plants that would come back year after year, imagining them lasting into my old age, growing stronger over time, becoming showpieces against which my toddling grandchildren would be dwarfed.
Food & Drink
Take-Out for the Evolved Diner
Evolution. First you could get take out, and it was good. Sure, the food wasn't always piping hot, but you could sit around in your underwear watching television without other diners looking askance at you.
Music
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Like a rolling stone
Will Oldham, aka Bonnie Prince Billy, aka Palace, etc., will surely be remembered as the Bob Dylan of the algebra generations (the Xs, Ys, Zs and all that).
Playing Around: Erika Luckett
Tonight Erika Luckett, proud creator of Acoustic Guitar Magazines Best Independent Release of the Year will play a benefit Concert for TESSA.
Film
The Kids Have Got It
In a movie market jammed with adult comedies that rely on rude adolescent humor for laughs, the emergence of Holes -- an intelligent, funny kids' caper -- is cause for celebration among adult and juvenile audiences alike.
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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.
Visual Arts
Studying Works
Another semester, another round of student art shows. As usual, there's the good, the horrible and the charmingly amateur. But for a town that doesn't even have a full-blown vocational art school, and most definitely doesn't have any kind of graduate art studies, there is some truly great work coming out of University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Colorado College and Pikes Peak Community College.
Books
Drop Out, Get High, Make Love, Move On
Attempts to write the great American hippie novel are relatively unknown. Like visceral experiences -- sex and drug consumption come to mind -- descriptions of the hippie life lend themselves to hateful or loving cartoonish cliche.
