Roadblock to Peace

Lief Carter didn't set out to stoke the fires of apocalyptic fervor. A year ago, the Colorado College political science professor was putting together a symposium on international affairs -- a commonplace type of campus event that rarely stirs much excitement in the outside world.

• by Terje Langeland

No to war

If the War Resisters League were looking for confirmation that its work is succeeding, perhaps it wouldn't come to Colorado Springs.

• by Terje Langeland

Power play

County restricts access to public information

• by John Dicker

CONO looks to the views

• by Terje Langeland

Ken Cleaver

Consumer Correspondent

• by Kenneth H. Cleaver

Keeping score

Observing Focus on the Family for the past couple of months has been like being at an action-packed soccer game between Good and Evil.

• by Cara DeGette

Build that man a statue

One of the charming aspects of life in Colorado Springs is our tendency to memorialize, in equal measure, politicians, promoters and bureaucrats.

• by John Hazlehurst

Blowing the roof off

Suffering from a near-suicidal depression several years ago in Pennsylvania, Binder vowed to change her life and move to Colorado.

• by Bettina Swigger

Falwell to Hefley: Shape up

The battle to safeguard human life has been raging for decades, creating strong alliances built on shared values and common passions. Yet, for those in the pro-life movement, it is essential not to lose sight of the big picture when innocent lives are being threatened.

• by Rev. Jerry . Falwell

Unfettered energy

Composers young and old will descend upon Colorado College for the New Music Symposium and Young Composers Summer Festival at Packard Hall this weekend.

• by Joe Kuzma

IQ: Animal Farm

Be they furry, fluffy, scaly, or crawly, it would be quite lonely without our four-legged -- and more -- friends.

• by Zach Ahmad

Rump and circumstance

Leaving high school is a milestone in any young person's life -- especially when you leave in the back of a cop car.

• by John Dicker

The greatest crappy job on earth

This week, the New York Times reported on the unavailability of jobs for teenagers this summer.

• by Kathryn Eastburn

Git yer grub

Having a deep affinity for all things Western and the cowboy/cowgirl culture, the new Belle Starr Restaurant immediately popped up on my restaurant radar, and was quite intriguing.

• by Suzanne Becker

Playing Around: Steve Hoke

Breakfast concert at Adams Mountain Cafe in Manitou with one of the Pikes Peak region's most eclectic musicians cum Fabio look-alikes: Steve Hoke.

• by Noel Black

Not just another John Doe

Punk band X stops in the Springs

• by Marcello De Feo

Planks, plunder and Captain Depp

Ahoy ye fans of air conditioning and summer movies! By now ye have heard of the box office triumph of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. But 'tis it a diversion from baking in the Colorado sun?

• by John Dicker

Family ties

The only viewers who might be disappointed by this New Zealand film are youngsters expecting a Flipper remake where the young heroine zips through the open seas atop a smiling giant mammal.

• by Kathryn Eastburn

Walls that cross borders

The colorful new ceramic tile mural gracing the entrance to the gray cement edifice of Centennial Hall is a testament to the collaborative power of international friendship and goodwill.

• by Noel Black