Sunday, May 19, 2013
- Issue Archive for
- Sep 21-27, 2006
- Vol. 14, No. 38
- Boon or Bone?
News
Boon or bone?
On Election Day, Colorado could vote for a 33 percent increase in the minimum wage and it still may not be enough
Budget blues
El Paso County chopping block includes polling places, programs for poor
A climate of change
Bush administration's latest environmental push invites more private involvement
War torn
Council members withhold support for Iraq war memorial
Casting from the couch
Long ballot spurs call to early vote
Columns
Trailhead: running from the truth
Thanks to the Colorado Legislature, it has, for two years, been against the law to lie about candidates running for public office.
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Your turn
Appreciating the public sector
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Letters
Readers of the Independent talk back to the editor
The bare minimum
The present minimum wage of $5.15 an hour yields a before-taxes 40-hour paycheck of $206. A 40-hour week at $6.85 an hour would raise that to $274.
Top Five
... questions we'd ask the Dalai Lama
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Personal space
Win-win-win recycling
Food & Drink
Island in the sky
The views and the vittles vie for top billing at Agate Hill Inn
Music
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Playing around
Saxophonist Wayne Hoey isnt nave when it comes to his jazz band, All that Jazz.
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Big gigs
Big-name concerts from around the region
Malleable metal
Max Cavalera and Soulfly keep searching for their sound
Knight of the living dead
Growing film interest almost killed Rob Zombie's music career
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Sixty Seconds
with singer-songwriter Justin Warfield of She Wants Revenge
Film
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Opening this week
What's new on Colorado Springsarea screens
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Movie picks
Our reviewers' recommendations for films showing on Colorado Springs area screens.
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Movie times
Theaters can be fickle. Times can and do change frequently. Be sure to call the theater you plan to attend to confirm the time.
Calendar
Seven days to live
What's happenin' this week in the big city -- highlights from our listings.
Virtual employment
What's happenin' this week in the big city -- highlights from our listings.
Painting the town Brown
What's happenin' this week in the big city -- highlights from our listings.
