Monday, May 20, 2013
- Issue Archive for
- Oct 25-31, 2007
- Vol. 15, No. 43
- Best of 2007 Volume II
News
Long time coming
An end to months of running dry.
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Long Story Short
With this second consecutive 136-page issue, we bring you the remaining results of our Best Of Colorado Springs voting for 2007.
Alts support Phoenix New Times
Indy joins alternative papers nationwide in showing solidarity with the Phoenix paper in its battle with Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio over the right to publish his home address.
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Noted
Bruce seeks higher calling; no news on parade case; three finalists for city manager; NAACP hands out honors; transit meetings scheduled.
Growing jail population traps resource-starved county
The El Paso County jail is understaffed. In fact, the entire sheriff's department is understaffed.
Colorado College reaches uneasy pause after 'blackface' controversy
Hockey players' unknowingly insensitive actions lead to deeper conversations about CC's commitment to diversity.
'Sensitive' documents indicate Cheyenne Mountain's better for NORAD
The Independent has obtained Defense Department documents that raise new doubts concerning U.S. Northern Command's assurance of a rapid return to Cheyenne Mountain planned for "warm standby" status during an emergency.
Columns
Caring for the wealthy
Let's take a closer look at a road that should, frankly, come with Dorothy. And happy, singing munchkins.
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Advice Goddess
Stay married to your grudge or your husband.
Subsidizing disaster
If only The Thing was a piece of fiction. Unfortunately, it's all too real. It is the return of the nuclear power industry.
Broncos reborn, but still rebuilding
One play, and then one drive, told the story of the Denver Broncos suddenly coming back to life.
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Stranger Than Fiction
All the strange news that's fit to print.
Olympic outlook: muddy, hopeful
There's no way to know for sure until the USOC makes its plans known, which probably will happen in a matter of days, not weeks.
The reality of phantom politics
Anyone could see it coming, and now this "domino effect" is becoming reality in local politics.
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Letters
Talking Trade, SCHIP and Rockies tix.
Food & Drink
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Side Dish
Jack in the Box is returning to Colorado for the first time in more than a decade.
Thai delight
Bold flavors make for big smiles.
Music
Anarchy in the COS
A review of the Oct. 18 show at The Black Sheep.
She's only 17!
A country music sensation who acts her age. Well, kinda. Sometimes.
Architecture in Helsinki: A bird's eye view
Architecture in Helsinki singer-visionary Cameron Bird is as lost in the sensory-overload world as a person who grew up in rural Australia and moved to Brooklyn, N.Y., can be.
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Sound Advice
Beirut, Coheed & Cambria, Jimmy Eat World
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Sixty Seconds
Reflections on sounding like 'a bad Kriss Kross.'
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Reverb
Music news and gossip
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Big gigs
Big-Name concerts from around region
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Playing Around Listings
Where to find live music in the Colorado Springs area.
Film
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Cinefiles
Paul Lynde Halloween Special, This Filthy World, Ghost Hunters Live
The game of Life
About family in a more genuine and affectionate way than most movies manage.
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Movie Picks
Our reviewers' recommendations for films showing on Springs-area screens.
Brotherly love
Wes Anderson returns to form and silences his critics.
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Opening This Week
Bella, Dan, Darjeeling, Saw IV
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Movie Times
What's playing, where, and when, on the silver screen in Colorado Springs.
Visual Arts
Double Vision
In its first art show in five years, FrameWorks gets right back on track.
Outside the lines
It's not like a formal gallery. And that's the idea.
Calendar
Event Listings
If there's something going on, we've got it listed here.
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The Run Down
From Magnum Opus to Fried Coke.
Seven Days
What's happenin' this week in the big city -- highlights from our listings.
Tab Benoit: Just a little more polish
He'll take some pop cues, but bluesman Tab Benoit still will make you chew on his rough edges.
Best Of
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Best of 2007
A lot can change in a years time. So get ready for some surprises in this year's readers' poll.
Did you vote for the Best Of 2007?
Click here to see if you are winner!
High fidelity
A no-frills approach to public radio won't stop KRCC from expanding its reach in Colorado Springs
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Best of 2007
Image Makers
A site to be seen
On downtown's hottest strip, all eyes are on you
Did you vote in this year's Best Of?
Click here to see if you're a winner!
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Best of 2007
Full Listings
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Best of 2007
In Vogue
Forward fashion
Idoru energizes Colorado Springs with an influx of culture
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Best of 2007
Real Deals
An embarrassment of riches
30 years after the first store of the Poor Richard's complex opened, Indy readers keep showing it love
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Best of 2007
Training Ground
Lip service
Nature calls. Let's try to answer
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Best of 2007
Power Players
