Wednesday, May 22, 2013
News
Because of state law, selling Memorial Hospital likely wouldn't solve city's financial problems
As pots of gold go, Memorial Hospital definitely would be a large one. But before people start counting the treasure, they should be aware of the strings attached.
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Long story short
Years before I moved here I spent a nervous morning at Memorial Hospital, anticipating word that my niece had been born. Sooner than expected, my brother-in-law appeared in the glassed room, the newborn cradled in his arms.
It's debatable: Style proves biggest divide as Dems square off
Bennet and Romanoff share views on most policies but bring markedly different styles to the forefront.
Ponds near wells were used as disposal sites for heavy metals from solar manufacturing
South of Ellicott, amid prairie grass and abandoned mobile homes, up to 100,000 gallons of liquid laced with toxic heavy metals were dumped into two ponds for more than a year.
Seeds of change in Victor
Council's 'yes' vote for medical marijuana doubles as a testament to trust in the tiny mountain town.
Noted: Council discusses streetlight 'favoritism'
Also: Water rates rising, Damron out of clerk race, d-11's Wasilla link and more.
Columns
Carson's WTU: It's an old story
Colorado Springs made the national news again Sunday — at least this time it wasn't about turning off streetlights — and our fast-reacting local media operations couldn't wait to pounce.
Culbreth-Graft's true colors
Colleagues of Culbreth-Graft — our city manager who orchestrated her own bizarre resignation only to stomp out of her last City Council meeting claiming she'd been wrongfully fired and is now demanding $105,000 in severance pay — think there are several plausible reasons for her anger.
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Letters
Thoughts on Fort Carson, taxes and Tea Party folks, waiting on Lamborn and more.
Good banking reform gone bad, very bad
The story of the bill to create a Consumer Financial Protection Agency, a good idea that surfaced a year ago to stop Wall Street and other banking hucksters from ripping off consumers.
The pros and cons of a strong mayor for Colorado Springs
Opposing views from locals on the proposed strong mayor form of government, which might be placed on the November ballot.
IQ: A koan for moderns
Many a person who savors a few cold ones on Friday night, adamantly opposes marijuana — even for medicinal purposes. Legality aside, how is use of one different from the other?
Rockies need help now
Colorado is fighting to hang around .500 heading into May. So as we think about a quick first-month report card, the big concern has to be pitching — especially from the starters.
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Stranger than fiction
All the weird news that's fit to print.
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Advice Goddess
"Dear Advice Goddess, I'm so troubled. Hot young women sit on my lap."
Food & Drink
The American dream
After more than 20 years cooking Vietnamese and Chinese dishes in restaurants across Vietnam and the western U.S., Phu Nguyen is clearly excited to be running his own at last.
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Side dish
La Petite Maison's new incarnation, OCC tea shop opens, Acacia Park farmers market and more.
Music
Singer-songwriter Crosby Tyler chronicles the ups and (mostly) downs of American dreamers
Tyler has a love/hate relationship with his hometown Los Angeles, but it's mostly hate.
Damian Abraham traces the improbable trajectory of Toronto's mighty Fucked Up
"Somehow we manage to keep snatching defeat from the jaws of victory," says Damian "Pink Eyes" Abraham of his Canadian punk band's rave review in the venerable New York Times.
Jared Leto's 30 Seconds to Mars lives to see another day
Don't judge a book by its Adonis-handsome cover. Or at least not in Leto's case.
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Reverb
This is not the week for tooting one's own horn — this is the week to shut up, sit up, and observe the tutelage of the masters.
Against Me!
"With this album, there wasn't an agenda for writing."
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Sound Advice
Willie Nelson, MGMT, Iggy and the Stooges
Playing around
Who's playing where, and when, at area venues for the next week.
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Big gigs
Upcoming concerts here and around the region.
Film
Good goth: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
At over two and a half hours, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo features plenty of the three Rs: research, rape and revenge.
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Cinefiles
44 Inch Chest, Tales From the Script, The Slammin' Salmon and more.
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Movie picks
Our reviewers' recommendations for films playing around the area.
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Opening this week
City Island, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Furry Vengeance and more.
Visual Arts
Eerie photographs lend darkness to a four-artist, black-and-white GOCA 121 show
Stuffed crows, bent spoons, a doll house and old photographs are a few of the slightly bizarre ephemera that anchor Carol Golemboski's photographs.
Stage
When NPR records Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me at the Pikes Peak Center, you'll see the product of a grueling hunt for humor
A backdrop, six chairs and maybe a potted plant. That's all you'll see on the stage for the upcoming live recording of Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me. Well, that and the six people filling those seats.
Books
New 'readers series' offers writers a not-too-scary forum for sharing their work
When she arrived in Colorado Springs four months ago, Abby Murray admits, she wasn't sure if she'd fit in. Others might have resolved to stay home, but the writing teacher decided to start a club instead.
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Short stories
Regretsy: Where DIY Meets WTF, The History of White People, Throw Out Fifty Things and more.
Calendar
Special Section
Groupon giddiness
I love a bargain as much as the next person out there — OK, probably more — so yesterday brought a true high for me. Groupon.com finally debuted in Colorado Springs.
Bad Selves: LMNO & Kev Brown hitting T&B II this Saturday
You may have caught SoCal hip-hop artist 2Mex when he came through town and played the Black Sheep last fall. (You can find our interview here, by the way.) So now it’s time to check in with LMNO, who recorded and performed alongside 2Mex for years in the recently defunct Visionaries.
Grumbling begins over Picasso auction haul
According to an article that appeared in the New York Times yesterday, Pablo Picasso's "Nude, Green Leaves and Bust" broke a world record as the most expensive work of art ever sold at an auction.
County: Purge your spurge
El Paso County is encouraging residents to get rid of myrtle spurge and cypress spurge by exchanging these plants for free Colorado native plants at the "Purge Your Spurge" event from noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 15, at Cottonwood Creek Park.
Downtown to get third crêpe stop
Later this month, downtown should see its third crêpe outfit, Paris Crepe Euro Cafe, open, just months after Crêpes Française began service a block away and just seven doors down from 32-year-old La Creperie Bistro.
Doc Holiday gunning for sheriff
Wearing a black cowboy hat and carrying a California private investigator license, John "Doc" Holiday strolled into our office this afternoon to say he's taking on El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa.
DMV branch to open on Saturdays
According to the El Paso County Office of the Clerk & Recorder, the Union Town Center DMV office will be open Saturdays 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. starting tomorrow, May 1.
ReLeaf: Spring 2010
The Independent's guide for all things MMJ.
Shop at Whole Foods to benefit soup kitchen
Shop at the 7635 N. Academy Blvd. Whole Foods Market between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday, May 5), and five percent of your purchase will go to the Colorado College Community Kitchen.
A friendly reminder on Cinco de Mayo
Get a ride home if you've had too much to drink. And tonight, McDivitt Law Firm will comp cab rides for the inebriated.
Summer fun on the Western Slope
So it's looking like another road-trippin' summer for many of us and I'd like to recommend Colorado's wine country near Grand Junction.
Kitsch, Kitchi and The Gazette
We here at the Indy respect The Gazette in so many ways, and for so many reasons, but especially its citizen journalism-based newspaperette FreshInk. Once a week, we know that, faithfully, we can turn to this Little Publication That Could for our fix of re-printed press releases, citizen photos and, as it turns out, stirring poetry.
License to fill
I understand why people smoke weed. But I never fully appreciated marijuana's medicinal value until I spoke with Kirstin Elgin.
Spring 2010: MMJ Centers
A list of medical marijuana dispensaries, broken down by neighborhood.
Letter of the law(s)
The federal policies, state laws and penalties related to MMJ.
Results may vary
The munchies, sleepiness and euphoria are the most talked-about side effects of marijuana, but different strains of pot often yield unique results.
The many faces of Mary Jane
To fit the preferences of their patients, local cannabis caregivers have found unlimited ways to infuse medical marijuana into nearly every consumable form.
Cell division
The use of marijuana among cancer patients is a fairly controversial subject. However the benefits range from its nausea-reducing properties to the possibility that it could even prevent the spread of, or cure, types of cancer.
Spring 2010: Resources
Attorneys, advocates, physicians and other organizations involved in the local MMJ industry.
Now firing?
According to CNN, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws receives roughly 300 calls a year from medical marijuana users who have been shown the door due to failed drug tests.
