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Cover Story
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The pending franchise deal is a sweet one for local education groups and city coffers. But what about the average customer?
- by Cara DeGette
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Local News
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Silent students are given a voice in education
- by Matthew Fullen
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Local News
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Claiming that they have been insulted by judgmental employees of the Eighth Street Hobby Lobby, a group of gay men and women have dried foul over shabby treatment and are even boycotting the craft store.
- by Cara DeGette
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Your Turn
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Thinking tougher measures will speed results, Congress is considering House Bill HR 1501 and Senate Bill S.254, which call for tougher punishments instead of intensive rehabilitation. They thrust children into the adult world. It's like turning up the oven to brown cookies faster -- you are just going to burn them.
- by Amy Clay
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Readers of the CS Independent talk back to the editor.
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When my oldest child, my only daughter, told me she was moving to San Francisco after college, it didn't really register. So I volunteered to take her there.
- by Kathryn Eastburn
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Silicon Lounge
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Don't let your computer be a pain in your life
- by Donna Ladd
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Small Talk
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Owners, Laura Belle's Tavern
- by Malcolm Howard
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I Spy
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Local actor returns with a prophetic film role
- by Malcolm Howard
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IQ
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Every week, the Independent takes to the streets, in search of your opinion on the latest, breaking news.
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I Spy
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Certain times of year resonate with rituals that become lifetime touchstones -- treasured traditions of season and place. "Going to the mountains" means, for many, hiking, skiing, hunting, fishing, scenic drives. Our family tradition of immersion among autumn aspen is one from my childhood that I still honor every fall: not a drive-by viewing but a total sensory experience.
- by Pat Musick
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Outsider
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When the voters chose in 1991 to reduce the city sales tax from 2.5 percent to 2.0 percent, and to impose revenue caps which force the city to rebate tax revenues above an arbitrary year-to-year growth rate, they basically destroyed the city's ability to deal with growth. And so here we are, with a crumbling infrastructure, an undermanned police force, and an underequipped fire department. Our city is literally starving in the midst of plenty.
- by John Hazlehurst
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Public Eye
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In a letter mailed to followers this week, the Christian Coalition accuses Mayor Makepeace of "[coming] out of the closet to promote her radical homosexual agenda" and begs supporters to mobilize in opposition.
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Dining Reviews
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Diner does it all -- under two different names
- by MB Partlow
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Food News
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Ketchup, catsup, catchup. Suzanne Becker reveals everything you wanted to know, but never thought to ask.
- by Suzanne Becker
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Tags: Features
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Concerts
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This week we highlight Shades, an Earth, Wind and Fire-influenced group, who will be performing at Tres Hombres in Woodland Park on Saturday, Oct. 16.
- by Kristen Sherwood
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Concerts
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Where to find live music in Colorado Springs.
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Film
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A review of "Fight Club"
- by Kathryn Eastburn
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Film
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A review of "Lovers of the Arctic Circle"
- by Andrea Lucard
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Film
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Our reviewers' recommendations for films showing on Colorado Springs area screens.
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Visual Arts
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Three current Denver and Boulder shows exhibit the differences between art as commerce and art for its own sake
- by John Hazlehurst
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Visual Arts
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The less-filling rendition of the classic story is elevated by its soaring cast
- by Owen Perkins
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Literature
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James Galvin's environmental adventure is a literary wonder
- by Michael Salkind
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Literature
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A review of "Plainsong"
- by Kathryn Eastburn
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Literature
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Sons and lovers in Ivan Doig's novel of the new West
- by Owen Perkins
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Literature
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The best of the Banned Books Week Essay Contest
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Events
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If there's something going on, we've got it listed here.
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Events
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CC Hockey turns up the heat in Michigan State meltdown
- by Owen Perkins
