AltWeeklies Wire
More Trouble at Colorado's Toxicology Labnew

Defense attorneys in Colorado are raising the specter of thousands of DUI cases having been compromised.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chet Hardin and Kirk Woundy |
06-13-2013 |
Crime & Justice
The twisted road from Amendment 2 to 'I do'new

Hate & love
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chet Hardin |
05-02-2013 |
LGBT
Missing the Point on Rape-Prevention Effortsnew

Heated gun debate skewed the representation of colleges' public-safety programming.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chet Hardin |
03-06-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Jonathan Rauch, gay-marriage ally, on decknew

It's a strategy straight from Sun Tzu's The Art of War: "It is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles." Taking that theory to heart, Focus on the Family has announced it will respond to the current marriage-equality debate by hosting the Brookings Institution's Jonathan Rauch, a leading voice for gay-marriage legalization...
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chet Hardin |
02-20-2013 |
LGBT
Union Stationnew

Colorado Senate Bill 11 emerges as a major engine of change for an increasingly empowered LGBT population.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chet Hardin |
01-16-2013 |
LGBT
Capitol Punishmentnew

A death-penalty showdown might play out in the Democrat-controlled Colorado Legislature.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chet Hardin |
12-05-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Unsure About Insurancenew

While some business owners embrace health care changes, others already fear the worst.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chet Hardin |
11-25-2012 |
Policy Issues
Blood and circusnew

Legislation has been proposed at the federal level to implement and standardize scientific best practices. It's gone nowhere.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chet Hardin |
11-07-2012 |
Science
'More Like Heaven'new
"Christians are not supposed to leave the earth, they are supposed to stay and fight."
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chet Hardin |
09-26-2012 |
Religion
The Apostlenew

In Colorado Springs, doors have opened to a growing and controversial Christian movement.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chet Hardin |
09-26-2012 |
Religion
Eastern standardnew

In unincorporated El Paso County, sheriff's deputies often walk (or drive) alone.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chet Hardin |
09-19-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Choking on the ashesnew

As the Waldo Canyon Fire dies out, west-side and Ute Pass businesses struggle to stay alive.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck, Chet Hardin, Debbie Kelley, Achille Ngoma and J. Adrian Stanley |
07-16-2012 |
Disasters
Tags: Waldo Canyon Fire
Signs in the cindersnew

A professional explains how wildfire investigation is done.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chet Hardin |
07-06-2012 |
Disasters
The things we left behindnew

Amid the confusion of sudden evacuation, a certain kind of clarity sometimes emerges.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman, Kirsten Akens, Bryce Crawford, Chet Hardin, Wyatt Miller, Achille Ngoma, Matthew Schniper and J. Adrian Stanley |
07-06-2012 |
Disasters
Tags: Waldo Canyon Fire
New Christian coalitionnew

Evangelicals come together in the name of immigration reform, regardless of other political leanings.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chet Hardin |
06-21-2012 |
Immigration