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Sin Tax Syntaxnew
Colorado Amendment 64's other shoe drops with Proposition AA.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bryce Crawford |
10-10-2013 |
Drugs
Is Pirate Radio Finally Ready To Go Legit?new
Caught between corporate interests and increasingly populist sentiments, the FCC is about to make an offer that would-be pirates may not be able to refuse.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
10-09-2013 |
Media
$950 million Amendment 66 stirs emotion, controversynew
Are the kids all right?
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
10-02-2013 |
Policy Issues
Ill impostornew
Not For Human Consumption explores synthetic marijuana's ugly aftermath.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Gracie Ramsdell |
10-02-2013 |
Drugs
Colo. Trails Remain Closed After Floodingnew
The city estimates its damages to parks and trails at $6.5 million, and it's seeking federal help
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
09-25-2013 |
Disasters
Joy Division and New Order co-founder Peter Hook relives a troubled legacynew
The worst insult in the world: "Don't be good, don't play anything yourself, just follow what I do."
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
09-25-2013 |
Profiles & Interviews
Male callnew
'Anti-sexist' Jackson Katz pushes forward with his gender-jarring messages.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirsten Akens |
09-19-2013 |
The War on Women
Massive floods sweep Coloradonew
As of press time Tuesday, at least eight people had perished in floods that paralyzed much of Colorado during days of massive rain storms.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
09-18-2013 |
Disasters
How to Stop a Floodnew
A guided tour through Williams Canyon in Colorado shows that containing its watery rage is tricky business.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
09-12-2013 |
Environment
Waldo Canyon flooding, and last week's near-missnew
One of the biggest factors in flooding is how fast rain falls on vulnerable terrain
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
08-28-2013 |
Environment
GNR's Duff McKagan gets his Walking Papersnew
Duff McKagan says he's been wanting to work with former Post Stardom Depression frontman Jeff Angell ever since the Guns N' Roses co-founder first saw the ill-fated rock band perform back in the early '90s. "They were the coolest rock band on the planet at that moment," enthuses the former GNR bassist...
Colorado Springs Independent |
Alan Sculley |
08-28-2013 |
Profiles & Interviews
How Black Forest became ripe for historic wildfire damagenew
Behind the boom.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
08-22-2013 |
Disasters
Doug Kershaw on Collapsing Ceilings and Cultural Identitynew
With the popularity of New Orleans musicians like Fats Domino, Doctor John and the Neville Brothers, it's easy to forget that the Crescent City occupies less than 1 percent of a state that has its own vibrant musical traditions. Rural Louisiana musicians — be they Cajun, Creole or somewhere in between — have never received mainstream recognition.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
08-21-2013 |
Music
Return of Personhoodnew
Colorado pro-lifers not satisfied with bill that makes forced miscarriage a crime.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
08-15-2013 |
The War on Women
Pop Punk Progenitors: The Descendents never want to grow upnew
It's easy to misjudge punk rock, figures the Descendents' Bill Stevenson. "There's some impression it's this bonehead thing," he says. "But when you look just a little beyond that surface, you realize it's where a lot of the thinkers are in the rock community."...
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chris Parker |
08-08-2013 |
Profiles & Interviews
