AltWeeklies Wire
Under New Bill, Public Urination Will Cease To Be Deemed a Sex Offense in Coloradonew
Imagine this scenario: You're homeless, you can't find a bathroom, so you urinate in an alley. You get caught, and you're charged with indecent exposure. Suddenly, you're sex offender.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
04-22-2010 |
Policy Issues
Alan Sparhawk Journeys From Low to Retributionnew
Alan Sparhawk easily ranks among indie rock's most gifted artists. He's also one of the most intriguing.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
04-15-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Steff Mahan's Musical Path Produces a Soulful Serenadenew
Without resorting to artifice or clichés, the Nashville singer-songwriter has a gift for writing songs that sneak up on you and, before you know it, get you all teary-eyed.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
04-15-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Doctor Sees No Rest for the Needed in Haitinew
An endless demand for medical care paired with slow-arriving supplies complicate health care efforts in post-earthquake Haiti.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Anthony Lane |
04-15-2010 |
Disasters
Outgoing NORAD Gen. Warns That Turbines Pose a National Security Threatnew
Last month, Gen. Gene Renuart told the House Armed Services Committee that wind farms pose problems for the radar that keeps America safe from air and space threats.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
04-15-2010 |
Environment
Antique Scream Gets Back on the Road to Glorious Ruinnew
It's easy to pick up traces of Nirvana, Hendrix and Queens of the Stone Age in Antique Scream's music, although the guitarist says it's really Black Sabbath that everyone in the band listens to.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
04-08-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Christian Sex-Ed Group Finds a New Use for Duct Tapenew
Education for a Lifetime provides Colorado public school students with a duct tape demo that fails to stick.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Anthony Lane |
04-08-2010 |
Sex
Sex, Lies and Duct Tape: Science and Morality in Colo. Springs Schoolsnew
A Christian group called Education for a Lifetime regularly gives multi-day "abstinence-centered" programs in several El Paso County school districts. It make a case that no sex before marriage is safe: Even if you escape without a disease or a screaming baby, premarital sex makes you prone to infidelity while reducing your ability to bond with your future spouse.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Anthony Lane |
04-08-2010 |
Sex
Homeless Program in Colo. Springs Faces Funding Issuesnew
C-C Boarding Home Annex's homeless outreach program has given Colorado Springs' homeless population a place to stay, but the program's grant is running out.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
04-01-2010 |
Housing & Development
Sheriff Crossed Paths With Former Detective on Multiple Occasionsnew
Colorado Sheriff Terry Maketa had two vehicles broken into within six months, losing his handgun in one incident. Both cases were investigated the same Jerald Day who later would rack up two felony charges and has managed to keep on the county payroll.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
04-01-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Mayer Hawthorne Thrives on Mix of Smokey Robinson, J Dilla and ELOnew
Hawthorne, whose favorite soul artists include Isaac Hayes and Leroy Hutson, spun records long before he started making them. So how did his soul inclinations fit into the rest of his deejay set?
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
04-01-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
VNV Nation Returns to its Roots for a Scaled-Down Club Tournew
"We really do everything we can to put on a good live show, whether it be 150 people or 25,000 people," says VNV frontman Ronan Harris.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
04-01-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
With Jack Clement's Help, Marley's Ghost Keeps Wolves at Baynew
When Marley's Ghost made its pilgrimage to Nashville last year to record with "Cowboy" Jack Clement, the band wasn't entirely sure what to expect.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
03-25-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Colorado Museum Looks Into the Offbeat Sides of Conflict and Resolutionnew
Little girls in white dresses and hairbows kick and beat each other. Meanwhile, a man flies a kite. These images explore the nature of conflict and resolution, the theme for the museum's new show.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Edie Adelstein |
03-25-2010 |
Art
Kirk Farber on Rock Tours, E-Books and His 'Postcards From a Dead Girl'new
In this interview, Farber talks about his literary breakthrough, how the novel's premise evolved while touring with his former band, and the future of the publishing industry in an age of electronic uncertainty.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
03-25-2010 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
