AltWeeklies Wire
From Car Seats to Condoms, Nasty Chemical Compounds Have Invaded Our Livesnew
Chemicals found in computer screens and car seats, shower curtains and shampoo, plastic water bottles and prophylactics are skewing our odds against cancers and causing developmental delays and reproductive roadblocks, including declining sperm counts.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Josh Zaffos |
06-17-2008 |
Environment
We Take the District Attorney John Newsome Challengenew
After our DA quaffed 11 beers in five hours, but claimed to be fine to drive, we had to investigate.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Ralph Routon |
05-23-2008 |
Crime & Justice
After Ted Haggard, a New Era at New Life Churchnew
By removing politics from the pulpit, Brady Boyd takes his church out of the public eye.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
05-06-2008 |
Religion
To Avoid Red Tape at Fort Carson, Soldiers Head to Private 'Baghdad Village'new
The squad commander suggests off-base training is an efficient way to polish needed skills with minimal hassle.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Anthony Lane |
04-29-2008 |
War
After Their Lanlord Disappears, Tenants Get Power Cut Offnew
Steve and Mae, high school sweethearts in the 1970s who married others but reunited 15 years ago, have lived in Colorado Springs more than a decade. Their slide into hell began last November, when their landlord boarded a Greyhound bus and vanished. Since she had been paying the utilities, her tenants now live without power.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Rich Tosches |
04-29-2008 |
Housing & Development
All Shook Upnew
AltWeeklies Award - Investigative Reporting
Colorado Springs Independent |
Cara Degette |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Command Performancenew
AltWeeklies Award - Education
Colorado Springs Independent |
Terje Langeland |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Summit Ministries Spreads the Word -- and Some Worrynew
Changing or safeguarding young minds is more Summit's business, and today things are humming.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Anthony Lane |
04-01-2008 |
Religion
Tags: religion
Beetlemania in Coloradonew
Amid millions of dead trees, some start to hunt for hope.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Deb Acord |
03-18-2008 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Dogs Are Reshaping Colorado Prisons ... and Prisonersnew
The Prison Trained K-9 Companion Program rescues dogs from shelters and desperate situations, then turns them over to inmates to train for sale as companion, service, search and rescue or explosive-detection dogs.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Matthew Schniper |
02-19-2008 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
SOS: Save Our Snownew
As powder melts and ice disappears, winter athletes start to fight global warming.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Brita Belli |
02-12-2008 |
Environment
Meet 10 of the Indy's Most Prolific Letter-Writersnew
They attach their names to messages that earn them scorn, derision and, yes, sometimes admiration from their fellow readers. They keep the Independent's letters page alive, and a place for (usually) intelligent debate.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Staff |
01-22-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Making Friends, Not Enemiesnew
In Pakistan and Afghanistan, Greg Mortenson's building schools -- and goodwill.
Colorado Springs Independent |
John Weiss |
01-15-2008 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
The Mind of a Killernew
Professors and counselors hypothesize in regard to Matthew Murray's thinking.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
12-18-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Beyond the Horror at New Life Churchnew
Other churches, but not all, have been able to thrive again after enduring tragedies.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Anthony Lane |
12-18-2007 |
Religion
Tags: religion
