Colorado Springs Independent
Saturday, July 5, 2008 :   Last Update: 11:07am
Care and scare
Area soup kitchens and food pantries could soon be out of luck — and 'real' food
In fewer than 30 days, tens of thousands who've been dangling from the safety net of charity could find themselves in free fall.
By J. Adrian Stanley - July 3, 2008
Long Story Short
The food and money we give during the holidays are as fleeting as our feelings of goodwill.
By J. Adrian Stanley - July 3, 2008
The other guy
The other guy
Waller keeps distance from Bruce in House District 15 race
Newcomer hopes to unseat the appointed state legislator in August primary.
By Anthony Lane - July  3, 2008
A serious Bidlack
A serious Bidlack
With early fundraising at $100,000, Dems' CD5 candidate increases viability, visibility
Standing in a Briargate home, Hal Bidlack seems relaxed as he delivers a version of his stump speech.
By Anthony Lane - July  3, 2008
Multimillion-dollar mess
Multimillion-dollar mess
Enticed by yesterday's good market, Memorial put hospital debt on shaky ground
Like so many home-buyers then, Memorial and its advisers didn't look for the black cloud.
By J. Adrian Stanley - July  3, 2008

Obama talks service in Springs visit   (Noted)
Also: Foreclosures, Lamborn endorsement, classic country, All Pikes Peak Reads, Wasson magnet and more.
July  3, 2008

In search of Memorial's truth   (Ranger Rich)
City Councilman would like to implement his own method to squeeze out the real story.
By Rich Tosches - July  3, 2008

This one's for the Legislature   (Between The Lines)
Welcome to the 21st century, Colorado! Now you can buy liquor and wine on Sundays.
By Ralph Routon - July  3, 2008

Guns and butter
Guns and butter   (IQ)
If prices are tough on the middle class, it's much tougher on those of more limited means.
By Bob Campbell - July  3, 2008

Letters
Job applicant, city finances, NORAD, munitions, hospital and more.
July  3, 2008

Rockies: What next after this debacle?   (End Zone)
If Colorado has to find a scapegoat, the search usually ends with the manager.
By Ralph Routon - July  3, 2008

Don't take the bait   (Your Turn)
I'm from Gloucester, Mass., home to June's top scandal, the "pregnancy pact" that, apparently, wasn't.
By Kirk Woundy - July  3, 2008

Generation vexed
Generation vexed   (7 Days to Live)
Central City opera at Colorado College highlights pitfalls of cultural assimilation
By Carrie Miner - July  3, 2008
Bring the kids   (7 Days to Live)
Don't worry: In the Pikes Peak region, it ain't all Bud and guts on the Fourth
By Matthew Schniper - July  3, 2008
Other 7 DAYS TO LIVE:  
Seven Days

Stranger Than Fiction
All the strange news that's fit to print.
By Roland Sweet - July  3, 2008

The Run Down
Your weekly guide to everything else
Classical guitar, CC dance gala, 30 Days finale
July  3, 2008

Swing-driven thing
Swing-driven thing   (Break Beat)
Some of the Springs' finest musicians keep big band alive at the Thirsty Parrot
On Wednesday evenings, you can catch the Springs Contemporary Jazz Big Band, and the talent is stunning.
By Tom Cushman - July  3, 2008

Slice of Life
Slice of Life

July  3, 2008

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Get Involved
Salvation Army benefit, saving the Earth, girls camp

July  3, 2008
Big gigs
Big-name concerts around the region

July  3, 2008
Playing Around Listings
Where to find live music in the Colorado Springs area.

July  3, 2008
Movie Times
What's playing, where and when, on the silver screen in the area.

July  3, 2008
Reverb
Reverb
Music news and gossip
There's so much to do this fine Fourth of July weekend, I just don't even know where to start.
By Adam Leech - July  3, 2008

Wire transfer
Wire transfer   (AudioFile)
Steve Earle branches out from playing a junkie to winning a Grammy (again)
It was a case of art imitating life when Steve Earle found himself cast as a recovering addict.
By John Benson - July  3, 2008
Purgatory hounds on their trail
Purgatory hounds on their trail   (AudioFile)
The Lee Baby Sims Show bases its bluesy sound on 'the originators, not the imitators'
Lee expects an augmented band making the 16-hour round-trip trek from Lawrence, Kan.
By Bill Forman - July  3, 2008
Coyote man
Coyote man   (AudioFile)
Don Edwards — and his hologram — keep the singing cowboy ethos alive
Edwards has been through a thing or two in his 69 years, from movies to raising cattle.
By Bill Forman - July  3, 2008

Playing Around Listings
Where to find live music in the Colorado Springs area.
By Amanda Lundgren - July  3, 2008

Sound Advice
Sound Advice
Girl Talk, Beck, Albert Hammond, Jr.
July  3, 2008

Poison
Poison   (Sixty Seconds)
Sixty Seconds with Bret Michaels
"We don't strip it down. We give you the full band and the full song and make it a party."
By Alan Sculley - July  3, 2008

Rain, rain, go away
Rain, rain, go away   (Reviews)
Before the Rains
The movie is pretty boring. Pretty, that is, and boring.
By Jonathan Kiefer - July  3, 2008
Hero is as hero does
Hero is as hero does   (Reviews)
Hancock
Who'd want superpowers? Wouldn't it be a burden after about five minutes?
By MaryAnn Johanson - July  3, 2008

Opening This Week
Opening This Week
Hancock, Before the Rains, Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
July  3, 2008

Movie Times
What's playing, where and when, on the silver screen in the area.
July  3, 2008

Movie Picks
Our reviewers' recommendations for films showing on area screens.
July  3, 2008

Cinefiles
Cinefiles
Sen and Death 101, Super High Me, Papaya: Love Goddess of the Cannibals
July  3, 2008

Side Dish
Culinary crumbs and gastronomic gossip
King's Chef, Heart of Jerusalem, beyond Blue Vervain
By Matthew Schniper - July  3, 2008

From wan to wonderful
From wan to wonderful   (Appetite)
Fine Arts Center's Café 36 springs to life
It awakened recently, renewed with fresh cooks, staff on the floor and edible art on the plate.
By Monika Mitchell Randall - July  3, 2008

Advice Goddess
If you're looking for justice, you have 8,758 other hours in the year to make your case.
By Amy Alkon - July  3, 2008

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July  3, 2008

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