AltWeeklies Wire
Utilities: The People's Paddingnew
When projecting rates for its customers, utilities leave themselves plenty of cushion.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
09-23-2010 |
Economy
Preventive Measuresnew
Spooked by looming health care reforms, Colorado insurance companies are dropping kids-only coverage.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
09-23-2010 |
Policy Issues
Utilities Worker Gets Charged Upnew
A Colorado Springs Utilities worker resigns; police dig into purchasing card history.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
09-20-2010 |
Crime & Justice
In Sickness and in Healthnew
An unusual group provides wisdom and support for partners of vets and soldiers with PTSD.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
09-20-2010 |
War
Rooms for Improvementnew
Some Colorado Springs hotel and motel owners say business is better, but still not what it once was.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
09-14-2010 |
Economy
Tags: Economy
Patients Get Rewardednew
VA plans to build a larger health clinic for Colorado Springs.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Debbie Kelley |
09-13-2010 |
Science
Help for the Disabled: Bad to Worse?new
The cuts keep coming for developmentally disabled people -- and 'means-based' services loom as a possibility.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
09-10-2010 |
Science
Tags: Medicaid, The Resource Exchange
Gazette Abdicates Its Rolenew
I was more saddened than shocked to open the Sept. 4 Gazette and see my old editorial page selling out its editorial independence in pursuit of one publisher's personal agenda.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Sean Paige |
09-09-2010 |
Media
Tags: Steve Pope, The Gazette
Street stories, Chapter 2new
These days, homeless campers tend to be hardened — and harder to help.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
09-02-2010 |
Unclassified
A nagging mysterynew
This old case has reeled in a new curiosity-seeker who's not your average armchair detective. Anthony Herbert has been methodically scouring the strange story of Gene Fish.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
09-02-2010 |
Unclassified
Long journey for helpnew
Locals needing services worry about distance to buildings the county is buying.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Debbie Kelley |
08-13-2010 |
Unclassified
Health to paynew
City workers might pay more for insurance in 2011 — but the real issue is retirements.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
08-13-2010 |
Unclassified
Inside the mind of one atheistnew
What's it like to be an atheist in Colorado Springs, home of the religious right? No problems at all.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Larimore Nicholl |
08-13-2010 |
Unclassified
Tags: Atheism
Deportation Fears Plague Immigrant Communitiesnew
While candidates whip up anti-immigrant fervor, others in the Hispanic and immigrant communities deal with the consequences.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
08-12-2010 |
Immigration
Tags: Sandra Hernandez
Jail Inmates Won't Be Sending Personal Letters Anymorenew
From now on, the only sealed envelopes coming out of the El Paso County Criminal Justice Center will be addressed to lawyers.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
07-30-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Terry Maketa, El Paso County Jail
