AltWeeklies Wire
Winter worries in Tent Citynew
Colorado Springs' Tent City teems with serious problems: illness, garbage, dangerous situations. But at this point, remedies are few.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
12-17-2009 |
Housing & Development
What's the Story With all Those Tents Downtown?new
The day I met Korrina Fisher, it was so blasted cold that your saliva froze on your front teeth. Korrina came out from a back room at the homeless center and sat down. She put her hands together in her lap, hunched over, hung her head, and peered over at me with her blue eyes.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
12-17-2009 |
Housing & Development
The Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum Has One More Year to Save Itselfnew
Time is ticking away. You can almost feel it in the ancient halls, reverberating off the intricate metal bars of the old elevator, graying the faces of the bright wall murals. One year.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
12-17-2009 |
Education
The Army's Repair Job for Wounded Soldiers Doesn't Always Pass Inspectionnew
After three deployments to Iraq, Spc. James Bell had spent a year in the post's Warrior Transition Unit, getting treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. His greeting to his new unit came as a barked question from a sergeant major: "ARE YOU READY TO FIGHT?"
Colorado Springs Independent |
Anthony Lane |
12-15-2009 |
War
Chavez Testing Audit Uncovers Cheatingnew
For nearly a decade now, people have talked about alleged cheating at Cesar Chavez Academy in Pueblo. The rumors persisted even as the charter school grew into a network... now, a state-commissioned audit of CCA's practices for the Colorado Student Assessment Program test has sorted fact from fiction.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
12-15-2009 |
Education
The Army's Much-hyped Repair Job for Wounded Soldiers Doesn't Pass Inspectionnew
Two years later, the Warrior Transition Unit appears less a shining success than a public-relations smokescreen, behind which the Army continues breaking its promise to care for wounded soldiers.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Anthony Lane |
12-10-2009 |
War
Colorado Bus Drivers Prepare to Lose Their Jobs and the Heart of the Union They Builtnew
As part of massive budget cuts, Colorado Springs is eliminating its transit contractor, First Transit, resulting in the loss of weekend and evening bus service — and the layoffs of 73 workers, including 47 bus drivers once paid with general-fund dollars. The savings will amount to about $5.7 million in 2010.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
12-08-2009 |
Business & Labor
Two years after a foreclosure disaster, one Colorado county is still stuck with a messnew
The phenomenon of squatters staying in bank-owned homes has been widely reported. In Colorado Springs, it's rare. But here, some have even twisted the model, living reclusively in what should be a government-owned home.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Anthony Lane |
11-30-2009 |
Housing & Development
Colorado Locals Fear Bible College Campus Could Stir Anti-Gay Sentimentnew
When a sign went up in late September announcing Andrew Wommack Ministries had just bought a sprawling ranch near their Woodland Park homes, locals felt a jolt of rage.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Anthony Lane |
11-12-2009 |
Religion
Will State-Run Social Services Increase Costs and Confusion?new
In Colorado's El Paso country more than 9,200 child abuse and neglect reports through October were received this year, exceeding Denver County, the next-busiest, by close to 2,000 reports.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Anthony Lane |
11-05-2009 |
Children & Families
Colorado Springs Authors Imagine World War IIInew
If you want to get the government's attention, don't write a well-documented, thoroughly researched news article. Instead, write a well-documented, thoroughly researched novel.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
10-29-2009 |
War
Army Employee: Noose was Part of Effort to Make Me Quitnew
No one denies that Anthony Jackson saw a noose on an office desk while he was working at Fort Carson last winter. But his former co-workers say it was meaningless, a fun knot to tie that was never meant as a threat to anybody.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Anthony Lane |
10-22-2009 |
Race & Class
Surging Demand for Low-Income Health Services Lengthens Waiting Listsnew
Over its 38-year history, Peak Vista Community Health Centers often has had up to 400 people waiting to register for medical and dental care. But in May, the waiting list shot up to about 2,000, where it's stayed.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Anthony Lane |
10-22-2009 |
Economy
Bhutanese Refugees Move from Nepalese Camps to Our Slow Job Marketnew
The 15 refugee families settling in Colorado Springs face the unique challenge of surviving a time of economic turmoil while acclimating to a new culture and new language, all with limited assistance.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Anthony Lane |
10-15-2009 |
Immigration
The Resurrection of Ted Haggardnew
The former New Life pastor talks about the scandals that led him to the brink of suicide, the disconnect between his preachings and practices, and his prospects for creating a new ministry back in Colorado Springs.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
10-01-2009 |
Religion
