Author: Barbara Cotter
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Springs’ council agenda jam-packed with hot-button issues
Tank up on caffeine if you’re planning to attend the Colorado Springs City Council meeting Tuesday. It’s likely to be a long one. Because of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, council moved its informal meeting to Tuesday, the same day it holds its formal meeting. The formal meeting begins at 1 p.m., followed by…
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Bach questions 2 nominations to power plant task force
Sarah Brittain Jack and Steve Durham supported Steve Bach in his campaign to become Colorado Springs’ first strong mayor, but they’re not getting his backing to be part of a task force that will take the first steps to determine the fate of the Martin Drake Power Plant. Bach said Monday he has nothing personal…
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New facility fills gap for teen mental heath care
Peak View Behavioral Health will help fill a gap for mental health treatment in the Pikes Peak region when it opens a new inpatient and outpatient program for adolescents on Monday. Cathy Durst, a licensed professional counselor and chief operations officer of the psychiatric hospital, said Thursday the inpatient side of the program will provide…
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Mental health summit seeks solutions
Two months before the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary got the nation talking about mental health care, about 110 people got together to talk about mental health care in the Pikes Peak region. They talked about the shortage of psychiatrists in the region. About a dearth of crisis intervention services and high suicide rates in…
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Weeklong program offers free dental care for uninsured kids
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Kids from families who can’t afford dental care and have no insurance have a reason to smile next month. Area dentists with ties to the Colorado Dental Association and Colorado Springs Dental Society are offering…
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Weeklong program offers free dental care for uninsured kids
Kids from families who can’t afford dental care and have no insurance have a reason to smile next month. Area dentists with ties to the Colorado Dental Association and Colorado Springs Dental Society are offering free care for uninsured kids ages 1 to 17 as part of the American Dental Association’s Give Kids a Smile…
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Holy health: Hospital program aims to boost community health
Judging from the questions and statements in the survey that Patsy Janeba took one day, you could almost see her stretched out on a couch in a therapist’s office, mulling over her existence. “In general, how satisfied are you with your life?” “What keeps me up at night?” “I suffer most with …” This, however,…
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Flu claims life of child in El Paso County; cases climb
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A toddler from El Paso County has died from the flu, the fourth pediatric death in Colorado in an early, active flu season, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment reported Tuesday. It’s the…
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Flu claims life of child in El Paso County; cases climb
A toddler from El Paso County has died from the flu, the fourth pediatric death in Colorado in an early, active flu season, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment reported Tuesday. It’s the only reported death in the county so far this season, which began in October, but there could be others that…
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Disabled get a chance to land on Section 8 waiting list
For the first time in three years, a Section 8 housing waiting list is opening up in the Colorado Springs area. But to get a voucher through this version of the government-subsidized housing program, a person has to be disabled, meet federal poverty guidelines — and be patient. AspenPointe, which administers about 400 Section 8…