Author: Garrison Wells
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RAMBLIN’ MAN: Colorado Springs bike culture doesn’t include commuters
It’s the time of year to dust off your skimpy bike shorts and pray they fit. Snap on that helmet. Scrounge around for those knee and elbow pads. And the gloves, the gloves, where are the gloves? It’s happening all over Colorado as the temperatures climb and the sun rolls up from the eastern plains…
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RAMBLIN’ MAN: Statewide campaign nets 500 drivers in Pikes Peak region
It’s hard to miss a Colorado State Patrol vehicle. Silver, blue and black, with a light bar on top. Often they are on the side of a highway, a noticeable presence. And that’s OK. Slow down. Strap on your seat belt and drop the cell phone. It’s when they pull in behind you, lights flashing,…
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RAMBLIN’ MAN: Signs of spring include increased road work
Ah, ’tis spring. The buds they are going green. The lawns are shifting from drab to lush. Tiny flowers are peeking through the soil carefully – because it’s Colorado. One day it’s 70. The next it’s in the 30s and snow plops down in heavy white splotches. These are the signs of the favorite time…
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Law enforcement from neighboring states agree, Colorado has strongest marijuana in the world
When it comes to quality and potency, Colorado pot is at the high end of the spectrum. “There is no place in the world where you can buy as strong marijuana legally as you can in Colorado,” said Mark Overman, sheriff of Scotts Bluff County, Neb. “It’s the most powerful stuff you can find.” Overman…
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Driving stoned and driving drunk not the same
In its campaign against pot and driving, the Colorado Department of Transportation has created videos that get the point across gently. They’re funny. There’s the guy getting ready to shoot a foul shot. He’s standing at the line bouncing the basketball as he prepares to shoot. Except he never shoots. Just bounces the ball, over…
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Emotions over anti-abortion campaign and SB 177 clash during Saturday Mass at Planned Parenthood
The final day of an international campaign against abortion called “40 Days for Life” ended Saturday in Colorado Springs with a Catholic Mass in front of Planned Parenthood – accompanied by honking horns and loud chants from about a dozen protesters. On one side, about 40 pro-life supporters, led by Colorado Springs Bishop Michael Sheridan.…
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‘Blood Relatives:’ Murder is all in the family for Colorado Springs-area woman
Dianna Taylor would describe herself as “knee high to a grasshopper.” When she worked for Manatee County Sheriff Charlie Wells in Florida as supervisor of forensic crime scene section, he called her “Little Bit.” At 4-foot-11-inches, she may be tiny. Don’t let it fool you. She is as big as they come. Taylor, 59, will…
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Mayor’s race Divides town: Will it be Buster, Pa Kettle or Keyni?
UPDATE: The next Mayor of Divide is a search-and-rescue bloodhound named Pa Kettle, announced the Teller County Regional Animal Shelter Wednesday morning. Pa Kettle won the heated Divide race with 2,387 votes, according to Nancy Adams, funding coordinator for the shelter. Pa pawed past Kenyi the wolf by only 55 votes. Kenyi is the vice-mayor…
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Highway funding pie pits urban against rural interests
Officials and lobbying groups are concerned that new formulas being considered for transportation funding in Colorado may shortchange rural areas. Areas that might feel the pinch if the Colorado Department of Transportation starts using population as one of its gauges for doling out funding include the Western Slope, much of Southern Colorado and Eastern Colorado,…
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Distracted? If you’re driving you shouldn’t be
April is “Distracted Driving Awareness Month.” Says the Colorado Department of Transportation: “Lose the blindfold.” “The only thing less predictable than Colorado weather in the spring is a driver texting alongside you,” CDOT says. “They might as well be wearing a blindfold.” Sending a text while behind the wheel, CDOT says, “is like wearing a…