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DATA GEEK: Compact-city policies hurt personal freedom, study says
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The massive sprawl of Colorado Springs is among the city’s structural problems that will keep taxes higher, services poorer and the government in perpetual financial crisis, Assistant City Manager Mike Anderson said last week. Anderson…
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SHOPPING: Toys R Us expands layaway program
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Toys R Us announced today that it is expanding its “Big Gift” layaway program to include video game hardware such as Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360 and Sony PlayStation 2 and 3. Previously, Toys R Us allowed…
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NOREEN: Layoffs keep coming and quality jobs have not been created
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save There’s more to the report discuss in my column today. It discussed challentges facing this region, including the flight of young profesisonals — something that has been reported in The Gazette before — and the…
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OUT THERE: There’s money for a new visitors center at Cheyenne Canon – but nobody to staff it
Check out today’s story on the conundrum facing supporters of North Cheyenne Canon Park in the Springs. The Friends of Cheyenne Canon and Bristol Brewing Co. have raised about $50,000 for a new visitors center at Helen Hunt Falls, but because of city budget cuts, there may be nobody to staff it, casting doubt on…
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THE COUNTY SEAT: Rescuing the rescuers
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DATA GEEK: Teacher salaries jump 26 percent from 1998 to 2007
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Teacher salaries in El Paso County climbed 26 percent on average from 1998 to 2007, according to my analysis of figures compiled by the Colorado Department of Education. By the end of that period, the…
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SIDE STREETS: Swing high — even if you can’t walk
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It’s tough to swing high when you can’t even reach the playground because your wheelchair gets stuck in the sand. That’s what happened routinely to Abby Farrell, 10, when she went to a typical playground…
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DATA GEEK: Teacher salaries jump 26 percent from 1998 to 2007
Teacher salaries in El Paso County climbed 26 percent on average from 1998 to 2007, according to my analysis of figures compiled by the Colorado Department of Education. By the end of that period, the 6,608 public-school teachers in the county were making $40,202 on average. That’s just about exactly the $40,027 average annual wage…
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LEFT TURN: Hoffman tells Glenn Beck he’ll “unconcede” in NY 23
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Hill reports that Doug Hoffman has just “unconceded” the Congressional race for New York District 23. Hoffman is a candidate from New York’s Conservative Party who conceded to Democrat Bill Owens when he lagged…