Author: Tom Roeder
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Colorado Springs at 150 years | Colorado Springs and WWI memorialized by words and deeds of Battery C
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Editor’s note: This July, as Colorado Springs gears up for its 150th birthday on the 31st, The Gazette has prepared a series of articles on the history of our city. Check back for fascinating glimpses into the people and events that have shaped Colorado Springs into…
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Colorado Springs at 150 years | The military’s impact on growth and development
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Editor’s note: This July, as Colorado Springs gears up for its 150th birthday on the 31st, The Gazette has prepared a series of articles on the history of our city. Check back for fascinating glimpses into the people and events that have shaped Colorado Springs into…
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Colorado Springs at 150 years | Spencer Penrose legacy includes a camel, a glass eye, boozy treasure
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Editor’s note: This July, as Colorado Springs gears up for its 150th birthday on the 31st, The Gazette has prepared a series of articles on the history of our city. Check back for fascinating glimpses into the people and events that have shaped Colorado Springs into…
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Analysis: Congress wary of Space Force spending | Tom Roeder
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The nation’s newest service is beset with old problems that slow the fielding of new gear and carve big holes in even the Pentagon’s massive budget, the House Armed Services Committee warned in a memo this month. The committee sent that message in a memorandum…
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Gold roundup
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save PGA Tour Silvis, Ill.: Lucas Glover made his third straight birdie and knew winning the John Deere Classic was in reach with a one-shot lead and four holes to go. But this was not the…
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Voice of the Consumer: Lawyers set to give out free family law tips
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Friday you can learn more about how to handle family law issues in the court system. The fifth annual Family Law Day is set for July 16. Like last year, this year’s free event is…
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Analysis: Afghanistan departure increases importance of military’s satellites | Tom Roeder
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Countering terrorism in Afghanistan is now a Space Force mission. About 90% of America’s troops have left Afghanistan, with the rest out in the coming weeks. As the Kabul government totters and Taliban militants gain control over more of the country, there’s a real possibility…
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Fort Carson unit, known for capturing Saddam Hussein, headed back to Iraq
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Fort Carson unit credited with capturing Saddam Hussein is headed back to Iraq to bolster the ongoing effort to counter Islamic State terrorists. The post announced Tuesday that its 1st Brigade Combat Team has orders to head to Iraq, replacing a National Guard unit…
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Federal agent cleared in shooting outside Colorado Springs convenience store
Prosecutors on Tuesday ruled an agent from Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives was justified in opening fire on a man during an attempted arrest in Colorado Springs. Dallas Theiss was shot and wounded in the April 9 incident outside a convenience store off Mountain View Lane near the University of Colorado at Colorado…
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Weather service warns of Colorado high country flooding amid storms
The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for drainages running from Buena Vista to Trinidad as thunderstorms threaten the region. The main risk of flooding is centered on burn scars, with Spring, Decker, Junkins and Hayden Pass scars in the cross hairs. “Storms will be capable of producing torrential rainfall, and will…