Author: Debbie Kelley [email protected]
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Despite objections, masks here to stay in Colorado Springs schools, even for most younger students
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Elementary school teacher Stacy Adair plunked on the podium an enlarged photo of a kindergarten boy’s face mask visibly ringed with dirt around the mouth and nose. The child’s mask was in that condition less…
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Colorado line-of-duty widows: Their presence alone is a ‘gift’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Four women sat close together, held hands and wiped their eyes at the March 30 funeral of fallen Boulder Police Officer Eric Talley. Three rows back huddled three other members of the line-of-duty widows club, a group no one wants to belong to — but is…
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Shaming of the unvaccinated intensifies in Colorado, some say, as push to inoculate grows
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs resident Dave Jeanguenat wasn’t going to get the COVID vaccine. “It’s a personal choice,” he said. Messages about the vaccines have been confusing, he said, depending on how the political winds are blowing. He questions the rush for pharmaceutical companies to bring vaccines…
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Making local phone calls in 719, 970 area codes soon to require 10-digit dialing
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Public Utilities Commission is making changes to the state’s telephone network, to prepare for a faster way for people in distress to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Pikes Peak region residents in…
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Coloradans asked to share their pandemic relief money in a ‘spirit of generosity’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As the third and largest round of federal stimulus dollars is poised to be released to millions of Americans, some Christian churches and faith groups are rebooting a benevolent movement that started last year. The effort asks people who don’t necessarily need all of their…
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Moratorium still protects qualifying Colorado renters from evictions, but landlords finding loopholes, attorney says
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Some pandemic-related protections for renters remain in place, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s temporary moratorium on residential evictions. The program began in September to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. It was to have ended Jan. 31, but has been extended by…
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Outdoor dining to expand in Old Colorado City, Manitou Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Next weekend, restaurant tables will replace cars on 25th Street between Pikes Peak and Colorado avenues in Old Colorado City. Susan Quintana, who owns Vino Colorado Winery at the Sweet Elephant, hopes closing the street and the debut of the outdoor dining program, OCC Al…
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Nonprofits banking on Tuesday’s Colorado Gives Day to help raise funds for operations
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Following this year’s wildly successful Giving Tuesday, when on Dec. 1, nearly 35 million Americans opened their wallets to donate $2.47 billion to nonprofits around the nation, Colorado Gives Day again is being held one…
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Early Christmas tree sales in Colorado Springs boost people looking for a little cheer
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Fresh-cut Christmas trees are flying out of sales lots and forests, and into homes as fast as Santa’s sleigh makes its rounds. With COVID-19 limiting options for places to go and things to do, holiday…