Author: Debbie Kelley
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The stigma of mental illness: What it looks like and how it’s being shattered in Colorado
“What have you got to be depressed about?” “Stop drinking so much. Have some willpower.” “I thought you were doing well last month. NOW, what’s wrong?” “Have you tried yoga, changing your diet, taking Vitamin D?” People struggling with psychological, emotional and social difficulties hear insensitive comments from family, friends, co-workers and even the critical voice…
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Construction on Charis Bible College student housing starts same day ministry donates $250,000 to city
WOODLAND PARK • Construction on apartments for Charis Bible College students started Thursday on the nearly 500-acre Andrew Wommack Ministries campus in Woodland Park, the same day the organization presented a “goodwill” donation of $250,000 to the city following a heated community dispute over the student-housing project. Each 40-bed complex will cost an estimated $6.5 million…
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Pastor Ted Haggard denies new allegations of sexual misconduct, says he won’t step down
Some former members of Saint James Church in Colorado Springs continue to call for founder Ted Haggard to step down from the pulpit — citing what they say is firsthand knowledge the pastor has behaved inappropriately toward male members and used drugs in recent years — but Haggard is now disputing the claims in online sermons and…
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New Life Church purges Ted Haggard, moves forward ‘doing amazing things:’ Pastor Boyd
Sixteen years have passed since a sex scandal led overseers of New Life Church in Colorado Springs to fire Ted Haggard as senior pastor from the church he founded in 1984 and led for 22 years. It’s a legacy that Pastor Brady Boyd, Haggard’s successor at New Life, wishes would fade into history. But Boyd…
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High-profile Denver civil rights attorney working pro bono on case of Woodland Park parent
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save CRIPPLE CREEK • David Lane, a Denver criminal and civil rights lawyer known for successfully defending high-profile clients, is representing on a pro bono basis a Woodland Park School District RE-2 parent facing several charges during an unusual altercation that occurred in July at a local…
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PFAS water contamination everywhere, but Colorado Springs-area treatment plants gaining ground
Manmade chemicals brought to the marketplace last century after World War II to make life better with products such as nonstick cookware and water-repellent shoes have made life in this century more worrisome. The Security-Widefield area of El Paso County in 2016 became ground zero for drinking-water contamination of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, a group…
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Drought threatens Colorado River hydropower, major source of renewable energy
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Drought on the Colorado River is threatening the ability of major dams, including Glen Canyon Dam at Page, Ariz., to produce hydropower, which comprises 54% of renewable energy production in the Southwest. The low levels on Lake Powell have also had a negative impact on…
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‘Roving Rabbis’ catch up with southern Colorado Jews to reconnect, reaffirm faith, stand proud against adversity
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When violence between Israel and Palestinian militants intensifies — as happened in Gaza last week — American Jews thousands of miles away feel the pain and go on alert for possible repercussions. “We’ve definitely heard concerns of antisemitism, especially as things escalate in the Middle East…
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Post-abortion ‘healing’ programs grow following U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe decision
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Nancy Gonzalez still regrets the abortion she had 37 years ago. The whole thing haunts her. “It was shameful, a horrible experience that I feel bad about,” she says. While abortion is billed as a straightforward medical procedure, some women like Gonzalez say that’s a…
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Powerhouse preacher Ted Haggard faces new allegations of illicit behavior
National evangelical Christian powerhouse Ted Haggard, who founded New Life Church in Colorado Springs in 1984, grew it to 14,000 worshippers and was excommunicated in 2006 amid accusations that he paid a male escort for sex and was using methamphetamine, is facing new allegations from another congregation he started in 2010, Saint James Church. Some…