Author: Mary Shinn
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Building a ‘unity of understanding:’ In Poland, U.S. and NATO troops prove ready to deter Russia
BEMOWO PISKIE, Poland • A barrage of shells, rockets and machine-gun fire blasted into distant targets Friday afternoon, filling the air with constant explosions near a critical borderland where former members of the Soviet Union are connected to the rest of NATO by a small strip of land between a Russian province and Belarus, a Russian…
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Space National Guard debate leaves Colorado units ‘orphaned’
When the Space Force was established in late 2019, more than 1,000 Air National Guard members focused on space missions were left behind. A debate about their future is still raging, leaving the airmen in limbo some three years later. Lawmakers are debating a new Space National Guard that could leave the 16 space-focused guard…
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After a recruiter laughed at her, one of the first female missileers retired as a lieutenant colonel
One of the first female missileers, retired Lt. Col. Linda Aldrich, was 30 when she decided to call a recruiter to ask about joining the Air Force. He thought it was a prank call and then he told her: “Lady, it would take a four-star general before I would waste time talking to you,” she…
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Colorado River Basin sees ‘spectacular’ snowpack, buying time for big decisions
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado River is one of the West’s most vital resources. But 20 years of drought have stressed the entire river basin, forcing federal officials to call for massive cuts in water use. This winter, in the water-towers of the west, storms have dropped more…
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Rocked by deadly pandemic, Colorado public health faces needed rebuild
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado public health officials vaulted to prominence three years ago when residents started to sicken and die of COVID-19, kicking off a pandemic that would spark fierce, even violent political debate and offer clear lessons for the future. At the outset, the outpouring of response…
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Colorado’s Jason Crow on UFOs shot down by U.S.: ‘We’re not being invaded by aliens … come out of your bunkers’
Amid a flurry of questions about a Chinese spy balloon and three other floating objects shot down over North America in recent days — former Army Ranger and U.S. Rep. Jason Crow urged calm with some good humor Monday. “We’re not being invaded by aliens so everyone can calm down and come out of your…
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An unwanted record: Homicide count reaches new high in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Minutes before midnight on a Friday last May, gunfire ripped through the walls of Babilonia Bar along Platte Avenue. Nineteen-year-old Montaries Jennings, there for a show by his favorite rap artist, fought his way to safety through the panicked, stampeding crowd before posting on social…
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Colorado Springs voters reject recreational marijuana; Palmer Lake, Cripple Creek also vote on pot
Voters rejected recreational marijuana sales in Colorado Springs, allowed them in Palmer Lake and it was too close to call in Cripple Creek, in early returns Tuesday night. In Colorado Springs it was a victory for recreational marijuana opponents with 57% of city voters opposing a measure that would have allowed existing medical marijuana shops…
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Castle Rock passes new rules on limiting lawns
Castle Rock will limit lawns around new homes after Jan. 1 to conserve water. The new rules approved by the town council last week prohibit lawns in front yards and limit lawns in backyards to 500 square feet. “This is one of the most important things we are looking at doing for long-term water sustainability…
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Denver recreational marijuana data sheds light on revenues versus cost of industry. What could be ahead for Colorado Springs?
As Colorado Springs voters weigh whether to legalize recreational marijuana sales, proponents are stressing the potential to collect millions in new city tax revenue and opponents have highlighted high costs it could drive for the city. Voters will consider two recreational marijuana questions in November. One that would only allow the existing 115 medical shops…