Author: By Debbie Kelley
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Parents Challenge expands school choice grants for low-income families to more southern Colorado communities
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Parents Challenge, a nonprofit educational-choice organization marking its 25th anniversary this year, is expanding beyond Colorado Springs to enable more schooling options for low-income families in Eastern El Paso County, Teller County and Pueblo County. “Our mission is to provide true choice to parents in their children’s education,” said Deborah Hendrix, executive director. The organization…
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Longtime Colorado Springs businessmen purchase right to publish the defunct Independent and Business Journal
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A financially strapped alternative weekly in Colorado Springs that shut down in December and whose nonprofit publishing company since has folded will relaunch in a few months, according to two local investors behind the reboot. Business partners J.W. Roth and Kevin O’Neil said Wednesday that they have acquired the rights to publish the Colorado Springs…
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Woodland Park to pay $65,000 over deleted comments from police Facebook page
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Removing Facebook posts on the Woodland Park Police Department page that contained vulgarities and what officials deemed inappropriate language is costing the city of Woodland Park $65,000, under a recent court settlement. It’s the largest amount ever reached in a case stemming from a Facebook blocking by a public official, said Andrew McNulty, an attorney…
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PFAS water contamination ubiquitous, but treatment plants gaining ground
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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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Powerhouse preacher Ted Haggard faces new allegations of illicit behavior
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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…
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Children’s Hospital Colorado 1st in the U.S. with program combining hoops and resilience
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The language of basketball has a few new expressions. “You got this,” the swishing net whispers. “You are a strong person,” reminds the rimming hoop. “Let’s go!” the dribbling shouts. A new program — the first such model in the nation — is launching in Colorado Springs to teach adolescents ages 11-15 how the game of basketball…
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Longtime Colorado Springs justice and peace nonprofit creates youth activist training program
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Several notables in history are credited with originating the idea that people should be the change they wish to see in the world. Embracing the sentiment — promoted by such sages as 20th century Indian lawyer and peacemaker Mohandas “Mahatma” Gandhi — many parents advise their children to stand up and do something, rather than sit around…
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Establishment Republicans prevail in most Colorado primary races
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The red line dividing Republican candidates who believe the 2020 presidential election was stolen from former President Donald Trump and those who insist Joe Biden legitimately won may have influenced Colorado voters in Tuesday’s primary election. Updated Colorado primary election results In determining which of their party mates in contested party races will appear on…
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Colorado church battles city hall over RV ministry dispute
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Part of a Pueblo Pentecostal church’s hospitality ministry that provides free recreational-vehicle parking, a set of utilities’ hookups and meals on its property for Christian evangelists, missionaries and other travelers is in jeopardy of being shut down. The program, which Christian Growth Center has operated for more than 30 years, violates a city ordinance and…
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Colorado churches denied U.S. Supreme Court consideration in COVID-19 restriction challenge
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Two Colorado churches that claimed COVID-19 restrictions violated their religious rights and won a U.S. District Court ruling on mask mandates and capacity restrictions last year won’t have a chance at a second go-round. Pastors of Denver Bible Church in Wheat Ridge and Community Baptist Church in Brighton on Tuesday lost a request for the…