Author: STEPHANIE EARLS
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The fight to keep U.S. Space Command in Colorado Springs has only begun
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A small step forward in a fight Colorado lawmakers hope will keep the headquarters of U.S. Space Command in Colorado Springs came Wednesday morning, at a posture hearing of the House Armed Services Committee in Washington. The hearing was a chance for committee members to grill U.S. Air Force leaders about the department’s $194 billion…
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GAO finds ‘shortfalls’ in Space Command relocation process
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A Government Accountability Office review of the process that awarded U.S. Space Command to Huntsville, Ala., instead of Colorado Springs, has identified “significant shortfalls” in the “transparency and credibility” that led to the decision, according to a senior-level source with knowledge of the report. The GAO report won’t be available to the public for at…
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Space Command decision: Report will confirm flaws in process behind move to pull headquarters from Colorado Springs
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Lawmakers say a report due out soon from the Government Accountability Office confirms there were major flaws in the process behind last year’s decision to move the headquarters of U.S. Space Command from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Ala. The findings, which have now been reviewed by Colorado lawmakers, hint that a flawed process and not…
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America’s 1st statewide prison radio launches in Colorado, seeks to build bridges: ‘Feeling human again’
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America’s first statewide prison radio station, Inside Wire, launched March 1 in Limon Correctional Facility’s education and library building. A project of the University of Denver’s Prison Arts Initiative, Inside Wire: Colorado Prison Radio originally was envisioned as a first-of-its kind project that could help build trust and connections among the more than 14,000 incarcerated…
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El Paso County to use $10 million in federal coronavirus money for road improvements, maintenance
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A recent rule change to the American Rescue Plan Act means El Paso County can use a portion of its almost $140 million in federal relief money to help improve and maintain roads, El Paso County officials said Tuesday. The unexpected $10 million windfall will help fill a financial pothole that remained after voters in…
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Colorado town grieves after deadly avalanche tore out the heart of its community
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Last Saturday, 49-year-old Adam Palmer of Eagle updated his Facebook profile photo to an image of him and a group of his ski buddies. They’re suited up and striding along the edge of a snow-banked mountain road, skis balanced on shoulders and gazing off into the distance, seemingly at the wonderland of backcountry powder that…
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More than half of Americans are confused about vaccine info, study finds
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If the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine has you feeling frustrated and confused, you’re not alone. Despite federal, state and local campaigns meant to clarify and streamline the process, a recent survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that six in 10 older Americans still say they haven’t received enough information about the vaccine, and about…
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Olympian Keller, of Colorado Springs, charged in U.S. Capitol riot
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The goal of the Olympic Movement is to help to build a “peaceful and better world” through a spirit of “friendship, solidarity and fair play,” but such ideals appear to be lost on the tall, bearded man shown sporting a Team USA jacket as he towers over a crowd of protesters and police in a…
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During the pandemic, it’s pivot or perish for Colorado’s craft breweries
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When Denver’s Alternation Brewing Co. announced its permanent closure in September, owners Brendan Pleskow and Jenn Sickels wanted to make sure patrons didn’t blame themselves for the loss of the 3-year-old brewery, which specialized in small-batch, vegan beers. So they took to social media, to offer their thanks, their apologies, and an explanation to their…
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Coronavirus pandemic means smaller, quieter memorials for veterans this year
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On the eve of Veterans Day in 2019, Army veteran Keith LaMee and the other members of Colorado Springs’ American Legion Post 5 were gearing up for one of the biggest days of their year in this most-military of towns. There would be a packed parade route along Tejon Street, a gathering at Memorial Park,…