Colorado Political News
Ron Paul's visit to the Springs: Best tweets
Here are some of Gazette reporter John Schroyer's tweets from the Ron Paul rally Tuesday in Colorado Springs: - Just got to the Ron Paul campaign rally at the Springs airport. It's in a giant hanger. And it's cold in here. - I've never been at a...
Wednesday February 1, 2012 2:07AM | gazette.com
Fire districts seeking tax hikes to avert layoffs
In 2006, the Black Forest and Falcon fire districts were adding firefighters while banking on new homes being built in northern and eastern El Paso County to cover the costs when grants ran out. The problem: The developers never came. Reeling from...
Friday October 14, 2011 11:55PM | gazette.com
Memorial ballot measure is a tax question, not about ownership
When considering the tax levy question for Memorial Health System on the ballot this November, it’s important to understand what’s not at stake. The ballot question is not a vote to sell or lease Memorial hospital. For that matter, it’s not a...
Friday October 14, 2011 12:07AM | gazette.com
Ethics group says Americans for Prosperity should reveal financial backers
A Denver-based group has filed an election complaint against Americans for Prosperity, the national Republican advocacy group running election ads against Colorado Springs mayoral candidate Richard Skorman. Colorado Ethics Watch, in a letter to...
Friday May 13, 2011 11:23PM | gazette.com
Former mayoral candidate takes parting shots at rivals
In a rambling email sent last week, one-time mayoral hopeful Mitch Christiansen lashed out at nearly everyone in the race but the candidate he endorsed after dropping out. Christiansen called Richard Skorman and Dave Munger “two of a kind” and...
Wednesday March 23, 2011 11:26PM | gazette.com
City: If the privacy sleeve doesn't fit, fold or tear it
While city officials sought to quell concerns about the April mail-in ballot, county leaders vowed Tuesday to make voting in the November election more secure. The issue: the April 5th municipal ballot, which most voters should have received in the...
Tuesday March 22, 2011 11:27PM | gazette.com
State bounces campaign complaints back to city
An administrative law judge has dismissed a campaign finance complaint against a slate of at-large City Council candidates led by anti-tax activist Douglas Bruce, saying the city of Colorado Springs erred when it forwarded the complaint to the state...
Tuesday March 22, 2011 11:21PM | gazette.com
Springs voters report difficulties with ballots
Colorado Springs voters are experiencing difficulties with their ballots in the city's April 5 election. Some voters say they didn’t receive a secrecy sleeve. “The clerk’s office has gotten some calls from people who think they are missing...
Monday March 21, 2011 11:56PM | gazette.com
Voters invited to election forums Tuesday, Wednesday
The Citizens Project and others are hosting two election forums Tuesday and Wednesday. Tuesday’s forum will include all seven mayoral candidates, and the forum on Wednesday will include many of the candidates running for City Council. Both forums,...
Monday March 21, 2011 5:25PM | gazette.com
Big gap between rich and poor in Springs council races
Fund-raising in the crowded race for Colorado Springs City Council is shaping up to be a contest of the haves versus the have-nots, with big gaps in-between. Campaign finance reports filed Monday show a couple candidates have raised more than...
Wednesday February 9, 2011 1:12AM | gazette.com
Council candidates show wide gap in fundraising
Fundraising in the crowded race for Colorado Springs City Council has revealed large financial gaps between candidates. Campaign finance reports filed Monday show a couple candidates have raised more than $10,000, two months before the election,...
Wednesday February 9, 2011 1:11AM | gazette.com
Rowdy debate crowd steals thunder from Senate candidates
A rowdy crowd divided along party lines may have been the unofficial winner of a debate between U.S. Senate candidates Ken Buck and Sen. Michael Bennet Friday night at Centennial Hall.The audience was made up solely of Buck and Bennet supporters who...
Saturday September 18, 2010 3:58AM | gazette.com
Heads of Colo. colleges put heads together to rescue higher ed
DENVER — Racing to come up with proposals to save higher education from a financial cliff, college presidents held a brainstorming summit Thursday at the state Capitol to come up with new ideas that all of them could support. Senate Majority...
Thursday October 22, 2009 11:41PM | gazette.com
Woman's pet project keeps Teller County animals fed
The Rev. Penny Sharkey loves to help. She helps heal bodies as a critical-care nurse for Memorial Health System. She helps soothe souls as an ordained minister who visits prisoners. And now, she helps nourish pets. With a hand from family and
Wednesday July 8, 2009 11:20PM | gazette.com
Poll: Half of pet owners give pets human names
NEW YORK - So much for Rover and Fido.Almost half of American pet owners gave an animal a human-like name, such as Jack or Sophie, according to an Associated Press-Petside.com poll of more than 1,000 pet owners released Tuesday.Some of the more
Friday July 3, 2009 5:43PM | gazette.com
Here comes the pooch: Pets at weddings?
Kaycee English considers her dog Bowser part of the family, so including him in her wedding was an obvious choice.Hadn't she spent the year before her special day scouring Petfinder.com, wishing she could adopt a dog? Hadn't her husband, John,
Friday July 3, 2009 5:42PM | gazette.com
GOOD DOG: Don't let ill-behaved canines spoil the party
DEAR JIM: My Greater Swiss Mountain Dog, Alexa, graduated from your class in the spring of 2005. She learned a lot, and now she has me quite well trained! However, my reason for writing is to suggest something you might want to mention in one
Tuesday June 30, 2009 6:35PM | gazette.com
Safe-seeming garage actually full of peril for domestic pets
Several years ago, a client came to me with a new rabbit that needed neutering. She said that both she and her son were anxious about the surgery because his previous rabbit had just died of respiratory disease, and she wasn't sure he would be able
Saturday June 27, 2009 1:48AM | gazette.com
PET NOTES: Fifth annual Great Pyrenees reunion
ADOPTION FAIRS 9-Lives Rescue Inc. - For dogs, puppies, cats and kittens, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, PetSmart, 2965 New Center Point; 591-4640; www.colorado9lives.com. Lookwhatthecatbroughtin.org - For cats and kittens, 10 a.m.-noon Saturday,
Saturday June 27, 2009 1:41AM | gazette.com
GOOD DOG: Think before surrendering pet
During a recent conversation with a friend from Pals Forever Animal Rescue, we were talking about the reasons people give for surrendering their dogs, and thought it would be a good topic for an article. But we didn't want to just identify the
Saturday June 20, 2009 1:14AM | gazette.com
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