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SIDE STREETS: Neighbors don’t cotton to tree’s output

Wed, 07/23/2008 - 10:39pm
   Folks on Garlock Way are sitting in tall cotton, and they aren't very happy about it.
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She's been there - time to give back

Wed, 07/23/2008 - 10:37pm
   Emily Brown hadn't ridden a bike for 10 years.
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Update: Beating death

Wed, 07/23/2008 - 10:35pm
The case    A homeless man was hit in the head, allegedly with a rock, on July 8 at Dorchester Park, 1130 S.
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Soldier could serve 12 years for beating man with helmet

Wed, 07/23/2008 - 10:32pm
   A Fort Carson sergeant could be sentenced to up to 12 years in prison after allegedly beating a man with his helmet.
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Update: Castle West arson

Wed, 07/23/2008 - 10:31pm
The case    Early Jan.
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Thousands in Springs still eligible for stimulus checks

Wed, 07/23/2008 - 8:27am
Thousands of Colorado Springs residents could get $300 from Uncle Sam, and all they have to do is claim the money.
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BARRY NOREEN: City officials slow to make decisions about new trails at Pikes Peak

Tue, 07/22/2008 - 10:50pm
It's turning out that going the extra mile on the south slope of Pikes Peak is a heroic effort.
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Copters were down when calls for help came in

Tue, 07/22/2008 - 10:44pm
Colorado Springs' two rescue helicopters were grounded for maintenance Monday when they received a call for help.
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Late-night joy ride turns deadly

Tue, 07/22/2008 - 4:58pm
Early Tuesday morning, 17-year-old Lolita Prater helped her boyfriend push a Ford Explorer out of her sleeping parents' Woodmoor driveway.
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Imagination – or an animal – is on the loose

Tue, 07/22/2008 - 3:03pm
An African lion, or some other large feline predator, is loose east of Colorado Springs.
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YOUR SPACE: Fighting plaque to fighting crime

Mon, 07/21/2008 - 10:41pm
If you misbehave on the north side of town, you might find yourself facing the person who used to come after your teeth with sharp objects.
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Proposed manual doesn’t pass muster with Springs council

Mon, 07/21/2008 - 10:39pm
They may not be doctors, but members of the Colorado Springs City Council are recommending surgery on the first draft of a new governance manual for Memorial Health System.
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Dobson garners hall of fame honor

Mon, 07/21/2008 - 10:36pm
James Dobson's nationally syndicated radio show "Focus on the Family" has become the first faith-based radio program to be inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame.
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Deckers fire 50 percent contained

Mon, 07/21/2008 - 8:11pm
A wildfire burning five miles north of Deckers was about 50 percent contained Monday night, a Jefferson County Sheriff's Offce spokesman said.
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Man pleads guilty in murder of 2 fellow soldiers

Mon, 07/21/2008 - 4:22pm
Bruce Bastien Jr.
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Police searching for missing man

Mon, 07/21/2008 - 4:05pm
Joseph Martinez, a 37-year-old Colorado Springs man who had been missing since Thursday, was found Monday at a Colorado Springs mission, police reported.
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Ridership is up on casino shuttle

Mon, 07/21/2008 - 10:15am
With casino revenues down this year, it would be natural to assume there are lots of empty seats on the gambling buses heading to Cripple Creek.
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Warm, dry weather may fuel Deckers fire

Mon, 07/21/2008 - 6:03am
A fire near Deckers northwest of Colorado Springs has scorched 140 acres and is 0 percent contained.
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Kindergarten: Small child, big decision

Sun, 07/20/2008 - 11:58pm
Deciding when to send a child to kindergarten can be difficult for parents.
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Bruce cleared of sexual harassment

Sun, 07/20/2008 - 11:54pm
State Rep.
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