Yearly Archives: 2013

Term Limits and Guns

by Rick Langenberg:         The recent appointment of Krystal Brown as the new Teller County Clerk and Recorder put a temporary end to a lengthy political...

National Park Week Celebration

    Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, the National Park Service, and the National Park Foundation invite everyone to get to know their national parks during...

Green Mountain Falls Moving Ahead With Town Hall Project

by Rick Langenberg:       Green Mountain Falls residents may see glimpses of their $350,000-plus town hall in early 2014, nearly two years after an arson fire...

El Paso Commissioner Lands In Middle Of GMF Political Dispute

FEMA grant latest feud to ignite board tensions by Rick Langenberg:       El Paso County Commissioner Sallie Clark found herself playing an awkward role last week as...

Gold Bubble Bursts As Price Dips

By Beth Dodd:         The price of gold’s most drastic two-day decline in thirty years happened on April 15 and 16. The precious metal’s value fell...

Double Disaster at Buffalo Creek: The 1996 Fire and Flood

By Beth Dodd In the aftermath of the Waldo Canyon fire there is a heightened awareness of the potential for flooding and mud slides in...

Banning American Citizenship

By Square Peg     My ancestors came to America illegally. They were wanted by the English government for their fringe religious practices, but fled to Holland....

Surviving the Waldo Canyon Disaster

by Rick Langenberg     Community forums to give local business operators a needed hand. Can your business or nonprofit still obtain relief money from the devastating Waldo...

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