Author: Bill Mckeown
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Man killed in crash fleeing deputies identified
A man who plowed his truck into a concrete fence and died Wednesday while fleeing from El Paso County sheriff’s deputies has been identified as William Marlow Jr., 38 An autopsy by the El Paso County Coroner’s Office on Thursday revealed Marlow died of head injuries. The incident began about 2:35 p.m., when deputies were…
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Lukewarm response so far to city’s tax amnesty offer
The city of Colorado Springs has not received the response it hoped for when it offered amnesty to companies and retailers that have failed to pay the city’s 2.5 percent sales and use tax. About 20 firms and individuals have taken advantage of the first-ever amnesty offer, which was launched in May and ends Aug.…
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City halts downtown transit station, for now
The city of Colorado Springs has indefinitely shelved a decade-long effort to build a transit center in southwest downtown. Sherre Ritenour, manager of city Transit Services, said it was “incongruent” to seek a new transit center when a looming budget crisis in 2010 could cut 60,000 hours of bus service. Over the past 10 years,…
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Inventors to auction off idea for small renewable power stations
Two inventors will test the water of the renewable-energy market Friday by auctioning off their patented idea for installing small renewable power stations — wind, solar and geothermal — along public rights of way nationwide, including in Colorado. Inventors Gene Fein of California and Ed Merritt of Massachusetts envision a network of solar, wind and…
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Light bulb goes off in heads of inventors
Two inventors will test the water in the renewable-energy market Friday by auctioning off their patented idea for installing small renewable power stations — wind, solar and geothermal — along public rights of way nationwide, including in Colorado.Inventors Gene Fein, of California, and Ed Merritt, of Massachusetts, envision a network of solar, wind and even…
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Paving resumes today with new road blend on Academy, Circle
A contractor beginning today will resume paving 26 miles of North Academy Boulevard and Circle Drive with a blend of asphalt and tire rubber, a project that was begun last year. The paving, funded by a sales tax collected by the Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority, had to be halted last summer when an oil…
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Residents, business owners hammer out improvements for Platte Avenue
City traffic engineers and folks who live and work on a short section of Platte Avenue have hammered out a plan to make safety improvements to the busy street.Project manager Colleen Dawson said Monday the plan probably won’t make everyone happy who lives or does business on Platte between Hancock Avenue and Union Boulevard. But…
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A strong call for stable funding for public transit
A grass-roots effort to find stable funding for transit is needed to avert a looming crisis, officials told a small group of senior citizens Thursday. The officials said the need for transportation for seniors, people with disabilities and those without a car is outstripping the financial resources of the public and private agencies. The forum,…
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Deals surfacing in region to beautify, treat, bury
Always pined for a perky nose, a bountiful bosom or 20/20 vision? Now may be the time to realize your dreams. Conversely, it isn’t a bad time to die or get arrested, either, if you simply must. Those odd findings emerged from an informal survey of local professionals not normally known for discounting their work.…
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Recession means bargains aplenty for plastic surgery, funerals
Always pined for a perky nose, a bountiful bosom or 20/20 vision? Now may be the time to realize your dreams.Conversely, it isn’t a bad time to die or get arrested, either, if you simply must.Those odd findings emerged from an informal survey of local professionals not normally known for discounting their work. In a…