Author: Billie Stanton Anleu
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Churning waters claim at least 6 lives across Colorado
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Unusually high, cold and roiling waters have claimed at least six lives across Colorado as mountain snow continues to melt rapidly, with plenty more snowmelt to come. Despite closings of many river stretches and warnings by the National Park Service, Colorado Water Conservation Board, law enforcement agencies and others, people continue to seek out rafting…
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See how the Anasazi lived at richest archaeological finds
About 30,000 archaeological sites – villages, field houses, reservoirs, great kivas, cliff dwellings, shrines, sacred springs, sweat lodges and more – are in Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, which has the highest archaeological density in the U.S. The Anasazi Indians lived here more than 10,000 years, dating back to the 10th century. The Great…
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Head deep into Gold Mountain as old-time miners did
A tour of the Bachelor Syracuse Mine in Ouray (pronounced YOU-ray) – a Victorian town that is a National Historic Site in its entirety – will take you 1,500 feet into Gold Mountain. This was one of Ouray’s most reliable producers, netting its three owners about $250,000 each in its early years – more than…
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Walk on the wild side: Touch an ancient dinosaur
Dinosaurs tramped all over Colorado, leaving footprints, bones and other evidence through much of the state. But the Centennial State’s mother lode of dinosaur remains is in Dinosaur National Monument based in, naturally, Dinosaur, Colo. Here, a carefully curated collection shows off the beloved behemoths to great effect. Their fossilized bones visibly protrude from a…
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Mix your own fixins at new MX Market in downtown Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save TV tonight “American Idol” is back on a new network, with a new set of judges. But can it hit the Nielsen high notes? It’s up to pop star Katy Perry, R&B legend Lionel Richie…
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Fee hikes for national parks is a bad idea
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Editor’s note: The higher fees would be to enter the park for the day, which was made unclear due to an editor’s error. The Trump administration won’t stop my hiking boots, but I’m outraged by its quest to radically raise the price of a single-vehicle pass at 17 of our most popular national parks, including…
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ON UNSOLID GROUND: Colorado Springs landslide victims’ buyouts delayed again
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More than two years after local landslides proved catastrophic for 27 homeowners, the city is preparing to buy those properties using $5.94 million stemming from a federal disaster declaration. But not so fast. Besides the appraisals, buyouts and demolitions that property owners long have awaited, the city now is adding another step. It has issued…
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719 Rocks! project spreads kindness anonymously throughout Colorado Springs
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More than 40,000 people in the Colorado Springs area are spreading kindness, compassion and connectivity – anonymously and unexpectedly – as proof that “719 rocks.” Perhaps you’ve stumbled upon a painted stone with a positive message, and maybe you found it at the very moment you needed encouragement. Thousands of randomly placed rocks throughout the…
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Former Colorado Springs mayor to be interim head of Inside Out Youth Services
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Former Colorado Springs Mayor Mary Lou Makepeace is becoming interim director of Inside Out Youth Services as Executive Director Mary Malia – lauded for her great success with the organization – prepares to return to her home state of Maine. “I’ve got family that called and said they need my help,” Malia said Tuesday. “And…
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Thursdays with Fitz: Meeting the needs of poor people’s pets in Colorado Springs
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Keegan lolls on a sun-baked sidewalk, desultorily wagging his tail as downtown denizens stop to pet him. The Rottweiler is a gentle giant, and he’s the love of Red’s life. Like many who are homeless, James “Red” May puts his pet’s welfare first. And when Keegan suddenly had trouble walking, Red knew where to turn.…