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The White House rescinds middle-class tax hike idea
The White House announced Tuesday – one week after President Barack Obama’s big speech – that it has chickened out on his big proposal to impose a new tax on 529 college savings plans. The 529 account resembles the Roth IRA. Savers make post-tax contributions and invest them. The gains from those investments are not…
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President provides Iran leverage in nuclear talks
President Barack Obama threatened in last year’s State of the Union address that he’d veto any Iran sanctions bill passed by Congress. “For the sake of our national security, we must give diplomacy a chance to succeed,” he told the nation, “If Iran’s leaders do not seize this opportunity, then I will be the first…
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Mowle reappointed as El Paso County Public Trustee
Gov. John Hickenlooper has reappointed Tom Mowle as El Paso County Public Trustee, the governor’s office announced Thursday. Mowle’s term will run through Feb. 1, 2019. Mowle, 49 and a retired Air Force major, has served as Public Trustee since February 2008, when he was appointed by then-Gov. Bill Ritter. The trustee’s office processes real…
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City Council made right choice on Jones Park
On Tuesday, Jan. 13, the Colorado Springs City Council wisely chose to transfer ownership of historic Jones Park to El Paso County. This decision ensures that the property will remain open and under local control, giving our citizens and therefore our elected officials power to maintain the property. The principle of local control was key…
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AROUND TOWN: Rocky Mountain Health Care Services Chef Showcase
Rocky Mountain Health Care Services set records with its fourth annual Chef Showcase fundraiser supporting its BrainCare program for adults with brain injuries and Rocky Mountain PACE (Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly). More than 550 people attended, raising more than $78,000 and sampling food from local chefs. Chef Patrick Robinson and his team,…
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Ramsey: Pilipovich seeks the ‘right’ kid for Air Force basketball
Frank Serratore has developed a hard-won sense of whether a hockey prospect has the strength to successfully surf through the rigorous waves of studying and marching at the Air Force Academy. If a recruit winces as Serratore describes cadet life at the academy, the coach knows it’s time to move to the next prospect. “We…
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LETTERS: Making money at checkpoints; airport’s inability to deliver
Editor’s note: The following was written by a 38-year subscriber to The Gazette, who drove all the way from Calhan to submit the letter. Making money at checkpoints In every state that I have lived in, including Colorado, the law states that a police officer cannot legally pull a motorist over unless he has a…
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Deaths for Jan. 31, 2014
Janina “Jennie” Evans Born Oct. 5, 1918. Died Jan. 28, 2014. Longtime Colorado Springs resident. Survived by two daughters, Joyce Robbins and Patricia Evans. Rosary, 6:30 p.m. Feb. 12, Corpus Christi Catholic Church, 2320 N. Cascade Ave. Memorial Mass, 10 a.m. Feb. 13, Corpus Christi Catholic Church, 2320 N. Cascade Ave. Swan-Law Funeral Directors. Timothy…
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Must Do Must See for Jan. 31-Feb. 6
FRIDAY People become very large when they’re viewing an art show filled with tiny things. “Little” is capable of producing a powerful effect, making people “intensely aware of his or her own space,” say organizers of “The Small Works Show.” Think small at the opening reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Cottonwood Center…
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Delphia June Bildstein Born June 25, 1931. Died Jan. 16, 2014. Registered Nurse, longtime Colorado Springs resident. Survived by two sons, James Ralph and Joseph Andrew (Elsa); ; two daughters, Cynthia June (Tommy) Fails and Constance Ann Edwards; and a stepbrother, Robert Rupp. Services, 10 a.m. Saturday, Swan Law Funeral Directors. Swan-Law Funeral Directors. Elizabeth…