Author: Deb Acord
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3,000 miles from home to Nome
Linda Clarke trained a sled dog team on a run near Leadville in December. Lachlan Clarke is in the Iditarod, which starts today. (DAVID BITTON, THE GAZETTE) Photo by
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Women’s hair shows how they see selves
VISTA, Calif. — Brittany Killgore was hoping to unwind for three days after filing for divorce from her Marine husband serving in Afghanistan. Prosecutors believe things quickly went wrong when she met another Marine for a night out. “She sent a text saying, ‘Help,’” Patrick Espinoza, a deputy district attorney in San Diego County, said…
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Walk this way
Nearly 200 Fort Carson soldiers are scheduled to arrive back home Thursday after a year at war in Afghanistan. The homecoming marks the second such ceremony this year for the 2nd Brigade Combat Team of the 4th Infantry Division, which deployed in May and June of 2011, according to a Fort Carson news release. About…
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Don’t count on new beverage for weight loss
The Iraq War is over and the Afghanistan War is winding down, but resiliency remains a vital skill for military kids to acquire and hone. Such was the message of last week’s youth education summit, held April 9 at Fort Carson.Click here for pictures of the event Over 100 area educators, counselors and other youth…
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Hot for chili
Fort Carson officials on Thursday pointed to the increased accessibility of counseling services and a jump in soldiers reporting mental health problems as the chief reasons for a dramatic rise in behavioral health visits on post. “We were a hospital-centric organization providing behavioral health care to the community,” said Col. John McGrath, commander of the…