Author: Deedee Correll
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Balloon saga seemed tailored for media age
FORT COLLINS – As the silvery UFO-shaped balloon sailed over the high plains and a national television audience watched transfixed Thursday, the Colorado Army National Guard scrambled together combat helicopters for a possible rescue of the 6-year-old boy reportedly inside.Flights in and out of Denver International Airport were re-routed, while on the ground, would-be rescuers…
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Theft of horses’ tails mystifies Elbert County owners
ELBERT COUNTY – The horses at Tom Johnson and Jim Hoff’s place once had tails that hung down to their hooves.Shampooed and combed, their flaxen color gleamed when the Belgian draft horses drew wagons for children and pranced in parades. But a significant portion of their tails disappeared one recent night when a knife- or…
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State adopts new oil, gas rules
DENVER • When a Colorado emergency room nurse fell gravely ill after treating a gas-field worker, doctors struggled to figure out what was wrong with her. Her liver, heart and lungs were failing, likely a result of inhaling ZetaFlow – a substance used in natural gas drilling – from the patient’s boots. But doctors could…
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Cyclists run afoul of law in Larimer County
FORT COLLINS • In the feud between motorists and cyclists, the hour was high noon. A lawman stopped two visitors on a quiet county road and warned them their behavior wouldn’t be tolerated. Their transgression: riding their two-wheeled steeds side by side instead of falling into single file when an automobile approached. “Don’t let…
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Fort Carson is keeping tabs on its carbon ‘bootprint’
FORT CARSON – Soldiers here fired off 12 million pieces of mortar, rifle and artillery ammunition on the training range last year – exercises the Army now knows generated 58.8 tons of carbon dioxide.This post south of Colorado Springs is the first in the Army to begin tracking greenhouse gases emitted by its barracks, tanks…
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Schools might dispense birth control
From left: Ben Faricy, Bob Fenton and Elizabeth Daniels Photo by
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Fountain bails on postcard attack
Principal Randy Zimmerman described CIVA Charter School as having a “nomadic existence,†calling four locations home during its first 10 years. Photo by (MIKE TERRY, THE GAZETTE)
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Taxes may replace fees for Fountain developers
Principal Randy Zimmerman described CIVA Charter School as having a “nomadic existence,†calling four locations home during its first 10 years. Photo by (MIKE TERRY, THE GAZETTE)
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Five families honor five sons
Bagpiper Robert Kirkham at memorial services Thursday for Fort Carson soldiers killed in Baghdad. Photo by (DAVID BITTON, THE GAZETTE) Misty Althouse, left, and Ashley Martinez at a memorial service for Martinez’s husband, Sgt. Michael Martinez, at Soldiers Memorial Chapel at Fort Carson on Thursday. Photo by