Author: Jon Lentz
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Program aims to keep ex-offenders from returning to jail
The first two times Glen Tatro was released from prison, freedom proved temporary. He thinks his his third prison sentence, though, will be his last. The difference is a new ex-offender program in Colorado Springs that aims to prevent inmates like Tatro from returning to crime by providing free medical care, mental health treatment and…
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Fort Carson honors three fallen soldiers
Fort Carson soldiers gathered Wednesday for a memorial service to honor three comrades who died in Afghanistan. Sgt. 1st Class Jason J. Fabrizi, 29, was a family man and beloved leader committed to preparing his troops for battle. After three tours in Iraq, he turned down a position as a drill sergeant. Instead he chose…
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Army recruiters plan car show to help foster kids
Aiming to provide foster care children with new clothes and school supplies, two Colorado Springs soldiers are putting on their first-ever “Warriors for Charity Car Show” this month. The show, scheduled for Aug. 22 at The Citadel mall, will feature at least 375 cars and motorcycles, a large stereo competition and prizes in categories that…
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One hospital, five generations and tons of changes in birthing babies
The year was 1944, and Mary Dieter was about to give birth. To ease her pain, she was heavily sedated with ether. To help her recover, she was confined to her hospital bed for a week. And she rarely got to be with her newborn daughter, except to nurse. Last month, her great-great-grandson was born…
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Missed deadlines cost Cherokee water district four wells
A ruling against the Cherokee Metropolitan District last week shut down four of its wells, reducing the water supplier’s capacity by 20 percent and putting residents at risk of a mid-year rate increase. The district, which provides water to 8,000 homes in Cimarron Hills and nearby neighborhoods, didn’t apply on time to upgrade the conditional…
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Summer Youth Workforce Program at capacity
The Summer Youth Workforce Program, which created more than 300 local jobs with wages paid by the 2009 federal stimulus bill, is no longer taking applications in Colorado Springs. The temporary program is at capacity, with 250 older teenagers and young adults already working and more than 50 set to start in the next couple…
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In hard times, volunteers see a way to help
Volunteering for Meals on Wheels had been in the back of Roxanne Simpson’s mind for years. But she didn’t sign up until last fall, when her work as a real estate appraiser slowed to a crawl.“I’ve always wanted to do something like this, and the downturn in my job pushed me to do it,” said…
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More Springs residents stepping up to volunteer in a bad economy
Volunteering for Meals on Wheels had been in the back of Roxanne Simpson’s mind for years. But she didn’t sign up until last fall, when her work as a real estate appraiser slowed to a crawl. “I’ve always wanted to do something like this, and the downturn in my job pushed me to do it,”…
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Don’t let Elmo fall on the kids
Chad Holladay was in his basement playing Playstation 3 when he heard a loud crash coming from a bedroom. For a moment, it was silent. Then his 6-year-old daughter, Alyssa, dashed out of the room, screaming and bouncing along the walls. A few feet in front of him, she collapsed. Holladay looked in her bedroom…
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Soldier raised in Peyton dies in Afghanistan
An Illinois Army National Guardsman who lived with his grandmother in Peyton as a teenager was killed earlier this month in Afghanistan by a roadside bomb that detonated near his vehicle. Sgt. Chester Wayne Hosford, 35, was weeks away from completing his first deployment when a bomb killed him and three other U.S. soldiers in…