Author: Meri-Jo Borzilleri
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In any language, X Games will grow
The Pikes Peak region boasted two top-35 finishers in Forbes’ latest rankings of colleges and universities. Colorado College finished 29th and the Air Force Academy finished 35th in the latest rankings, which were release this week and compiled by the Center for Affordability and Productivity, a Washington D.C. not-for-profit research center. The five categories determining…
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Finn crashes X party
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, Aug. 3, 2012 – Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Justin Callahan is airborne again, flying a C-12 Huron twin-engine airplane in support of the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade here. Less than two years ago, Callahan, who’s originally from Bloomsdale, Mo., was told he couldn’t fly aircraft again, could never run again, and…
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Flipping views
CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Aug. 3, 2012 – Recognizing that the new focus on the Asia-Pacific region is a national strategy and one not just for the Defense Department alone, U.S. Pacific Command is reaching out to its interagency and non-governmental partners to roll it out in an efficient, well-coordinated manner. “We are in the process…
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Four-day event takes over town
A 29-year-old man was sentenced to three years and one month in prison for assaulting his infant daughter while they lived on Fort Carson. Ray Sievers will also serve three years of supervised release once he gets out of prison for the assault, which happened while he lived on post with his wife — an…
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Armstrong eyes record
LONDON – Deborah Mango was preparing to bury her husband when Spenser, her 6-year-old son, wrapped his arms around her. They were at the funeral home a few days after Thomas Mango, Spenser’s father, had died in a never-solved shooting in St. Louis. “Mom,” Spenser said, “everything is going to be all right.” Nearly 20…
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Weir defends national title
House committees on armed services and veterans affairs held a joint hearing Wednesday to review details of President Obama’s plan to improve the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) for separating and retiring military members, with a kind of five-to-seven-day “reverse boot camp” available by late 2013 to smooth transition to civilian life and employment. But lawmakers…
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Kwan turns to Springs, sacred song for help
WASHINGTON, July 31, 2012 – Using every avenue open to veterans in their job-seeking endeavors is the key to success, a Navy veteran who served in the Vietnam era said. Tim Pollard of Boston said he has benefitted from his connections to veterans groups and the Veterans Affairs Department, in addition to employment and housing…
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Local skater targets Turin
The Fine Arts Center, and AspenPointe’s Military Creative Expressions have teamed up to support our wounded veterans with the Taste of Old Colorado Food and Art Stroll On Sunday, August 4, from 1-4 pm.For $20 you can stroll around Old Colorado City looking at artwork and sampling food and wine from 20 different restaurants. All…