Author: Pam Zubeck
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More anger over misdirected ballot request
Colorado Springs resident Jeremiah Barro was surprised and upset to learn his mail-ballot request sent to the El Paso County Clerk and Recorder’s Office Oct. 11 was disseminated to about a dozen media organizations. “It makes me angry,” he said Wednesday in a telephone interview from Afghanistan, where he’s working as a civilian contractor. “My…
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County may have $5 million ace in the hole
El Paso County officials are beating the bushes for money and think they might have found $5 million more for next year’s budget. It won’t solve the county’s budget crunch, but it could be used to restore cuts faced by the Sheriff’s Office, District Attorney’s Office and Health Department if a 1 percent sales tax…
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Lamborn seen but not heard at latest forum
All three candidates running in the 5th Congressional District contest in the Nov. 4 election made a showing at a forum Wednesday, but the incumbent’s appearance was a cardboard performance – literally. Rep. Doug Lamborn, who said earlier this week he’d like more debate opportunities, sidestepped the forum to work a volunteer phone bank for…
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POLITIGAB: Sundance festival for Udall
Robert Redford will be the man of the hour at a dessert reception thrown by real estate developers Nancy and Richard Gooding of Englewood to promote Mark Udall for Senate.It’s billed as the “final” fundraiser for Udall and will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 30, at the Gooding home.The address…
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Retirement money is safe, officials assure workers
Wild swings in the stock market and other investments have caused huge losses this year for pension plans covering thousands of government workers in the Pikes Peak region, but officials said the plans’ long-term investment strategies will ensure the workers’ retirement money is safe. The Colorado Public Employees’ Retirement Association, PERA, lost $4.3 billion, or…
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Students rock the early vote
Led by marchers carrying a Barack Obama banner and chanting, “Fired up, ready to vote!,” hundreds of Colorado College students marched from the campus Monday to cast ballots on the first day of early voting at the El Paso County Clerk and Recorder’s Office in Centennial Hall. The march was organized by Sen. Ken Salazar,…
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Dems lodge complaints about clerk
The El Paso County Clerk and Recorder’s Office accidentally forwarded three mail-ballot requests to media outlets after receiving them by fax during the past week, a glitch being blamed on a technical malfunction. It’s one of several incidents Democrats said in a press release “cause alarm and frustration in the community” due to Republican Clerk…
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POLITIGAB: This year’s ballot is a long one
Put in for some vacation time if you plan to vote during early voting, which begins Monday. Election officials say it could take up to 30 minutes to mark the historically long ballot. Early voting will be held daily, except Sunday, Oct. 26, from Monday through Friday, Oct. 31. Voting locations:• Centennial Hall, 200 S.…
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Ex-officer faces tough headwinds
The challenger in the 5th Congressional District race might seem a perfect match for the region’s conservative, retired military voters – a former Air Force officer, a fiscal conservative and moderate on social issues. But he’s a Democrat in a region ruled by Republicans. In a match-up that mirrors the 2006 race, a retired Air…
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POLITIGAB: All Aboard
Colorado Republican legislative leaders will conduct a statewide tour titled “Save!, Don’t Spend” in, of all things, a gas-guzzling recreational vehicle.The tour will promote a plan to put Colorado back on track by creating a rainy day fund for tough economic times and taking steps to keep government living within its means, the group said…