Author: Pam Zubeck
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POLITIGAB: Pentagon rules
Hal Bidlack, the Democratic candidate in the 5th Congressional District, is violating Defense Department rules by not identifying himself as a retired officer in some literature, a supporter of his opponent, Doug Lamborn, alleges.The rules state that candidates not on active duty “must clearly indicate their retired or Reserve status.”Some Bidlack signs, which can be…
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Tax hike would benefit El Paso County
What a difference a penny can make. If voters approve a proposed 1 percent sales tax increase – a penny on each $1 sale – El Paso County’s budget would total $304.4 million next year, compared with $228 million without the tax, budget officer Nicola Sapp said. The extra money would mean a jail could…
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Competing for images in minds of voters
Here’s the image many Colorado Springs officials want voters to remember as they cast ballots on Nov. 4: Barbara Crane was working in her garage in August 2005 when rainwater crept under the door. Within two hours, the storm soaked her carpets and washed away her landscaping. Two feet of water stood in her Paseo…
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Coffee detente canceled
The coffee date is off.Fifth Congressional District candidates Democratic challenger Hal Bidlack and Republican incumbent Doug Lamborn had planned to chat over a cup of coffee on Monday.Lamborn’s spokeswoman Catherine Mortensen said in an e-mail the date was canceled after Bidlack made the meeting contingent on a debate before next Thursday.”The congressman has made no…
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Congressional race is in the mail
With Congress in recess, Rep. Doug Lamborn is back in his home district. Coincidentally, 120,000 mail ballots were sent out recently. Could it be the race in the 5th Congressional District is finally heating up? Lamborn, a Republican seeking his second term, is being challenged by Democrat Hal Bidlack, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel.…
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Record numbers ready to vote
This year’s presidential election is drawing record numbers of registered voters and requests for mail ballots and given rise to questions surrounding voter registration, which El Paso County officials say has been handled properly. “Every day when I leave here I’m 100 percent confident that we’ve done everything possible to process each and every document…
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Terror victim mourned at AFA chapel
When Caryn Rodriguez met her future husband during a spring break vacation in Mexico in 1997, he told her he attended a small college in Colorado Springs she’d probably never heard of. A few weeks later she learned he was an Air Force Academy cadet. She married Rodolfo “Rod” Ivan Rodriguez at the Air Force…
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Councilman’s views on budget
Colorado Springs City Councilman Darryl Glenn will talk about the city’s 2009 budget during town-hall meetings scheduled this month. Glenn represents City Council District 2, which includes an area northeast of Academy Boulevard and North Carefree Circle. The meeting schedule:· Noon to 1:30 p.m. Oct. 18 at Firestation 19, 2490 Research Blvd.· Noon to 1:30…
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Campaign ends at the polls
Be aware that it’s against the law to campaign for candidates or ballot measures within 100 feet of a polling place. El Paso County election official Liz Olson said that goes for signs, campaign buttons and other stuff, like T-shirts.Counting penniesIf money talks, races for three El Paso County commissioner seats to be decided at…
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POLITIGAB: Chamber weighs in on ballot measures
The Greater Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce issued a news release Tuesday saying it held an emergency board meeting in response to “behind the scenes” information that negotiations to remove four “anti-job, anti-business ballot” measures had failed. Gov. Bill Ritter and labor representatives have been discussing a deal in which the measures would be removed…