Author: Pam Zubeck
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THE SPYGLASS: General’s Iraq speech heard by a select few
Everybody’s who’s anybody was at the Penrose House last Wednesday.About 90 people gathered to get the latest dope on the Iraq war from someone in the know. Lt. Gen. Raymond Odierno spoke to a who’s-who crowd in the lush setting of a goldrush-era millionaire’s home in the Broadmoor hills.The event was sponsored by the Colorado…
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County Health Department Director Rosemary Bakes-Martin dies
Rosemary Bakes-Martin, director of the El Paso County Department of Health and Environment, died late Tuesday night after a battle with cancer. County Commissioner Sallie Clark said Bakes-Martin, 62, had fought cancer for more than a year but worked until just a few months ago. After undergoing intense treatment, she decided a few weeks ago…
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Utilities wants 18.6 percent increase in water rates
Colorado Springs Utilities wants to raise the average residential water bill by $4.59 per month to make up for revenue shortfalls from lower water usage and officials’ faulty growth forecasts.If approved, the 18.6 percent increase would be the largest since at least 2000.The City Council on Tuesday set a public hearing for Aug. 12 to…
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Denver calls on Springs police for help with Democratic National Convention
Colorado Springs has been asked to send 58 police officers to Denver to help provide security for the Democratic National Convention from Aug. 23 to 28.The Denver Police Department would use Justice Department money to pay Colorado Springs $491,789 for 52 officers and six sergeants for six days of work.”The city isn’t going to have…
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Byproduct of coal-burning is turned into a moneymaker
Colorado Springs Utilities is getting ready to turn ash into treasure through a program designed to reduce costs, bring in cash and go easier on the planet as well.The city-owned utility has struck a deal with Separation Technologies of Needham, Mass., to process 120,000 to 130,000 tons of fly ash produced per year by the…
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Sunday liquor sales begin
By 2 p.m. Sunday, sales at Flintridge House of Spirits, 4779 Flintridge Drive, had outpaced a normal Monday.That’s not saying much.”I can’t say it’s been the busiest day,” said Gunnar Westrich, minding the register for his boss, who isn’t convinced Sunday liquor sales will be worth keeping the lights on for but will give it…
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Proposed water pipeline gets negative feedback
Colorado Springs’ proposed $1 billion Southern Delivery System came under sharp criticism in the nearly 400 comments submitted to a federal agency preparing an environmental report on the water pipeline project. Among them are concerns about the degradation of Fountain Creek, destruction of archaeological artifacts, energy use and water quality in the Arkansas River downstream. The U.S.…
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THE SPYGLASS: Cities save money by tracking vehicles
When Mom watches you rake the yard, you’re less apt to ditch the job to take a dip in the neighbor’s pool. That’s the principle behind a Deer Park, N.Y., company’s product that it says saves cities and companies money. Vehicle Tracking Solutions installs boxes the size of a deck of cards inside vehicles…
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POLITIGAB: Bruce says no to dependency
Once again, Douglas Bruce doesn’t want your money. Bruce, seeking the Republican nomination in House District 15, isn’t accepting campaign donations, just as he refused donations when he ran for El Paso County commissioner a few years ago. “I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with people accepting donations, but I don’t want to create that…
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House leaders blast planning for NORAD move
House leaders took the Pentagon to task Wednesday for moving the nation’s air and space defense command headquarters from the Cold War-era Cheyenne Mountain bunker to Peterson Air Force Base without ensuring its new home could fend off “a wide range of threats.”In a strongly worded letter to Defense Secretary Robert Gates, House Armed Services…