Author: Pam Zubeck
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Debate on earmarks is heating up
Rep. Doug Lamborn is seeking $63.3 million in special-project funding in the 2009 budget. All is defenserelated.Lamborn wants $14.9 million for Peterson Air Force Base projects, $10 million for Schriever Air Force Base and $37.75 million for projects under development by defense contractors. Another $687,000 would be spent on Highway 115 access to Fort Carson.The…
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If you want to be on top someday, you have to work
New City Manager Penelope Culbreth-Graft wants to help midmanagers work their way to the top, the operative word being “work.” She picked seven up-and-comers for the first incarnation of “Team Squared.” The city manager is worried. She’s afraid the city, like cities across the country, will lose up to 50 percent of its talent…
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THE SPYGLASS: If you want to be on top someday, you have to work
New City Manager Penelope Culbreth-Graft wants to help midmanagers work their way to the top, the operative word being “work.” She picked seven up-and-comers for the first incarnation of “Team Squared.” The city manager is worried. She’s afraid the city, like cities across the country, will lose up to 50 percent of its talent…
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POLITIGAB: Kickoff party for Hunter
A kickoff party for Allison Hunter, Democratic candidate for El Paso County commissioner in District 2, will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, June 14, at Springs Ranch Golf Club, 3525 Tutt Boulevard.Speakers will include Democratic candidate for Congress in the 5th District Retired Lt. Col. Hal Bidlack, and El Paso County Chair Sen.…
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POLITIGAB: Cutting-edge ideas sought
Jeff Crank, Republican candidate for the 5th Congressional District, has opened an online public forum for voters to offer ideas on cutting government.”We must cut the size of government and get Washington under control,” Crank said.To make a suggestion, go to http://jeffcrank.ideascale.com/. Some posts will be highlighted on the Crank Web site http://www.jeffcrank.com/ next week.…
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Selling Memorial Health System back on table
Whether Colorado Springs should sell Memorial Health System is on the table again. It’s a question that has dogged the system for nearly two decades.The issue was raised last week by Councilman Jerry Heimlicher, who questions the agency’s financial strength.”My big concern is that we’re continuing down the road with uncompensated care to the point…
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Panel will examine city services, how they’re funded
A panel was formed this week to study and suggest changes in city services and how they’re funded, with an eye to the April 2009 ballot.The Sustainable Funding Committee, appointed Tuesday, consists of 21 members handpicked by Colorado Springs City Council members.The panel includes developers, neighborhood activists, politicians and business people.Although the council has complained…
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Udall finds Lamborn at luncheon
Rep. Mark Udall took a jab at colleague Doug Lamborn during a luncheon today at The Broadmoor.Udall, a Democrat who represents District 2 including northwest Denver and Boulder, is running for the U.S. Senate and has been crisscrossing the state of late. He officially opened his campaign earlier this week in Colorado Springs and has…
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THE SPYGLASS: Silence over France trip feels a lot like déjá vu
In December, Mayor Lionel Rivera and his wife, Lynn, went to Paris on official city business.Most of the trip was funded by his hosts across the pond, with the city picking up incidentals such as an occasional cab fare.But when it was time recently to file annual disclosure forms for gifts, honoraria or other benefits…
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Silence over France trip feels a lot like déjá vu
In December, Mayor Lionel Rivera and his wife, Lynn, went to Paris on official city business.Most of the trip was funded by his hosts across the pond, with the city picking up incidentals such as an occasional cab fare.But when it was time recently to file annual disclosure forms for gifts, honoraria or other benefits…