Author: Stephanie Earls
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Cheyenne Mountain Zoo mourns loss of legendary primatologist
Jane Goodall was in her early 50s, decades into a legendary career evolving the human-primate dynamic, when her passion and mission brought her to Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs. Goodall visited the zoo in 1985 as part of her ChimpanZoo research program, a sweeping collaboration among the renowned primatologist and colleges and zoological facilities…
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Field of dreams: High tech diagnoses, surgeries a game changer for young athletes in Colorado
If walking is a series of controlled, false falls, 18-year-old Aidan Harris moves in precision plunges and pivots so smooth he sometimes seems to float — all while snapping ball after ball after ball exactly where he wants it to go. Kid’s got better aim with his leg than most people do with their arm,…
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Challenges ahead, but ‘the sky is not falling’ for Colorado brewing industry
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Signs that craft brewing has turned a page on the boom-time chapters are hard to ignore, even for those sporting the rosiest of glasses. For not the first time in recent memory, more breweries closed…
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Calm in a storm: Memorial Hospital’s forensic nursing center is a one-of-a-kind resource
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Steps away from the clamor of one of the country’s busiest emergency departments, a first-of-its-kind, 24-hour medical unit in Colorado Springs strives for serenity in the treatment of patients whose physical injuries only hint at…
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The business of love: After more than 50 years, Skyway Creations in Colorado Springs will soon be closing its doors
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The owners of Skyway Creations, Don Jr. and Lori Goede, have spent most of their lives helping generations of Colorado Springs customers express sentiments that feel too big for language alone. I love you. I’m sorry. Goodbye. “Any feelings or message you want to say,…
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Class action suit filed against disgraced former Colorado jail commander
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A former Colorado jail commander, accused of secretly viewing and replaying thousands of strip-search videos of female inmates over a five-year period, now is also facing a federal class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of his accusers at the La Plata County jail in Durango. Edward…
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Lawsuit settled against Air Force Academy over former race-based admissions practices
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save More than four months after the U.S. Air Force Academy announced it no longer would consider race as a factor in its admissions process, the Justice Department said Tuesday a settlement has been reached between the Colorado Springs academy and a conservative nonprofit whose years…
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Lost POW/MIA bracelet finds its way home after 50 years
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Vietnam-era POW/MIA bracelet long lost, then found, inspires a mission to set things right after half a century. A cold call to a mostly forgotten landline finally makes it through, leading to a full-circle moment more complete than anyone imagined. Is it serendipity? Fate?…
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VA cemetery director and avid outdoorsman leaves legacy of impact, compassion in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Skyler Holmes never served in the military, but he devoted much of his life to honoring and memorializing those who had. The longtime director of Pikes Peak National Cemetery in Colorado Springs — husband, father of three, and avid outdoorsman — died suddenly July 19, at age…
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New craft brewery in the works for northeast Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Kristin and Jeff Lockhart spent untold hours cruising Colorado Springs in search of the perfect location for their startup craft brewery, in arguably imperfect craft brewing times. The spot they ultimately settled on for Armillary Brewing Co., in the end cap of a three-unit shopping…