Author: Tim Bergsten
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Bruce sues state leaders, says they stole TABOR funds
Colorado Springs tax-fighter Douglas Bruce filed suit Friday morning against Gov. Bill Ritter and the state’s elected lawmakers, claiming they’ve stolen $200 million from the state’s treasury. At issue is an emergency reserve fund that’s established by the Bruce-authored Taxpayer Bill of Rights, or TABOR, which voters added to Colorado’s constitution in 1992. Bruce said…
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FRESH INK: Community is growing day by day
Traffic is picking up at csfreshink.com. Through the first 10 days of January, we doubled our page views over the same period in December. That kind of momentum is a good sign and it points to something we’ve expected: A social network similar to Facebook made for residents of the Pikes Peak region will thrive…
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Wassons team gains fame
Forty-two travelers feasted on pizza, chocolate-dipped strawberries and rainbow-sprinkled cupcakes Friday as they waited for a plane to take them to a theme park.The trip was free.The price of admission was unimaginable.All were spouses and children of fallen American service members.The group departed Colorado Springs on the Snowball Express Friday afternoon and met up with…
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CC to host hockey regional
MIAMI, Nov. 19, 2012 – Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta commended the lasting accomplishments of the former commander of U.S. Southern Command today and welcomed a new, but familiar, officer to lead the combatant command here. Panetta presided over the Southcom ceremony as Air Force Gen. Douglas M. Fraser retired, relinquished his command to Marine…
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Head of the class
Twenty-seven Air Force Academy cadets were injured last week after a traditional hazing event left some with concussions, broken collar bones and cuts and bruises. One cadet suffered a human bite on the arm, according to an email sent to academy staff by Brig. Gen. Dana Born, dean of cadets. The hazing, known as First…
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Lancers burned by hot team
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo., Oct. 29, 2012 – U.S. Northern Command is poised to provide Defense Department support to Federal Emergency Management Agency, tribal, state and local response efforts due to Hurricane Sandy. Part of Northcom’s defense support of civil authorities mission directs the command to plan and anticipate actions that it may need…