Tag: inside the halls of power
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In some cases, county can’t afford not to have legal aid
El Paso County paid a law firm $180 an hour for legal work that cost taxpayers $175,700 in the past two years and is bound to cost more. But that�s what happens when a convicted cop shooter sues the county after a deputy returned fire and hit him in the butt. Believe it or not,…
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Lamborn office invites grant — and contest — applications
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke Photo by
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Government rates 27 of its own programs as ‘ineffective’
Sandra Bernhard, here at her “Everything Bad & Beautiful†show in 2006, is back with a new stage act. Photo by (AP)
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Lots of people trying to get money out of city government
The house at 2534 E. St. Vrain was the scene of a shooting Thursday that left one man dead. Photo by Carol Lawrence
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Closed road, 2-foot spikes don’t seem open-minded
Mark Johnston, El Paso County natural resources manager, waded through tamarisk along Fountain Creek last week. The invasive plant has driven out native cottonwoods in some areas. Photo by Kirk Speer