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STOP THE CARNAGE? STOP AT THE RED LIGHT!
For years, the intersection at Powers Boulevard and Old Ranch Road has been one of the most dangerous in Colorado Springs. It’s on the far north edge of the city and it’s important because hundreds of...
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JUNK CARS MAY BE ART IN TEXAS, BUT NOT IN COLORADO SPRINGS
Colorado Redneck Stonehenge at Copperhead Road Honkey Tonk and Saloon Hey art lovers, you are going to love this one. Colorado Springs city officials say three junk cars, erected to create a gateway...
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GRIEVING MOTHER GETS COMFORT FROM NEIGHBORS
Michele Reckel only knew Scoti Domeij as someone she waved to everyday from her post as crossing guard for Fremont Elementary School. She knows Scoti much better after rallying the neighborhood to...
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SPORTS NOT FOR ‘DUMB JOCKS’— THE REALITY IS JUST THE OPPOSITE
Air Academy High School senior Mark Dotseth is the 2011 boys soccer player of the year. Two of my favorite special sections in The Gazette are the Best & Brightest and Peak Performers, published...
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MCGEE ENDS WAR AND BEISEL ‘MELLOW’ BUT STILL ANGRY AT MANITOU
Tom McGee built this house atop Iron Mountain overlooking Manitou Springs and Colorado Springs in the distance. Photo courtesy Steve Garufi. For years, Tom McGee and Steve Beisel stood side-by-side...
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MAYBE COLORADO SPRINGS ISN’T SO BAD AFTER ALL
xx A couple months ago, I was surprised to read in the Quality of Life survey that fewer than 50 percent of Colorado Springs residents surveyed feel “very safe” walking their neighborhoods at night....
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R.I.P. DESSIE AND C. ROB ON YOUR TAYLOR’S ACRE IN THE SKY
The sayings on the side of the Taylor's Acre barn just off of Fillmore Street near Templeton Gap have been catching eyes since 1972 when they first one was painted. That tradition continues on even...
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