Dec
23
2010
23
2010
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EMPTY STOCKING FUND: Family escapes fire, loses home
The fire came in the dead of night and robbed a Palmer Lake family of its home, three weeks before Christmas.
“We got out of the house with the three kids and that’s the most important thing,” said Nazario, who is being identified by only ...
Dec
21
2010
21
2010
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Stolen vehicle found off Lower Gold Camp Road
Colorado Springs police are investigating a stolen vehicle that slid about 300 feet off Lower Gold Camp Road on Tuesday afternoon.
Police were notified about 3:20 p.m. that a vehicle had gone off a cliff near Lower Gold Camp Road and Bear Creek ...
Dec
20
2010
20
2010
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State’s road conditions website goes down when drivers need it most
The day before Thanksgiving, one of the busiest travel days of the year, John Henry was less than thankful for the Colorado Department of Transportation’s road conditions website.
The popular site, cotrip.org, was down much of the day, as ...
Dec
19
2010
19
2010
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EMPTY STOCKING FUND: Peak Vista takes patient that docs wouldn’t
It didn’t matter how many doctors Kathryn took her “medically fragile” 4-year-old daughter to, no one would take her difficult case.
Lilly suffered a severe brain injury from an illness when she was an infant and now she can’t speak or ...
Nov
30
2010
30
2010
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HIV/AIDS library exhibits highlight local stories
"Beneath the Empty Shoes: Voices from the Path of HIV/AIDS" is a multimedia exhibit featuring the stories of local residents whose lives have been affected by AIDS and HIV. The exhibit, created by the Southern Colorado AIDS Project and Pine ...
Nov
29
2010
29
2010
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EMPTY STOCKING FUND: Charity helps woman out of IRS bind
Stories involving the Internal Revenue Service rarely have a happy ending.
But Patricia’s, with help from the Ecumenical Social Ministries, does.
Patricia, a Nigerian native, came to America in 1998 with her husband, who she had met in ...
Nov
28
2010
28
2010
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Burn off Thanksgiving calories
Thanksgiving is a celebration of gluttony, American-style.No other event on the calendar is so centered around food. The average Turkey Day dinner contains a whopping 3,000 calories, a full day’s worth in one orgy of turkey, starches ...