Author: Debbie Kelley
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Homeless population in Colorado Springs hit record highs, Point in Time survey shows
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A record-high spike of people living on the streets and in homeless shelters and supported housing programs in El Paso County is reflected in data released Monday from this year’s federally required Point-in-Time and Housing Inventory Count. The number of people countywide who described themselves…
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Focus on the Family responds after SPLC adds it to hate group list
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Initial reaction after finding out that Colorado Springs-based Focus on the Family made the Southern Poverty Law Center’s list of “hate and anti-government extremist” groups for the first time was a tongue-in-cheek, “What took them so long?” “Since Focus’ inception 48 years ago in 1977,…
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The psychology of camping: Throwbacks yield popular contemporary tradition
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Why anyone would happily forgo hot showers, dreamy sheets and an indoor commode in favor of scant bathing, a rocky snooze and vault toilets could be traced to a deep, ancestral pull. Think cave dwelling, teepee living, overnighters along wagon trails. “We all used to…
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Faith, fear and vigilance: Colorado Springs rabbis react to Boulder terror attack
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save How are people at the Chabad of Colorado Springs Jewish Community feeling after Sunday’s anti-Semitic terrorist attack at an outdoor mall in Boulder? Rabbi Boaz Vituk, who heads the synagogue, nudges aside his jacket before entering the holy building on Monday to lead a service…
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Santa Claus and Disney Princess Elsa conspire to fulfill ‘Make-A-Wish’ dream of 8-year-old Colorado girl
In one magical moment on Wednesday, Santa Claus worked with Princess Elsa of “Frozen” films to deliver a glorious wish to 8-year-old Genevieve Carach. Visions of twister rides, cotton candy and Magic Kingdom parades that await at Disney World next week danced in Genevieve’s head, chasing away any bad thoughts about being sick from the…
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Questions remain two years after murder-suicide of popular Charis Bible College couple
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save At the big-boy age of 8, the oldest son of Adrianna Trujillo is a star in club baseball. Her 7-year-old daughter recently received two awards in school and lost another tooth. The baby of the…
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End the summer with free popsicles and a bike ride at this ‘magical place’ in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It’s fun to eat popsicles on PopCycle Bridge, kids say. Especially after riding their bikes for 3 miles. Red was the hands-down favorite kind last Sunday among kids who made the fairly flat trek to…
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‘J6 Praying Grandma’ from Colorado Springs area says she’s not scared as sentencing nears
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Rebecca Lavrenz doesn’t want to go to prison, but for the past four months the 72-year-old great-grandmother, retired registered nurse and small-business owner in El Paso County has been steeling herself for that possibility. “I don’t think it’s right. I’m not happy about it. But…