Colorado Springs City Council appoints Ken Casey to vacant seat, but not without controversy

Council President Lynette Crow-Iverson threatened to “silence” nearly half of the council after disagreement on the interview process. --- The Colorado Springs City Council decided in a 5-3 vote to appoint Ken Casey as the new District 2 representative. Casey, who [...]

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Why scientists still use a milk scale and antique aluminum tubes to track Colorado’s record-low snowpack

By maintaining Depression-era methods, researchers have confirmed this year’s snowpack is unprecedented. --- On an unseasonably warm morning in late March, Brian Domonkos parked a government-issued truck at the base of Horseshoe Mountain, a nearly 14,000-foot-tall peak outside Fairplay, Colorado.  A monthly [...]

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Colorado leaders race to scrub Cesar Chavez’s name from public events and parks after sex abuse accusations

Denver will rename holiday and park as UNC considers changing the name of its cultural center. --- GREELEY, Colo. — Leaders around the country are racing to scrub Cesar Chavez's name from parks, schools and streets after a New York Times [...]

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