The Gazette back issues from August 2007:
A new voice ; NEW LIFE CHURCH: Thousands offer warm approval to a Texas pastor trying out for a leadership post in the Springs
Aug 13, 2007; ... They prayed with him, laughed at his jokes, gave him a standingovation and said he looked like the man who could lead New LifeChurch. More than 10,000 people crammed into the sanctuary at twoservices Sunday to see Pastor Brady Boyd preach his stuff. A seniorassociate pastor at ...
Gas tax no longer enough to fix our highways ; MILES TAX, TOLLS WEIGHED: As cars grow more fuel-efficient, gas-tax revenues decline, but needs still mount. A solution will require tough choices.
Aug 13, 2007; ... DENVER - Science fiction writers imagining 21st-centurytransportation envisioned flying cars, but they never pictured adashboard device that would count every mile motorists drive andthen charge them for it. Yet, that is among the ideas that have passed from the realm ofthe ...
In Texas, motorists pay for the roads they want ; Colorado considers more toll lanes
Aug 13, 2007; ... DENVER - About 15 years ago, Texas leaders recognized that road-building money was running short, especially as education, healthcare and other concerns consumed larger shares of the budget. Their solution: Let the drivers pay for the roads they want. Today, almost no tax ...
Raising millions without tax hike might be a tall order
Aug 13, 2007; ... After 16 years in which legislators have been reluctant to raiseColorado's gas tax -- and failed at the ballot on their onlyattempt, in 1998 -- many of the options that a commission isconsidering for future transportation funding involve tax hikes. But as members of Gov. Bill ...
Slow down near schools ; Many offenders are distracted parents, officer says
Aug 13, 2007; ... With most schools in the region starting classes this week,police will be looking for motorists who speed through school zones. The thing is, many offenders will be parents speeding to gettheir kids to school, said one longtime traffic officer. Colorado Springs police Lt ....
Schools tap earth for heat ; D-11 sites using geothermal cooling, too, to save energy
Aug 13, 2007; ... When Washington Elementary students play in a grassy field duringrecess next week, they won't even know they are stomping acrosshundreds of holes that help heat -- and cool -- their school. Washington, and three other Colorado Springs School District 11schools, had geothermal ...
Online school directory debuts on gazette.com
Aug 13, 2007 ... There are 17 school districts blanketing the Pikes Peak region,meaning 17 back-toschool schedules and 17 district Web sites. Some people may not even know which district they live in. As a new school year begins, The Gazette unveils an online schooldirectory complete with ...
New reasons to slow near D-11 schools ; Bus stops, crosswalks, speed limits have been installed for school year
Aug 13, 2007; ... New school zones and bus stops in School District 11, the city'slargest, could snare inattentive drivers this week. The new Freedom Elementary, 5280 Butterfield Drive, is in theWagon Trails community. A new crosswalk -- and a 20 mph speed limit -- has been established at Bridle ...
Carson's 3rd BCT back to Iraq ; Soldiers work on marksmanship, urban policing
Aug 13, 2007; ... It will be back to basics for soldiers in Fort Carson's 3rdBrigade Combat Team as they prepare for a December return to Iraq. The unit has passed its biggest training test with a fieldexercise this summer at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin,Calif. Now commanders want to ...
CFC honors Peterson worker with hero award
Aug 13, 2007 ... Kirk Brown, chairman of the 2006 North American Aerospace DefenseCommand and United States Northern Command Combined FederalCampaign, received the 2006 National CFC Military Civilian HeroAward for his CFC work and other volunteer activities. Brown, a civilian employee at Peterson ...
SERVICES
Aug 13, 2007 ... NOTE: ADDITIONAL OBITUARIES ARE AVAILABLE ON GAZETTE.COM Russell L. Anderson Services, 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, First United Methodist Church,Lehmberg Chapel. Burial, Evergreen Cemetery. Ruby Murriel Brownell Memorial services, 11 a.m. Saturday, Funeral and ...
DEATHS
Aug 13, 2007 ... NOTE: ADDITIONAL OBITUARIES ARE AVAILABLE ON GAZETTE.COM RETIRED BRIG. GEN. ROBERT B. HUGHES Born Oct. 14, 1916. Died Aug. 11, 2007. Air Force, 32-year Colorado Springs resident. Survived by twosons, David A. and Robert S.; and a daughter, Jeanne Crouch.Visitation, 3 ...
Sweet deal ; County should change policy on unused leave
Aug 13, 2007 ... An old saying tells us that all work and no play makes Jack adull boy. But it can also boost his bank account. Just ask former ElPaso County Administrator Terry Harris, who collected $162,000 inunused vacation and sick time when he retired earlier this year.Harris said he didn't take ...
Rockies have yet to spoil in August
Aug 13, 2007; ... DENVER - It's mid-August, the time of year when baseball fans inthis state give up on another Rockies season and turn theirattention to football. Season after season of disappointment have bred low expectationsand lower desire to believe the home team can make a run for ...
BRONCOS: THE ASHLEY LELIE TRADE
Aug 13, 2007; ... Nearly a year has passed since the Denver Broncos sent holdoutreceiver Ashley Lelie to Atlanta in a three-way trade that alsoinvolved Washington. Lelie became a free agent after the season and signed with theSan Francisco 49ers, who host the Broncos tonight in a preseasongame ....
Air Force defender hopes for progress
Aug 13, 2007; ... Air Force senior inside linebacker Drew Fowler led the MountainWest Conference in tackles last season with 10.2 per game. It's anhonor he'd rather not have this year. "Because the less tackles I make, the less tackles (outsidelinebacker John) Rabold makes, the less tackles anybody ...
Hixon fights for spot ; Receiver says his left foot is fully recovered
Aug 13, 2007; ... After missing his rookie season because of injury, Domenik Hixonreturned to the Denver Broncos with a simple goal. "First and foremost is making the team," he said. "People losesight that there are still cuts." Hixon could take the first step toward making the 53-man ...
Sky Sox continue to lose players, games
Aug 13, 2007; ... Oswaldo Navarro, the ninth hitter in Tacoma's lineup, had fourRBIs to lead the Rainiers to an 11-3 victory Sunday against theColorado Springs Sky Sox before 4,288 fans at Security ServiceField. The depleted Sky Sox, who lost Sean Barker for the season becauseof a roster move by ...
30,000 hours volunteering? 'Because I love it'
Aug 14, 2007; ... Lois Giles' sunny smile is the first thing many Memorial Hospitalemployees and patients see each morning. She's been smiling for 18 years. Or 30,000 hours -- that's how much time the 84-year-old has spentvolunteering at Memorial on Boulder Street, most of it at ...
Bomb threat at Springs airport yields nothing but a long wait ; Flights delayed, rerouted as police searched for anything suspicious
Aug 14, 2007; ... The Colorado Springs Airport was evacuated, and flights weredelayed for about two hours Monday after a telephoned bomb threat. Police K-9 teams, explosives experts and emergency crews sweptthe terminal after a caller said a bomb was set to go off, airportspokesman Mark Earle said ....
DA seeks death penalty for Lee ; Man accused of killing cop
Aug 15, 2007; ... A man accused in the execution-style killing of a ColoradoSprings police officer during a drunken-driving traffic stop latelast year will be on trial for his life. As required by Colorado law, 4th Judicial District Attorney JohnNewsome filed a notice Friday with the court of his ...
State wants up to $15M more for auto registration ; Plan is to clean up computer system mishaps
Aug 14, 2007; ... DENVER - The Colorado Department of Revenue will need another $10million to $15 million to implement a motor vehicle registrationsystem that was shut down in April because it did not work properly,officials said at a Joint Finance Committee meeting Monday. Department executive ...
Juries in Colorado reluctant to impose the death penalty
Aug 15, 2007; ... An officer shot with two other officers as eyewitnesses wouldseem to be a certain death penalty conviction. It's not that simple, though. Death penalties are difficult to obtain in Colorado, even forparticularly cruel or violent crimes where there's no doubt who thekiller ...
Ringleader of gold, silver heist gets 6 years in prison
Aug 15, 2007; ... It was a gold heist, an inside job that went unnoticed for years. A group of employees and former workers at the Cripple Creek &Victor Gold Mining Co. were accused last fall of stealing $1.7million in gold and silver, extracted with a miniature version ofthe mine's gold-recovery ...
Rush is on for vaccinations ; County struggles to keep up as kids go back to school
Aug 14, 2007; ... Public health workers are struggling to keep up with demand forchildren's immunization shots as schools begin classes across ElPaso County. State law says children must have several immunizations to enrollin a public school. Fall classes began Monday in four El Paso Countyschool ...
County losing drug program ; Alternative sought for pregnant addicts
Aug 14, 2007; ... Local officials must find a new treatment home for low-incomepregnant women hooked on drugs or alcohol because the El Paso CountyHealth and Environment Department is abandoning its remainingsubstance abuse treatment program to refocus its mission. The department's program, dubbed ...
Bridge closure would speed construction
Aug 14, 2007; ... Cimarron Bridge, which the city has kept partially open after achunk of roadway fell off, could be closed during replacementbeginning in October. Colorado Springs City Council members said Monday they're willingto reconsider keeping some lanes open during the project, butclosing ...
Judge issues warrant for Nolan ; Owner of funeral home fails to show in court
Aug 15, 2007; ... A Colorado Springs funeral home owner suspected of bilkingelderly clients failed to show for her court hearing Tuesday, and ajudge ordered her arrested. Neva Nolan, 70, faces 90 criminal charges, including 25 theftcounts, eight counts of abuse of a corpse, two counts of ...
CORRECTIONS CLARIFICATIONS
Aug 14, 2007 ... The Gazette corrects errors of fact in this space. If you findmistakes, please call 636-0266 during business hours. A story in Sunday's Business section about the ...
PRUNING AT THE PARK ; Insect-damaged trees cut at Garden of Gods
Aug 15, 2007; ... There's a rumble floating across the gullies and rocky spires ofGarden of the Gods park this summer -- and it's not the roar oftourists on Harley-Davidsons or Texans in RVs. To reduce what they say is a wildfire risk posed by overgrown anddead oak brush in the park, city officials ...
Suthers: Kids of illegals can be eligible for in-state tuition
Aug 15, 2007; ... The children of illegal immigrants can't be shut out of cheaperin-state college tuition rates only because of their parents'immigration status, state Attorney General John Suthers said in anopinion issued Tuesday. Illegal immigrants are banned from most public benefits ...
BRIEFLY METRO
Aug 14, 2007 ... 6 months in jail for exposure A Brighton man will spend the next six months in jail after headmitted preying on teenage girls at Colorado Springs fast-foodrestaurants and coffee shops. Fred Shattuck, 58, pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of felonyindecent exposure. The ...
50 years for attempted murder ; Man sentenced for assaulting his former girlfriend
Aug 14, 2007; ... A Colorado Springs man tried everything he could Monday to getout of going to jail for the attempted murder and felony assault ofhis exgirlfriend, but a judge refused to let him out of a pleaagreement and sentenced him to 50 years in prison. Adrian Townsend, 25, had pleaded guilty ...
New manual drafted for city's disorganized real estate office
Aug 14, 2007; ... After a scathing audit last year found Colorado Springs' realestate office in disarray, the city has drafted a new policy manualto guide all city operations in the buying and selling of land. "This brings the city into line with industry practices," InterimCity Manager Mike ...
Wounded at Carson have a new place to mend ; Unit seeks access to care, time to heal, return to battle
Aug 15, 2007; ... The mission for wounded soldiers at Fort Carson was simplifiedwith the recent formation of a new unit on the post. Now, troops recovering from war injuries will be sent to theWarrior Transition Unit, where their sole charge will be to getwell, said Col. Kelly Wolgast, commander of ...
Council backs city benefits package, waits on pay hike ; Taxpayers would pay $4.5M for it all
Aug 14, 2007; ... Providing Colorado Springs city workers with health insurance andboosting pay to keep pace with the market would cost taxpayers $4.5million more next year, according to a report submitted to the CityCouncil on Monday. Health care benefits alone will cost $1,041,228 more, ...
YourHub at ColoradoSprings.com
Aug 15, 2007 ... Citizen journalists are finding plenty to write about on YourHubat ColoradoSprings.com. Here's a sampling of what's coming up forthe YourHub print editions, included in home subscriptions of TheGazette in some neighborhoods Thursday. In the Powers/Falcon/Eastern Plains edition, ...
DEATHS
Aug 14, 2007 ... NOTE: ADDITIONAL OBITUARIES ARE AVAILABLE ON GAZETTE.COM MILAN BIHEL Born June 19, 1952. Died Aug. 4, 2007. Construction worker, seven-year Colorado Springs resident.Survived by a sister, Milka Dorman. All Veteran's Burial andCremation. CHERYL VIVIAN ...
SERVICES
Aug 14, 2007 ... NOTE: ADDITIONAL OBITUARIES ARE AVAILABLE ON GAZETTE.COM Russell L. Anderson Services, 1:30 p.m. today, First United Methodist Church,Lehmberg Chapel. Burial, Evergreen Cemetery. Ruby Murriel Brownell Memorial services, 11 a.m. Saturday, Funeral and Cremation ...
Life lessons ; Economic literacy could still be improved
Aug 14, 2007 ... In the United States, which of the following forms of taxationcurrently represents the largest source of tax revenue for thefederal government? A.) property tax. B.) sales tax. C.) corporateincome tax. D.) personal income tax. The correct answer is D -- asanyone who takes a close enough ...
Letters
Aug 14, 2007 ... HISTORY VS. HOLLYWOOD Movies reinforce lessons in graphic detail After reading the news article "R Removed," in Friday's Gazette,my first feeling was that I was appalled. My next thought was tolook out my window to see if the School District 49 board started abook burning ...
Proper attitude ; Henry impresses, proves his worth in brief workout
Aug 14, 2007; ... SAN FRANCISCO - With only five carries, running back Travis Henryshowed why the Denver Broncos signed him this offseason. Henry carried on five of the eight plays for the starting offenseMonday night, gaining 27 yards and scoring on a 1-yard run. The Broncos stopped the San ...
Area athletes hit the ground running
Aug 14, 2007; ... Area athletes took the field Monday for the first official day ofpractice in Colorado for boys and girls cross country, boys soccer,boys tennis, field hockey, football, gymnastics, softball andvolleyball. Boys golf started practice last week. Most area golfers open playtoday ....
Giannini not starting for the Falcons
Aug 14, 2007; ... No Air Force player will inherit a starting spot this year on thebasis of his resum. That message was delivered by Falcons coach Troy Calhoun beforepractice started and reenforced Monday when he released an updateddepth chart with a surprising change. In the defensive ...
Francis doesn't need fuel for his competitive fire
Aug 14, 2007; ... Off the mound, Jeff Francis talks in a near whisper, neverraising his voice. He seldom smiles. On the mound, he's militantly dedicated to his exceedingly steadybeat. His fastball registers a slowpoke 88 mph. He declines to kickthe mound after home runs. Yes, he's slightly ...
Saudi prince likes Chicago as 2016 host
Aug 14, 2007; ... An International Olympic Committee member visiting ColoradoSprings said Monday that Chicago is his top choice to host the 2016Summer Games. Saudi Arabian Prince Nawaf Faisal Fahd Abdulaziz gave the nod tothe Windy City after he toured the Olympic Training Center on a one-day ...
Morales may be on his way up ; Sky Sox pitcher could face Dodgers on Saturday
Aug 14, 2007; ... Franklin Morales made his third, and probably last, start for theColorado Springs Sky Sox on Monday. It didn't turn out as well ashis first two. The hard-throwing 21-yearold left-hander gave up nine hits andfive runs in just 43 innings, but the Sky Sox erased a fourrundeficit ...
Warren's days with Broncos numbered
Aug 14, 2007; ... SAN FRANCISCO - The Denver Broncos are ready to cut ties withdefensive tackle Gerard Warren, on whom they took a chance two yearsago. Warren, who came to Denver in a 2005 trade with Cleveland, didn'tmake the trip to San Francisco because the Broncos thought they hada trade in ...
The great freshman matchup ; Colleges may try, but can't always pair compatible roomies
Aug 14, 2007; ... For three months, Sean Flaherty's college roommate would not washhis own dishes. Flaherty and his two other roommates at theUniversity of Southern California begged and pleaded. They evenoffered to show him how to do it. But the dirty dishes kept pilingup. One night, the three had ...
Find, channel mental source of endurance
Aug 13, 2007; ... When we really get into a training session, there's a place weall go that helps us train better. That place differs for most of us. But it's somewhere that allows us to get the extra energy neededto finish a set or to sprint the last 30 meters of that 5K. It's a ...
Get Schooled
Aug 13, 2007 ... The lazy days of summer are over and school is starting. For somestudents this is great news, and for others it's a minor bummer. Butfor a select group it is a life-altering event. These kids arestanding at the precipice, staring into the unknown of kindergarten,middle school, high ...
Coveted opera role difficult to perfect ; Micala in 'Carmen' requires purity, passion
Aug 14, 2007; ... Eighty-some singers auditioned for the Opera Theatre of theRockies' production of "Carmen" -- most of them women. Among thesehopeful divas, the fiercest competition was for one part. And it wasn't Carmen. Rather, Micala-wannabes -- typically blond and doeeyed -- ...
Sweeten, spice up meal with local woman's mustard
Aug 14, 2007; ... TO OUR READERS: Editor's note: You know you want it. But do youknow where to get it? This column aims to help. Watch this spaceweekly for information on all things timely, trendy, useful orunusual. Bonnye Garman of Colorado Springs didn't set out to become acommercial condiment ...
Money museum chief put on leave ; Will take time off to focus on lawsuit
Aug 14, 2007; ... Christopher Cipoletti was placed on paid administrative leaveSunday from his job as executive director of the American NumismaticAssociation, based in Colorado Springs. The organization's newly elected board of governors votedunanimously on the action during the association's ...
CORRECTIONS CLARIFICATIONS
Aug 15, 2007 ... The Gazette corrects errors of fact in this space. If you findmistakes, please call 636-0266 during business hours. A ...
2-year-old who fell still in intensive care in Denver hospital
Aug 15, 2007; ... A 2-year-old boy who fell out of a second-story window last weekremains in the pediatric intensive care unit of The Children'sHospital in Denver. On Aug. 7, Jackson Ziwak tumbled about 12 feet to a concretepatio after accidentally falling through a window screen at a homein the ...
BRIEFLY
Aug 15, 2007 ... Man gets 36 years to life for rape A Colorado Springs man was sentenced to 36 years to life inprison Tuesday after being convicted this month of rape. David Powell, 38, was also found Tuesday to be a habitualcriminal because it was his third felony conviction, and a ...
Next time, call for free trimming ; Tree-cutter must foot bill for Fountain power outage
Aug 15, 2007; ... A falling tree tore down a power line and left 800 houses inFountain without electricity for three hours Monday. The tree-cutter is on the hook for damage to the line,replacement parts and hourly wages for workers who repaired it, aFountain Electric spokeswoman said Tuesday ....
Lamborn sees hope in Iraq visit ; Congressman takes tour on day suicide bombers kill 175
Aug 15, 2007; ... On a deadly day in Iraq, Rep. Doug Lamborn said he saw plentythere Tuesday to fuel his optimism. During a one-day congressional tour of the war zone, thefirstterm Republican met with top military leaders in Baghdad andlunched with Marines in Fallujah, 70 miles south of the ...
HOWDY, NEWBIES ; Colorado welcomes Texans, Californians -- but we're pretty sure we know what you're like
Aug 15, 2007; ... When Colorado Springs native Marsha Lawson married a Texan fiveyears ago, her brother called it a "mixed marriage." Her husband, Jay, left Houston in 1979, but he still considershimself a Texan "to some extent," he said while reading a copy ofTexas Highways magazine at the dinner ...
SERVICES
Aug 15, 2007 ... NOTE: ADDITIONAL OBITUARIES ARE AVAILABLE ON GAZETTE.COM Cheryl Vivian Breckner Services, 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Black Forest Lutheran Church,12455 Black Forest Road, Black Forest. Swan Law Funeral Directors. Ruby Murriel Brownell Memorial services, 11 a.m ....
DEATHS
Aug 15, 2007 ... NOTE: ADDITIONAL OBITUARIES ARE AVAILABLE ON GAZETTE.COM MARY OLA BEAZLEY Born Sept. 28, 1915. Died Aug. 10, 2007. Teacher, Colorado Springs resident. Survived by two sons, RobertE. and William R.; and a daughter, Mary. Services, 1 p.m. Tuesday,Alterra Sterling ...
Grab your wallets ; 2008 could be banner year for tax raisers
Aug 15, 2007 ... If Colorado had an Tax Increase Early Warning System -- and everystate should have one -- the sirens would be wailing away right now.In case readers hadn't noticed, the groundwork is being laid for taxhikes next year -- how else can we afford to address three alleged"crises" facing the ...
Letters
Aug 15, 2007 ... UNFRIENDLY SKIES? Local airport screeners the best in the business In response to Valerie Friesen, whose children lost their drinkboxes to the screeners at the Colorado Springs Airport, she shouldhave used this as an opportunity to model for her children thatrules are to be ...
Waiting game continues ; Defensive line depth makes tackles future in Denver uncertain
Aug 15, 2007; ... The Denver Broncos made no official move Tuesday regarding thefuture of defensive tackle Gerard Warren, who is being shopped for atrade. Coach Mike Shanahan said after Monday's game in San Franciscothat the team thought it had a trade finalized, which is why Warrendidn't make ...