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Articles by LJ DawsonSep 9, 20207:11 pmOctober 2, 2020
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ACLU pressures Polis to release more inmates at risk for COVID-19

First seen in the Colorado Springs Indy Marsha Brewer’s fifth wheel has been sitting on her and her husband Jim’s ranch in Yoder for the last month, detailed and ready to quarantine him if he […]

Articles by LJ DawsonSep 4, 20202:50 pmSeptember 27, 2020
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Petition gathers support to Keep Westside Community Center

First seen in the Colorado Springs Indy Ten years ago, while Colorado Springs was in an economic nosedive, the city transferred management of some of its community centers to local nonprofits. One of them, the Westside […]

Articles by LJ DawsonSep 2, 20202:48 pm
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An older demographic of temporary election workers faces COVID-19

First seen in the Colorado Springs Indy For the first time in nearly two decades, Marguerite Terze won’t be working as an election judge in November’s election. She and her husband Mark Schwarz, both over […]

Articles by LJ DawsonAug 28, 20206:29 pm
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Colorado Springs Mayor talks taxes, budget cuts, and COVID-19

First seen in the Colorado Springs Independent Mayor John Suthers shared his thoughts on local current affairs during a webcast Aug. 26 arranged by the Council of Neighbors and Organizations, a neighborhood engagement organization. The […]

Articles by LJ DawsonAug 27, 20206:11 pmAugust 28, 2020
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Community Mural honors Conejos Neighborhood

First seen in the Colorado Springs Independent Painting has begun on Colorado Springs’ newest mural on the Colorado Avenue I-25 underpass, highlighting the history of the Conejos neighborhood. It is the largest of the city’s […]

Articles by LJ DawsonAug 27, 20206:07 pmAugust 28, 2020
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District 11 technical and college preparatory schools carry past lessons into new year

First seen in the Colorado Springs Independent Young people are increasingly turning toward options not offered in traditional classrooms, allowing them to explore hands-on trades and focused career paths long before graduation. Colorado Springs School District […]

Articles by LJ DawsonAug 26, 20208:55 pmAugust 28, 2020
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Gregg Deal nets Art on the Streets award

First seen in the Colorado Springs Independent Gregg Deal of Peyton won $10,000 from the Art on the Streets program, a first-place award for his mural, “Take Back the Power.” Deal is an indigenous artist […]

Articles by LJ DawsonAug 19, 20203:09 pmJanuary 28, 2021
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Eviction notice

First seen in the Colorado Springs Independent Mucking horse stables, finding yardwork, driving for Uber — 47-year-old Monument resident Jody Raye has spent the last five months in a desperate hustle to pay bills and hold […]

Articles by LJ DawsonAug 11, 20208:55 pmOctober 2, 2020
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20-year CSPD officer disciplined for “KILL EM ALL” comment

First seen in the Colorado Springs Independent A Colorado Springs Police Officer found to have commented “KILL EM ALL” and then “KILL THEM ALL” on a livestream of a June Black Lives Matter protest that […]

Articles by LJ DawsonAug 6, 20205:42 pmJanuary 25, 2021
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Servicios de La Raza provides rental assistance to undocumented community

First seen in the Colorado Springs Indy Maria, an undocumented Colorado resident who is a volunteer “promotora” or community health worker, lost all her income in March 2020. Barred from government COVID-19 assistance due to […]

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