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  • 17-year-old stabbed in fight Sunday night
    Doctors had to use staples to mend a gash on a teenager’s chest Sunday night after the boy was slashed with a knife during a fight. The 17-year-old, whose name was not released, is expected to live, according to Colorado Springs police Lt. Kirk...

  • Broncos management's hubris proves costly
    Coach Josh McDaniels and general manager Brian Xanders admitted their own mistakes in making final cuts to the Broncos’ roster.   Now, if the Broncos’ football operation bosses can do something about their initial player evaluation process....

  • Smith has 'weird' season
    While Jeff Francis worked Sunday to get back to the Rockies, Greg Smith’s mind had to be wandering. Smith, like Francis left-handed, broke spring in the major leagues, in part because Francis was hurt. Had Francis been ready, Smith might not have...

  • Rockies hand Padres 10th-straight loss
    SAN DIEGO - No matter what they try, the Padres just keep losing. The NL West-leading San Diego Padres lost their 10th straight game Sunday as Melvin Mora hit a go-ahead single that sent the Colorado Rockies to a 4-2 win. “We have a sense of...

  • Commonwheel art festival brings out the uncommon
    Laid off from her job as a secretary a few years ago, Peggy Kutila desperately needed something to do. She collected ties, but hobbies like that don’t normally pay the bills. Late one night, she had an idea. Taking out her sewing machine, she...

  • Rembert could miss big game against BYU
    The tests were clean on cornerback Reggie Rembert’s neck, but Air Force coach Troy Calhoun didn’t sound optimistic about Rembert’s chances of playing against BYU this week. Rembert, a first-team all-Mountain West preseason pick, was carted off...

  • OUR VIEW: A Somber Labor Day for America
    A quick look at the website of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (bls.gov) provides an unsavory snapshot: Unemployment stands at 9.6 percent, payroll employment was down 131,000 as of July and productivity was down 1.8...

  • LETTERS: Monday
    Pill after pill no solution I was angered by the Aug. 30 headline: “PTSD drug draws concern.” We are still failing our soldiers with inadequate medical care after their deployment. They return home after months of horror — sights no human...

  • MALKIN: Big labor’s violence-promoting tactics have a long legacy
    To mark Labor Day 2010, President Obama will join hands with AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka in Milwaukee and pose as champions of the working class. Bad move. Trumka’s organizing record is a shameful reminder of the union movement’s violent and...

  • GUEST COLUMN: Take the time to develop an individual 72-hour emergeny plan
    September is National Preparedness Month, a nationwide effort sponsored by the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Ready Campaign, in partnership with Citizen Corps. I am pleased to announce the City of Colorado Springs is taking part in this...