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An old friend called to meet me for lunch Tuesday. After catching up on family, our conversation turned to work. It was sobering, listening to the demands of his job. Steve Witmer is part of American Family Insurance’s catastrophe team, in town to work with victims of the Black Forest fire. He and his colleagues [...]

… Roy Oswalt. Now there’s something I never expected to type. Well, maybe in 2007. This is 2013, Oswalt is 35, and the Rockies desperately need an infusion of reliable starts in their rotation. That’s even more true now than a week ago with the injury to Troy Tulowitzki, the best player in the National [...]

The Colorado High School Coaches Association today announced the rosters for the all-state all-star soccer game, which will be played at District 20 Stadium in Colorado Springs on June 26. The girls’ game will be played at 5 p.m., while the boys’ game will be played at 7 p.m. Here’s a look at the rosters: [...]

City of Colorado Springs has another laurel: The community was named as a finalist for the National Civic League’s 2013 All America City Award. Unfortunately, Colorado Springs did not make the final cut. The top cities are listed here, as the organization made the announcement on Monday, June 17. Montrose was the only Colorado city [...]

The name of this Saturday’s 7:05 p.m. Waldo Canyon Classic celebrity softball game was changed to the Heroes Classic. The club announced that for each $10-30 ticket purchased for the event, $5 will be donated to the Pikes Peak Community Foundation (PPCMF) to assist victims of the Black Forest Fire. Also, anyone who has lost [...]