Archives » April 8th, 2008

Easy Park in Old Colorado City

Easy Park, the pre-purchase meter parking card system that was introduced downtown last springs is expanding to Old Colorado City with 140 meters.
Parking officials also plan to add 850 Easy Park meters downtown.
Easy Park eliminates the need for drivers to have dimes or quarters to park at meters. The card also […]

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County health dept. at ‘breaking point’?

El Paso County Health officials say a lack of money has put the health department at the “breaking point.”
Addressing about 100 elected officials, and community leaders at an annual meeting, Public Health Administrator Rosemary Bakes-Martin said El Paso County’s growing population and increase of infectious diseases, combined with decreased […]

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Gas could hit $4 this summer

The Associated Press
NEW YORK _ Retail gas prices could climb as high as $4 a gallon this summer, which could make Americans think twice about hitting the road, the Energy Department said today.
High prices and a weak economy are expected to cut demand for gasoline by about 0.4 percent during […]

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Glaxo skirts FDA reporting laws

The Associated Press
WASHINGTON _ Federal regulators have issued a warning to GlaxoSmithKline for not reporting safety results on its diabetes pill Avandia, which received a prominent warning label last year.
The Food and Drug Administration said that between 2001 and 2007 the drug maker did not annually update the agency […]

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