Archives » July 22nd, 2008

V.A. medical center for Springs proposed

A proposal from the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs calls for the creation of medical and surgical centers in Colorado Springs and Grand Junction in addition to upgrades at Fitzsimmons medical complex in Aurora.

The proposal strays from a plan to centralize all V.A. medical services at the Fitzsimmons facility.
Secretary of Veteran’s Affairs James Peake sent […]

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Social Security calculator on the Web

The Social Security Administration launched an online calculator this week at
www.socialsecurity.gov/estimator
The calculator provides personalized retirement benefit estimates that are tied to a person’s Social Security earnings record, thus eliminating the need to manually enter years of earnings’ information.
The estimation is interactive and allows users to compare different retirement options. A person […]

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McDonald’s espresso sales plunge

It appears that people are wondering what kind of clown is making the espresso at McDonald’s.
Clusterstock.com is reporting that McDonald’s espresso sales have fallen sharply, and that investors are questioning the logic of entering the espresso business when Starbucks announced the closing of 600 stores across the nation last week.
McDonald’s started […]

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Oxygen masks save dogs’ lives

Colorado Springs firefighters say the lives of three dogs trapped in house fires were saved last week because of special oxygen masks designed for animals.
The dogs were treated on-scene during two house fires. Three rabbits were also rescued from one of the fires but did not require oxygen treatment, fire officials […]

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