Archives » August 13th, 2008

Primaries offer few surprises

Primary elections, both here in El Paso County and statewide, saw a few unexpected results.
In Colorado Springs, incumbent Republican congressman Doug Lamborn eked out a primary victory as his two opponents split the anti-incumbent vote.

In Boulder, 33 year-old internet entrepreneur Jared Polis confounded the pundits by winning the Democratic congressional primary after spending more than […]

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SCORE offers summer finance fix up

The Service Corp of Retired Executives is offering a program to help brush up on your financial acumen.
The Summer Finance Fix-up section on SCORE’s Web site offers free resources including five tips for accumulating a six-month cash reserve, a 60-second guide to trimming fuel costs, five tips for securing vendor financing, […]

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International students descend on Springs for JA competition

Junior Achievement students from around the world will meet in Colorado Springs Aug. 20 to compete in the final round of the Hewlett Packard Global Business Challenge.
Eight teams of students from Argentina, Azerbaijan, Canada, Estonia, Hong Kong, Lithuania, Poland and the United States will compete.
The competition will take place from 9:30 a.m. […]

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American Airlines charging troops for extra baggage

American Airlines is charging troops heading to Iraq up to $300 for extra baggage.
Veterans groups cried foul at the notion, citing a longstanding tradition of airlines giving a baggage-check break to soldiers.
American officials defended the fees, saying that soldiers could be reimbursed from the military for travel expenses.
In response, The Veterans of […]

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