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In a shifting of chairs, Republican parties have new leadership in many Colorado counties

The only constant in life is said to be change. That certainly is the way it may feel for those in a number of county Republican parties around Colorado.

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New El Paso County coroner taking a ‘behind the scenes’ role in contrast to predecessor

Dr. Emily Russell-Kinsley didn’t always want to be a forensic pathologist, but unlike most middle schoolers, she did know what the title meant. Growing up in an Oklahoma family of physicians, she was a grade-school fan of the popular series of crime novels by Patricia Cornwell following Virginia medical examiner Kay Scarpetta.

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Sheriff requests $600k budget increase for ‘grossly underpaid’ El Paso County deputies

El Paso County Sheriff Joe Roybal packed a meeting with deputies on Tuesday to ask the Board of County Commissioners for funds to bridge the gap for what he called “a massive, unacceptable pay disparity” between his and other regional law enforcement agencies.

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El Paso County Board of Health takes a stance on recreational marijuana ballot measures

The El Paso County Board of Public Health has officially come out against a ballot question that will ask Colorado Springs citizens to vote on allowing existing medical marijuana shops to sell recreational marijuana in city limits. 

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Gonzalez: Needle exchange site in Colorado Springs lacks transparency

Needle exchange programs and drug injection sites, described by proponents as “safe injection sites” or “overdose prevention centers,” are ideas that radicals throughout the state continue to push upon our communities, even where they are largely opposed by the public and previously rejected by local institutions.  

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