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Merrifield’s Back, Ready To Thwack

By | 05.21.07 | 7:00 am

The understatement of the year, so far, would be that state Rep. Michael Merrifield has had a bit of a rough patch.

On Jan. 3, just after his 60th birthday, the representative from Colorado Springs – the…

Morse: Merrifield’s Enemies Have “Overreached”

By | 04.06.07 | 2:59 pm

State Sen. John Morse has one thing to say about some people who are continuing to viciously attack Rep. Michael Merrifield, including actually making fun of the fact that he has cancer.

“He took responsibility for what he wrote,

Clearing The Smoke In D-11

By | 12.14.06 | 11:40 am

The day after Eric Christen and Sandy Shakes were ceremoniously dumped from helping oversee the largest school district in Colorado Springs, the president of School District 11 sounded like a kid in a bureaucratic candy store.

“It’s a

D-11: The Money’s On The Boot

By | 12.10.06 | 3:57 pm

Recall election countdown is now in full swing in Colorado Springs’ largest school district, and the money’s on Eric Christen and Sandy Shakes getting booted off the island on Tuesday.

In recent weeks, Shakes – a feisty former teacher…

All About Eric

By | 11.28.06 | 4:34 pm

How many times can Eric Christen tearfully – and hollowly – resign as a board member overseeing Colorado Springs’ largest school district before voters finally oust him?