by Mr. Leadville | Mar 1, 2021 | Leadville News
Xcel Energy-Colorado, the first electric utility in the country to set a goal of being carbon-free, said Wednesday that it will up the ante by pledging to cut its greenhouse-gas emissions 85% by 2030. The new clean energy plan, to be filed with state regulators by the...
by Mr. Leadville | Mar 1, 2021 | Leadville News
Twenty Black-owned restaurants around Colorado will soon receive grants to incentivize repeat customers during the pandemic with the help of hundreds of $25 gift cards. The Colorado Restaurant Association on Wednesday announced the one-time grant program, which is...
by Mr. Leadville | Feb 28, 2021 | Leadville News
By all official accounts, Colorado’s 2020 elections went smoothly, were secure and saw a record number of votes cast, but the lingering national conversations around voting security and access are still playing out in statehouses across the U.S. — Colorado included....
by Mr. Leadville | Feb 28, 2021 | Leadville News
Paige Figi hasn’t spoken publicly about her daughter Charlotte in the 10 months since the teenager’s passing. It’s an unusual, if welcome, change of pace considering the Colorado Springs duo spent nearly a decade in the spotlight leading a crusade for medicinal...
by Mr. Leadville | Feb 28, 2021 | Leadville News
Dominic Gibbs began a show-jumping competition astride his 13-year-old horse. By the end of the contest, he was behind the wheel of a brand new car.Gibbs, 17, of Colorado Springs, recently won the World Equestrian Center Premier Cup Equitation championship, besting a...
by Mr. Leadville | Feb 28, 2021 | Leadville News
Federal child welfare reform is driving a new model of foster care, essentially eliminating group homes, reducing congregant living in staffed facilities, and creating “professional foster care parents” who are trained to help children recover from trauma they’ve...
