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Pikes Peak Park: Colorado’s Deadliest Neighborhood

I-News Network and Kevin Vaughn — Sun, 19 May 2013 16:34:47 +0000

A Colorado Springs neighborhood of 1960s tract homes, apartments and schools led the state in gun deaths over the 12 years between the mass shooting tragedies at Columbine High and the Aurora theater.

Colorado Adults Are Still Fit And Healthy, But What About The Children?

I-News Network and Kevin Vaughan — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:00:00 +0000

Colorado is continually heralded at the fittest state in the country – but behind that ranking stand a host of health measures that paint a different picture, placing the state mid-pack or worse in things such as infant mortality and binge drinking.

In Colorado, Gun Violence Is Disproportionately Personal

I-News Network and Burt Hubbard and Kevin Vaughan — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 12:00:00 +0000

In the 12 years between Colorado’s worst mass shootings at Aurora and Columbine, Coloradans used guns to kill themselves about four times more frequently than they used them to kill each other.

Proposal At The Capitol To Create Commision On Racial And Ethnic Inequality

I-News Network and Kevin Vaughan and Burt Hubbard — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:40:57 +0000

Two Colorado lawmakers plan to push for a comprehensive examination of racial and ethnic inequality in the state as a precursor to future legislation aimed at closing some of the gaps that separate Latinos and African-Americans from whites.

Despite Strides, Dental Care Eludes Many Medicade-Eligible Youth

I-News Network and Jeffrey A. Roberts — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:00:00 +0000

When she was 3, Torrie Smith tripped on an uneven sidewalk, fell face down onto some steps and broke four front teeth.