Cañon City Daily Record By Charlotte Burrous June 5, 2012    With the Fourth of July about a month away, organizers are scrambling to raise enough money for the annual fireworks display. The fundraising campaign began ...

The Pueblo Chieftain By Loretta Sword August 6, 2011    A recent state health department survey showed that 73 percent of respondents know what radon is but only 34 percent have had their homes tested for the deadly gas. The ...

Cañon City Daily Record By Charlotte Burrous July 13, 2010    A long proposed question of bringing public transportation to the area is on the drawing board once again. Recently, Environmental Alternatives began to ...

Cañon City Daily Record June 25, 2010    Angela Bellantoni, from left, Lynn Wetters, Sylvia Hooper and Molly Gunkel stand in front of Environmental Alternatives after presenting a $500 check to buy fireworks for the ...

By Tiffany OCallaghan May 24, 2010    Was it hype or health care? On May 6, the President’s Cancer Panel published an alarming 240-page report on the risk of cancer from chemicals and other substances in the ...

A lot of our readers have said, given the choice, they prefer old homes to newly built models. But what about the lead paint issue? In today’s Wall Street Journal, I report on how professionals who repair or renovate homes and ...

New Lead-Paint Law Heavy on Budgets EPA Requires Workers on Older Building Sites to Adhere to Strict Safety Practices; By SARAH E. NEEDLEMAN A worker wears protective clothing while removing mold from a home built prior to 1978. ...