Colorado's Public Utility Commissioner Soldiers On.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)

From: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News | Date: January 27, 2000| Author: Walsh, Chris | Copyright information

Jan. 25--Thirty years ago, donning a crisp Air Force uniform, Vincent Majkowski spent his days installing communications equipment in Thailand and disciplining subordinates who stepped out of line.

Today, Commissioner Majkowski wears a crisp business suit, spends his days in downtown Denver regulating the state's communications companies and disciplines public utility corporations that step out of line.

From an Air Force colonel to a commissioner for the Publi...

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