Author: Dan Wolken
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Air Force struggles to book home games
Sgt. Tofiga J. Tautolo, 23, never backed down from a challenge. So when a husky soldier challenged the men around him in a weight room in Afghanistan to lift 100-pound dumbbells, Tautolo naturally spoke up. Several curls later, Tautolo smirked. “You know you should never challenge a Samoan to a contest of strength,” Tautolo said.…
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Patton ignores controversy, says it’s business as usual
Army officials are investigating a shooting after a traffic crash late Wednesday night on Fort Carson. The crash happened at about 10:30 p.m. when a person lost control of a vehicle, sending it careening into a house on post, according to a Fort Carson statement. A person in the house allegedly confronted the driver after…
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Falcons may alter guidelines on prayer
Defense officials are considering broadening their interpretation of a law that placed a 36 percent interest rate cap on small loans to troops and their families. The 2007 Military Lending Act put certain limits on credit extended to military personnel for loans that aren’t secured by mortgages or by cars. But the Defense Department, in…