Tag: aurora
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Palmer Ridge, Cheyenne Mountain, Air Academy punch tickets to state softball tournament
The chariot to Aurora Sports Park awaits three area schools following Friday’s first day of softball regionals. Palmer Ridge, Cheyenne Mountain and Air Academy each finished with two wins Friday and advanced to the 4A state softball tournament Oct. 24-25 in Aurora. All three teams hosted a regional and Palmer Ridge displayed why it earned…
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EDITORIAL: Let Aurora’s ‘tough love’ lead the way
Conventional wisdom holds that Colorado’s chronically homeless live on the streets by chance rather than choice; that cruel fate beyond their control upended their lives. But plain old common sense tells us that, for many of them, that’s in fact not the case. Particularly the many who are in the throes of addiction, perhaps on…
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School to offer path to success to students who’ve had brush with the law
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Wendy Loloff Cooper knows all too well the systematic hurdles that juveniles face upon returning to school from the criminal justice system. Between her son’s freshman and sophomore years of high school, he was charged with four felonies and struggled to find a school that…
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School to offer path to success to students who’ve had brush with the law
Wendy Loloff Cooper knows all too well the systematic hurdles that juveniles face upon returning to school from the criminal justice system. Between her son’s freshman and sophomore years of high school, he was charged with four felonies and struggled to find a school that would accept him that fall. While he ultimately found a…
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ICE documents detail plans for three new detention centers in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to establish three new detention facilities in Colorado in an effort to increase capacity statewide from 1,360 to 4,090, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post. The internal agency road-map document shows plans to open or expand 125 facilities…
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Pikes Pick: Lilith Fair-like SarahFest to feature femme Colorado voices in music, art
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For those who miss Lilith Fair or never got to go, there’s now SarahFest, an all-ages Denver music festival that features femme voices in music and art. This year’s event will feature five musical acts,…
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Here are three more Colorado cities supporting strong home rule powers | Bob Loevy
Let’s continue our close look at the six Colorado cities suing Gov. Jared Polis and the legislature for enacting two new laws that limit the home-rule powers of cities along the Front Range. As pointed out last week, the new laws deny cities the power to require off-street parking for certain new apartment buildings. They…
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Colorado Springs teen with rare genetic disorder finds relief at Children’s Hospital Colorado
On the outside, Yoseph Williamson looks like a typical 14-year-old. He’s a personable kid with an easy smile and a curious mind. But lying beneath his skin are a number of painful tumors from a genetic disorder that confounded his parents and doctors for years. Neurofibromatosis type 1, or NF1, is a condition that develops…
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Here are three of the six Colorado cities supporting strong home rule powers | Bob Loevy
Let’s take a closer look at the six Colorado cities that are suing Governor Polis and the state legislature for enacting two new laws that limit the home rule powers of cities on the Front Range of Colorado. These two new laws deny cities the power to require off-street parking for new apartment buildings. They…
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Federal judge allows Aurora protest leader to sue city, detective over prosecution
A federal judge last week declined to dismiss a malicious prosecution lawsuit against the city of Aurora and one of its detectives, brought by a 2020 protest leader who alleged there was no probable cause to arrest her. Eliza Lucero was involved in a protest outside an Aurora Police Department station in July 2020. She…