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Accuser testifies in AFA sexual assault case
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Gazette does not typically name accusers in sexual assault cases. A former Air Force Academy cadet remembered seeing flirtatious Facebook messages from a fellow academy athlete pop onto her screen on May 16. The messages caught her “off guard,” she testified Thursday during an evidence hearing in an academy sexual assault case.…
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Pikes Peak region troops lose tuition benefit
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Thousands of Pikes Peak-region active-duty troops will have to find another way to pay for their education this fall due to federal budget cuts. The military’s tuition assistance program, which pays up to $4,500 per…
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Pikes Peak region troops lose tuition benefit
Thousands of Pikes Peak-region active-duty troops will have to find another way to pay for their education this fall due to federal budget cuts. The military’s tuition assistance program, which pays up to $4,500 per fiscal year for active-duty service members’ academic pursuits, was suspended by the Marines and the Army last week. The Air…
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County: Group can circulate D-11 recall petitions
A group aiming to recall six of seven Colorado Springs School District 11 board members can start circulating petitions on Friday, the El Paso County Clerk and Recorder ruled Thursday. El Paso County Clerk and Recorder Wayne Williams approved the petitions on Thursday. “They’re not spending out money wisely at all,” recall committee member Miriam…
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County: Group can circulate D-11 recall petitions
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A group aiming to recall six of seven Colorado Springs School District 11 board members can start circulating petitions on Friday, the El Paso County Clerk and Recorder ruled Thursday. El Paso County Clerk and…
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Court overturns block of school voucher program
DENVER — The Colorado Court of Appeals has overturned a lower court ruling blocking one of Colorado’s first school voucher programs, saying Douglas County’s Choice Scholarship Program does not violate the state Constitution. The Douglas County program offered up to 500 students $4,575 in state funds for tuition at private schools, including religious schools. Taxpayers…
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Colo. native among last babies kissed by Pope Benedict XVI
A young Colorado native named John Paul Uebbing was among the last babies kissed by Pope Benedict XVI during his time as pope. John Paul is the son of the Catholic News Agency’s Rome bureau chief, David Eubbing. Eubbing was managing editor of the Catholic News Agency in Denver until December. “I do believe the…
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Court overturns block of school voucher program
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER — The Colorado Court of Appeals has overturned a lower court ruling blocking one of Colorado’s first school voucher programs, saying Douglas County’s Choice Scholarship Program does not violate the state Constitution. The Douglas…
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Colo. native among last babies kissed by Pope Benedict XVI
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A young Colorado native named John Paul Uebbing was among the last babies kissed by Pope Benedict XVI during his time as pope. John Paul is the son of the Catholic News Agency’s Rome bureau…
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Snow doesn’t stop D-11 criticism
The threat of snow Wednesday night didn’t keep people from heading to a meeting to voice criticisms and concerns to Colorado Springs School District 11 board members and administrators. Most of the discussion focused on the closure of Wasson High School; a few people addressed proposed school boundary changes. Parents and others blasted board members…