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D-11’s legal fees for Carrier molestation case near $400,000
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs School District 11 paid nearly $400,000 in legal fees while negotiating settlements with the families of 22 children who say they were molested by a school volunteer. The money went to Bryan Cave HRO, a Colorado Springs law firm that assisted the district…
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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
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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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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Snow doesn’t stop D-11 criticism
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save 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…