Tag: reaction
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Colorado political, civic leaders react to passing of former President Jimmy Carter
Political and civic leaders across Colorado reacted with sorrow and gratitude on Sunday following the news that former President Jimmy Carter passed away at the age of 100. After serving as the nation’s 39th president from 1977 to 1981, Carter remained actively committed to human rights and other causes, founding the Carter Presidential Center at Emory…
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Rockrimmon Library patrons sad, angry about impending closure: ‘Now, we have nothing’
Sadness and anger were the prevailing emotions among Rockrimmon Library patrons Thursday over the news that the Pikes Peak Library District’s Board of Trustees had voted not to renew the lease on the building that houses the branch. The board’s 5-2 vote, made during Wednesday’s monthly meeting, means that the Rockrimmon Library on Colorado Springs’…
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El Paso County fairgoers react to Trump assassination attempt
While hundreds of people reveled among the games, rides and food trucks at the El Paso County Fair on Sunday, a primary topic of conversation was an apparent attack on former President Donald Trump the day before. At a rally in Butler, Pa., on Saturday, a gunman fired several rounds in Trump’s direction, one of…
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El Paso County fairgoers react to Trump assassination attempt
While hundreds of people reveled among the games, rides and food trucks at the El Paso County Fair on Sunday, a primary topic of conversation was an apparent attack on former President Donald Trump the day before. At a rally in Butler, Pa., on Saturday, a gunman fired several rounds in Trump’s direction, one of…