Author: Mary Shinn
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Report finds Air Force Academy should improve due process for those facing discipline
The Air Force Academy does not provide consistent access to open hearings or clear guidance on the right to remain silent to cadets facing accusations of misconduct, a Government Accountability Office report found. The report released shortly before Christmas reviewed the honor and conduct discipline processes at the service academies and recommended changes to improve…
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College-inspired dining coming to Fort Carson this spring
A dining hall inspired by modern college campuses is expected to open on Fort Carson this coming spring. The Stack Ivy Warrior Restaurant, a traditional cafeteria on base, closed in December for the renovations that will make way for the dining style and improve lighting . The cafeteria is one of the venues across five…
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Report finds Air Force Academy should improve due process for those facing discipline
The Air Force Academy does not provide consistent access to open hearings or clear guidance on the right to remain silent to cadets facing accusations of misconduct, a Government Accountability Office report found. The report released shortly before Christmas reviewed the honor and conduct discipline processes at the service academies and recommended changes to improve…
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Colorado snowpack falls to record low with slim chance of recovery
Since the snowpack in Colorado has fallen to the lowest level in modern record-keeping, the chances of catching back up are slim. Across the state, snowpack, a measure of the water in the snow, is 55% of average, the lowest going back to the 1980s, according to the Natural Resources Conservation Service. At this point,…
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Snowstorm may let Monarch Mountain open new No Name basin
With 5 fresh inches of powder and more forecast, Monarch Mountain is hopeful the storm forecast to last through Saturday will bring enough snow to open its new 377 acres of terrain. “We are very hopeful this storm will give us the last little bit,” said Chris Haggerty, general manager. Monarch is opening up a…
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Colorado Springs leaders done fighting over Space Command
Colorado Springs and El Paso County officials say they are ready to move on from the fight over Space Command. While the Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser intends to keep suing President Donald Trump’s administration over his decision to move Space Command headquarters to Huntsville, Ala., the Colorado Springs Chamber and EDC president and CEO…
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Colorado Springs officials oppose Space Command lawsuit; AG won’t back down
As Colorado Springs and El Paso County officials oppose a lawsuit against the Trump administration over relocating Space Command to Alabama, the state Attorney General’s Office says it won’t back down. “Some elected officials may choose to accommodate the Trump administration and its illegal intimidation efforts against states with which it disagrees — that is…
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Grocery delivery expanding to commissaries on Fort Carson and Peterson
Commissary shoppers now can order groceries for delivery from shops on Fort Carson and Peterson Space Force Base. The new service is part of a nationwide expansion by the Defense Commissary Agency across 62 stores, according to a news release. The agency was inspired to start the service after hosting focus groups where young, single,…
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Senate Republicans kill war powers resolution — after Trump backlash
A largely symbolic measure in the Senate to invoke its war powers died Wednesday after two Republican senators withdrew their support. The war powers resolution that called on President Donald Trump to cease hostilities in or against Venezuela following the capture of former President Nicolas Maduro had garnered support from five Republicans last week, allowing…
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Air Force Academy acting dean asks for refrain on absolute statements about Maduro’s capture
In the wake of the U.S. capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the Air Force Academy’s acting dean sent out guidance urging department heads to ask their instructors not to make absolute statements about whether the operation was legal or illegal. The text of Acting Dean Steven Hasstedt’s email said he anticipated instructors would…