Author: Monte Whaley
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Teacher shortage in Colorado is worsening, according to state report
The teacher shortage in Colorado is only going to get worse, according to a new report released Thursday by the state. The latest numbers from the 2016 Legislative Educator Preparation Report show the number of people finishing teacher preparation programs at Colorado colleges and universities during the 2015-16 academic year dropped by 2.2 percent to…
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Nazi-themed Facebook group in Boulder Valley schools a sign of political rhetoric, groups say
BOULDER — Following the suicide of the boy who authorities said was the ringleader, Boulder Valley schools have expelled or disciplined a group of students who used a Nazi-themed Facebook chat to call for the deaths of Jews, African-Americans and Mexicans. Those who monitor hate groups say it appeared to be much more than simple youthful…
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Jack Splitt, the teenager who changed Colorado medical pot law, dies
Jack Splitt was a charmer, a flirt and a fighter for the right to open Colorado school doors for medical marijuana treatments for eligible students. But most of all, the 15-year-old, who died Wednesday, was a good son and a role model for his younger brother Cooper, their mother, Stacey Linn, said Thursday. She said Jack,…
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Colorado Board of Education agrees to end diet soda-ban in high schools; final vote next month
The State Board of Education voted 4-3 on Wednesday to end Colorado’s seven-year ban on diet sodas in the state’s public high schools, leaving it up to local school districts to implement their own restrictions on junk food and soft drinks. The majority agreed with school officials who said that adhering to both Colorado’s Healthy…
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Denver airport train faces safety concerns
Persistent troubles with safety gates along the new University of Colorado A-Line have forced transportation officials to station crews with flags for 24 hours a day at all 10 of the at-grade crossings since the airport train opened. The problems — including gates that drop when no train is approaching an intersection and gates that…
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I-70 widening plans attract fire from Denver faith groups
Metro-area faith leaders say a $1.8 billion plan to widen a portion of Interstate 70 in northeast Denver should be scuttled because it is a public health threat and will break up low-income families in the area. A group of faith organizations, led by members of the Iliff School of Theology, outlined its concerns about…
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CDOT: Stay off I-25 in Denver this weekend
Here’s a helpful hint from the Colorado Department of Transportation for weekend motorists: Stay off Interstate 25 in Denver. Really, hopping on won’t be worth it. “Either stay off of it or drive around it, especially in the central Denver area,” CDOT spokeswoman Amy Ford said Thursday. The biggest snarl will be between Santa Fe Drive and…
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Stoned Colorado driving: 60 cited in January
Colorado State Patrol officers cited 60 people in January for driving offenses in which marijuana was believed to be involved, a CSP sergeant said Monday in reporting the first such numbers in the state. Trends in stoned driving have proved difficult for state officials to track, and the State Patrol began keeping tallies on impaired-driving…
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Public gets peek at study of Front Range high-speed rail line
A high-speed rail train is depicted in this stock image. (Jupiter Images) Recommendations for putting in a high speed rail line from Pueblo to Fort Collins will be revealed to the public next week in Golden. The Interregional Connectivity Study, in which Colorado Department of Transportation planners looked at linking Front Range communities via rail,…
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At least 6 of 11 counties rejecting secession idea
Weld County Commissioner Sean Conway said the 51st state movement is halted — at least in his county — but there were positive benefits from the secession campaign. “Weld County voters said this is an option we shouldn’t pursue and we won’t pursue it,” Conway said Tuesday night. “But we will continue to look at…