Author: Sue Mcmillin
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$1 million is the Empty Stocking Fund goal this year
Every dime and every dollar counts — and multiplies — in the 28th annual Gazette-El Pomar Empty Stocking Fund campaign. That’s because every penny goes directly to the coffers of 15 area nonprofit agencies that help families and individuals struggling with a variety of needs. “This campaign has taken root in the community and grown,”…
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Recount proclaims Strebe, Johnson as victors in D-20
The results of a ballot recount confirmed that the two new board members in Academy School District 20 will be Glenn Strebe and Tracey Johnson, election officials announced Thursday. Strebe secured his seat on election night, Nov. 1, but the votes separating Johnson from Kim Wright were so few that it triggered an automatic recount,…
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Second powerful wind storm could hit Front Range on Friday
Hang onto, well — everything. A windstorm similar to the one that blew down hundreds of trees across Colorado last weekend could hit the eastern mountains, Front Range cities and plains as early as Friday afternoon, the National Weather Service said Wednesday. “It’s strange that we’re getting two of them so close together,” said meteorologist…
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Veterans Day
Veterans Day in a military community is big deal. Although the parade is over (see photos at springsmilitarylife.com), there are plenty of activities on Friday. Although most government offices and many school districts are closed on Friday, schools that stay open have some special events planned so students can learn about the day that honors…
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Upcoming performance to feature vets’ war stories
About a year ago, Anne McGhee-Stinson began listening to veterans’ war stories in the context of a specific question: What wisdom came from the experience? Dozens of hours-long interviews were whittled down to a handful of stories that will be told in a reader’s theater production that opens on Veterans Day at the Tri Lakes…
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Military aircraft chase planes that strayed in D.C. airspace
Military aircraft chased after two civilian aircraft Saturday morning that strayed into closely watched airspace in Washington D.C. The first incident in the airspace called the National Capital Region happened about 7:45 a.m. (MDT) when a civilian pilot was out of radio communication with air traffic controllers, according to a release from the North American…
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A Journey to Find Common Ground
Nearly 90 percent of the people of Bangladesh are Muslims. Hindus are the second-largest religious group with more than 9 percent, and fewer than 1 percent of people are Christians. In the Philippines, the statistics are reversed. About 90 percent of Filipinos are Christians — mostly Roman Catholic — and 5 percent are…
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Slaying suspect found dead inside Springs apartment
Slaying suspect Michael Arangio apparently shot himself to death Saturday after an hours-long standoff at his secluded north Colorado Springs apartment, Colorado Springs police said. Negotiations between police and Arangio, 24, ceased about 3:30 p.m. and a robot was sent into the apartment about 30 minutes later and discovered him dead, said Sgt. David Edmondson,…
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Army general named to lead NorthCom, NORAD
An Army general has been nominated to become commander of U.S. Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command at Peterson Air Force Base, the Defense Department announced Tuesday. Lt. Gen. Charles H. Jacoby Jr. also has been nominated to receive his fourth star. This is the first time an Army officer has been…
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Man seriously injured in late-night domestic stabbing
A Colorado Springs man was seriously injured late Friday in what police describe as a domestic stabbing. The victim, whose name was not released, is expected to survive. He was stabbed on the right side of his body about 11 p.m. Friday during a heated argument with his wife, according to the online blotter for…