Tag: covid-19
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‘Perfect storm’ in brewing industry claims another Colorado Springs brand
So long, Sticky Paws. Goodbye, Good Day IPA. The owners of FH Beerworks, a brand with deep local cachet and more than a decade of history in Colorado Springs, have set Saturday as their final day of business — as a brewery, label and destination which grew to include a concept whiskey-focused watering hole on…
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El Paso County appoints new coroner
El Paso County has appointed a forensic pathologist to replace resigning coroner Dr. Leon Kelly to serve out the remainder of his term. A 12-year veteran of the El Paso County Coroner’s Office, Dr. Emily Russell-Kinsley is currently the deputy chief medical examiner. She earned a medical degree from Baylor, has medical examiner specialty training…
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10th Circuit partially reinstates fired nursing home worker’s lawsuit over COVID-19 vaccination
The federal appeals court based in Denver ruled on Tuesday that a former nursing home employee can pursue her claim of religious discrimination against her employer for failing to grant a religious exemption to its COVID-19 vaccination requirement. Diann R. Bolonchuk alleged she was an 18-year employee of Cherry Creek Nursing Center/Nexion Health when it…
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Colorado Springs student starts petition to reinstate traditional snow days
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An unseasonal onslaught of winter weather and district policy has Academy School District 20 already short on snow days for this school year. With the winter snow yet to arrive in full force, one of its students is hoping to change that. Emily Beckman, a…
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Colorado Springs student starts petition to reinstate traditional snow days
An unseasonal onslaught of winter weather and district policy has Academy School District 20 already short on snow days for this school year. With the winter snow yet to arrive in full force, one of its students is hoping to change that. Emily Beckman, a sixth grader at Discovery Canyon Campus, recently started an online…
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Colorado Springs student starts petition to reinstate traditional snow days
An unseasonal onslaught of winter weather and district policy has Academy School District 20 already short on snow days for this school year. With the winter snow yet to arrive in full force, one of its students is hoping to change that. Emily Beckman, a sixth grader at Discovery Canyon Campus, recently started an online…
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Colorado Supreme Court considers whether refunds available for CSU’s pandemic campus closure
The Colorado Supreme Court considered on Wednesday whether students at Colorado State University had a viable claim for refunds after the school closed its campus temporarily during the COVID-19 pandemic while still retaining their fees. On behalf of all people who paid student tuition and fees during the spring 2020 semester, Renee Alderman sued CSU…
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Colorado’s chief justice requests 28 new judges, warns of widespread courtroom disruption
The state’s judicial branch is asking lawmakers to establish 28 new judgeships over two years to help ease caseloads and combat burnout among existing judges, Chief Justice Monica M. Márquez told an audience of attorneys on Thursday. Speaking at the Colorado Bar Association’s headquarters, Márquez also provided details about the rash of disruptions caused by malicious actors…
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Well-known El Paso County coroner announces he’ll be stepping down
Most of the boxes for the possible scenarios and a few surprises of what a forensic pathologist could encounter on the job have been checked off for El Paso County Coroner and Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Leon Kelly. “When you think of all the things that have happened over the last decade, there wasn’t a…
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Well-known El Paso County coroner announces he’ll be stepping down
Most of the boxes for the possible scenarios and a few surprises of what a forensic pathologist could encounter on the job have been checked off for El Paso County Coroner and Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Leon Kelly. “When you think of all the things that have happened over the last decade, there wasn’t a…