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CSAP scores for every school in the Pikes Peak region
Check how schools and districts did on the Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP) tests from 2007 to 2011. The database includes scores for every district and school in El Paso and Teller counties, showing the percent of students who scored “proficient” or “advanced” on the reading tests. Photo by
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SPECIAL REPORT: Matters of Internal Affairs at CSPD
One police officer overslept and missed court. He never testified, and a child abuse suspect went free.Another drew his pistol and fired at a hawk flying near the Sand Creek police station after a bird attacked his supervisor.A third lashed out at a Hispanic driver after they nearly collided in the street. In a tantrum…
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SPECIAL REPORT: Matters of Internal Affairs at CSPD
One police officer overslept and missed court. He never testified, and a child abuse suspect went free. Another drew his pistol and fired at a hawk flying near the Sand Creek police station after a bird attacked his supervisor. A third lashed out at a Hispanic driver after they nearly collided in the street. In…
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Our View – Sunday
Fort Carson held a Holocaust Remembrance Day Monday, April 16th, as part of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Days of Remembrance, April 15-22. This year’s theme was “Choosing to Act: Stories of Rescue”.Click here for pictures of the eventKaren Z. Brass, the daughter of David Zauder, a Holocaust survivor and detainee of 5 concentration…
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Coach has team looking ahead
CAÑON CITY • On the windowsill of Jerry Vinnola’s taxidermy shop sits a pyramid of small white tubs.On the outside of each is an American flag and the words “Veterans Day is every day.” On the inside of each sits enough powder to mold and cast an adult’s hand and a red, white and blue rubber…
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Clayton’s defense denies Rockies
You might call Sgt. Brandon Kitchen a renaissance man.Not only has the Colorado Springs native received the Army Basic Space badge for his work as a satellite communications controller, he’s also an avid runner, weight lifter and a self-taught nutrition guru.Currently stationed at Fort Meade, Md., Kitchen lists researching “anything,” studying for boards and reading…
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Opinion: Spurs show skills, take grasp of series
Fifty years ago, on Oct. 22, suddenly the routine day-to-day staff work at 15th Air Force headquarters came to a screeching halt due to a war crisis caused by the Soviet Union that came to be known as the Cuban missile crisis.One of the jobs that I had was senior controller for the 15th Air…
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Broncos cornerback could play against Cincinnati
Framing, wiring and roofing traditional Navajo houses is just part of summer training for Air Force Academy cadets aspiring to be civil and environmental engineers. The cadets started building hogans on June 3. They were joined by students from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and the U.S. Naval Academy, boosting the construction crew…
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Gridiron a fine fit for snowboarder
“Homeland,” a montage of patriotic music performed by the Tri-Lakes Music Association, will show June 29 to July 1 at the Palmer Ridge High School auditorium in Monument. The show begins at 7 p.m. on the June 29 and 30, with doors opening at 6:30. On July 1 the show begins at 2 p.m. with…