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Even without pandemic, 2020 was a hectic year in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As government leaders, health officials, and frontline and essential workers navigated what a “new normal” would look like for Coloradans amid the pandemic, 2020 was nevertheless a hectic year of growth in Colorado. Despite new public health restrictions that limited or halted some operations completely,…
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For Fountain-Fort Carson schools, safety begins outside the building
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Keeping an armed attacker or some other assailant out of a school is a lot like preparing for military combat, Fountain Police Chief Chris Heberer says. “You’ve got to be on the offensive,” he said.…
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Widespread walkouts expected as Colorado Springs-area students observe Florida shootings
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Shortly after the Feb. 14 mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Fla., Deanna Cooper sat on the floor of a Coronado High School classroom with her back pressed against a wall. The senior…
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Fountain educator pays for trip reuniting father and daughter after 40 years
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After finding his daughter through Facebook after a 40-year separation, Christopher Lupella longed to meet her in person. But he didn’t have the money to travel from his home in Colorado Springs to where his…
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The Gazette Boys’ Track and Field Coach of the Year: Ben Montoya, Fountain-Fort Carson
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As a result of sweeping changes at Fountain-Fort Carson District 8, all Trojans varsity coaches were told they’d have to reapply for their jobs back in April. That included longtime track and field coach Ben Montoya, who’d led the boys’ team to four titles in…
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Former Harrison superintendent Miles back in town — but not in politics, he says
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save He’s back. Mike Miles, former superintendent of Harrison School District 2 and a 2004 Colorado U.S. Senate candidate, returned to Colorado Springs over the summer after abruptly resigning in June from his job as superintendent…