Author: Debbie Kelley
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Supreme Court whodunit? UCCS professor thinks he knows who did it, and why
With the most significant leak of United States Supreme Court doings confirmed, the most pressing questions now are who did it and why? Chief Justice John Roberts said Tuesday that a leaked draft opinion from February indicating a majority of the nine justices supported overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide…
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Protesters object to militarization of space at annual symposium in Colorado Springs
The militarization of space should be of concern to everyone, say a group of Colorado Springs anti-war activists, some of whom have been demonstrating at the Space Symposium since its beginnings in 1984, when President Ronald Reagan’s Star Wars program anticipated weapons in space. Money spent on developing space technology would be more productive if…
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El Paso County continues to lead state in child abuse hotline calls, cases and investigations
A pattern firmly entrenched for years – El Paso County receiving more calls of suspected child abuse and neglect to the state hotline, referrals for case review and full-blown investigations than any other locale in Colorado – continued during the pandemic, according to recently released statistics for 2021. While no one wants to see any instance of…
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Safe Parking program for homeless people living in their vehicles expanding to El Paso County
Shane Hood sleeps each night in the front seat of his small car, leaning over the passenger’s seat to rest on a nest of blankets and pillows. A sturdy aluminum baseball bat lies on the floor in case he needs protection. “A friend got stabbed a month or two ago right there,” he says, pointing…
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Suicide prevention in El Paso County moves to next level, calling on everyone to help reduce deaths
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser touted El Paso County’s two-year-old Suicide Prevention Collaborative Tuesday, saying he hopes more communities unite under a similar collective structure to reduce deaths by suicide. “This is going to be a model for Colorado,” Weiser said at a press conference outside the offices of Pikes Peak Suicide Prevention Partnership on…
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Colorado school enrollment rebounding slowly after pandemic losses
Across Colorado, student enrollment remains lower than would normally be expected, a trend that began with a dramatic public school enrollment drop in 2020, when the global COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic disrupted normal life – especially education. Newly released statewide enrollment data suggests that some of the tens of thousands of missing students returned, but in…
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Thousands of anti-abortion activists gather for ‘Celebrate Life Rally’ at Colorado State Capitol
The Christopher family of Littleton regularly prays that God will change the hearts of women who are considering having an abortion. “We’re here to spread the message of life and that abortion is wrong, and we need to stop it,” 12-year-old Noah Christopher said before Saturday’s annual “Celebrate Life Rally.” Noah, his parents and three…
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Abortion opponents gear up for potential overturning of Roe v. Wade
This is the 49th year for people who oppose abortion to gather for rallies and marches recognizing the January anniversary of the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision to legalize abortion in all states. It’s a pivotal time, anti-abortion advocates say, with the possibility of the nation’s highest court overturning Roe v. Wade this year and…
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Lamborn, other Congressional leaders call for cemeteries to honor annual wreath-laying tradition
Criticism from a civil rights advocacy group about how Wreaths Across America conducts its annual laying of evergreen wreaths on deceased service members’ graves each December led Republican Congressional Representatives Doug Lamborn of Colorado and Bob Good of Virginia to send an appeal Thursday to Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough. The letter signed by…
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As Colorado’s COVID-related hospitalizations climb, insurers’ forbearance on costs decline
As COVID-19-related hospitalizations in Colorado continue to climb toward record levels, a system that has helped patients avoid the brunt of medical costs is fading. Many private health insurers have stopped alleviating the patients’ portion of expenses for COVID-related care, as was the practice after the novel coronavirus first made its devastating impact known. Colorado…