Author: LIZ HENDERSON, The Gazette
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Gov. Polis responds to comparison of stay-at-home order to Nazism in Colorado
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Gov. Jared Polis paused and had difficulty hiding his emotions before responding to a reporter’s question Wednesday about those comparing his stay-at-home order in Colorado to Nazism. VIDEO | Gov. Polis responds to comparison of stay-at-home order to Nazism in Colorado “As a Jewish-American who lost family in the Holocaust, I’m offended by any comparison…
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Climate activist Greta Thunberg to visit Denver for protest
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Global climate activist Greta Thunberg – the teen who scolded world leaders on climate issues at the United Nations – is scheduled to visit Denver’s Civic Center Park Friday for her next “Fridays for Future” climate strike. The 16-year-old Swedish activist made headlines around the world when she railed against inaction on climate change during a UN gathering…
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Senate candidates — minus Hick and Gardner — address planet’s peril at forum
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COLORADO SPRINGS ? The planet may be in peril – as the title of a candidates forum on climate change warned – but that wasn’t enough to get the two headliners in the U.S. Senate race to come to Colorado Springs on Sunday. The absence of the incumbent, Republican Sen. Cory Gardner, and Democratic former…
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Colorado Springs mayor’s son-in-law dies from injuries in traffic crash last month
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Dr. Mark KarlaCommerce City Family Dental Dr. Mark Karla, the son-in-law of Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers, died July 1 after being critically injured in a traffic crash several weeks ago. Karla, 45, was returning home from a Garth Brooks concert last month when a stolen vehicle fleeing Denver police struck the Uber in which…
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Colorado Springs Mayor Suthers’ son-in-law suffers brain injury in Denver crash
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Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers’ son-in-law was in critical condition Tuesday after a stolen vehicle fleeing Denver police struck the Uber he was riding in, killing its driver. Mark Karla, 45, was at Denver Health Medical Center with “serious brain injuries,” Suthers said, after a hit-and-run accident about 1 a.m. Sunday. Karla had attended a…
