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Colorado’s chief justice opens up about 13-year friendship with death row inmate
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Chief Justice Monica M. Márquez spoke publicly on Sunday about her longtime friendship with an Alabama man formerly on death row, which began during her time as a law school intern and ended with his execution more than a decade later. “What a connection. We could not possibly be more different. A gay, Latina, Catholic prosecutor…
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Vice President Kamala Harris calls on USAFA graduates to build upon U.S. air superiority
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Under clear skies in Falcon Stadium on Thursday, Vice President Kamala Harris called on the Air Force Academy’s Class of 2024 to uphold and build upon the nation’s dominance of the air. The vice president gave examples of U.S. air superiority, describing how the Air Force is helping to deter Russia on NATO’s eastern flank,…
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Colorado moves to protect Native American students’ right to wear traditional regalia
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Native American students in Colorado may soon be guaranteed the right to wear their traditional regalia to graduation ceremonies – thanks to a new bill passed by the state legislature. If signed into law, Senate Bill 202 will require preschools, K-12 schools, public colleges and universities to allow Native American students to wear and display traditional Native American…
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Nurse permitted to sue over Community College of Denver’s statement she did not graduate
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A Brighton woman who worked for 15 years as a nurse after graduating from the Community College of Denver may sue the school for its representation that she never received a degree, a career-altering allegation that reportedly plunged her into unemployment and foreclosure. The state’s Court of Appeals earlier this month reversed a decision by…
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Air Force Academy cadet submits resignation after refusing vaccine on religious grounds
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A senior Air Force Academy cadet who faces the possibility of being kept from graduating with his classmates after refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine on religious grounds has begun proceedings to resign from the school, according to an academy official. The cadet, whose name was not released, has submitted paperwork but his resignation has…
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Air Force Academy graduates to hear from Trump
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With a speech from President Donald Trump and the Thunderbirds flying team roaring overhead, the Air Force Academy will graduate 1,000 cadets Thursday. The 10:30 a.m. event will pack Falcon Stadium. More than 19,000 tickets for the graduation were snapped up, ensuring a string of traffic tangles in northern El Paso County. …
