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New initiative in western Colorado seeks answers to changing ways of sandhill cranes
Well known are the sandhill cranes that grace the southern San Luis Valley every spring. Lesser known is the smaller population that migrates across the Western Slope, around Delta and Montrose. And more mysterious to experts on that side of Colorado: reasons for fewer sightings of the majestic birds over the past couple of decades,…
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Bill to protect abortion rights wins approval from Democratic-controlled House panel
Lawmakers worked overnight and into early Thursday morning on legislation that seeks to enshrine the unequivocal right to an abortion in state law. The House Health & Insurance Committee approved House Bill 1279 along a 7-4 party-line vote just after 3:40 a.m. More than 300 people signed up to testify on the bill, also known…
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Colorado Springs historian explores race, religion
Billy Graham spoke for many white Christians when he warned Martin Luther King Jr. that he was “going too far too fast.” King was frustrated that whites didn’t embrace the crusade for racial justice and equality, writing his “Letter from Birmingham Jail” to “My Fellow Clergymen.” “I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the…
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‘Unprecedented’ partnership in Colorado looks to combat worsening wildfires
A partnership being hailed as “unprecedented” is to embark on an ambitious mission: to prepare Colorado for worsening wildfires amid an expanding human presence in the places they burn and the planet’s rising temperatures. The Rocky Mountain Restoration Initiative is made up of 30 organizations, including federal land managers, state government officials, utility operators, and…
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Colorado Springs native first woman to bomb ISIS from Navy’s Super Hornet
Caroline Johnson remembers clearly the day she dropped bombs on ISIS. It was Aug. 9, 2014. She and her naval unit were at Mount Sinjar in Iraq when they detected two armored personnel carriers and a humvee shooting fireballs through a village, causing men, women and children to run for their lives. Overhead drones confirmed…