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Two weeks after rejection, Colorado Springs City Council marks Black History Month
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Colorado Springs City Council announced a proclamation recognizing February as Black History Month at Tuesday’s meeting, two weeks after a first attempt at a proclamation was rejected by the body. After the delay, it had appeared that the recognition might not take place. Shirley Martinez, outgoing president of the MLK Legacy Committee, said that this…
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Colorado Springs officials already preparing for ‘near certain’ mayoral runoff
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Before ballots for the nonpartisan April 4 municipal election have even hit residents’ mailboxes, city officials are already preparing for the likely possibility that two candidates will head for a showdown in May as they campaign to become Colorado Springs’ next mayor. With 12 candidates in the crowded running to succeed Mayor John Suthers, who…