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Widefield School District announces Housing for Educators program
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A new housing program will provide affordable homes for selected Widefield School District 3 staff members while allowing Colorado Springs-area construction students to put their skills to good use, the district announced last week. The initiative, called Housing for Educators, is a collaborative effort between District 3, Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity, and Careers in…
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PFAS water contamination ubiquitous, but treatment plants gaining ground
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Manmade chemicals brought to the marketplace last century after World War II to make life better with products such as nonstick cookware and water-repellent shoes have made life in this century more worrisome. The Security-Widefield area of El Paso County in 2016 became ground zero for drinking-water contamination of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, a group…