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Lamborn introduces legislation to protect unvaccinated service academy students from punishment
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U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn introduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives last week aimed at protecting service academy students – such as those in the Air Force Academy – from punishment for refusing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. “I am deeply concerned about the decisions being made at the Pentagon that would penalize cadets…
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2022 U.S. Air Force Academy graduation highlights
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Scenes from the U.S. Air Force Academy 2022 graduation ceremony, where nearly 1,000 cadets crossed the stage at Falcon Stadium Wednesday as part of the school’s 64th graduating class. (Video by Skyler Ballard)
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Air Force Academy cadets who refused vaccine, and were denied waiver, could face expulsion
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After their requests for religion-based exemptions to a federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate were denied by the U.S. Air Force Academy, more than a dozen of the school’s cadets remain in limbo and face “administrative separation,” an action that could effectively “fire” them from the military, add a letter of reprimand to their files, and –…
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Jefferson County deal seen as ‘win-win’ for outdoor recreation, mining
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Open space officials in Jefferson County are eyeing a land exchange that they say would benefit recreation and wildlife as well as a mining company. The proposed deal was described as a “win-win” in a recent press release. The sales tax-funded Jeffco Open Space program would acquire 1,192 acres that would be funded by Martin…
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Colorado town remembers former mayor
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Marlin Elwood “Si” Sibell, best known for his signature sign-painting skills and for serving as “the coolest mayor Monument ever had,” died Dec. 11 at age 90 following a brief illness. Family and friends remember Si as a man whose heart knew no strangers, but only friends he hadn’t met. His son, Brian, described his…