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Colorado academy trains next generation of wildland firefighters
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Wildfire activity is on the upswing in Colorado and across the U.S., and state firefighting and incident management agencies are stepping up their efforts to keep up with the changes. “In the past, firefighters gained skills gradually over many seasons,” said Schelly Olson, spokeswoman for the Colorado Wildland Fire and Incident Management Academy. “They no…
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Pikes Peak region schools taking steps to address workforce gaps
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Colorado is grappling with an education importation problem that will become more acute as time goes on. Colorado has been the No. 1 net importer of young professionals among all 50 states, according to data gathered by Bill Craighead, the director of the University of Colorado Colorado Springs Economic Forum. Administrators at area high schools…
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Federal judge dismisses bulk of claims against UCCS, employees over instructor’s alleged predatory behavior
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A federal judge on Monday dismissed several claims by a former University of Colorado Springs student pertaining to one professor’s alleged sexual misconduct towards her. Kristen Gearhart filed suit in April 2024 against the university, its chancellor, multiple employees and mathematics Prof. Mark Tomforde. She alleged Tomforde had a history of misconduct toward women at…
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Federal judge allows UCCS employee to sue over alleged hostile work environment
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An employee of the University of Colorado Colorado Springs will be able to pursue her civil rights claims against the institution after a federal judge on Tuesday found Whitney Porter credibly alleged that she experienced a gender-based hostile work environment and retaliation. U.S. Magistrate Judge Maritza Dominguez Braswell agreed Porter had described a pervasive amount…
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Appeals court reinstates lawsuit of UCCS chef who alleges illegal firing
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An El Paso County jury will decide whether the University of Colorado fired an employee because he was rude, abusive and unprofessional, or because he filed a whistleblower complaint against his supervisor, the state’s second-highest court ruled on Thursday. A trial judge previously found the evidence showed Russell Allen’s supervisors were concerned about his persistently…
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Detained Colorado Springs man can sue UCCS officers, judge says
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A Colorado Springs man may proceed with his lawsuit against two university police officers after a federal judge found the allegations of an unreasonable detention were plausible. Brian Halik sought to hold the University of Colorado Colorado Springs officers and a former administrator liable for allegedly violating his Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable searches and…
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Abortion: A great religious divide that also unites faithful opponents and supporters
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When anyone seeks counsel regarding abortion from Rabbi Jay Sherwood, leader of Temple Shalom, Colorado Springs’ largest Jewish synagogue, he cites Jewish law, which, he maintains, subscribes to an undisputed rabbinical conclusion that life begins at birth, not at conception. Sherwood points to the Talmud, the main source of Jewish religious law and theology, referencing the unborn…
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Many Colorado public universities to require COVID-19 vaccines for students, staff
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Many major universities in Colorado announced Wednesday that they have joined the push to require all students and employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccine before coming back to school for the fall semester. That includes the University of Colorado system, which operates campuses in Boulder, Denver, Aurora and Colorado Springs; the Colorado State University system,…
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Special-needs students are college-bound: UCCS graduates first class in May
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Ashley Mabry, who looks forward to family game night, sometimes watches TV and loves her internship at the ARC Pikes Peak Region, knew she wanted to go to college since the fourth grade, when she entered a “talent development” program at Hilltop Baptist School in Colorado Springs. “She learned to believe in herself,” said her…
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Campus Christian group sues University of Colorado, claiming civil rights violation
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Four University of Colorado at Colorado Springs students have filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Denver, claiming their civil rights have been violated because the school does not sanction their Christian apologetics group as an official organization. Brian Blevins, Joshua Stoll, Kayla Callender and Emily Danis, members of Ratio Christi, which seeks to…
