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State schools' performance on Annual Yearly Progress unchanged

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While some of the state’s lower-achieving schools improved last year, the percentage of Colorado schools making the benchmark of Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) was stagnant at 60 percent, the Colorado Department of Education said Friday. AYP... Full story

SOUNDBOARD: Glorious geekitude abounds at They Might Be Giants show

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Denver archbishop: Abortion promises broken

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DENVER • Denver's Catholic archbishop, Charles Chaput, will address federal health care legislation and abortion funding in a letter to be read at Mass this weekend. Chaput says President Barack Obama failed to keep a promise to not... Full story

Friday morning shooting leaves man in serious condition

BRIAN NEWSOME

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A man was in serious condition Friday morning after being shot twice, according to Colorado Springs police. The man's name was not released.The shooting occurred about 5 a.m. at an apartment complex at 3611 Airport Road, near Chelton Road. At least... Full story

City, county at odds over collecting stormwater money

EILEEN WELSOME

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A battle is brewing between Colorado Springs and El Paso County over the collection of delinquent storm-water bills. The city wants to turn over nearly 10,000 past-due accounts to the county treasurer for collection by mid-November, but the... Full story

DID YOU EVER WONDER: Selling Memorial Park? Inmates and the newspaper?

LINDA NAVARRO

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A friend told me that something’s amiss in Memorial Park beside Prospect Lake — that it’s fenced off and they’re building something. They didn’t sell that land off already, did they?— Jennifer ANSWER: We... Full story

Petraeus tells cadets military will follow Obama's commands

TOM ROEDER

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Army Gen. David Petraeus, commander of U.S. Forces throughout the Middle East, said he’s continuing talks with the White House about strategy in Afghanistan, but in the end will do whatever he’s told. Petraeus spoke to hundreds of... Full story

NOREEN: Let's cut some trees down on Pikes Peak

BARRY NOREEN

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If there’s a big fire on the mountain it would cost us a lot of money and we’d be living with the consequences for years. There hasn’t been a sizeable fire on Pikes Peak since the 1880s. A large fire now would likely take some... Full story

Lamborn cancels town hall meeting for health care vote

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Congressman Doug Lamborn has canceled a Saturday morning town hall meeting in Woodland Park to participate in the debate and vote on proposed health care legislation, which is supposed to take place Saturday, according to his office.   ... Full story

Teen in critical condition after car crash

BRIAN NEWSOME

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A teenager was critically injured in a car crash early Friday at Union Boulevard and Purgatory Drive, in northern Colorado Springs.Joylisha McCall, 19, was thrown from her Chevrolet Trailblazer when it went out of control, crossed the... Full story

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