Archive for August, 2009
Where do you get your local Thornton news?
August 6th, 2009
If you are a news and politics junkie like me, you probably yearn for timely local coverage of Thornton news. With a population of over 100,000 people and being the state’s sixth largest city, Thornton certainly has a lot going on and plenty to report about on a daily basis. Throw in the other north [...]
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Congress returns home for recess prepared to face constituents’ ire
August 4th, 2009
The August congressional recess begins this week. The annual working vacation allows senators and representatives to return to their home states and districts to hear from their constituents. Many will hold the familiar town hall forums allowing them to tell voters what they are doing for them and conversely, to answer questions from their employers. [...]
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Adams 12 Superintendent Mike Paskewicz leaving for Michigan
August 4th, 2009
Adams 12 Five Star School District announced late yesterday that superintendent Mike Paskewicz will be leaving the district effective October 1 to return to his home state of Michigan. Paskewicz was offered and accepted a similar position with Northview Public Schools in Grand Rapids, Michigan. His leaving is hardly a surprise as his hunt for [...]
Welcoming home a shipmate – Captain Michael ‘Scott’ Speicher comes home
August 2nd, 2009
The Department of Defense today announced that they have officially recovered and identified the remains of Navy Captain Michael ‘Scott’ Speicher, the first casualty of the 1991 Persian Gulf War. Captain Speicher was shot down in his F/A-18 Hornet on January 17, 1991 but his exact status was in question until the recent recovery of [...]
