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Lost Canyon among ‘once-in-a-generation’ projects getting record funds by Great Outdoors Colorado
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Lost Canyon among ‘once-in-a-generation’ projects getting record funds by Great Outdoors Colorado

By Seth Boster | Colorado Springs Gazette A curious, surprise canyon on the plains between Denver and Colorado Springs represents a "high-value, once-in-a-generation" opportunity for conservation and recreation. That's how Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) — the 32-year-old agency doling out lottery proceeds to lands, rivers and trails around the state — describes projects within its Centennial Program. In its largest ever wave of funding recently announced for several such projects, GOCO granted $3 million toward a collaboration aiming to put the long-sought, privately-held Lost Canyon in the public trust. READ THE FULL STORY AT COLORADO SPRINGS GAZETTE
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Biden impeachment hearing to happen ‘with or without’ Hunter, Comer says
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Biden impeachment hearing to happen ‘with or without’ Hunter, Comer says

By Ashley Oliver | Colorado Springs Gazette House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) told Hunter Biden he still plans to hold an impeachment inquiry hearing next week after the first son declined an invitation to appear as a witness. Comer also asked Biden, according to a letter published Friday, to reconsider his decision not to attend after Biden this week reneged on his offer to testify in a public setting. Biden had initially said he only wanted to testify publicly amid pressure from House lawmakers to appear for a closed-door deposition, but the first son eventually relented and appeared for a deposition last month. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SPRINGS GAZETTE
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Biden’s State of the Union, a campaign speech — but not for the general election
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Biden’s State of the Union, a campaign speech — but not for the general election

By Kaylee McGhee White | Colorado Springs Gazette One would be forgiven for mistaking President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on Thursday night as a campaign speech. It was overtly political, with the president making more than a dozen references to his “predecessor” and current rival, former President Donald Trump, and several dozen more about the supposed “threats to democracy” Trump poses. But Biden’s reelection pitch wasn’t aimed at the general election voters he needs to win over. It was aimed at the left wing of the Democratic Party, which he also needs to win over if he wants to stay at the top of the party’s ticket. That’s why Biden had no problem touting the most radical parts of his agenda, such as his climate policies, which are dr...
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Holdout Republicans fall in line behind Trump after Super Tuesday sweep
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Holdout Republicans fall in line behind Trump after Super Tuesday sweep

By Cami Mondeaux| Colorado Springs Gazette Republicans who had held off on throwing their support behind former President Donald Trump are now getting off the sidelines after his performance on Super Tuesday all but guaranteed he will be the party's presidential nominee. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) endorsed Trump on Wednesday, making him the highest-ranking Senate Republican to back the former president. The endorsement comes despite the pair not having spoken since Trump left office and even after McConnell partially blamed the former president for the Jan. 6 riot. “It is abundantly clear that former President Trump has earned the requisite support of Republican voters to be our nominee for President of the United States,” McConnell said...
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Biden has until March 19 to drop out
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Biden has until March 19 to drop out

By Paul Bedard | Colorado Springs Gazette In late 1995, Republican presidential candidate Steve Forbes had a problem. Instead of pulling out his checkbook and paying to get on state primary ballots, he chose to do it the old-fashioned way and get thousands of signatures on petitions, and it wasn’t going well. As the deadline for the petitions in Rhode Island neared, staffer Doug Heye and two others headed to the Ocean State to finish the job. “Now I've never been to Rhode Island before. There's a foot of snow on the ground. And we're, like, what do we do? The malls were empty the week before Christmas. I called back to the home office and said we're not getting this done. This is not happening. You got to do something else,” Heye recalled. But it w...
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Clinton speaks with Biden more than Obama, aides say
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Clinton speaks with Biden more than Obama, aides say

By Annabella Rosciglione | Colorado Springs Gazette Despite spending eight years as Barack Obama’s vice president, Joe Biden is more regularly in contact with former President Bill Clinton than he is with Obama. In a Washington Post report, aides shared that while Biden does speak to Obama regularly, he is in closer contact with Clinton, as the two share a similar “outgoing” style. “Beneath the surface, [Biden and Obama’s relationship] has had very serious ups and downs over time, both personal and especially political,” Gabriel Debenedetti, author of The Long Alliance: The Imperfect Union of Joe Biden and Barack Obama, said in an interview with Time magazine.  READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SPRINGS GAZETTE
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‘Newcomers’: The Biden Administration’s new word for illegal immigrants
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‘Newcomers’: The Biden Administration’s new word for illegal immigrants

By Paul Bedard | Colorado Springs Gazette Critics of President Joe Biden’s open borders agenda that has seen millions of illegal immigrants cross into the United States today ripped his characterization of them as simply “newcomers.” To complement his visit to the Texas border today, the White House released highlights of the unpassable comprehensive border legislation in the Senate. In it, they wrote, “The bill also includes $1.4 billion for cities and states who are providing critical services to newcomers, and would expedite work permits for people who are in the country and qualify.” The reaction to calling those here illegally as “newcomers” in a week when one has been charged in the brutal beating death of a Georgia nursing student was swift onl...
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Presidential long-shot eyes DC’s 19 delegates ‘to take down’ Trump
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Presidential long-shot eyes DC’s 19 delegates ‘to take down’ Trump

By Paul Bedard | Colorado Springs Gazette The last man standing in the Republican primary race to stop former President Donald Trump’s march to a third GOP nomination hopes to show his hand and take all 19 delegates available at this weekend’s Washington, D.C., primary. “The plan is simple: demonstrate to America that Trump is not inevitable,” David Stuckenberg told Secrets on Wednesday. “We hope to have 19 [delegates] when we win the district.” Stuckenberg, an Air Force veteran and combat pilot who helped build a company that makes water out of the air, unveiled his “Operation Dark Horse” in November and has been running for president ever since. While he hasn’t won any delegates, he has big hopes for the three-day Washington primary held traditio...
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Colorado National Guard training with Jordanians as conflict persists in the Middle East
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Colorado National Guard training with Jordanians as conflict persists in the Middle East

By Mary Shinn | Colorado Springs Gazette As conflict persists in the Middle East, the Colorado National Guard is playing a key role in maintaining America's partnership with Jordan, a U.S. ally in the region.  Colorado National Guard members were in Jordan last week training with Jordanian units, during one of the 35 annual training events organized between the local guard and Jordan, said Brig. Gen. Michael Bruno, who oversees the partnership. About half of the weeklong training events take place in Colorado and half in Jordan.  The partnership, now in its 20th year, has helped lay the groundwork for the U.S. to more easily work with Jordan if needed and trained Jordanians to be more capable, he said.  READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SPRINGS GAZETTE
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NASA searching for ‘Martians’ on Earth as yearlong simulation approaches
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NASA searching for ‘Martians’ on Earth as yearlong simulation approaches

By Luke Gentile | Colorado Springs Gazette NASA is calling all "Martians" on Earth to apply to be part of a yearlong simulation set to help educate the agency on humanity's exploration of the Red Planet. The simulation will be the second of three planned Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog ground-based missions, according to a release from NASA. "Each CHAPEA mission involves a four-person volunteer crew living and working inside a 1,700-square-foot, 3D-printed habitat based at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston," according to the release. "The habitat, called the Mars Dune Alpha, simulates the challenges of a mission on Mars, including resource limitations, equipment failures, communication delays, and other environmental stre...
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