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2 weeks ago | 
coloradocommunitymedia.com | Scott Gilbert
On Thursday, April 3, a Denver-based federal judge ordered the Elizabeth School District to place 19 removed books on library shelves by the weekend, but on the morning of Friday, April 4, a judge with the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay, meaning the books will remain off the shelves pending further legal proceedings.
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3 weeks ago | 
coloradocommunitymedia.com | Scott Gilbert
As an independent voter in Douglas County, I would like to see the current crop of Republican elected officials spend less time on ideological point-scoring and more time on solving real problems for people in Douglas County, like keeping the economy working for everyone and addressing the affordability of housing, healthcare, and food. Lauren Boebert’s vocal support for moving the Small Business Administration from Denver to Douglas County is a prime example of a politics of distraction.
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3 weeks ago | 
coloradocommunitymedia.com | Scott Gilbert
On Monday, March 24th at exactly 4:30 p.m., our community was blindsided by an email from Douglas County School District Superintendent Erin Kane, that my children’s school, Heritage Elementary, was being recommended for consolidation with Summit View Elementary. The news came as quite a shock because what school district in their right mind would consider closing their best academic performing elementary school?
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3 weeks ago | 
coloradocommunitymedia.com | Scott Gilbert
This is the second time in the last several weeks that I have written to highlight the fact that articles are one-sided, politically biased towards liberals and other viewpoints have to be shared in Letters to the Editor. Where is the integrity and professional journalism of this media group?
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4 weeks ago | 
coloradocommunitymedia.com | Scott Gilbert
Nineteen books at the center of a legal dispute between the Elizabeth School District and ACLU of Colorado have not been returned to school library shelves, after the district successfully requested a stay of a federal judge’s order that the books be restored by March 25. Denver-based U.S. District Judge Charlotte N.
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1 month ago | 
coloradocommunitymedia.com | Scott Gilbert
Sonya Ellingboe July 9, 1930 – February 22, 2025Sonya Ellingboe, a longtime Littleton resident and beloved community activist widely known for her decades of writing about arts and culture in Colorado Community Media newspapers, died Feb. 22, 2025, at age 94. Ellingboe was born Sonya Joyce Watson on July 9, 1930, in Columbus, Ohio, to economics professor Jesse Paul Watson and art instructor Elizabeth Joyce Watson.
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Dec 30, 2024 | 
coloradocommunitymedia.com | Haley Lena |Ellis Arnold |McKenna Harford |Scott Gilbert |John Renfrow
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
coloradocommunitymedia.com | Scott Gilbert
Yesterday I cried, not because my candidate lost, but because a man whose words have carried so much hate and violence, and who has fueled hate and violence by his supporters, did. That I am writing this confuses me; how have we not learned to lead our lives with love, empathy, and acceptance toward our neighbors even if they don’t live their lives exactly like we do?
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
coloradocommunitymedia.com | Scott Gilbert
Elbert County voters weighed in on a range of political races and questions in Tuesday’s balloting, including state, county, municipal and school district issues. In early returns, the following numbers were available:In Colorado House District 56, which includes all or parts of seven counties on Colorado’s Eastern Plans, Republican Elbert County Commissioner Chris Richardson was leading Democrat Alessandra Navetta 75% to 25% districtwide, and also 75% to 25% in Elbert County.
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Sep 24, 2024 | 
coloradocommunitymedia.com | Scott Gilbert
Updates pertaining to Medicare Open Enrollment will be presented at the Thursday, Oct. 3 Seniors’ Council of Douglas County (SCDC) meeting. Representatives from the Area Agency on Aging will explain how the State Health Insurance Program (SHIP), which is the education arm of Medicare, can assist beneficiaries. Older adults and those who care for older adults are invited to this meeting at the Douglas County Administration Building located at 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, in Conference Rooms A & B.
