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Fired McAuliffe principal looks forward to day in court, attorney says

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:51:48 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — FOX31 heard from the attorney of the now-terminated McAuliffe International School Principal Kurt Dennis.In a 6-1 vote, the Denver Public Schools board voted to terminate the employment of the embattled former principal. His initial reaction?"He's just glad to be done with DPS at this point," said David Lane, Dennis' attorney.FOX31 also spoke with Kwame Spearman, a school board candidate who organized a rally to support Dennis before he was terminated."That probably was not the right environment for our students and something that needs to be investigated," Spearman said, talking about the seclusion room, reportedly at McAuliffe, that led to Dennis' firing. 2 more Jeffco schools could close by next school year The so-called seclusion room was reportedly locked from outside, against DPS policy, and students of color were allegedly held inside the room as well.Despite that, and as others argued before, Spearman said Dennis deserved to have his side of the story told,...

Susan G. Komen 3-Day walk underway in Denver

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:51:48 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Friday was day one of the Susan G. Komen 3-Day event. Over a thousand registered walkers trekked 20 miles to raise money for cancer research.And it was just about the perfect day to stamp out breast cancer by stomping on a 20-mile walk.“Susan G. Komen is the world’s largest breast cancer organization, working to find a cure," said Cati Stone, Susan G. Komen vice president of community health. High-tech wheelchair allows police officer to pursue his passion Friday was the first of three days where sponsored walkers donned in pink hit the streets.“The 3-Day walk is where the breast cancer community comes together and walks 60 miles over three days, all with a common goal to raise funds to put an end to breast cancer forever," Stone said.Surviving breast cancer and working to helpEarly Friday morning, folks gathered at the Hyatt Regency ballroom for a little stretching, listened to inspirational speakers and got motivated.Nobody motivated the crowd more than Stone. Sh...

Chicago police respond to shooting inside Guaranteed Rate Field during White Sox game

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:51:48 GMT

Chicago police reported a shooting inside Guaranteed Rate Field during Friday night’s White Sox game and said more information would be forthcoming.A police spokesman on social media said a briefing would take place regarding the “shooting incident,” but later said a written update would be circulated overnight. It was not immediately clear how many people were injured.A spectator, Greg Mika, said he was seated in the left center field about four rows behind a young woman who received medical treatment to her leg below the knee and watched her walk away while speaking with medics.The incident had occurred by the game’s third inning, he said, but fans were not asked to leave. He said authorities did clear out several rows in front of and also behind where the woman had been seated.Mika, of the southwest suburbs, and his friends were unclear what happened to the woman. Despite speculation that she may have been injured from a bullet, Mika said his sense of safe...

Lowry: Trump has a spinoff in Vivek Ramaswamy

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:51:48 GMT

Just how dominant is Donald Trump in the Republican Party?He’s so far ahead in the polls that he felt comfortable skipping the first GOP presidential debate in Milwaukee, while on the actual debate stage, his epigone, Vivek Ramaswamy, soaked up an outsized portion of the attention.The 38-year-old billionaire biotech entrepreneur shows that the Trump brand is so strong that it can create successful subsidiaries, the Trump storyline so compelling that subplots can be spun off into their own programs.Thursday night was a ‘MAGA’ tag team, with Trump trying to detract from the debate from the outside and Ramaswamy shaking it up on the inside.When Trump declared a victor afterwards, it was, unsurprisingly, Ramaswamy — for having the courage and perspicacity to declare Donald Trump the greatest president of the 21st century.If Ramaswamy minds these occasional condescending pats on the head, he hasn’t yet showed any sign of it. He is making history as the first...

‘Ahsoka’ often plodding, but also promising

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:51:48 GMT

In the production brief for the new live-action “Star Wars” series “Ahsoka,” its creator and writer, Dave Filoni, says you need not know anything about the goings on a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away to follow the story.While that’s technically true, there’s a reason some are calling this show the fifth season of “Star Wars Rebels.”“Ahsoka” (streaming Tuesdays on Disney+) brings back key characters from that animated gem, including heroines Hera Syndulla and Sabine Wren, now portrayed by Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Natasha Liu Bordizzo, respectively.And the new series’ namesake, onetime Jedi apprentice Ahsoka Tano, was featured intermittently in “Rebels.” However, the co-creation of Filoni and the father of “Star Wars,” George Lucas, was introduced in the 2008 animated theatrical release “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” and became a fixture in the series of the same name that followed it.The character, who long ago left the Jedi Order, made her live-action debut in th...

Editorial: Congress must take action on Ukrainian refugees

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:51:48 GMT

In a welcome move last week, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced the extension and re-designation of temporary protected status for Ukrainians, allowing those who’ve arrived as of Aug. 16 to remain in the country with work authorization and protection from deportation at least through April 19, 2025. The move was a no-brainer, providing some security for those fleeing a brutal invasion.Still, it’s not the moment to call it a day. TPS is, as the suggests, structured to be temporary, though in practice it often isn’t. There are current TPS holders from countries including Somalia and El Salvador that have been living here in a sort of status limbo for decades, getting renewals but no fundamental security.That’s because Congress failed to build in a path to residency and eventual citizenship, apparently having not considered that it would never quite be safe for nationals of certain countries to return.So we don’t have to speculate about the fate that will befall h...

Schoen: Winner of the Republican debate wasn’t even there

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:51:48 GMT

Without even participating in Wednesday’s Republican presidential debate, former President Donald Trump walked away the clear winner, as none of the eight other candidates who were on stage in Milwaukee did anything to close the gap with the GOP frontrunner, who was barely even discussed. Put another way, the first Republican debate was more notable for Trump’s absence – both physically and as the target of attacks – rather than anything that other candidates did or said, as no candidate did anything to stand out from the pack or weaken Trump’s commanding lead over the rest of the field. And, while it is too early for post-debate polling, one should expect little, if any, decrease in Trump’s lead.Indeed, even when the candidates did discuss Trump – whose interview with former Fox host Tucker Carlson aired at the same time on X (formerly Twitter) – they mostly offered weak criticism, clearly afraid of alienating the party’s base and drawing Trump’s ire. When asked whether they would ...

Patriots QB Bailey Zappe on re-entering preseason finale: ‘That was the head man’s decision’

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:51:48 GMT

Patriots quarterback Bailey Zappe left Friday’s preseason finale at Tennessee midway through the second quarter.As the team’s No. 2 quarterback, Zappe’s exit seemed to indicate his preseason was over. Trace McSorley took the reins of the offense on the next series, and undrafted rookie Malik Cunningham waited for his turn. McSorley even took a knee on the following drive to run out the clock on the first half.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots have difficult decision to make with Malik Cunningham as cutdowns loom New England Patriots | Callahan: The Patriots’ preseason finale shouldn’t dampen a successful summer New England Patriots | Patriots fall to Titans in preseason finale as Bailey Zappe’s tepid summer continues New England Patriots | Patriots’ offensive line suffers another apparent injury in preseason finale New England Patriots | Patriots’ ...

Patriots have difficult decision to make with Malik Cunningham as cutdowns loom

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:51:48 GMT

Undrafted rookie Malik Cunningham provided a jolt for the Patriots’ offense in his most extensive work of the preseason two weeks ago. Top decision makers now must determine whether that was enough to keep him on the 53-man roster or risk losing him on waivers before he lands on the practice squad.The Patriots must trim their roster from 89 players down to 53 by Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET.Cunningham, a college quarterback, started the summer at wide receiver before taking more and more snaps at his natural position prior to Week 1 of the preseason. He scored the team’s lone touchdown against the Houston Texans in that game while showing some promise as a passer. The rookie only played wide receiver last week as the Patriots’ second preseason game was suspended after cornerback Isaiah Bolden suffered a concussion. Cunningham didn’t complete his two passing attempts Friday night in the Patriots’ preseason finale against the Tennessee Titans. He rushed once for 5 yards in the loss.Related Ar...

Dear Abby: Cousin considers beer a driving beverage

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:51:48 GMT

Dear Abby: A cousin I hardly know (he’s 20 years older than I am and has lived hundreds of miles away my entire life) was visiting. He offered to drive me to his brother’s house out in the country, about 30 miles from here, for dinner.The last 15 miles were on narrow country roads. Five miles from our destination, he stopped to buy beer. As we drove off, he asked his girlfriend to pop one open for him and he drank it while he was driving. It never occurred to me that he, a well-off professional, would do something so stupid.If this were to happen again, I think I would politely ask, “Would you please wait until you’re not behind the wheel?” If he were unreceptive, I would add (truthfully), “I lost a friend to someone who drank and drove, so I would really prefer that you don’t.” However, had he refused, I would have been in a bind.I don’t want to be in a car with a drinker, and I wasn’t in a position to get out of the car. ...