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Mary Shinn

Mary Shinn

City Hall Reporter at The Colorado Springs Gazette

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Nonprofit ActivateWork focused on free tech training looks to serve military community

Amid a changing tech industry, ActivateWork, a Denver-based nonprofit, wants to help more members of the military community find jobs through free training. The nonprofit was founded about 10 years ago and works to prepare members of underserved communities for entry-level tech jobs through intensive bootcamps, said Vic Dhanecha, program manager for veteran recruitment and partnerships […]
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After losing parents, college student finds healing with help from ...

Emma Dwyer takes her emotions to karate — all of them, anger, hurt, sadness, happiness and excitement. “To me, it’s my safe space,” she said.  She started karate when she was three after losing both her parents in a murder-suicide. The Department of Human Services recommended starting an extracurricular activity after the tragedy. “A lot […]
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Reindeer Ruck on Fort Carson delivers toys for Christmas giveaway

The Warrior Warehouse on Fort Carson started filling up with toys Friday morning, ahead of the large annual Christmas giveaway planned in mid-December.  The warehouse gave toys to 700 families on post last year, serving about 1,600 children from infants to teenagers, said Donna Swanson, who runs the nonprofit.  On Thursday, Swanson waited for an […]
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Air Force Academy faculty cuts trigger concerns about accreditation

The commission responsible for accrediting the Air Force Academy is looking into a complaint that the school may not have sufficient numbers and quality of faculty to maintain its academic programs.  Retired Air Force Col. Kent Murphy filed the complaint over faculty cuts with the Higher Learning Commission and received an official response saying it […]
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Veteran suicide declines after years of focused prevention in El Pa...

Those who are in crisis or facing suicidal thoughts are encouraged to call the 988 crisis hotline. Former Marine Corps Sgt. Heath Miller was facing prison for theft when he decided to get clean.  Like many others, his introduction to opioids started with a prescription. He received oxycodone while in the Marines to treat an […]
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After long fight, National Guard units transfer missions to Space F...

The 138th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron at Peterson Space Force Base was among National Guard units across six states that transferred their missions into the Space Force earlier this month. In the past, the local unit deployed to help deny enemy communications, and its members drew on their background from their civilian careers to inform the […]
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Plans to honor Charlie Kirk at Air Force Academy Association meetin...

The U.S. Air Force Academy Association of Graduates board did not vote Friday on whether to honor late conservative leader Charlie Kirk, who died in a September shooting, because the motions were withdrawn. Retired Lt. Gen. Rod Bishop, an AFA graduate and a board member of the Association of Graduates, had nominated Kirk for honorary […]
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Volunteers needed for Homeless Veterans Stand Down Tuesday

Warm food, clothing and housing assistance will be among the many services offered to homeless veterans Tuesday at Weidner Field as the community sees a rise in need.   The annual point-in-time count in El Paso County in January found 195 veterans were homeless and living in emergency housing, transitional housing or unsheltered. In 2024, 89 […]
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Plans to honor Charlie Kirk at Air Force Academy Association meetin...

The U.S. Air Force Academy Association of Graduates board did not vote Friday on whether to honor late conservative leader Charlie Kirk, who died in a September shooting, because the motions were withdrawn. Retired Lt. Gen. Rod Bishop, an AFA graduate and a board member of the Association of Graduates, had nominated Kirk for honorary […]
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Air Force, Army recruiting exceeds goals, enlistees trend older

After struggling to draw in enough fresh recruits, the Army and the Air Force saw their investments in policy changes, new programs and pay attract more than enough new enlistees this year. Mitchell High School senior Noah Ogilvie expects to be among new recruits next year since he has already started the paperwork to enlist. […]
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Fort Carson starts testing new Army-wide communications system

When two M777 howitzers fired at Fort Carson Wednesday the blasts were identical, but the computer systems behind the explosions were decades apart in sophistication.  One from 1995, still used across the Army, carries a name matching its clunky nature. The Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System is slow to reboot, taking 45 minutes at […]