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A slain deputy. A political brawl. A school shooting: How Sheriff Tony Spurlock is handling years of turmoil
Spurlock, the target of a recall effort, says the past several years have been the most trying of his 40-year career in law enforcement. “I’d be OK if I forgot it,” he says of some of the trauma.
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Should schools and buildings be torn down after mass shootings? Columbine looks to others as it struggles with trespassers
By Carol McKinley Education Primary category in which blog post is published
Lawmakers reject Polis’ $3 million budget request, but agree to bolster threat training after STEM shooting
By Christopher Osher Education Primary category in which blog post is published
Opinion: My young children are now survivors of school gun violence. No child should have to experience such trauma.
By Kelly Murphy Opinion
A new state lawmaker’s first session is over. And she got an earful about it at a town hall meeting.
State Rep. Lisa Cutter, who was inspired to run for office after President Donald Trump’s election, hopes listening helps change the current political dialogue
Will Colorado follow other states in enacting a gun-storage law after the STEM School shooting? Those conversations are happening
Democratic state legislators in Colorado are looking at ways to prevent guns from getting into the hands of those who shouldn’t have them, especially children
Nicolais: Sadly, the STEM School shooting will become just another statistic
The sheer volume of mass shootings in America has condemned the victims at STEM to become one more statistic in an ocean of school shootings
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Opinion: Alarms and metal detectors can fail. Here’s how we can try to keep kids safe at school.
Opinion
The school at the center of Colorado’s latest mass shooting is a refuge for gifted, tech-savvy kids who sometimes didn’t fit in elsewhere
Parents are fiercely protective of STEM School Highlands Ranch and fighting back against a narrative that it was a pressure cooker headed toward violence
“There wasn’t a whole lot that was going through my mind”: Teen called mom while subduing Highlands Ranch school shooter
Joshua Jones, an 18-year-old senior at STEM School Highlands Ranch, said during a news conference Tuesday he was watching "The Princess Bride" in his British literature class when a classmate pulled a gun and told everyone to stay still
Six big takeaways from The Colorado Sun’s forum with Gov. Jared Polis and top state lawmakers
The politicians discussed everything from how to improve Colorado’s vaccination rate to their reactions to the STEM School Highlands Ranch shooting and the resignation Sunday of state Rep. Rochelle Galindo
