The arrest of Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Krusinski on charges of sexual assault in Virginia has drawn condemnation from officials as high-ranking as President Barack Obama, and no wonder. After all, he was the Air Force's chief of sexual-assault prevention. Krusinski is also a graduate of the Air F ... More >>
For years, media observers have speculated that Dean Singleton would someday purchase the Colorado Springs Gazette with the idea of synergizing with his other Front Range newspapers, most prominently the Denver Post. But that day isn't today. With Singleton taking a backseat to John Paton in Digital ... More >>
Reichen Lehmkuhl wants you to come to Telluride Gay Ski Week."This is the first Telluride Gay Ski since the defeat of the marginalizing 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy for our LGBTQ U.S. military service members," says Reichen Lehmkuhl, celebrity host of this Telluride Gay Ski Week, in a news release ... More >>
Last week, we shared details about sex-assault accusations against three Air Force Academy cadets -- Stephan Claxton, Kyle Cressy and Robert Evenson -- nine years after a scandal over similar crimes rocked the institution. An AFA rep stresses that the academy takes such incidents very seriously -- b ... More >>
Big pics below.U.S. News & World Report has released its annual list of the best colleges in the country -- but finding Colorado institutions will take a while if you start from the top. None appear in the top fifty, and of the three that appear in the top 100, Colorado School of Mines tops t ... More >>
Bigger pic below. West High School has a new addition to its airplane hangar. (How many of you knew West even had an airplane hangar?) Yesterday, the U.S. Air Force Academy donated a jet engine to DPS's Aircraft Maintenance Program, which is offered through the Emily Griffith Technical Colleg ... More >>
AFA chapel.Yesterday, a judge rejected arguments made in a lawsuit opposing an Air Force Academy prayer luncheon. The 11:30 a.m. event is underway at this writing. But while Mikey Weinstein of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, a plaintiff in the suit, is disappointed by the ruling, h ... More >>
AFA chapel.Attorney David Lane may have lost his last high-profile case -- an excessive-force complaint against Denver cop/ex-American Gladiators contestant Vicki Ferrari -- but he's hardly shying away from taking on big challenges. Note that he's just filed a lawsuit against the Air Force Ac ... More >>
Air Force Academy chapel.In recent years, Air Force Academy climate surveys, in which cadets and staffers are asked about AFA life, have been made publicly released. For 2010, though, AFA superintendent Mike Gould nixed that, saying the surveys are meant to be tools for improvement, not publi ... More >>
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Yesterday, we told you about a new worship space at the Air Force Academy designed for use by cadets and staffers who practice Earth-centered beliefs, including Pagans, Wiccans and Druids. A photo of the new Air Force Academy worship space -- with an unwelcome addition. Shortly thereafter, a ... More >>
A Flickr photoThe Air Force Academy has punched swine flu in the snout. We've all been told that the H1N1 virus, aka swine flu, is no longer contagious 24 hours after a person's fever has broken. But hold up a minute. A new study overseen by Air Force Academy doctor Catherine Witkop and publi ... More >>
Lackland Air Force Base. Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs was one of the finalists to become the home for the 24th Air Force, described by the service as "a new numbered Air Force headquarters focused on the cyber mission." But it'll have to settle for Miss Congeniality. Lackland Air For ... More >>
Lance Hering, the marine who faked his own death in Eldorado Canyon and disappeared nearly two years ago, days before he was to report back to active duty, will face a summary court-martial Friday at Camp Pendleton, where he is currently being held. Hering will be charged with one count of Article ... More >>
Two looks at Lance Hering. The strange story of Marine Lance Corporal Lance Hering -- whose story was chronicled in the April 2007 feature article "An Uphill Battle" -- just got a little stranger. Hering first came to the public's attention when his best friend, Steve Powers, emerged from Eldo ... More >>
The black helicopters are coming!
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The play’s a dud, but the Vietnam War still hits home.
Do you speak Cherry Creek? It's one-stop shopping for Macy's, Movado, MAC, Montblanc...and the Marines.
Lance Hering asked his best friend to help him disappear. What happened next is a real cliff-hanger.
Muenzinger Auditorium on CU’s Boulder campus
You need a high school diploma to enlist -- or a recruiter willing to bend the rules.
Reel life, real problems.
Brief sketches of what's happening in the Denver art scene.
TO: President Bush
RE: Air Force Academy
The voice of experience speaks to CU.
The past year has been a mixed bag for AFA cadets.
A year later, these female cadets are still waiting for an apology. A lawsuit may be their only hope.
From the week of January 15, 2004
Air Force cadets busted on drinking charges may lose their careers.
Air Force cadets busted on drinking charges may lose their careers.
Follow the Leader
Diss Honor
Andrea Prasse was an honor student -- until she met the honor board.
These Air force cadets were ready to fly. Then the honor board crashed their careers.
Academic All-Americans make the grade while breaking a sweat.
The Air Force Academy is changing its leadership -- but can it transform its culture?
Once Bitten, Twice Shy
Taco's New Tone
As America prepares to invade Iraq, female Air Force cadets wage their own battle.
Former landlords are raising the roof over the Manchegos, the tenants from hell.
Red & Jerry's
Michael Paglia's brief sketches of what's happening in the Denver art scene.
EMBATTLED ADJUTANT GENERAL IS ON THE WAY OUT, ROMER SAYS.
