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Air Force sex assaults: Prevention chief arrested ten years after scandal at Air Force Academy

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 >>

Phil Anschutz-owned company buys Colorado Springs Gazette

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 >>

Do Ask, Do Tell: Telluride Gay Ski Week reaches out to active military service members

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 >>

Sexual assaults: Air Force Academy rate half of average civilian campus's

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 >>

Colorado School of Mines tops DU, CU in Best Colleges survey -- and AFA is liberal arts?

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 >>

Air Force Academy donates jet engine to West High School's aircraft maintenance program

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 >>

Air Force Academy prayer luncheon goes on, but advocate who sued to stop it declares victory

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 >>

Air Force Academy prayer luncheon lawsuit: Faculty members say event's unconstitutional

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's decision to keep cadet survey secret protested by 50 AFA backers

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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New Air Force Academy worship site for Pagans, Wiccans and Druids has already been "violated," says AFA spokesman

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 >>

Air Force Academy doc's study: A lot of what we think we know about swine flu may be wrong

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 >>

Peterson Air Force Base loses out to Texas' Lackland for 24th Air Force location

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 >>

The Lance Hering story continues

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 >>

The end of the line for AWOL Marine Lance Hering

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 >>

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Defiance

The play’s a dud, but the Vietnam War still hits home.

Retreat!

Do you speak Cherry Creek? It's one-stop shopping for Macy's, Movado, MAC, Montblanc...and the Marines.

An Uphill Battle

Lance Hering asked his best friend to help him disappear. What happened next is a real cliff-hanger.

CU International Film Series

Muenzinger Auditorium on CU’s Boulder campus

An Army of Anyone

You need a high school diploma to enlist -- or a recruiter willing to bend the rules.

The Wilding Blue Yonder

Reel life, real problems.

Artbeat

Brief sketches of what's happening in the Denver art scene.

It Won't Fly

TO: President Bush
RE: Air Force Academy

The Joke's on Us

The voice of experience speaks to CU.

Where Are They Now?

The past year has been a mixed bag for AFA cadets.

Legal Eagles

A year later, these female cadets are still waiting for an apology. A lawsuit may be their only hope.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of January 15, 2004

Strike One, You're Out!

Air Force cadets busted on drinking charges may lose their careers.

Strike One, You’re Out!

Air Force cadets busted on drinking charges may lose their careers.

Follow That Story

Follow the Leader

Follow That Story

Diss Honor

Take These Wings

Andrea Prasse was an honor student -- until she met the honor board.

Honor Rolled

These Air force cadets were ready to fly. Then the honor board crashed their careers.

Brains and Brawn

Academic All-Americans make the grade while breaking a sweat.

Top Guns

The Air Force Academy is changing its leadership -- but can it transform its culture?

Follow That Story

Once Bitten, Twice Shy

Follow That Story

Taco's New Tone

The War Within

As America prepares to invade Iraq, female Air Force cadets wage their own battle.

Past Due

Former landlords are raising the roof over the Manchegos, the tenants from hell.

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Red & Jerry's

Art Beat

Michael Paglia's brief sketches of what's happening in the Denver art scene.

The Wild, Wild West

OPERATION DESERT SHAGGY

CHANGING OF THE GUARD

EMBATTLED ADJUTANT GENERAL IS ON THE WAY OUT, ROMER SAYS.