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Number of Colorado kids living in poverty continues to rise, report says

News: Education Updated: Tue, Mar 25, 2014

More Colorado kids were living in poverty in 2012 than during the worst part of the economic downturn, reflecting that some families continue to struggle, said Sarah Hughes, research director for the Colorado Children's Campaign. While the state has made improvements in education and health...

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Total lunar eclipse to be visible in Colorado Monday night

Total eclipses of the moon are unusual, but not rare. Someone on the Earth gets to see one almost every year, but from any given location, you can expect to see a total lunar eclipse about once every 2 1/2 years on average. The last one seen from Colorado was Dec. 21, 2010, so we’ve been in a bit of an eclipse lull. That’s about to change,...
Drive-thru review: Pizza Hut gets wings right with new deep fryers

Pizza Hut has installed deep fryers in 5,000 of its restaurants, so I opted for an eight-piece order of Crispy Bone-In Buffalo Burnin' Hot wings. Here's the blueprint: breaded chicken wings, deep-fried and tossed in your favorite sauce, wrapped in foil and delivered warm to your door. Pizza Hut wings are available bone-in (normal wings, as...
Face the flat facts: Many styles of low-heeled shoes are popular this year

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Dear Donna: Woman makes going out to eat a bit of an ordeal

Dear Donna, I've started dating a lovely lady whose company I enjoy except for one aspect. She is very picky about how her food is prepared at restaurants. I appreciate that she is a wonderful cook, but it seems as though each time we dine out her instructions on how to prepare the food become more detailed and the first 15 minutes is spent...
25% of Colorado foster kids on psychotropic

DENVER — A University of Colorado analysis found that more than 25 percent of Colorado's foster children in 2012 were prescribed psychotropic drugs and that about half of the children who were taking antipsychotics drugs were for "off-label" reasons not approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration. The Denver Post...
Districts brace for debut of online state testing

The three-week window for Colorado's inaugural debut of online-only standardized testing opens Monday, and while a few bugs are expected, some are already biting hard. "It's a beast," said Lori Benton, director of assessment and gifted education for Lewis-Palmer School District 38 in Monument. "We're getting emails daily from the Colorado...
Ohio judge orders man to hold 'I AM A BULLY!' sign

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Early literacy bill defines dyslexia for 1st time

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — For the first time, dyslexia has been officially defined in Iowa law in an attempt to improve literacy among young students across the state. Following passage by the Legislature, Gov. Terry Branstad signed a bill this week that effectively establishes a definition for the reading disability in Iowa code and offers...
AROUND TOWN: Historic Day Nursery's 117th anniversary

Passers-by often wonder about the huge Tudor building at the corner of Rio Grande and Tejon streets. An old church turned school? A mining baron's mansion?