Tag: Manual High School
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Two shootings near Manual High School were related, police say
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Two shootings occurred near Denver’s Manual High School over the past week. Initial investigations found that both incidents were related. On Saturday night, a suspect shot and killed a man — later identified by the Office of the Medical Examiner as 37-year-old Marvin McCullough — around 7 p.m. in the area of East 29th Avenue and North Gilpin…
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Aurora panelists reflect on history, legacy of MLK in Colorado
Famed civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. visited the Denver area at least six times in his life, according to Aurora History Museum curator Keith Outcelt, and his visits have left a enduring impression on many people who live in the area. Outcelt, who welcomed a room full of Denver-area residents to a discussion…
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Kelly Brough, Mike Johnston agree: Mayor should not take over Denver Public Schools board
Should the mayor of Denver take over the Denver Public Schools board? Mayoral runoff candidates Kelly Brough and Mike Johnston agreed it was a bad idea at a forum Tuesday at Manual High School hosted by Chalkbeat. Brough cited jobs the mayor already has such as managing the city’s multibillion-dollar budget and the third busiest…
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Gun violence is rising. Two leaders say Denver schools and police need a new relationship
Nearly a year ago, two former Denver Public Schools administrators pitched an idea for how police and students could form healthy relationships instead of punitive ones. The proposal hasn’t been put into place. Nor have any others that address how Denver schools and city police should work together after a 2020 decision to remove police…
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Hundreds call for Trump’s impeachment in Denver rally
Several hundred activists gathered in person and virtually Sunday in Denver calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump. Cars, trucks and SUV’s filled the parking lot of South High School in the Washington Park neighborhood around noon Sunday with signs reading, “Trump Is A Traitor,” “Impeach 45” and “We The People Want Him Out.”…