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Missouri School Board of Education adopting social and emotional standards to improve student behavior

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:46 GMT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The Missouri School Board may adopt some new proposals today to improve student behavior in the classroom.A research group was appointed to help with recruiting and keeping teachers. The state board of education hears from them Tuesday in Jefferson City. ‘Blind Side’ lawsuit: Michael Oher alleges family pushed ‘false’ adoption story to make money They also proposed 15 standards to improve students behavior, including ways to process and manage emotions. The experts presented a draft proposal to the school board in May.

Firefighters respond to flames at North Florissant home

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:46 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Crews are at the scene of a house fire Tuesday morning.Our Bommarito Automotive Group SkyFOX helicopter is flying over the area located on North Florissant Avenue and Herbert Street, where fire crews are currently putting out the flames. The building was occupied at the time the fire broke out, but so far, no injuries have been reported. ‘Blind Side’ lawsuit: Michael Oher alleges family pushed ‘false’ adoption story to make money The cause of the fire is still unknown. FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

Oriental Theater trying again to restore historic neon sign

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:46 GMT

One of Denver’s most historic theaters is trying again to restore the neon sign and marquee that have been aesthetic hallmarks of the North Side for decades.Morry’s Neon employees working on the Oriental Theater’s marquee restoration on Tuesday, Aug. 8. (Provided by Scott Happel)The owners of the Oriental Theater, which was built in 1927, have begun a full overhaul of the exterior. The vertical “blade” displaying the theater’s name will be repainted, and the letters themselves, made of real neon, will be replaced, said general manager Scott Happel. The marquee that spells out upcoming shows will also be re-painted and restored to look brand new.Previous attempts to restore the sign — dating back to 2016 — have failed to withstand the test of time, Happel explained. “We’ve had it done twice, apparently by people that weren’t quite sure how to do it correctly. But I’d say it’s needed to happen for decades.”This time, th...

Denver satellite company adds fourth production facility in metro area

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:46 GMT

York Space Systems, which manufactures and deploys satellites, has opened a fourth production facility in the Denver area, boosting its production capacity to about 1,000 spacecraft a year.York’s new 60,000-square-foot plant is in the Denver Tech Center, where in 2022 it moved its headquarters, which also has production capabilities. The company has two other production sites in downtown Denver.Dirk Wallinger, CEO of York Space Systems, said the company has invested $20 million so far in its facilities. He declined to say how many people work at York, but added that the company is adding employees.“Our contract values and our revenue have increased over 250% for the past three years in a row,” Wallinger said.Colorado has the country’s second-largest aerospace industry behind California’s and the highest concentration of private aerospace employees. There are about 290 companies and more than 500 space-related businesses in Colorado, according to a repor...

Denver titan lists Cherry Hills mansion for $18.5M

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:46 GMT

Charlie Gallagher is selling his 23,000-square-foot mansion adjacent to the 10th green at Cherry Hills Country Club.Gallagher, a private-equity executive inducted into the Colorado Business Hall of Fame in 2011, owns the eight-bedroom, 14-bath mansion on Cherry Hills Drive with his wife, Diane.Chicago architect Gregory Maine designed the brick and stone mansion with a cobblestone circular drive. Constructed in 1993, the house, designed to be reminiscent of a 14th-century French country home, features painted ceilings, plastered walls, eight fireplaces and 18 sets of French doors.The home includes multiple staircases, an elevator, and a two-story dining room with a marble fireplace. The walled, 2-acre grounds include a pool and patios.Gallagher’s success story started with the 1986 acquisition of Applied Industrial Materials Corp. His strategies transformed the company and led to a series of acquisitions that prompted him to form Gallagher Industries, a private equity investment firm...

No need for a telescope: The right binoculars can help amateur astronomers get started

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:46 GMT

If you find yourself increasingly intrigued by the night sky and yearn to see more than what is visible with the naked eye, you don’t need to buy a fancy telescope costing hundreds or thousands of dollars. In fact, astronomy experts recommend that you don’t. Not at first.They suggest starting with binoculars, and not just because they are less expensive.Astronomy experts say novice astronomers starting out with binoculars should purchase 7x50s, which means they have seven times magnification with an aperture diameter of 50 millimeters. The Celestron Cometron (shown) costs $50 at Mile High Astronomy. Celestron makes binoculars and telescopes. (Celestron photo, provided by Mile High Astronomy)Telescopes are more complicated to operate, meaning it takes time to learn how to use them, and they can be clumsy to transport. Binoculars are easier to use and can help you learn the basics of the night sky. While they do offer less magnification, they show wider sections of the sky...

Changing term limits for elected officials in Denver? City Council members aren’t sold.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:46 GMT

Term limits — both at the federal and local level — have been in the spotlight this year but most Denver City Councilmembers are skeptical of asking voters if they want to adjust the amount of time elected officials are allowed to serve. At least for now.The City Council’s fledgling charter review committee took up term limit reform as part of its first official meeting Monday. The discussion hinged on the possibility of drafting a ballot question to send to city voters in 2024 that could change those limits.The charter caps service time for the elected offices — mayor, councilmembers, city auditor and clerk and recorder — at three consecutive four-year terms for a total of 12 years.Councilwoman Amanda Sawyer, who is heading up the charter committee, noted that changing limits doesn’t necessarily mean going down from three terms to two, the current limit for U.S. presidents. Eliminating term limits, which were only enacted in Denver in 1995 follow...

Colorado’s creative, cultural and service-industry workers look to unions for leverage

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:46 GMT

Anna McGee has hit a wall. So has her boss.A 26-year-old front-of-the-house worker at Denver’s Mercury Cafe, McGee joined other employees last month to demand that owner Danny Newman institute changes to what she calls “dehumanizing working conditions” at the Five Points restaurant, including low pay, unpredictable schedules, and an unsafe environment.Newman doesn’t see it that way. He’s already making efforts to improve working conditions, he said. And there’s no money for big raises, as the business — a focal point of Denver’s poetic arts scene for more than three decades — hasn’t yet turned a profit since he bought it two years ago.“Danny’s been transparent about that,” McGee acknowledged. “We came back to him and said, ‘We’ll wait five more months for contract negotiations,’ which is what he was asking for, ‘but you have to voluntarily recognize our workers collective.’ &#...

Hidden gems of Colorado’s Western Slope include sandstone arches, James Beard-quality dining

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:46 GMT

Fall foliage drives get a lot of attention in Colorado — who doesn’t gawk at a shimmering, golden stand of aspen trees? — but have you ever made the mid- or late-summer trek from Denver to Grand Junction, winding through towering red rock canyon walls in the early evening? It’s like an amped-up golden hour, but with the earthy reds illuminated in a way that seems cinematic. And it’s a warm, radiant welcome to the Western Slope.Last July, my friend group somehow synced up all seven of our schedules for a last-minute getaway to the Grand Valley so we could bounce between wineries, float in the Colorado River and, of course, bring home a stash of juicy Palisade peaches and crates filled with plump cherries.But beyond the agricultural bounty that this part of the state is famous for, Grand Junction and its environs have become an outdoor lover’s playground, a reputation bolstered by the new — and epic — downhill mountain biking trail, the Palisade Plunge, and the...

Emotive Ocampo ‘genocide’ report is fundamentally flawed

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:46 GMT

In an opinion dated Monday, 7 August 2023, a former prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Luis Moreno Ocampo, has claimed that a genocide is unfolding in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh within Azerbaijan (‘the Moreno Ocampo Opinion’ or ‘the Opinion’) - writes Rodney Dixon KC of Temple Garden Chambers, London and The Hague.This is an extremely serious accusation to make. It is one with potentially far-reaching consequences, especially at this time. I have therefore been asked by Azerbaijan to provide a legal assessment of the Moreno Ocampo Opinion as an independent expert. My full assessment will be published soon. However, it is vitally important that provocative allegations, without any firm basis in international law, are not allowed to hinder the peace negotiations presently underway between Azerbaijan and Armenia, and to stir tensions on the ground.As has been widely supported by the international community, the governments of both Armenia and Azerbaijan are commi...