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“We want to emphasize that one photo from one school site does not represent our district’s overall water usage.”
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Aurora Votes 2026
Victor Marx maintains slim advantage in Colorado GOP governor primary
Marx, a ministry leader, had a 1,950 vote advantage over Kirkmeyer as of 4 p.m. He had 39.82% of the vote versus Kirkmeyer’s 39.45%.
Sentinel Magazine
Social Security’s retirement trust fund faces a funding shortfall a year earlier than expected
The looming challenge for the programs is a partial funding gap, not a collapse.
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Toon in Thursday
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Aurora Sports Notebook: Smoky Hill set to induct inaugural Hall of Fame class
News and notes about current or former Aurora prep sports, athletes and coaches from Sports Editor Courtney Oakes.
Nation and World
Senate hopeful Haley Stevens knows how to win in Michigan. Democrats must decide if that’s enough
Haley Stevens, a moderate Democrat, is running against progressive Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, with the support of the Democratic establishment and outside spending, while El-Sayed has built a grassroots campaign on bold policy proposals and a rejection of corporate PAC money.
Colorado & region
DOJ’s immigrant voting letter to Colorado election officials labeled as intimidation tactic
“This is another thinly-veiled attempt by the Department of Justice to intimidate election officials and coerce compliance with their efforts to unlawfully inject the federal government into States’ constitutional duty to oversee elections.” – Colora
Pro and College Sports
Giants beat the Rockies 8-2 to start a 4-game series
Hunter Goodman had a leadoff single in the fourth and scored on Willi Castro’s seventh homer — a two-out shot to put the Rockies up 2-1.
SENTINEL PREPS
Girls Lacrosse: Regis Jesuit’s Lainey Phillips named USA Lacrosse All-American
Recently graduated Regis Jesuit girls lacrosse player Lainey Phillips capped her career with All-American honors, which were recently awarded nationwide by USA Lacrosse.

