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“He was like, ‘You need to leave. You’re not where you belong,’” Kate said. She and her friend both noted Jon smelled like he’d been drinking and was slurring his speech.

Her trajectory is testament to the fact that expectations and opportunities for people with Down syndrome and other intellectual and developmental disabilities have expanded over the past several decades. But in many cases, it’s still an uphill battle for families to get the services required for their children to succeed.

Sure, if you’re like many in the region, you’re thinking election news is like bad weather these days, always on the horizon. While the much-watched “mid-term” congressional races capture most of the headlines, November will bring a bevy of consequential choices to every voter across Colorado.

While some big bills, such as a guarantee of abortion rights and top-line spending priorities are done or on their way to being solved, issues such as how to legislate a growing drug overdose problem and bring the state into the dilemma of local homelessness are far from over.

A wide range of venues and places say they’re seeing unprecedented interest in learning something new, and not online.

For the past few years, APS officials have been working on a plan to redraw the entire school district, which like many across the nation, is seeing fewer students each year. The sweeping plan was scrapped by the school board last week, leaving changes in flux

Activists say that kids transplanted here from around the world as immigrants and refugees get comfortable when they mix soccer with their new lives.

In July 2020, they finalized a deal with Jefferson Hills to purchase the 7.3-acre property for $7.3 million.