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The Eastern Plains Chamber of Commerce held its monthly meeting May 2, with about 30 members and guests in attendance. Two of the candidates for El Paso County sheriff, Mike Angley and Grace Sweeney-Maurer, also attended the meeting.
A homegrown proposal that would allow Colorado's community colleges to give students who earn an associate's degree in nursing the chance to obtain an advanced bachelor's degree left the House floor Monday with "an enormous amount of momentum," said Rep. Paul Lundeen, a Republican from Monument who represents portions of El Paso County, where the proposal initiated. On Monday's third reading, House Bill 1086 passed with 55 votes in favor of advancing it to the Senate and eight opposed.
It is unwise for the political class to continue underestimating El Paso County Commissioner and U.S. Senate candidate Darryl Glenn, who consistently brings audiences to their feet. Glenn will have the entire country's attention Monday, when he speaks during a prime-time slot on the opening night of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.
El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder, right, gives Colorado Springs Police Chief Peter Carey a tour of the remodeled kitchen Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015, at the El Paso County Criminal Justice Center in Colorado Springs. The country remodeled the kitchen after May's heavy rainfall damaged the roof and ceiling.