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Schools feeling economic crunch

Douglas County voters could be asked to consider a ballot initiative this fall to help maintain their high-performing school district because of the sagging economy.

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The R Word

With the word recession increasingly being used to describe our nation's economy, Colorado Community Newspapers explores just what that means in a series of articles.

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Voters say yes to recreation, cultural arts centers

Gunning wins mayoral race

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Voters pick Geitner, Rosser for South Suburban board

Six candidates filled the ballot, with the top-two vote-getters gaining a seat on the five-person board.

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Three newcomers join South Metro board of directors

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Lincoln station will be hopping

In Lone Tree, the most promising spot for living, playing, shopping and dining could soon be near the Lincoln Light Rail Station.

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Program brings opera to Lone Tree

Opera comes to Lone Tree the third weekend of May. Lone Tree's Passport to Culture program presents a free performance of The Central City Opera's Mozart & Co. at the Lone Tree Recreation Center, 10249 Ridgegate Circle. At 3 p.m. on May 18 the opera company will enlighten the audience with comic opera scenes by Mozart and other composers.

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Gate creates tension

In a pocket of unincorporated Douglas County, a gate is upsetting plenty of people. In spring 2004, residents of the Retreat and Gleneagles Village - both off Cresthill Lane north of Highlands Ranch High School - and surrounding neighborhoods once drove along Redwing to get to Colorado Boulevard.

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Douglas schools exceed state reading scores

Nearly 85 percent of Douglas County School District third-graders are reading at grade level, a mark that has barely fluctuated over the years, according to results recently released by the Colorado Department of Education.

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Recreation, arts centers pass by narrow margin

Lone Tree residents have voted, and they are supporting both recreation and cultural arts centers, but not the series of pedestrian tunnels proposed on ballot issue 2C.

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Cleanup day to preserve water quality

As part of a major effort to preserve water quality in Lone Tree, the city's public works department is orchestrating a community clean up day at Willow Creek.

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Park Meadows opens first leg of The Vistas

Park Meadows mall will unveil the long-awaited expansion - The Vistas - on May 14 with 11 new tenants and restaurants.

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News & Features

Workforce center opens office at Tech Center

Arapahoe/Douglas Works, a public-private partnership that serves job seekers and businesses in Arapahoe and Douglas counties, opened its new home at the Denver Tech Center this month.

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Bagley to run for RTD board

Littleton resident Kent Bagley has announced his candidacy to represent District H on the board of the Regional Transportation District. The election will be in November.

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Firefighters get air support




	Chris Michlewicz \| cmichlewicz@ccnewspapers.com A UH1H-703 type-2 helicopter sits on a vacant street May 2 in the unfinished Dawson Ridge subdivision south of Castle Rock.

Three local fire agencies now have a critical resource in the race against a quickly-spreading wildfire.

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Keepers give bees a chance




	Ann Foster \| afoster@ccnewspapers.com Gregg Lindsey, a first-time beekeeper, hauls bee boxes up a hill to his friend Steve Lechner’s hives on April 19.

On a cold, quiet day at Busy Bee Farm, the air is virtually still. But when the summer sun warms over the spread and greets the blossoming flowers, the air seems to come alive.

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Sports

Heritage back in state soccer semifinals

Thanks to scoring by old and new, the Heritage High School soccer team is back in the Class 5A state semifinals for a sixth consecutive season.

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Controversial call leads to Arapahoe's elimination

Only once had the Arapahoe High School soccer team fallen in defeat on the season.

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Pondy's Ricci tops at No. 3 singles

It only took freshman Brittney Ricci eight sets over three days to win her first high school state championship.
Ricci, a freshman at Ponderosa High School, won state gold May 10 at the Gates Tennis Center in Denver in the No. 3 singles bracket of the Class 5A girls' tennis state championships.

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Warriors win twice; need one more to reach finals

The Arapahoe High School baseball team had to put its first loss of the double-elimination Class 5A state playoffs behind it and get back to the field a day later.

The No. 6 Warriors did that, twice. Arapahoe defeated No. 7 Chaparral High School 10-6 and defeated No. 4 Dakota Ridge 8-5 to advance to the second week of the state playoffs. One more win and the Warriors are in the finals.

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HIGHLIGHTS

FRONT PAGE
	Lincoln station will be hopping
	Program brings opera to Lone Tree
	Gate creates tension
	Douglas schools exceed state reading scores
	Recreation, arts centers pass by narrow margin
LOCAL NEWS AND FEATURES
	Workforce center opens office at Tech Center
	Bagley to run for RTD board
	Firefighters get air support
	Student memorializedDistrict changes policy on death announcements
OPINION
	I've known some wonderful mothers
	Motherhood is not for wimps
FOR THE RECORD
	Obituary: William 'Bill' Harmon

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