The Colorado Springs-based International Bible Society wants to once again distribute Bibles along with Sunday newspapers. The society, which once distributed Bibles in editions of the Colorado Springs Gazette, is now planning on spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to deliver them with eleven newspapers around the country, this year and next.

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A new state law that goes into effect Friday will allow workers to sue employers over discrimination based on sexual orientation and religion. The law is among more than 100 going into effect that day. Others allow gay couples to adopt children and impose bigger fines on big-rig truckers who don’t chain up in bad weather.

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An activist attorney from Colorado will receive $106,500 as part of a settlement of two federal lawsuits. Sixty-year-old Francisco "Kiko" Martinez of Alamosa had sued state and federal authorities, alleging he was illegally held at traffic stops in three states because his name appeared on an FBI terrorist watch list.

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An Episcopal church court heard evidence today against the leader of one of Colorado Springs' most prominent congregations. Reverend Don Armstrong of Grace Episcopal Church is accused of embezzling nearly $400,000 from the church. Since the allegations arose, Armstrong and other Grace leaders have very publicly split with their parent organizations, the Episcopal Diocese of Colorado and the American Anglican Church. They've said the split is unrelated to the allegations, and is rooted in issues of church governance.

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Last Thursday Colorado Springs’ Myron Stratton Home became a full house. Partners in Housing, Peak Vista Community Health Service, and TESSA join the Myron Stratton Home on its’ 105-acre campus.

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The Air Force Academy held a memorial service last weekend for a 44 year old airman who was recently killed in Afghanistan. A master sergeant, he was planning to retire next year and move back to Colorado to be near his family. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.

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For girls in high school, summers can mean lots of Dawson’s Creek re-runs and working on their tans. The Colorado Springs Fire Department, however, gives about 20 girls the chance to stretch themselves and gain self confidence by spending a week learning about fire fighting.

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Colorado made national headlines last December, when federal Immigration agents raided the Swift meatpacking plant in Greeley, arresting 261 people.

Less well publicized was an immigration raid in April in the San Luis Valley. In the tiny town of Center, Colorado, federal agents arrested a couple of dozen undocumented workers at a potato plant.

The aftermath of the fallout is chronicled in the latest issue of High Country News. Aspen Public Radio’s Kirk Siegler recently spoke with reporter Eric Mack, who covered the raids. Mack says immigrants in the valley are living in anxiety in the aftermath of the enforcement action.

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Fort Carson held a memorial service for five soldiers killed in an attack in Iraq last month. It was the single deadliest incident involving Ft. Carson soldiers since the war began. Bente Birkeland reports from Colorado Springs.

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On Monday we reported that, following an explosion, a natural gas drilling company has shut down all its gas wells in Huerfano county between Trinidad and La Junta. We have more on that story now.

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