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A Neenan roof latest risk By Eric Gorski and David Olinger The Denver Post
Part of the roof at a junior and senior high school in the San Luis Valley is at risk of collapse if bearing as little as 10 inches of snow and is in need of immediate repairs, officials said Tuesday. The problems at Sargent Junior-Senior High School, just northeast of Monte Vista, are the most serious to be found at a Neenan Co. project since structural flaws in Meeker triggered a series of reviews of the firm’s work on Colorado schools. Neenan has agreed to pay for new
bracing and supports to a beam supporting the roof above a physical-education and wrestling room at the 190student school, Sargent School Superintendent Philip Compton said. Neenan considered the problem serious enough to recommend that Compton bar students from the room “out of an abundance of caution” until repairs are made before students return to classes in January, said Andy Boian, a spokesman for Neenan. Compton said the school was out by the time Neenan reached him over the weekend and that there are no
Issues with schools continue to build Structural issues have been found at nine Colorado schools built by the Neenan Co. of Fort Collins: Kremmling — A gymnasium roof on a new school lifted slightly in an April 2008 windstorm. Repairs were made. Craig (elementary school) — Repairs were made to a beam during construction. Meeker — A repair plan is in the works for an elementary school that was closed after a review found serious problems. Monte Vista — A high school under construction will get work on columns and other repairs. Craig (middle school) — A wing is closed temporarily to students after analysis found it failed to meet building codes. Akron — A school under construction needs foundation work and strengthening. Grand Junction — Minor issues were identified at Capstone Charter School. Repairs are planned. Adams County — Issues termed minor were found in a review of a new addition at York International School. Rio Grande County — Repairs are planned to strengthen a beam supporting a roof at Sargent Junior-Senior High School. Sources: School district officials; public records; Neenan Co.
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Many illegal immigrants who fit the noncriminal, longtime-resident profile are anxiously waiting for word on their fate from prosecutors.
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Federal officials ask scientific journals to not publish the details of certain biomedical experiments, for fear that the information could be used by terrorists to create havoc. »4A
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As southeastern Colorado digs out from under as much as 15 inches of snow, other parts prepare for a holiday storm. »1B
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Supermax guard admits thefts from prison’s armory
BUSINESS Ready for takeoff. Fewer people will fly this holiday season, but flights will still be packed. »9B
By John Ingold The Denver Post By Nancy Lofholm The Denver Post
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ntil recently, Lizeth Amateco had never heard the term “prosecutorial discretion.” Now, her future depends on it. Amateco, 19, is one of the 7,800 illegal immigrants whose cases are being reviewed by federal prosecutors during a six-week pilot program being carried out to test the effectiveness of prosecutorial discretion in immigration court in Denver. Cases also are being reviewed in Baltimore. This review that has been underway for two weeks means that government attorneys are sifting through files and determining which cases should go on the “low priority” pile, effectively freezing proceedings, or on the “priority” stack. In the latter cases, the govern-
ment would move forward with prosecutions and deportations. While prosecutors huddle over the daunting stacks of files and Denver immigration attorneys stay busy trying to determine which of their cases might be set aside, the
The oldest of eight sisters, Lizeth Amateco, 19, is joined by Ashley, 3, at their home in Aurora. Craig F. Walker, The Denver Post
OFFICIAL ROLEX JEWELER OYSTER PERPETUAL AND DATEJUST ARE TRADEMARKS.
A federal prosecutor said Tuesday that lax munitions controls at the Supermax prison in Florence allowed a drug-addicted guard to steal as many as 15 “flash-bang” grenades from the prison armory. Christopher “Kit” Turner, who pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal weapons charge, admitted to taking 10 of the stun grenades and selling one of them. He said he ignited others to celebrate the Fourth of July. Turner’s former girlfriend told police that Turner also traded ammunition — possibly taken from Supermax — for prescription drugs, according to a police search-warrant affidavit. GUILTY » 15A
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House vote raises stakes and anxiety washington» Congress lurched toward Grinch-like gridlock Tuesday as the Republican-controlled House rejected a two-month extension of Social Security tax cuts that President Barack Obama said was “the only viable way” to prevent a drop in take-home pay for 160 million workers Jan. 1. “The clock is ticking; time is running out,” Obama said shortly after the House voted 229-193 to request negotiations with the Senate on renewing the payroll-tax cuts for a year. House Speaker John Boehner, told that Obama had sought his help, replied, “I need the president to help out.” His voice rose as he said it, and his words were cheered by dozens of Republican lawmakers who have
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