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Heidi Beedle

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Heidi Beedle @beedle.bsky.social · 1d

My coverage of yesterday's strike in Colorado Springs:
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CO Springs Teachers Strike for First Time Since 1975

Teachers in Colorado Springs School District 11 took part in a one-day strike yesterday, picketing at 34 schools in the city’s third-largest school district and ending with a rally in...

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Heidi Beedle @beedle.bsky.social · 6h

Good news, everyone

Pikes Peak Bulletin @pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social · 6h

Thanks to community support from more than 100 donors and pre-paying advertisers, and the receipt of a generous grant, the Pikes Peak Bulletin is back in action, now as a digital-first news outlet serving the Pikes Peak region.
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Reinventing The Pikes Peak Bulletin -

The Pikes Peak Bulletin has fought for its relevance in the digital age. Historically the hometown newspaper of Manitou Springs, the Bulletin, along with a

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Heidi Beedle @beedle.bsky.social · 1d

I wrote a bunch of stories about the effort to save the Westside Community before I left the Indy, but of course those aren't online anymore. 🙃

Heidi Beedle @beedle.bsky.social · 1d

Also some Westside community news:

Pikes Peak Bulletin @pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social · 1d

The City of Colorado Springs is looking to dissolve the Westside Community Center Working Committee, which has worked with the City to lead the community space since 2021.
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City of Colorado Springs to dissolve Westside Community Center Working Committee -

The City of Colorado Springs is looking to dissolve the Westside Community Center Working Committee, which has worked with the City to lead the community

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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 1d

Teachers in Colorado Springs School District 11 took part in a one-day strike yesterday, picketing at 34 schools in the city’s third-largest school district and ending with a rally in Acacia Park.
coloradotimesrecorder.com/2025/10/co-s...

CO Springs Teachers Strike for First Time Since 1975

Teachers in Colorado Springs School District 11 took part in a one-day strike yesterday, picketing at 34 schools in the city’s third-largest school district and ending with a rally in...

coloradotimesrecorder.com

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Heidi Beedle @beedle.bsky.social · 1d

My coverage of yesterday's strike in Colorado Springs:
coloradotimesrecorder.com/2025/10/co-s...

CO Springs Teachers Strike for First Time Since 1975

Teachers in Colorado Springs School District 11 took part in a one-day strike yesterday, picketing at 34 schools in the city’s third-largest school district and ending with a rally in...

coloradotimesrecorder.com

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Heidi Beedle @beedle.bsky.social · 1d

Recreation Manager Mark Snow says the working committee has essentially “worked itself out of a job” due to the success of the WCC.

factors influencing recommendation for dissolution

Heidi Beedle @beedle.bsky.social · 1d

Colorado Springs is considering dissolving the working committee that runs the Westside Community Center, which was scheduled for closure but was saved by an outpouring of community support.

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Heidi Beedle @beedle.bsky.social · 1d

Good morning. Today I’m at the Co Springs Parks Advisory Board meeting. A lot of early mornings this week. 🫩

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Colorado Times Recorder @coloradotimesrecorder.com · 2d

While GOP candidates like to quote Reagan's so-called 11th Commandment, "Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican," in this crowded field, the reality is that another revised biblical mandate applies: "do unto others before they do unto you."
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Republicans Bash Barb on Crime Bill

With 19 Republicans running for the 2026 gubernatorial nomination, the candidates, many of whom are true MAGA patriots, will have to compete to set themselves apart from one another. And...

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Heidi Beedle @beedle.bsky.social · 1d

Teacher strike
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District 11 responds to potential teacher strike -

Earlier this month, during a Labor Day event at Colorado Springs City Hall, educators announced plans to strike this fall over the Colorado Springs School

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Heidi Beedle @beedle.bsky.social · 2d

D11 Board member Julie Ott, the lone dissenter in many contentious votes, speaking now.

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Heidi Beedle @beedle.bsky.social · 2d

Angel Givler-Viers, an elementary school teacher, addressing the crowd.

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Heidi Beedle @beedle.bsky.social · 2d

Waddick cites Advance Colorado as one of the corporate-funded entities attacking public ed. Recent reporting on Advance from @loganmdavis.bsky.social
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The Redprint: How Advance Colorado and Anonymous Donors Shape the Political Landscape

The Republican Party wields no official power at the state level in Colorado. Since 2020, the GOP has been shut out of every statewide office and control of either chamber...

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Heidi Beedle @beedle.bsky.social · 2d

Now hearing from CEA VP Liz Waddick. “They are here to dismantle the public schools,” she says of D11 board.

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Heidi Beedle @beedle.bsky.social · 2d

Vick highlights the members of the crowd here from around the state, which was a talking point brought up by Haffley and Walters this morning.

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Heidi Beedle @beedle.bsky.social · 2d

Sen. Jessie Danielson (D-Lakewood) is here.

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Heidi Beedle @beedle.bsky.social · 2d

CEA President Kevin Vick discussing the rise of tyranny, the district and board’s opposition to today’s strike.

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Heidi Beedle @beedle.bsky.social · 2d

Hearing from CSEA President Kevin Coughlin.

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Heidi Beedle @beedle.bsky.social · 2d

Here’s my reporting from this morning:
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Heidi Beedle @beedle.bsky.social · 2d

Good morning! I’m at Palmer High School for this morning’s strike. There are teachers, parents, students, and political candidates out for today’s action.