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COLORADO SPRINGS — Several school district leaders across the Pikes Peak region met with Congressman Doug Lamborn to discuss the fentanyl crisis in schools on Tuesday.
Rep. Lamborn asked for input on legislation he's working on to help protect children.
"We have to communicate that public schools can not solve this alone," said D11 superintendent Michael Gaal.
Leaders from local school districts joined U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn and other advocates for a conversation Tuesday on how to prevent fentanyl overdoses among students across El Paso County.
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — Congressman Doug Lamborn (R-CO), took a step toward addressing the impact of fentanyl on students in El Paso County by meeting with local leaders at a fentanyl roundtable discussion on Tuesday, Aug.15.
At the turn of the 20th century, land that was once prime for cattle grazing, forestry, mining, and farming became far less abundant. America was thus forced to confront how best to utilize its natural resources, resulting in two primary schools of thought.
The Biden administration is systematically removing every acre of working land that it can. Historically, preservationists have been pleased with national parks, wilderness areas, and national monuments, while conservationists have relied on U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management land for their needs. If the current administration has its way, this balance will not last long.
Colorado officials credit persistence, a constant focus on Space Command's military mission, and the increased importance of that mission in a more dangerous world for keeping the command headquartered in Colorado Springs at the end of a review process that lasted more than two years.
It's been a long road for an installation that hasn't moved an inch.