You would think most members of the military preparing to ship out for active duty would spend their final night or two relaxing with family or packing a bag. But not state Rep. Joe Rice, an Army colonel headed for Iraq this week.
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Follow this topic by RSS5/19: Cloud still looms over Pinon Canyon
The Army has backed off its planned expansion at Pinon Canyon. Sort of.
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Segment 3 - Pinon Canyon expansion in the news
A review of the week's news regarding possible expansion of the Pinon Canyon Maneuvering Site.
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Rice to stash some cash before shipping off
May 12, 20095/11: Lamborn on Army's Pinon Canyon expansion
U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn is pushing for the Army's expansion in Pinon Canyon.
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Black Hawks, and not the gambling kind
June 17, 2008Windows are rattling in central Denver neighborhoods as police and U.S. armed forces train for aerial anti-terror operations.
Enviros and GOP Link to Fight Military Expansion
A Face the State Staff Report
April 25, 2007A growing number of leading Republicans are opposing military expansion and they are now being joined by environmentalists fighting for the property rights of some of Colorado's oldest ranching families.