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September 8, 2016 VOLUME 4 | ISSUE 5 | FREE

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Transparency the tone of town hall meetings Douglas County School District refines survey process with input from community

By Mike DiFerdinando mdiferdinando@coloradocommunitymedia.com In July, the Douglas County Board of Education approved up to $220,000 for Corona Insights, a Denver-based research

and strategy firm, to conduct an extensive community survey. Kevin Raines, president of Corona Insights, asked community members at a recent town hall event at Castle View High School “not to hold it against us.” “We don’t expect one survey to end the debates you’re having,” Raines said at the Aug. 25 meeting. “But our hope is that it will inform all sides of the issues so that everyone is working from the same com-

mon ground of knowledge.” Corona kicked off what will be a sevenmonth data and information gathering process with a series of town hall meetings at district schools where parents and community members asked questions about the process and gave input about what they would like to learn from the survey. The six meetings were held between Aug. 18 and Aug. 31. Corona also hosted another series of

town hall events open only to employees. Community members have been calling for a districtwide survey for several years, With tensions and questions arising over the effectivness of reform measures implemented by the school board, community members have been calllng for a districtwide survey for several years. Survey continues on Page 11

Wounded detective showing progress Dan Brite was shot by a man the sheriff’s office says was suicidal By Kyle Harding and Chris Rotar Staff writers

Audrey Becker was the first woman to utilize nitrous oxide as a pain management tool during childbirth at Castle Rock Adventist Hospital. Photos by Shanna Fortier

Nitrous oxide for childbirth is here Hospital offering gas for pain management By Shanna Fortier sfortier@coloradocommunitymedia.com

M Nurse midwife Sarah Stone demonstrates how a laboring mother self-administers nitrous oxide. The gas and air combo is now being offered as a pain management tool at Castle Rock Adventist Hospital.

oms-to-be now have another option for pain management during childbirth at Castle Rock Adventist Hospital. The hospital is now one of three in the Denver metro area — Littleton Adventist and University Hospital in Denver are the others — to offer nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, as a safer way to manage labor pains. “Castle Rock is very excited to be able to provide another option for pain relief for laboring women,” said Kathy Podorsek, director of women’s services. “We have many patients that want a low intervention birth, and nitrous oxide can help them achieve this goal.” For first-time mom Aubrey Becker, nitrous oxide is just what she needed to ease her into labor.

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Doctors were seeing “promising progress” by the detective who was hospitalized after being shot by a man authorities say was acting in a suicidal manner before being killed in an exchange of gunfire with law enforcement. Dan Brite, a 2½-year veteran of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, underwent surgery at Parker Adventist Hospital the night of Sept. 2 before being moved to the facility’s intensive care unit. He remained in Brite critical condition but was “responding to stimulus” on Sept. 4, two days after he was shot near a Parker middle school, a sheriff’s office spokesman said. “We are asking for continued prayers for Detective Brite during this critical time in his recovery, and for his wife Christine and their family, as well as the officers involved in this situation,” Sheriff Tony Spurlock said. Thoughts and prayers from the community and law enforcement agencies around the state poured in over Labor Day weekend on social media. A gofundme.com account set up to help the Brite family with expenses raised more than $25,000 in its first 48 hours. The detective is married to Christine Brite, a sergeant with DCSO. Through a sheriff’s office statement, she thanked the community for its support and asked for continued prayers. On Twitter, the Colorado State Patrol shared this message: “Keep fighting Brother in Blue!”

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