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Colo. custodian climbs ranks to principal

A Colorado educator who began his career as a custodian, is back in school this week, this time as the principal. Michael Atkins started his first semester as principal of Denver’s Stedman Elementary School, already familiar with the school system. For more than three decades, Atkins has been a student, janitor and teacher. As a young student, he did not see a future in education after experiencing racial discrimination in the classroom. That all changed when he realized he could inspire students to celebrate each other's differences.

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CO lawmaker wins against gun rights groups

So-called "red flag" laws allow courts to confiscate weapons from people found to be at risk of harming themselves or others. Currently, 17 states and the District of Columbia have passed such measures. Gun rights groups have fought against them, and have even -- as in the case of Colorado lawmaker Tom Sullivan -- attempted to recall legislators who back stricter gun control. But some say that the failed campaign to recall Sullivan could be a sign of a changing tide. Barry Petersen reports.

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