Kick start your holiday season; All signs point to new starting QB for Broncos; Census raises pay amid tight job market

All the news you can use in a bite-sized format Hi {NAME}, Happy Thanksgiving Thursday! While retailers have been starting their Christmas seasons earlier and earlier in recent years, for most of us it begins immediately after Thanksgiving. Get your holiday season started with a visit to a light display, a Christmas stroll or even a holiday home tour...[Read more](. The Bureau of Land Management has the spirit and is selling permits to cut a Christmas tree on public lands...[Read more](. It's also the season of giving. At some point, a relative, a neighbor, a friend or a co-worker will most likely need help from one of 20 nonprofits touching nearly every tendril of the Pikes Peak region's public safety net. The annual The Gazette/El Pomar Empty Stocking Fund kicks embarks on its 36th campaign to give those nonprofits a much-needed funding boost for the coming year...[Read more](. In unrelated news, today is also National French Toast Day. Without further ado, here are 5 things worth sharing today. 1. With unemployment at 2.7% statewide, and more job openings than job seekers, the Census Bureau upped its pay by $3 per hour in a bid to draw temporary workers in a tight job market. “These positions offer competitive pay, flexible hours, paid training and weekly paychecks,” spokeswoman Laurie Cipriano said...[Read more]( 2. Columnist Paul Klee is thankful that all signs are pointing toward the Denver Broncos starting rookie Drew Lock at quarterback on Sunday. Lock will be afforded 75 percent of the snaps in practice, coach Vic Fangio said. Denver does some weird things with quarterbacks, but giving 75 percent of the practice snaps to a backup QB isn’t one...[Read more](. 3. Deveon Moore, 18, was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and Treslyn Laurent-Morales, 24, was held on suspicion of tampering with evidence in the death of Xavier Padilla, who was found bleeding in the 2300 block of East Monument Street east of downtown on Nov. 3...[Read more](. 4. Cops across Colorado will be on the lookout for drunken drivers through the weekend. In the Pikes Peak region, Colorado State Patrol troopers and El Paso County deputies along with police in Fountain, Colorado Springs, Woodland Park and Monument have stepped up DUI patrols for the holidays...[Read more](. 5. The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced that it has entered into a three-year consent decree with Colorado Excavating as part of a disability-related lawsuit. The Colorado Springs-based company allegedly fired an office assistant four days after she suffered a seizure, without discussing potential accommodations...[Read more](. Bonus content - [Democrat Angela Williams quits US Senate primary]( - [Woman convicted in death of 2-year-old pushing for early prison release]( - [Pikes Pub: Beer wants to help you give from the heart this holiday season]( - [Mother of STEM shooting victim testifies in hearing for younger suspect]( Photo of the day - Jerffrey Sharp lays on his bed in the Springs Rescue Mission homeless shelter in this Gazette file photo. The mission is one of 20 charities that receives a needed funding boost from the annual The Gazette/El Pomar Empty Stocking Fund, which began its 36th campaign today. Thank you for reading! If you like this newsletter and want to support it, forward this email to a friend. If you’re seeing this newsletter for the first time, [you can subscribe here]( free. No spam. Unsubscribe whenever you want.  Terry Terrones Terry Terrones is a journalist and social media manager. He's a graduate of Denver University, loves the Broncos, and might be Spider-Man. Twitter - [@terryterrones]( Email - terry.terrones@gazette.com Instagram - [@terronesterry]( [Subscribe to this Newsletter!]( [Subscribe to free Gazette podcasts!]( The Colorado Springs Gazette, L.L.C. | 100 E. Pikes Peak Ave., Suite 100, Colorado Springs, CO 80903 [Unsubscribe {EMAIL}]( [Update Profile]( | [Our Privacy Policy]( | [About Constant Contact]( Sent by noreply@gazette.com