In my previous column, I challenged readers to spend this summer visiting new trails and to get out of a rut that we can easily fall into. This week, I’m going to continue on that theme with one of my favorite places you may not have visited yet: Staunton State Park. The nearly 4,000-acre park […]
On Juneteenth, we remember a moment that changed history. More than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed, the news of freedom finally reached enslaved Black Americans in Texas. Imagine that moment. Imagine generations of men, women, and children who had lived under the weight of bondage finally hearing the words that they were […]
Manitoids are tremendously adept at two things: Coming together in hard times, like fires and floods, and protesting injustice by raising torches and pitchforks. Many of us have been raising those torches and pitchforks in the past week about the gross injustice we’ve witnessed during the renovation of the Cliff House at Pikes Peak. Gorgeous […]
Hours after the Cliff House’s new owner replaced colorful xeriscaped gardens in front of the hotel with artificial turf, residents raged on social media about it. “It’s heartbreaking. I won’t be patronizing their veranda this summer for lunch. Their gardens were unmatched,” a local resident wrote on the All About Manitou Springs Colorado Facebook page. […]
This piece appeared first in The Colorado Sun. Every November, Colorado voters turn out in impressive numbers. Every June, a different story unfolds. Hundreds of thousands of Coloradans who faithfully vote in general elections never cast a ballot in the primary elections that help determine which candidates appear on the November ballot in the […]
The future of democracy depends on systemic change — and your vote is more important than ever. If you believe politics should be about real issues, honest debate, and character, this conversation will light the way. Issues with caucuses and the unaffiliated voter block are just some of the topics covered in this conversation on […]
Jordan and Delphy Ranieri had a vision: Junk food that’s not made of junk. A cafe where you can enjoy a burger and fries without the belly blahs that often come afterward. “Nobody else in the area was doing anything similar,” Jordan said. The Ranieris, who both have plenty of experience in the food industry, […]
“All politics is local” is a maxim dating back nearly 100 years in U.S. politics. It means that regardless of national or larger political trends, people vote based on the decisions and politicians closest to them. Nothing could better describe the current situation of Colorado Republicans. Since 2006, Colorado Republicans have only posted one major […]
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