Editor’s note: This opinion piece is in response to our July 20 article ā€œBoosting Southside turnout key to flipping seats, Dem leaders say.ā€ Why do working-class voters in Southeast Colorado Springs – often referred to as the Southside – choose not to vote? Consider the district’s realities: it lacks a hospital, contains a recognized food […]

Editor’s note: This opinion piece is in response to our July 20 article ā€œBoosting Southside turnout key to flipping seats, Dem leaders say.ā€ Dear COS neighbors, Let’s talk. I’ve been an El Paso County House District 17 voter for nearly seven years now. It’s always been a heartbreaker to me that our side of town […]

This article was first published by the Colorado Times Recorder. Last week the Colorado Springs Planning Commission denied an appeal of the administrative decision to approve the Project Taurus data center. The project will be housed in a former Intel microchip manufacturing plant that was previously home to a Bitcoin mining operation near Garden of […]

Editor’s note: This opinion piece is in response to our July 20 article ā€œBoosting Southside turnout key to flipping seats, Dem leaders say.ā€ The article notes a 2023 Citizens Project survey that found the primary reason Southsiders don’t vote is because they feel no candidate represents their interests. Southside voter turnout isn’t low because your […]

On the night of July 23, the Colorado Springs Planning Commission conditionally approved the construction of Raeden’s 50 megawatt AI data center on Garden of the Gods Road, better known as Project Taurus. This development has been extremely controversial, but it’s also exposed the public to the city’s complex approval process. This three-minute video will […]

For more info, see ā€œArmed agent demands to know how we got in room with open doors and other tales of the Border Patrol job fair.ā€ Richard Camacho, a Puerto Rican 29-year-old father of two with a background in armed security, attended the Border Patrol job fair at the Colorado Springs Double Tree hotel on […]

For more info, see ā€œArmed agent demands to know how we got in room with open doors and other tales of the Border Patrol job fair.ā€ Christopher Mitchell attended the Customs and Border Patrol job fair at the Double Tree hotel on July 7 as an applicant. He spoke with the Bulletin in the hotel’s […]

It’s been a while since an agitated man wearing guns has demanded I leave a hotel conference room. In fact, I’m pretty sure the Customs and Border Patrol job fair at the Double Tree by Hilton Hotel Colorado Springs (1775 E. Cheyenne Mountain Boulevard) on July 7 was my first time. But covering federal immigration […]

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