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 weāve witnessed during the renovation of the Cliff House at Pikes Peak. Gorgeous […]
Hours after the Cliff Houseās new owner replaced colorful xeriscaped gardens in front of the hotel with artificial turf, residents raged on social media about it. āItās heartbreaking. I wonāt be patronizing their veranda this summer for lunch. Their gardens were unmatched,ā 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 ā 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 thatās not made of junk. A cafe where you can enjoy a burger and fries without the belly blahs that often come afterward. āNobody else in the area was doing anything similar,ā Jordan said. The Ranieris, who both have plenty of experience in the food industry, […]
āAll politics is localā 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 […]
We have a primary election coming up in Colorado on June 30. Mark it on your calendar. Vote by mail, if you like, while you still can, without masked agents looking over your shoulder. Primaries are important because they enable us to shape the fights coming in November during the general election. Because Iām a […]
In the late 1940s, a teenaged Barbara Grier scandalized her Colorado Springs high school counselor by saying she was a lesbian ā and she refused to keep it a secret. In 1969, Donaciano Martinez co-founded the Gay Liberation Front of Colorado Springs. The Front held support groups in membersā homes to talk about issues around […]
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