Let’s stop pretending that there is any strategy happening. Trump’s threat to Iran over the Strait of Hormuz isn’t some calculated show of strength. It’s a reckless move that puts global stability, and everyday people, on the line without any clear plan for what comes next. Deadlines, threats, and talk of military action might sound […]
For years, the people of Colorado Springs have been told that police oversight is complicated, that reform takes time, and that the right process must be followed before meaningful change can happen. But for many of us who were there when the local movement for law enforcement accountability began, the story of how we arrived […]
We have seen this before. In 2003, under Operation Iraqi Freedom, the United States launched what was branded as “shock and awe.” Overwhelming force. Rapid dominance. Swift victory. That was the plan. What followed was years of instability, insurgency, trauma, and long-term consequences that were nowhere near as easy to manage as the opening air […]
Editor’s Note: The Military Times reported Feb. 19 that “The Department of Veterans Affairs has retreated from enforcing a controversial regulation it rolled out Tuesday that required medical examiners to factor in the effects of medication when weighing disability ratings decisions.” Every veteran knows the phrase. It gets said in grocery stores, at ball games, […]
This was not just another event on the calendar. The 13th Annual Multi-Cultural Black History Program on Feb. 15 filled a top-tier venue – the Ent Center for the Arts – with a packed house, standing as a reminder that Black culture in Colorado Springs is not something waiting to be discovered. It is organized, […]
Colorado Springs, especially the South Side, needs to pay attention to what just happened at City Hall. Councilmember Kimberly Gold was issued a formal reprimand for speaking plainly about what the public witnessed during the MLK proclamation discussion. She did not make up facts. She did not disrupt the meeting. She described the moment clearly […]
The Colorado Springs City Council dais is not supposed to be a stage. It is not supposed to be a place where personal beliefs get turned into official statements, as if one man’s worldview represents thousands of people who live, work, and raise families in District 1. And yet, year after year, council member Dave […]
I joined the Army straight out of high school. I was young, eager, and believed in something bigger than myself. Over the next twenty-one years, I served overseas in both combat and non-combat roles. I spent a combined more than four years of my life in training fields, sleeping outside on trucks, and under trees […]
Across Colorado Springs and beyond, left-leaning groups are buzzing with energy. We have people ready to fight for fair wages, racial justice, environmental protection, and reproductive rights. Yet, time and again, we trip ourselves up. A coalition forms, then unravels. A meeting starts with momentum, then collapses under the weight of internal disputes. The cycle […]
I’m writing from and to the South Side. A place where we know what it feels like to be overlooked, to watch injustice happen in front of us, and then be told to be patient and just follow the rules while the slow cogs of government rock us to sleep until our claims are no […]
