Manitou Springs City Council to cut marijuana tax
The Manitou Springs City Council approved the first reading of an ordinance to cut taxes on recreational cannabis by half…
Manitou Springs faces lawsuit from Cog Railway amid budget concerns
Last month, the Cog Railway filed a lawsuit against the City of Manitou Springs, claiming that the City has failed…
Making us safer, or political theater? COS City Council passes non-sanctuary city resolution for third time
Colorado Springs City Council passed a resolution on May 13 reaffirming for the third time in 18 months that Colorado…
Amid protests and Democratic pushback, U.S. House GOP launches work on Medicaid cuts
This story was first published by Colorado Newsline. The U.S. House committee tasked with overhauling energy policy and Medicaid to…
Trump 2.0 As Americorps members ponder next steps, Colorado sues over agency dismantling
Phoebe Serlemitsos and more than a dozen other AmeriCorps team leaders spent the morning of April 15 doing resiliency and…
Hiawatha Gardens contracts approved despite council member’s concerns
Manitou Springs City Council approved six contracts with the American Institute of Architects for the Hiawatha Gardens project. Council member…
Opinion: Talking with my friend Yemi about the nightclub raid and his values
Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade and I have been friends since he helped open The Wild Goose Meeting House. When…
Colorado Springs should vote ‘no’ on Karman Line
Voters in Colorado Springs will soon receive ballots by mail for the June 17 special election. It presents a single…
Colorado publishes first comprehensive State of Homelessness Report
This week, the Metro Denver Homeless Initiative, representing Colorado’s four Continuums of Care (CoCs), including the Pikes Peak CoC, released…
Trump 2.0 ‘The danger feels terribly real’: Military veterans battle the threat of deportation
Navy veteran Pablo Capistrano stood up in the middle of Gallogly Hall at the University of Colorado – Colorado Springs,…
Community members, elected officials respond to CO Springs nightclub raid
This story was first published in the Colorado Times Recorder. Over 50 people gathered in front of the El Paso…
Keep It Clean COS
For years, I’ve heard that one of the things that sets Colorado Springs apart, especially compared to other big cities,…
New policy on citizen comments to COS City Council sees pushback
The new leadership of Colorado Springs’ City Council saw pushback from members of the public after it decided to hear…
Protest against Trump tyranny on 250th anniversary of American War for Independence
Wet snow bent budded tree branches as around 100 demonstrators gathered outside Manitou Springs Memorial Hall on April 19 to…
Pam Zubeck has a few questions: Are voters happy with Cami Bremer’s dual job arrangement?
Last October, I noted in this space that Cami Bremer must be a superwoman, considering she took on a new…
Trump, Macbeth and assorted villains
This opinion piece reflects the views of John Hazlehurst only and are not endorsed by the Pikes Peak Bulletin. Let’s…
‘Welcome to the frontlines of democracy’: COS councilmembers sworn in
A trio from the Colorado Springs Deaf and Blind School harmonized on “America the Beautiful,” and a choir from the…
Hurd faces hurdles in giving Congress more authority over tariff policy
This story was originally published in the Colorado Times Recorder. As President Donald Trump’s tariffs rock stock markets globally, two…
Resist the impulse to respond with shame and threat
Here’s the thing about fascism. It can be contagious. Regardless of your opinion of our president, you can’t doubt that…
End the geezer takeover: put a maximum age limit on the presidency
Like virtually every other American octogenarian, I’m only alive because of modern medicine. I was a fragile and often sickly…