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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 I’m a […]
In a devastating development for the communities served by Generation Wild of the Pikes Peak Region (GWPPR), the program will cease receiving funding from a major Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) grant at the end of this calendar year. This funding stop will occur because Catamount Institute withdrew from its role as the backbone agency in […]
Kimberly Gold is serving her first term on the Colorado Springs City Council, which also serves as the Colorado Springs Utilities Board. The Springs Utilities Board voted unanimously on May 20 to raise CEO Travas Deal’s pay from about $550,000 to $700,000 by next year. Most working-class people in Colorado Springs cannot even imagine retirement […]
Bill Murray served on the Colorado Springs City Council from 2015-2023. This opinion piece is in response to the Colorado Springs Utilities Board’s unanimous vote on May 20 to raise CEO Travas Deal’s pay from about $550,000 to $700,000 by next year. This City Council, which is also the Colorado Springs Utilities Board, should be […]
The Incline has become a potent metaphor for Manitou Springs – the town is rapidly on its way up. I say this not only as a longtime Manitou resident, but as someone who has seen this town at its best and worst. In fact, a year ago, I had my doubts about our future. It […]
Saturday night’s shooting at the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner raises so many questions. First and foremost, was it real or was it staged? My friend Ted, a longtime journalist, posted that same night on Facebook that his wife, Mary Ann, a college professor, announced over dinner: “I think Trump is going to get shot […]
To the editor: Southeast Colorado Springs is one of the most diverse areas of the city, with a large BIPOC population, and yet it continues to experience persistent disparities in infrastructure investment, public services, and health outcomes. We all see it in slower road maintenance compared to other parts of the city. We see it […]
Editor’s note: Learn about Colorado Springs Utilities’ timeline and process as it explores potential updates to its Net Metering Program for residential solar customers, including its Net Metering Newsletter. To the editor: Colorado Springs Utilities is currently developing a rooftop solar customer rate case. Rooftop solar owners have made significant financial investments in energy generation […]
Colorado has joined 22 other states in proposing restrictions on what SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ) recipients are permitted to buy – a politically convenient response to food insecurity that targets the choices of people struggling to eat rather than the systems that make eating well out of reach. The waiver would prohibit the […]
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 […]
In America’s great battle between hope and fear, fear certainly gained the upper hand this month. When our president threatens to end an entire civilization because his war of choice painted him into a corner, and our Congress couldn’t be bothered to come back from vacation to stop him, it’s easy to give up hope. […]
I’m the editor of the Pikes Peak Bulletin. A reader sent me an email because he was disappointed in an article I wrote recently, “Students offered counseling after agents in tactical gear detain person outside high school.” I decided to share his email and my response to it because I think he asks a fair […]
Those of us who participated in the No Kings rallies on Saturday didn’t just hold signs and march. We made history, with what I’m convinced will have been the largest protest in American history. I know the effectiveness of such protests to affect change is being endlessly debated. I’m hopeful it will lead to change. […]
I recently learned something fascinating. Did you know that in many large, urban cities across the globe, the pedestrian crosswalk buttons are disconnected – and have been for decades? As technology advanced, pedestrian phases were automated in many cities with dense populations, rendering the human interaction of a button pointless. Removing the buttons would have […]
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 […]
