A social media dumpster fire has blazed over the past two months after the new owners of the Cliff House at Pikes Peak tore out some of the gorgeous xeriscaped gardens in front and replaced them with artificial turf. Owner Mark Wyant said he liked the clean look of the fake turf. But the move […]
The flags flying, burgers grilling, fireworks mostly not popping in our neighborhoods. What a time for us all to ponder what it means to be an American. Most of us, when pressed, boil down the concept of America to one word: freedom. But Trump is warning us that our freedom is at risk. It’s those […]
For anyone who’s taken a moment to reflect on it, “primary” is a strange name for the kind of election we just had in Colorado. Does that make the November election secondary? In Colorado statewide races, that’s a fair moniker in most elections, with Democrats winning every statewide race for years now. Only one Republican […]
Let’s call this what it is. When Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade says he will fight to keep city elections in April, he is not defending democracy. He, and other city officials like City Councilor Roland Rainey and Chief of Staff Wayne Williams, are defending a system that protects power. That’s why, as CPR reports, […]
Did you see the latest off-the-cuff remarks by Vice President and presumptive 2028 presidential nominee JD Vance? He was doing an interview at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in California, and suggested the late, great President Richard Nixon got a raw deal. In doing that, an extraordinary thing. “I’m actually fascinated by Nixon […]
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 […]
