When I was in high school, I was a bit of an idiot who probably didnāt deserve a second chance. Jack Elder gave me one, anyway. I was set to be on staff for the Manitou Springs High School student newspaper, The Prospector, for my senior year. I had freelanced a little and was excited […]
To the editor: On Tuesday, March 15, Manitou Springs City Council, by a vote of 6 to zero, denied a request to take approximately 6 acres out of the Keithley Log Cabin Historic Preservation District. The land in question is about two-thirds of what is known as the McLaughlin Lodge/Cheyenne Village area at 183 Crystal […]
To the editor: While many in our community celebrated the reopening of the Cog Railway last summer, I donāt know how many of us are aware of the 50-year agreement that The Broadmoor negotiated before committing to rebuild. In their first year of operation since reopening, the city returned over $500,000 in tax revenue that […]
When one thinks about a library, many thoughts come to the mind for that person. It might be the research done in a library to get that A in a college class. It could conjure up a memory of that personās childhood library and the story times spent there. It could remind you of the […]
To the editor: Iād like to express my deep appreciation to Rob Danin and the Preserve and Renew Our Carnegie Library Task Force. Thank you so much for all the hours of research, planning, meetings, reporting and other elements to provide a plan for the renovation and improvement of our library. I canāt imagine the […]
To the editor: Regarding the article about reducing parking fines, I would like to point out that when my street (Duclo Avenue) first went to the residential parking program, I was regularly having conversations with people who were ignoring the no-parking signs. Why? Because they felt that the $35 fine was no big deal. They […]
I am proud of City Council and the citizens of Manitou Springs because they have the vision and commitment to create a dynamic Carnegie Library, which will serve future generations as a public place for community connections and learning. We did it right. By taking the extra time to re-think the Carnegie Library, we could […]
To the editor: I sat through the regular City Council meeting of March 1, 2022, and heard a councilor request to change her vote on a previous resolution relating to the library building expansion design. The March 3 Bulletin article addresses what the councilor called ārumored censorshipā from a Pikes Peak Library District director. Council […]
Heartfelt thanks to those who nominated us and voted for us as Manitou Carnivale king and queen. Thanks to family and friends who came out to support us. Also, thanks to the Chamber of Commerce and all the sponsors for supporting the event, all the members of our court and all those who participated in […]
Dear Mayor John Graham and City Council: Scott Harvey, engineer and member of the Climate Action Work Group, has just unearthed the incredible, visionary plan known as the MS Forward created in 2012. Much to my horror and dismay, several key components are not included in the current Plan Manitou. This would include the inclusion […]
āPikes Peakā is perhaps Americaās most famous mountain. However, I wonder how many people know its name is based on a lie? Zebulon Pike never climbed the eponymous peak. Instead, he climbed a nearby peak, Mount Rosa, and cast a frustrated gaze on the mountain that now bears his name. Unfortunately, numerous authors (ignorant of […]
To the editor: I have started a petition at change.org titled āDonāt Take Manitouās Moneyā because I am concerned that great harm will be done to the people of Manitou Springs if recreational marijuana is sold in Colorado Springs. The purpose of this petition is to raise public awareness. I believe that if people in […]
To the editor: The ādiscoveryā and subsequent naming of our beloved mountain has been extensively discussed and documented. It is important that we all now consider the significance of the mountain as pertains to the Ute People. I offer the following information after discussion with a knowledgeable and deeply contemplative Native American I am blessed […]
Itās here! We have a shiny new website that should work very well for you, our readers. You can find it at the same address, pikespeakbulletin.org, but thatās about all that will look familiar. Itās been in the works for a while, but my Colorado Publishing House colleagues Kara Aldridge-Folger and Mike Reid spent an […]
To the Trails and Open Space Coalition: Letās not fall into the trap of the name-changing, statue-destroying idiots. Pikes Peak is the name of āAmericaās Mountain.ā If we were to change the name to Tava Mountain, we should also change the name of āAmericaā to Ute, Apache, Cherokee, Hopi and on and on ā¦ Land. […]
To the Manitou Springs community: We place a great deal of importance on financial transparency, and just this year, launched an interactive and online budget book to make our budget easier to understand and view. You can view the 2022 original budget here: bit.ly/MS2022Budget. The city provides monthly and annual reporting on all of our […]
By John Graham In the aftermath of the Jan. 18 special election, Manitou Springs citizens should be aware of several things. First, primarily non-Manitou interests manhandled a law that is designed to protect citizens, to ensure your right to self-government. The election was an attempt to usurp your power and line the pockets of a […]
By Chris Briggs-Hale When the 2021-22 school year comes to a close this spring, I will be hanging up my principalās āhatā and retiring from Ute Pass Elementary School. It has been my privilege to work in public education for 29 years. During this time, I have served 14 years as a teacher, teacher leader […]
What makes Manitou Springs a wonderful community to live and work? How and where does our town get our community vitality and character (weird though it may be)? I submit that it is the people of Manitou Springs past and present who make our town wonderful. Collectively, we make Manitou what it is and what […]
To the editor: City Council will be asked to vote on the rezoning request at the Trading Post at its Feb. 1 meeting. Please attend in person, asking people to write a note to City Council expressing their opinion of the zoning request and subsequent warehouse that is proposed to be built at one of […]
