As conveyed in the recent Town Hall meeting held by the Manitou Springs City Council, the City is facing a $4.3 million budget shortfall going forward, due largely to significantly reduced marijuana tax revenue. Representing a deficit of nearly $1,600 per employed Manatoid, the $4.3 million shortfall is significant. I appreciate the balanced approach proposal […]
Hello, I am a middle-aged man who was diagnosed several years ago with Asperger’s Syndrome. Ever since, I have made great strides to improve how I communicate with and understand the thoughts and feelings of others. But one area that still eludes improvement is the management of my emotions. I feel things deeply, and anything […]
What team sport is the most popular in Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak Region? The answer is simple and obvious: soccer. Starting in grade school, virtually every public and private school fields soccer teams for both boys and girls. Soccer is fun, easy to learn, doesn’t require expensive equipment and, with its emphasis on […]
I’m psyched to be part of The Pikes Peak Bulletin’s reinvention, and I’m proud to be on the Board of Directors. With your help, this talented team of board, staff and free-lancers will guide us forward. I’m also hoping that my Epstein Files column will be a regular fixture. Epstein. Our daughter Ella once bemoaned […]
July 8, at the Colorado Springs City Council meeting, I witnessed something that rocked me to my core. During the public comment period about a proposed affordable housing development at Sand Creek – near North Carefree Circle and Peterson Road – a member of the public stood and delivered a sweeping, discriminatory commentary of single […]
A friend of mine once explained the aging process – he knew, because he was almost 85, and I was a sprightly young fellow in my early fifties. “At 50, you don’t pay attention to aging, unless you’ve got some kind of age-related problem. But you’re still old – women in their thirties won’t date […]
The Pikes Peak Bulletin does not endorse any political candidate. All candidates and prospective candidates are welcome in our opinion section, held to the same standards as any opinion writer – essentially, you’re entitled to your own opinions, not your own facts. She called them her “Crank calls.” She makes them almost daily to Rep. […]
This opinion piece reflects the views of John Hazlehurst only and are not endorsed by the Pikes Peak Bulletin. Who among us has not succumbed to Amazon’s siren song? You can get whatever you want from your favorite megabusiness within a day or so, appropriately packaged and shipped, often incorporating absurdly low prices with surprisingly […]
This opinion piece reflects the views of John Hazlehurst only and are not endorsed by the Pikes Peak Bulletin. Facing an uncomfortable reality has never been my strongpoint. Eight years ago, I crashed my bike and woke up in a hospital in urgent care. I thought I’d be okay in a few weeks, but it […]
Last week, I had the pleasure to hear what the City of Colorado Springs has up its sleeve for the years to come, as well as a general update to where things currently stand on several fronts. These briefings came in the form of community meetings. Colorado Springs Utilities’ ratepayer session nearly filled COS City […]
This opinion piece reflects the views of Warren Epstein only and are not endorsed by the Pikes Peak Bulletin. We go on with life. It’s what we do. We brush our teeth. We go to work. We play pickleball. We walk our dogs. We watch TV. Normal stuff. Even though, when we watch TV, we […]
This opinion piece reflects the views of John Hazlehurst only and are not endorsed by the Pikes Peak Bulletin. When addle-brained lawyers, judges and politicians get together to determine our nation’s fate, what happens? Nothing good. Let’s start with birthright citizenship. The words of the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States are […]
Rummaging through a junk-filled closet on the second floor, I came across an enormous bound volume of newspapers from the summer of 1921. How they got there I haven’t a clue, but I suspect that I bought them decades ago at a garage sale, or at Ross Auction, or … who knows? The newspaper was […]
What do we want from life? Growing up, I saw life as a voyage through everything I could think of, success in all endeavors, and most of all (as the late, great Brian Wilson wrote), “Fun, fun, fun!” Much to my surprise, most of my dreams came true. I’m blessed with kids, grandchildren and great-grands, […]
A couple years back, I was sitting on my porch as I am wont to do in the warmer months, enjoying the breeze, the way the alfalfa in my yard swayed to and fro, while the buzzing bees rode the purple flowers like drunk bar goers clinging to a mechanical bull. The scent of lush […]
At a time when we desperately need to commemorate our nation’s birth and independence from a monarch, Colorado Springs residents are invited to pay to see the tax-subsidized concert and fireworks display on July 4. For decades, the Colorado Springs Philharmonic played an Independence Day concert in Memorial Park, near downtown, ending with the Overture […]
Dear Readers, I have been asked to write an opinion piece about my reaction to the terrorist attack in Boulder that took place on Sunday, June 1, 2025. I have been paralyzed to do so. Knowing I had to write this morning, I didn’t sleep all night. This morning I canceled my plans but instead […]
This opinion piece reflects the views of John Hazlehurst only and are not endorsed by the Pikes Peak Bulletin. Halls of Fames have long been popular, both for celebrating the past and and advertising the present. There are literally hundreds of such halls in our fame-obsessed nation, scattered throughout most of our 50 States. Colorado […]
This opinion piece reflects the views of John Hazlehurst only and are not endorsed by the Pikes Peak Bulletin. Do we shape our homes, or do our homes shape our lives? After 85 years of living in many types of dwellings in various parts of the world, I know the places we call home have […]
This opinion piece is in response to “Pikes Peak Bulletin needs opinion piece policy to avoid shutting voices out” by Heila Rogers in our May 30 edition. –ed When I read the recent, well-written opinion piece by Heila Rogers, it sounded familiar. A lot of my MAGA friends have been calling for unity, kindness and […]
