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…
On Steve Bannon, JW Roth, free speech and responsibility
In this opinion piece, I will explain why a gay wedding is not like Steve Bannon, and how making money…
Remembering other times, other lives in the cruellest month
This opinion piece reflects the views of John Hazlehurst only and are not endorsed by the Pikes Peak Bulletin. April…
Signalgate is a truly scandalous security breach
At what point will a Trump administration scandal be an actual scandal? He’s already had numerous scandals that would have…
The state of our municipal infrastructure: Roads, parks, and public spaces
As your mayor, my three core responsibilities are clear: ensuring public safety, maintaining public infrastructure and preserving public parks. These…
How to make it until 2028
As long as Donny Dementia is wreaking havoc in the White House, there will always be something for appreciative, cynical…
The great bromance of Donald Trump and Elon Musk
Here’s a quotation from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s masterpiece, “The Great Gatsby,” first published on April 10, 1925. “They were careless…
My pick for Colorado Springs City Council District 3
Especially in this time of national political instability, unpredictability and even outright lunacy, it’s important to elect local leaders that…
Gambling and gardening – and gambling on a garden – this spring
In her 1932 autobiography “Heritage of Years” Francis Wolcott wrote a telling sentence in her prologue. “If there be but…
Musk, Trump and Bezos: The Third Triumvirate
So here we are, just a few weeks into the Trump/Musk duopoly and many of us are uncomprehending, alarmed, scared,…
Pressed flowers from long ago contrast with the ugliness in Washington today
Last week’s miserable weather gave us few options for amusement. Hitting the bars, or enjoying a meal at your favorite…
Dear Mrs. Hughes February 27
Dear Mrs. Hughes, I would like to write you about an issue that has been worrying me lately. I had…
Leading like Lincoln: A birthday letter
Every February, our nation celebrates Presidents Day, honoring George Washington and Abraham Lincoln’s birthdays on Feb. 22 and Feb. 12,…
The lifecycle of a newspaper
Newspapers are mortal. They’re born, they grow and hopefully they thrive. Comparatively few make it for 10 years, even fewer…
At what price is a daily newspaper no longer worth it?
OK. I admit it. I’m addicted. For 32 years I’ve been getting my fix every morning after retrieving my drug…
My own political fever dream
How can we best describe our local elected officials? With a couple of exceptions, a single word will suffice: boring.…
What to do with our MAGA social media friends?
My finger hovered over the “unfriend” button. How many of us have done the same? I knew this guy, Mike,…
Sorry Zebulon, it’s Trump’s Peak now
After a couple of weeks of madness, some think that our democracy is threatened by the antics of septuagenarian President…
Join the Infectious Generosity Movement: start with making a Manni Award nomination
Dear editor and fellow citizens of Manitou Springs, Amid the bustling charm and mountain vistas of our beloved town lies…
Taking refuge in a cozy chair and a wilderness of books
So now what, as another self-regarding, soon-to-be-octogenarian moves into the White House? We can only hope that the executioner’s axe…