Author: Lance Bolton
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GUEST COLUMN: Political decision on Space Command shouldn’t stand
In the closing hours prior to the presidential transition, Colorado Springs took some serious collateral damage. In an 11th-hour decision, President Donald Trump’s White House announced that the Space Command will move to Huntsville, Ala. As Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers pointed out, this makes no sense from any practical, non-political viewpoint. In fact, such…
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GUEST COLUMN: Community must work its way out of the pandemic
The pandemic has infected our local economy as it has infected the world. The worst response to the economic sludge we find ourselves in is complacency. Helplessness. That feeling that there’s nothing we can do so why do anything. I get it. But before that helpless feeling paralyzes you, look around. Inspiration about how to…
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GUEST COLUMN: Prop. CC is a big step forward
Colorado’s economy ranks among the best in the country. But despite a very low unemployment rate, record corporate profits and tourism revenue, congestion is worsening, one in four roads are rated as being in poor condition and almost 500 bridges have been labeled “structurally deficient.” And we’re one of the worst states in K-12 and…