Tag: john suthers
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Cronin & Loevy: El Paso County Bar Association affirms values in U.S. Constitution
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, remarked in April that, “We are all afraid.” She may have been speaking about her congressional colleagues or, more broadly, about people in public life. Murkowski also warned there was a serious fear at the moment of “retaliation” in public life in the United States. Many others, including the local…
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Opening night at Ford Amphitheater a crowd pleaser
The only stars at Ford Amphitheater opening night were the ones on stage. Half an hour before pop rock band OneRepublic pumped out its first chords, a shroud of fog completely covered Pikes Peak and the Rocky Mountains, though the rains never came. There would be no gorgeous Colorado sunset for the grand opening of…
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Opening night at new Colorado Springs venue a crowd pleaser
The only stars at Ford Amphitheater Friday night were the ones on stage. Half an hour before pop rock band OneRepublic pumped out its opening chords, a shroud of fog completely covered Pikes Peak and the Rocky Mountains, though the rains never came. There would be no gorgeous Colorado sunset for the grand opening of…
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An eighth-grader gives us a glimpse of a brighter politics ahead | Vince Bzdek
I saw the best speech of the 2024 election season so far last week, and it was given by a pint-sized eighth-grader from a tiny school in Buena Vista. “A huge problem in the state of Colorado is that students are unenthusiastic about their education, as shown by the fact that 31% of students are…
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Stages of political leadership
Policy change typically requires leadership, both non-elected as well as elected leadership, in at least three distinct phases. In what can be called Act I, policy ideas are formulated and launched. In Act II, they are spread and support for them is mobilized. In Act III, power brokers and elected leaders modify the ideas and…
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Colorado Springs marijuana dispensaries closing after failure of recreational sales question
Since voters declined to legalize recreational marijuana sales in Colorado Springs in November 2022, dispensaries in town have started to close as proponents of the ballot question predicted. The number of medical marijuana dispensaries in town is down from 114 to 96 since the ballot question, city data shows. Once dispensary licenses are surrendered to…
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Downtown festival, parade to celebrate Colorado Springs’ 150th anniversary
Chances are you might not be around to celebrate Colorado Springs’ next big anniversary. So you better celebrate the city’s sesquicentennial while the celebrating is good. Saturday will mark the final big event in a year of events acknowledging our impressive 150th birthday. The free COS 150 Festival is downtown along Vermijo Avenue from noon-8…
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Colorado Springs Airport passenger numbers soar to 13-year high
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save With a continued boost from Southwest Airlines, travel bounced backed in a big way in June at the Colorado Springs Airport, pushing passenger numbers to a 13-year high of nearly 100,000. The 99,478 passengers boarding outbound flights were the most since 100,514 passengers left the airport…
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Colorado Springs Airport passenger numbers soar to 13-year high
With a continued boost from Southwest Airlines, travel bounced backed in a big way in June at the Colorado Springs Airport, pushing passenger numbers to a 13-year high of nearly 100,000. The 99,478 passengers boarding outbound flights were the most since 100,514 passengers left the airport in July 2008 and 9½ times the number boarding flights…
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Colorado Springs hotels, restaurants join in recovery as sales tax collections climb
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Already strong consumer spending in Colorado Springs shifted into overdrive in June, with hotels and restaurants joining the party as the city’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic continued to gain traction. Revenue from the city’s 2% sales tax in June, which came from sales in…