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America's wounded warriors deserve better
Americans are a deeply divided people on many things these days. But there is one issue on which virtually all agree, and that is the nation's enduring obligation, as President Abraham Lincoln put it so eloquently in his second inaugural address, "to care for him who shall have borne the battle...
Baseball stadium could spark downtown revitalization
Taking downtown Colorado Springs from good to great may require only one big move. A new minor-league stadium for the Sky Sox, somewhere smack downtown, would attract new restaurants, bars, shops and condominiums. Downtown would become the uncontested heart and soul of a growing city that's...
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HEART program seeks lasting change for homeless
Catholic Charities' Marian House is located in the heart of downtown Colorado Springs. We serve the poor - the working poor, seniors on a fixed income, families and, of course, the homeless. Most are gracious, if not grateful, for the services we provide. Many have brokenness mixed with bad decisions in their background. Some who come to us are...
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Work to perfect the Springs, instead of criticizing it or leaving
Now that City Council has voted against the SunShare expansion, young professionals seem to feel a certain frustration with Colorado Springs - not only in terms of our leadership, but also our culture. It doesn't help seven out of nine members of the new City Council are at or nearing retirement age, nor that they serve alongside a Mayor born...
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Springs should start investing in entrepreneurs
Colorado Springs has an image problem. Young professionals and entrepreneurs around the country look at Colorado Springs and see what could be a beautiful place to live, if only it were more welcoming of them. They want a city that will foster new businesses and technologies and provide social opportunities for their downtime. Incidents...
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Water's Four Horseman of The Apocalypse
In the Book of Revelation in the Bible, we are introduced to the Apocalypse as Pestilence, War, Famine and Death; while in football history, we learned from the legendary sportswriter, Grantland Rice, of the invincible Notre Dame football backfield of the "Four Horsemen" consisting of Harry Stuhldreher, Don Miller, Jim Crowley and Elmer Layden....
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Young should value GOP's respect for the individual
As the next generation of voters comes of age, the question of party preference should focus on core values, historic performance, and future hopes, rather than pop culture memes or alluring yet deceptive cults of personality. Republican values dictate that government should be as lean, as local, and as limited as practically possible....
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Democrats respond to issues that concern younger voters
Why should young people vote Democrat? As a lifelong Democrat and political activist, I have a lot of ideas: because young people care about the environment, affordable college tuition, good jobs, and equal rights for women. Gay marriage is not the problem for young voters that it still is for older citizens. Also, most young voters don't...
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NORAD at 55: Binational command is forever relevant
On May 12, 1958, the U.S. and Canada formalized an agreement that created the 'North American Air Defense Command, ' or NORAD, based here in Colorado Springs. This binational command, centralizing operational control of continental air defenses against the threat of Soviet bombers, has grown and evolved since then to include all aerospace...
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City Council: 'Put and take or put and keep'
When I graduated from Southern Colorado State College, now Colorado State University ? Pueblo, in 1970, I began teaching school in Southern California. As a first-year teacher, my salary was $7,300. One day in the faculty lounge, a school counselor, Jack Nukayah, asked me this question: 'How much are you planning and saving for the long term? '...