It would be remiss of me not to include animals in the Pioneer Profiles series, since they were, at times, just as pioneering as humans were. A perfect example of such animals are Thunder and Buttons, two elk that lived a crazier life as a trained team than they ever would have if left in […]
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I’m awake, again. The bedside clock reads 2:14 a.m. and I can’t get back to sleep. The two ibuprofen I took at bedtime have worn off, and the deep, aching pelvic pain I’ve been experiencing for the last three days, which was only dulled by the painkillers, has now crept across my lower back and
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Not many Colorado Springs residents are familiar with Jimmie Burns, but they sure know his house, the grandest on Millionaire’s row at 1315 Wood Avenue. Now a set of apartments, Burns bought and expanded that huge complex after striking it rich in Cripple Creek from his Portland Mine, the richest mine in Colorado history. Attracted
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Laura Bell McDaniel, known as the “Queen of the Colorado City Tenderloin,” was a pioneer not just because she was an early resident of Colorado City, but because, as the city’s premier madam, she was an anomaly among the soiled doves. She used her given name, she kept in close contact with her family, and
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Nobody thinks the origin of the term “money to burn” might be attributed to one person, but Horace Austin Warner Tabor, known commonly as “Haw,” may very well have been responsible for it. Haw Tabor was born on November 26, 1830 to a life of modest means. He trained as a stone mason, and in
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In my article “The Covert Aggressor: A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing,” I discuss how manipulators in a relationship can set up their partners for failure, then feel like they “win” when their partner feels bad. I’d like to visit another type of manipulator, the Parental Alienator. Meet Bob and Penny. Penny, never having had much male
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