This series, “Pioneer Profiles,” explores some of the interesting characters that define Colorado history. All the quotes from the following article are from Cripple Creek Days by Mabel Barbee Lee. *** Mabel Barbee was born to Johnson and Kitty Barbee in 1884. Johnson Barbee was a prospector who spent his time looking for his mother lode, […]
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A tragic bullfight in Spain a few years ago that left Matador Victor Barrio gored to death marked the first time in decades that any bullfighter had been killed by a bull. This sad event made me recall the only authentic Spanish bullfight ever held in the United States. And it happened right in our back yard. It
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Emma Langdon is not like other women who are profiled as “pioneers.” Others were involved in women’s rights, suffrage, or independence, but Langdon wasn’t a pioneer for any of those reasons. She simply believed that gender was not a barrier to what a person could do. It wasn’t about “equal rights for women,” it was
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This series, Pioneer Profiles, explores some of the interesting characters that define Colorado history, including Bob Womack. *** Bob Womack was probably the least-likely person ever to have his share of fame, but because of his love of the Colorado back country, he became what is locally known as Cripple Creek’s first official resident. Born
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This series, “Pioneer Profiles,” explores some of the interesting characters that define Colorado history. *** How is it that many Colorado Springs natives have never heard of Irving Howbert? He did so much for the city of Colorado Springs and the County of El Paso that it is astonishing how little-known he is. Why don’t
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I have taught many resistant students: gang members, drug dealers, disaffected kids with no direction, shy introverts, you name it. But the one thing I could always use to level the playing field was Shakespeare. You’d think something more in line with The Outsiders or some other gang-themed novel would have done the trick, but
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