Marijuana reform continues to face an uphill battle in Colorado Springs. Since the Colorado Springs City Council banned retail marijuana sales and the subsequent regulation that would come with it, citizens have been disgruntled, to say the least. When the votes were counted, 4,947 votes were ignored in lieu of political and corporate interests. However, […]
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New teachers, it turns out, have very little personal time. Between lesson plans, waking up at the crack of dawn, and handling masses of children all day, I’ve always been surprised they don’t just go home and turn themselves off for a few hours, rebooting the next morning to do it all again. However, it
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As creators of our lives, we all have the innate capacity to build, inform, move, transform, and deeply touch others. The teachers and artists who went to San Luis for the Move Mountains Project, teaching, sharing, and encouraging students to express themselves, are a special group of people. Although I only caught the tail end of the Move Mountains Project: San
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I rode my bike down the road, following one of the original instigators of the Move Mountain’s Project, Dan Cordova. He made an effective guide, but I pedaled mightily on a borrowed bike that didn’t change gears well, keeping it in second the whole way to avoid any difficulties with the chain. His white BMX proceeded
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When I arrived in San Luis, Colorado to participate in the Move Mountains Project, one of the first people to welcome me wholeheartedly was Kerry Justine Millen. Her smile, charm, and openness create space for deep, heartfelt conversations. I’d brought with me everything needed to make calabacitas, a dish consisting of squash, zucchini, corn, onions,
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Hip, slang-slingin’, drum-beatin’, compassionate, and brimming with wisdom—those are the words I’d use to describe Brother Rob. I had the opportunity to interview one of the mentors who joined the Move Mountains project, a month-long project in San Luis, Colorado designed to empower and excite the youth about their own community and get them involved
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