America was founded on the principles of democracy and the machinery of the republic. The citizens’ right to vote remains sacred to our country, but this fundamental duty and privileged continues to be compromised. Nationalism in general and Americanism in particular continue to suffer erosion born of infrastructure and administrative problems within our local governmental bodies. […]
Another Blow to Democracy in the Heartland Read More »
Hear, Here! was the chant, and sponsor, of the night at Ivywild School in Colorado Springs as female poets Susan Peiffer, Nicole Wilkinson, Denali Gillaspie, and legend Andrea Gibson graced the stage of the old school auditorium. Gibson said that she had performed at a church once, expecting it to have been overtaken by artists and converted
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On warm Saturday nights in the summer when others go to the movies, hit the nightclubs with their friends, or hang out at the mall, I go to the football stadium. Everyone there is wearing head-to-toe red and black. Kids have numbers painted on their faces, and their moms carry the handmade “Go Daddy!” signs.
The Colorado Springs Flames: For Family and Community Read More »
Community gardening means going back to the basics. More and more Americans are moving away from modern conveniences that damage their quality of life. Many of us are taught early on that the human body is a temple. It’s a precious gift that deserves respect and preservation. Therefore, we need to be present and prepared
Community Gardening: Getting Our Hands Dirty Read More »
Everywhere you go in Colorado Springs, you will certainly see the telltale green and blue signs: This space has been adopted by X. If you haven’t, go check out any of the medians on our major thoroughfares, or go look at nine out of ten of our public parks, any of our biking and hiking
I Saw the Sign: Keeping Colorado Springs Clean through Volunteerism Read More »
Big-box stores aren’t all they’re cracked up to be. At the Deerfield Community meeting on August 14, 2013, Colorado Springs Mayor Steve Bach and city employees attempted to explain his upcoming budget and proposed Economic Revitalization Plan (if you’d like to read a brief summary of the budget, click here). The city’s efforts to simplify the message certainly showed
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