Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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Re: “Red Rocks' regrettable reminder”
Colorado Springs is the land of rape and assault.
Posted by
morlock
on 06/13/2013 at 12:43 PM
Re: “Red Rocks' regrettable reminder”
Good article.
Sadly the message will fall mostly on deaf ears given that this city just elected a wife beater for mayor and the "religious" crowd sees women as belonging at home, not out jogging like some uppity liberal.
Posted by
OldCrank
on 06/13/2013 at 10:58 AM
Re: “Red Rocks' regrettable reminder”
Such an important article. Thank you, Kirsten. I realize it may become lost due to the tragedy of the Black Forest fire, but I'd argue it's even more important now with so many women displaced by the fire who may be newly at risk in shelters, hotels, and the homes of acquaintances, strangers, friends and family. There are also children at risk in these environments, afraid and vulnerable, already victimized by the fire, with parents who may be distracted or distraught.
This does not diminish the tremendous compassion and generosity we see in our community in the face of this tragedy. But this article does serve as a good reminder, and potentially a comfort to someone who really needs it right now. I hope that we can pick up this topic after the fire is out and take a hard look at how we as a community, a society and a culture can change for the better.
Posted by
Kitkaede
on 06/13/2013 at 10:09 AM
Re: “80 to 100 homes destroyed so far in Black Forest Fire”
For those who think about how it can happen over and over, there is a clear excuse for why. Humans have set the stage for this stuff with a dangerous atmospheric deviation. It is the hand we have decided to play.
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Posted by
Edea Krammer
on 06/13/2013 at 9:58 AM
Re: “UPDATE: 360 homes now categorized as 'total loss,' according to sheriff”
By statute, this is how last year should have been, Maketa, the sheriff, in charge. But Bach wouldn't allow it, and the now retired fire chief said the city could take care of it...and you all saw the result. Maketa is the only public official in this town you can trust knows what he is doing!
Posted by
TejonTech
on 06/13/2013 at 9:49 AM
Re: “County Disaster Assistance Center now open”
How many people actually needed this sort of playing to the ineffective; the government assistance crowd, last year?
And remember how little assistance actually went to victims last year...
Posted by
TejonTech
on 06/13/2013 at 9:39 AM
Re: “Only in Colorado Springs”
um wow. Making up news are we?
Posted by
Jonathan Porter
on 06/13/2013 at 9:18 AM
Re: “Only in Colorado Springs”
Why does it matter if he is in the army? Its the few bad apples that give the rest a bad name. Plenty of "non military" people doing the same crap. Its just easy to group military and point the finger.
Posted by
joe shmoe
on 06/13/2013 at 8:13 AM
Re: “Meat Locker chefs show respect for the whole beast”
I agree with Craig, the food scene here does suck. Looking forward to all the offerings over at Ivywild.
Posted by
Kate Nixon Myers
on 06/13/2013 at 7:33 AM
Re: “UPDATE: 360 homes now categorized as 'total loss,' according to sheriff”
It is so refreshing to have information reported on the locations and extent of the fires. Maketa is on top of this fire! The reports on this fire are a vast improvement from what the "officials" wouldn't tell us during the Waldo fire.
I was evacuated during the Waldo fire and I could get no information about the fire location, boundaries, homes impacted, etc. I hope the people in charge have learned that if you keep people in a vacuum, the void will be filled with something. Bach, Forte, Marr, et. al., are you observing and learning?
Posted by
CapitalistPig
on 06/13/2013 at 7:13 AM
Re: “Only in Colorado Springs”
If you don't want an assault rifle, don't buy one. I don't want tofu, but it doesn't mean you can't by it.
The best thing assault rifles is keeping the IRS and TSA at bay when Obama sends them after us.
Posted by
TejonTech
on 06/12/2013 at 10:01 PM
Re: “Burbach, city break from state drug lab”
To JusticeIsServed:
I am not Cynthia Burbach.
You are a moron.
However, I did get quite a laugh out of your rant and your mistaken conjecture as to my identity.
I am an individual who does has 100% direct knowledge of the entire situation and has all the names of all of the intelligent people I mentioned in my prior post, who also have more knowledge than you do about the situation and Ms. Burbach.
Thank you for posting your ignorant and misguided comments.
It is refreshing to know that that you come from a lower intelligence level, so we should not expect intelligent posts by you.
While KDVR posted libelous statements regarding the report that they linked in their article, at least they have several intelligent posters on that site, who know what they are talking about.
Posted by
MirandaMiller345
on 06/12/2013 at 9:44 PM
Re: “Only in Colorado Springs”
When are the NRA nuts going to get a clue- WE DON'T WANT ASSAULT RIFLES OR AMMO ROUNDS SOLD IN THIS COUNTRY- your article was great, and to the point.
Posted by
wild wolf
on 06/12/2013 at 6:26 PM
Re: “Thanks to one devoted staff member, the walls of Ivywild have plenty to say”
I can't wait to go back and have all the memories of my years spent there come flooding back to my mind. Mrs. Lane (Eggleston) IS Ivywild Elementary. Both of my siblings and myself attended Ivywild from the late 80's into the 90's. There is still a tile that I made in an art class taught by Mrs. Lane-Eggleston on a wall of the old school turned brewery, along with many others that students of Ivywild made. Those tiles still being there as the school is transformed reassures me just how much this school has meant and still means to so many people!
Posted by
Ashley Powner
on 06/12/2013 at 5:28 PM
Re: “Colorado Springs issues voluntary evac notice for northern tip of city”
Robert...last year, none of the donated money went to fire victims, it was totally absorbed by administration making rules to make it so hard to get the support that no one got it.
Posted by
TejonTech
on 06/12/2013 at 5:22 PM
Re: “After fleet, city will turn to the Fire Department for more savings”
Colorado Springs employees, ESCAPE!
Posted by
Algernon Moncrief
on 06/12/2013 at 4:51 PM
Re: “Colorado Springs issues voluntary evac notice for northern tip of city”
I shake my head and wonder why an article like this has to be written about evacuating due to a forest fire. How is that GD dumb? A list of what to take with you includes money clothes food....really?? Take money? Other websites have people volunteering to store horses! If you own horses you have a lot of money unless you are super stupid. So, take the burden off the insurance companies that have collected money for years and donate so that State Farm et al can keep the cash they charged homeowners. Such nice folks we have around here that they would help insurance companies in their time of need... "GI Joe Pork chop sandwiches" is a youtube search term for you to use
Posted by
Robert Wyman
on 06/12/2013 at 4:39 PM
Re: “Colorado Springs issues voluntary evac notice for northern tip of city”
Good fire coverage on the Denver Post web site, apparently they have a reporter on staff, in contrast to the Gazette that simply has someone with scanner sitting in an office downtown.
Posted by
TejonTech
on 06/12/2013 at 3:21 PM
Re: “Following the Black Forest Fire (and other fires)”
they still know how the Waldo Canyon fire started...
Posted by
TejonTech
on 06/12/2013 at 1:59 PM
Re: “State foots the bill for federal Type 1 team”
I want Jerri Marr