Anyone who has lived in the Colorado Springs area for a while might have sensed something different about the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. You just couldn’t put your finger on it.
You would’ve thought we had endured enough in 2020, desensitized from the endless gut punches that have defined this year.
If you asked even the most astute aficionados to list the most special dates in Colorado Springs’ sports history, it’s a safe bet nobody would think to mention July 26, 1979.
You’ll have to pardon those of us who have invested much of our careers at the Colorado Springs Independent for the wistful feeling we share this week.
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Many don’t care enough to participate.
In the past month we’ve seen another "dark turn."
We should be kicking and screaming for our share.
It’s never felt more important than now.
Let’s build a new Falcon Stadium downtown.
Richard Skorman has just made this 2017 city election a lot more fascinating.
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We’re stepping gingerly into the new year.
The time is right to say farewell.
They were relieved, visibly relieved, that Clinton lost.
Don’t forget, those issues could affect you personally.
Mark Anthony Barrionuevo is trying to climb a steep hill.
We never were trying to win any popularity contests.
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Raise your hand if you're sick and tired of driving Interstate 25 between Colorado Springs and Denver.
Even if you don't belong to either group, and whether you're Democrat or unaffiliated, that's a positive sign.
We need more affordable housing, not tiny houses.
When it comes to primary elections, this state is as backward as they come.
It's already happened in other not-so-huge cities, from Columbus to Milwaukee to Santa Barbara.
Colorado College certainly wouldn't mind either outcome. Colorado Springs shouldn't, either.
My intent is not to add another voice of outrage from a career journalist. My purpose here is educational.
The concern among those who embrace the "live and let live" credo is that the 2G campaign could leave deep, nasty wounds in Manitou's collective psyche.
Our job was to choose a ballot measure for review, determine the 20-member panel who would meet and spend four intense days doing the actual dirty work, and then get out of the way.
