Tag: John Suthers
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TRAIL MIX | Ken Salazar’s roots, political rise tell a uniquely Colorado story
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save They go way back. On July 28, U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper introduced their predecessor and fellow Democrat Ken Salazar at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Salazar’s nomination to be ambassador to Mexico. During his remarks, Hickenlooper noted that he first…
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Downtown festival, parade to celebrate Colorado Springs’ 150th anniversary
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Chances are you might not be around to celebrate Colorado Springs’ next big anniversary. So you better celebrate the city’s sesquicentennial while the celebrating is good. Saturday will mark the final big event in a…
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EDITORIAL: Paper or plastic? Environmental impact not as clear as politicians assert
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Restaurants and other businesses are scrambling to survive. We’re recovering from a record-breaking forest fire season and looking at more of the same. Suicide rates continue rising. Children are behind in school. We have a mental health crisis and a worsening transportation infrastructure problem. We’re…
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COVID: The Longest Year | Lessons on happiness from Colorado Springs leaders, artists and thinkers
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In thinking about 2020, about the calendar page that infamously turned this time last year, Paige Figi puts it best: “A struggle for many in many different ways.” Herself and her family included. They fell…
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Colorado Springs Mayor Suthers: Air Force’s Space Command decision ‘absolutely comical’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A document created by the Pentagon to justify its decision to strip Colorado Springs of U.S. Space Command and send its 1,400 troops to Alabama has caused even more consternation among local leaders who say it proves the process was flawed and politics may have…
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EDITORIAL: Ask President Biden to fix what Trump broke
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It ain’t rocket science to persuade President Joe Biden how former President Donald Trump was wrong. With that in mind, Democratic Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper should insist on an immediate, in-person meeting with…
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Colorado Springs hotels struggling amid tighter COVID-related restrictions
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save There will be plenty of room at the inn this Christmas. Colorado Springs hotels are preparing for a dismal holiday and winter season as COVID-19 cases surge nationwide, throughout the state and across the Pikes Peak region. Reservations and meeting bookings for December have nearly…
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Daniels Fund getting new CEO and program while celebrating 20th anniversary
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Daniels Fund will be getting a new CEO and launching a new program promoting civics knowledge as the Denver-based foundation, Colorado’s third largest, celebrates its 20th anniversary. Founded in 2000 shortly after the death…