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Trump’s cuts to public broadcasting leave 52 local Colorado stations staring at massive budget holes

Trump’s cuts to public broadcasting leave 52 local Colorado stations staring at massive budget holes

By Parker Yamasaki and Kevin Simpson This article was first published in the Colorado Sun. President Donald Trump is not the first Republican in office to go after the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Kennedy-era nonprofit that manages federal funding to thousands of local TV and radio stations. But he

COS City Council’s overrides Mayor’s veto of marijuana revenue ordinance – but why?

Colorado Springs City Council formally overrode Mayor Yemi Mobolade's veto of an ordinance that authorizes Council to seek grant applications and set up "buckets" to receive and use the $1.4 million the City expects to earn from taxes on recreational marijuana sales. Prior to the

In memoriam: John Spears

In memoriam: John Spears

On July 21, Buffalo and Toronto Public Media reported that the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library System was mourning the loss of one of its leaders, John Spears, who passed away after a long battle with cancer. Spears was 51 years old and managed libraries in Missouri, Illinois and

Prejudice against single mothers should not dictate housing policy

Prejudice against single mothers should not dictate housing policy

July 8, at the Colorado Springs City Council meeting, I witnessed something that rocked me to my core. During the public comment period about a proposed affordable housing development at Sand Creek - near North Carefree Circle and Peterson Road - a member of the public stood and delivered a

Breakfast at Ragamuffin CaféRagamuffin Café

Breakfast at Ragamuffin CaféRagamuffin Café

It's Sunday at 6 a.m. I'm parked at Sanctuary Church (1930 W. Colorado Ave.). A motorcycle pulls up alongside me - an older man in a biker jacket. "I'm here for Ragamuffin Café. Do you know where it meets?" I ask.

Transcendent Femme blossoms at the Ent Center for the Arts ahead of October opening

Transcendent Femme blossoms at the Ent Center for the Arts ahead of October opening

Kai Gaynor's impact on her community is hard to miss. As an art instructor and community liaison with the local non-profit Concrete Couch, an oral historian for a project led by Food to Power and Colorado College, and in her role as Board President of the Pikes Peak

COS leadership still can’t figure out weed tax

For many years, Colorado Springs leaders opposed the sale and taxation of marijuana for recreational purposes. Why? The oft-repeated reason is that recreational weed - and not just medical, which we had approved - would scare away the military and their substantial economic benefit to the region. Fighter jets would