Pulling the Bull Over Your Eyes
Colorado taxpayers should receive their TABOR refunds by the end of August. But with the cost of everything going up with staggering inflation most will use the money for much-needed relief.
Mission Creep
Instead of asking for more money on the November ballot, maybe the Pikes Peak Library District should cut a few services. We don't ask for a raise at work if we run short of monthly funds. Instead, we look at our family budget and decide what expenses we can cut.
Winter is Coming
Putin continues to intensify attacks against Ukraine while holding NATO nations hostage for needed oil. Winter may come sooner than expected if oil is scarce and countries fire up coal plants.
Ship Happens
On Tuesday, July 12th, City Council is meeting to discuss the impact fees and Clearance Evacuation Time - Public & Life Safety Ordinance. Mary Shinn, The Gazette, wrote an excellent article highlighting the issues with our city's clearance evacuation times or the lack of those times.
Allow Me to Clarify
Mayor Suthers talking to city council on city policy and top priorities for last year in office.
Midterm’s Gift Giving
The great Colorado Cash Back will refund us $750 as individual taxpayers or $1500 as joint taxpayers from the TABOR account. We will need extra humor to swallow this bitter pill.
Biden is Ready to Roast
President Biden has several economic issues that are straining our wallets and heading us into a recession. We definitely need a large amount of humor to get us through the day.
Guardians of the Military Industrial Complex
Will Space Command stay or will it go? The question in our community as Sens. Bennett and Hickenlooper work through the issues in the Government Accountability Office report.
Making Room for a Clean Getaway
Tom Strand is running for mayor against many others. We are going to need some humor to get through the next election cycle.
Hold My Beer
Whether the city council is discussing a new transit hub or redoing Midland/Fountain Creek into a recreation powerhouse, any time they mention a public-private partnership taxpayers are guaranteed to have a hand in the funding whether we want it or not. Maybe they should ask us too.
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