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Baking is a taste of home. Kira Isbell, the owner of Blue Sunflour Bakeshop in Colorado Springs, thinks back to the baking her mom used to do on the farm they grew up on in Kansas. The taste of breads and her ever-popular scones connect her to those memories as well as her current community in Colorado Springs through everything from her pumpkin scones to her rosemary focaccia bread.

Anyone who has read a newspaper or watched the news knows that the country and the globe are seeing high levels of inflation. In fact, the statistics show that the U.S. has seen record-high levels of inflation over the last several months.

Last spring, bills hit the Colorado and U.S. legislatures to get rid of the biannual tradition of changing the clocks. In fact, the debate turned from whether or not we should get rid of the time-changing tradition to if we should stay in standard time (the time during winter) or stay in daylight saving time (the time during the summer).

Colorado voters wanted a voice in how their state revenues were being utilized, especially when it came to potential tax increases. In 1992, those voices were heard when The Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (TABOR) Amendment was approved by Colorado voters.

Forming a coalition from different areas of the same industry like outdoor recreation is easier said than done. Everyone from climbers to fishermen to hunters has their own needs. Add in the different business approaches of guides, retailers, and nonprofits and it can create an interesting conundrum of seeing eye-to-eye.

For the last several decades a debate has stirred regarding whether or not churches and other religious institutions should be required to pay taxes like businesses or corporations. In the U.S. and several other countries, religious institutions including churches, mosques, synagogues, etc. have been able to operate under tax-exempt status.

In Colorado, there is an electoral eclipse approaching. Not all states have these many things lined up for the voters in the same year. Numerous consequential state and state-national leadership roles are teed up for a decision on the November election day. All that, in addition to several ballot initiatives.

Monica Phelan, co-owner of Phelan Gardens, understands how to balance the strength of native plants with the interests of the public – which is a particular challenge in a botanical space like Colorado Springs.

The rise in gas prices over the last couple of years has led many to question what is causing the increase. Others wonder why gas prices fluctuate so drastically between different states, cities and often gas stations in the same city or county.

A thin blue booklet, heavier than a wet magazine and lighter than a Bible, began appearing in the mailboxes of Colorado voters in the last couple weeks.