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Allen Beauchamp has always been drawn toward hills, mountains and trails. Even growing up in Oxnard, California with the Pacific Ocean at his feet, he would often ride his bike into the backcountry discovering new trails and hidden spots. Now settled in Colorado Springs after both his military career and Intel Corporation brought him to the area, he enjoys shepherding and protecting the urban corridor trails and lobbying for better possibilities.

Water is an important resource and due to ongoing drought conditions, Colorado is always seeking ways to conserve what it has and make sure there is enough to go around to all stakeholders. The saying, “Whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting,” stands true in the state as lawmakers often go back and forth over ways to conserve the state’s most precious resource.

Grant Dewey, Executive Director of the Western Museum of Mining & Industry, understands the history and application of mining in the Colorado region from the inside out. Before moving to El Paso County, he earned a degree in mining engineering from the Colorado School of Mines. He was also a production manager for American Strategic Metals before completing a stint in Europe where he spearheaded their carbide recycling operations.

In recent years, the state of Colorado and other parts of the country have experienced the loss of lives and structures due to people not being able to get evacuated quickly enough. During the Waldo Canyon Fire, two people died because they were not able to leave before the flames engulfed their homes.

The owners/operators of The Burrowing Owl – Cody Silo & Tyler Schneikel – wanted to take the best of hangout bars that they loved, integrating the vegan lifestyle while offering great food and cocktails (and hopefully converting some of their patrons in the process). “My husband Tyler and I really love dive bars,” explains Silo. “So that's kind of what we were trying for when we built The Burrowing Owl.” She says it was just supposed to be a little tiny dive bar that served good, cheap drinks. “And then, we just sneak in some vegan food in there.”

Drug abuse got worse during the pandemic. And society is reckoning with the complexities of substance abuse disorders (SUDs). These complexities involve the cause-and-effect questions SUDs. They include considerations of structural, societal, ethical and personal difficulties.

Stephen Boonzaaijer (pronounced bone-zi-er) of Boonzaaijer's Dutch Bakery in Colorado Springs has family baking history that goes back five generations, but it his lineage in culinary arts is about taking that knowledge while balancing the wants of his customers whether it be through artisan breads, cakes, tortes or cream pies.

In the last several years, the nation has debated the use of public restrooms by transgender people. Some argue that transgender people should be allowed to use the restroom that correlates with the gender they identify as. Others feel that people should be required to only use the restrooms that are assigned to the gender they were born with.

The internet, for all its benefits, also gives criminals and predators an easy way to reach young people for sextortion.

Over the last several years, gun rights and the preservation of the Second Amendment are issues that are frequently in the spotlight. With the uptick of mass shootings in the country, every time a tragedy involving firearms occurs anti-gun organizations and lawmakers push for more gun regulations.