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How does the restaurant industry stay afloat without letting customers in the dining room?

Over half of the food in Colorado is supplied by the restaurant industry. Or was.

The only way to quickly halt its transmission and safely reopen economy is to test *everyone*, and have virus carriers self-isolate, by Dr. Richard Epstein, updated on March 31, 2020.

There is a relatively simple way to stop the coronavirus dead in its tracks. It might sound impossible at first, but it’s well within our capabilities, and it’s far less costly and disruptive than what countries around the world are doing now.

In response to the pandemic that has reached our corner of the world, Pikes Peak Library District (PPLD) has an alternative. While the brick and mortar buildings are inaccessible to the public, they are offering digital access to their online resources, with a temporary library card.

As family and friends of The Maverick Observer, we want to extend our thoughts and prayers to our community as we battle the Coronavirus COVID-19.

To minimize the “bad publicity” on Colorado Special Districts, the Special District Association is offering myriad presentations about the value of these local-quasi governments. They are trying to polish the tarnished image of various districts recently highlighted in the Denver Post.

Tim Hoiles, former owner of The Colorado Springs Gazette, sits down with Jon Caldara to talk about the unique danger that 'special taxing districts' pose to Colorado taxpayers. Also, they talk about the new project that Tim has been working on - The Maverick Observer.

David Migoya, Denver Post, recently wrote a series of articles on Special Districts and their impact on our communities, homeowners and business owners. The articles are well-written and researched, easy to understand and aptly described the issues and concerns all of us should have when dealing with Special Districts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3saU5racsGE On March 6, 2016, John Oliver had a great video on Special Districts that still holds true today.

Have you recently noticed a “PIF” on your sales receipt while shopping or dining around town? It does not stand for “Paid in Full” if you were wondering. Instead it stands for “Public Improvement Fee”. The city of Colorado Springs’ website, under Sales Tax FAQs states:

“I went underneath the pickup truck and was dragged until the driver realized there was somebody underneath,” recalls the Colorado Springs cyclist, who declines to be named due to an ongoing court case. He was just one of 98 cyclists injured or killed in a motor-vehicle vs. bicycle accident in Colorado Springs last year, at a time when the U.S. is seeing a national rise in casualties associated with increases in “road-sharing.”