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Topping out at the New Building University of Essex

New Education Options are Coming to Colorado

Have you ever thought it would be cool to build homes or work in construction? Perhaps you're trying to figure out what you want to do with your life, and you've heard Colorado is extremely short on labor. But where do you start? One way to gain experience is to enroll in a college or university that offers a degree in Construction Management.
Mark Lansing Jeremy Couture in front of Inn at Woodhaven

Joy, Worthwhile Projects, & Breakfast at Louisville’s Inn at Woodhaven

Finding joy in bringing a hospitality experience to others depends on setting, ambition and being open to the experience. Jeremy Couture, one of the owners at Inn at Woodhaven in Louisville, Kentucky, understands the bed and breakfast he runs with his partner Mark Lansing needs to have all those elements and more.
Colorado Guardsmen Earn Combat Patch

Colorado Gives Back to Veterans – Part 1

Do you know Colorado is home to seven main military installations?  Colorado Springs is considered a "military city" and is home to the United States Air Force Academy, Fort Carson, Peterson Space Force Base, Schriever Space Force Base, Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station, and countless military veterans and retirees.
Karen Burbank Samantha Sinsel Barb Jebson Sylvan Dale Ranch

Three Women of Sylvan Dale Ranch See the Beauty & Strength in the Journey

Part I: Karen Burbank [Ranch Programs Coordinator] & Samantha Sinsel [Wedding Coordinator] of Sylvan Dale Ranch.
Man Smoking Marijuana

Counterpoint – Impact of Marijuana Legalization in Colorado

The positive impact of marijuana legalization in Colorado.

“One of the first things taught in introductory statistics textbooks is that correlation is not causation. It is also one of the first things forgotten.” ~ Thomas Sowell, The Vision of the Anointed: Self-Congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy
Smoking Marijuana

Point – The Negative Impacts of Legalized Marijuana

In 2012, Colorado voters approved Amendment 64, which legalized recreational marijuana for anyone 21 or older. As Colorado was one of only two states to make this move (the other was Washington), the impact of this legalization was unknown.
Left Right Marxism

Colorado is Embracing Socialism, and You’re Going to Pay for It

What do you think of when someone mentions the word "socialism?"
I Voted with Flag

Are Voter ID Laws Racist?

Do you know America is a Constitutional Republic, not a true Democracy? In a democracy, people vote directly on issues, and the majority wins. In a Constitutional Republic, the government must operate within the framework of the Constitution (which limits the government's power), and We the People elect representatives who serve the interests of us, the constituents.
Landscape destroyed by wildfire

Colorado Counties Go to Court Over Fossil Fuels and Climate Crisis

When I was growing up in Colorado, we never needed an air conditioner. Recently, however, I installed AC in my home — the first time I've ever felt the need in Colorado. Why? Because the cool, clean Colorado air from my childhood is gone, replaced with smoke-filled skies and terrible air quality.

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