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How do you tie the knot without the guests? Part 1 of a 2-part series researching the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on Colorado's wedding industry.

Libertarianism tends to suffer from a mix of being misunderstood and mislabeled, even though some of the biggest moves for individual liberty in recent years were born within the party before being adopted by the big two.

“Against what is stupid, nonsensical, erroneous, and evil, liberalism fights with the weapons of the mind, and not with brute force and repression.” ~ Ludwig von Mises

You do not give a damn about the everyday folks in the state of Colorado! Your arrogance, narcissism and lack of empathy shine every time you decide to kill people’s livelihood in this state.

In nonprofit nitty gritty we are checking in with Springs nonprofit organizations in advance of Giving Tuesday and Colorado Gives Day.

In a year of financial and social strain, Colorado nonprofit organizations have been pushed to their limits—and the crisis is not over yet.

Accountability is a powerful deterrent. It tells police officers their actions will be monitored. “Defund the police” is essentially a call for accountability but it unfairly targets and blames law enforcement entirely for its actions. It is politicians and government bureaucrats who work to create more laws and actions for the police to engage.

In 2007, the New York Times published an article labeling Manitou Springs a “hippie Mayberry,” in reference to the classic television series, “The Andy Griffith Show.” For those not in the know, its opening sequence contains an earworm-forming whistling tune and revolves around a kind, gentle local sheriff and his family as he handles policing issues within his community in fictional Mayberry, North Carolina.

“One of the favorite medals for me is this medal, because from Queen Elizabeth’s time, it celebrates the victory over the Spanish armada,” says Money Museum curator Douglas Mudd, proudly surveying a large, stylized coin dated 1588.

“[They were] crushing their previous visitation numbers.” That’s how Jeanette Lara, Southeast Region Volunteer Coordinator for Colorado Parks and Wildlife, refers to the number of visitors this summer to Lake Pueblo State Park.

“Since no one’s taking vacations, they’re taking that money and utilizing it on home remodel,” says Bob Mock, owner of A Finished Touch, LLC, a general contractor specializing in home improvement.