Archive for the ‘Hazlehurst’ Category

Colorado Springs’ potholes and Denver’s success

by John Hazlehurst Published: March 5,2010

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It’s usually an easy, pleasant drive to work from my house on the west side. Right on Bijou, down 21st to Colorado, thence to Cascade, turn north and I’m there — wait a minute! Not anymore. There are now small potholes, there are big potholes, and then there are the two potholes that almost entirely block [...] [...]

Me, Mr. Madoff and the Code of the Reporter

by John Hazlehurst Published: February 26,2010

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Since the days of Damon Runyon, Gene Fowler and George Ade, journalists have carefully adhered to the unwritten Code of the Reporter. It’s simple, as it has to be — we’re not mental giants. Here it is: Learn to type well enough to produce an 800 word story in 20 minutes. Only begin writing 25 minutes before deadline. Never [...] [...]

Hey, if China wants to be the world’s leader, let ‘em

by John Hazlehurst Published: February 19,2010

Tags: china, Jean-Jacques SErvan-Schreiber

During 1967, Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, a French journalist, published an influential book, Le Defi Americain (The American Challenge). In it he argued that France and Europe were losing a “silent economic war” with the United States. The book sold more than half a million copies in France alone, and provoked both serious policy changes and a continental [...] [...]

Cutting, even mutilation, won’t alleviate city’s pain

by John Hazlehurst Published: February 12,2010

Tags: budget, Colorado Springs, mutilation

“Do you cut yourself with knives, razor blades, broken glass, needles, nails, paper clips, pins, scissors, tacks, anything you can get your hands on? Do you bang your head against walls? Punch walls till your hand goes all bruised and bloody? Do you throw yourself through panes of glass? Expose your body to extreme weather [...] [...]

Voters got the city into this budget mess - 19 years ago

by John Hazlehurst Published: February 5,2010

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Is Colorado Springs drowning in red ink because of overcompensated city employees and the city’s failure to privatize governmental functions when appropriate? Can Rock Ledge Ranch, the Pioneers Museum, the city community centers and even city parks be sustained by some combination of volunteer labor and private funding? Colorado Springs is not the only city in America [...] [...]

The end of a dream city: Colorado Springs 2020

by John Hazlehurst Published: January 29,2010

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Couldn’t sleep last night and found myself surfing the Web at 2 a.m. Checked the New York Times site, which, strangely enough, was dated Jan. 29, 2020. There was a story about our own city that seemed … well, even stranger. Good thing I copied the text — my computer blackscreened, and I could never [...] [...]

Aging lions might be best City Council candidates we have

by John Hazlehurst Published: January 22,2010

Tags: candidates, City Council, election

 Here we are, 15 months from the 2011 City Council elections, and the maneuvering has already begun. According to the usual unreliable sources, some of our self-appointed leaders are trying to construct a slate of “appropriate” candidates who, fueled with money and credentials, will sweep into office and replace our present demoralized, delegitimized, and disrespected elected [...] [...]

Ease and comfort won’t replace the fear of traveling

by John Hazlehurst Published: January 15,2010

Tags: Airlines, terrorism, traveling

   Flown anywhere lately? If so, has your experience been anything like that of Ryan Bingham, George Clooney’s character in “Up in the Air,” who’s on the road 300 days of the year? Bingham moves effortlessly through “air world,” as he calls it, scarcely inconvenienced by lines at security check-ins, cancelled flights, endless delays and stale, recycled [...] [...]

Making sense of our fragmented community

by John Hazlehurst Published: January 8,2010

Tags: Colorado Springs Leadership Institute, John Hazlehurst, Leadership Pikes Peak, Operation 6035

Got an email on Monday from a reader who shall remain anonymous. Here’s the text: “John, Perhaps with your exposure to matters of a civic nature you can explain the relationship between: DreamCity 2020 — Project 6035 — Leadership Pikes Peak — Center for Creative Leadership. I have about 4 terabytes of space dedicated to their studies, reports, [...] [...]

Hazlehurst makes predictions for the new year

by John Hazlehurst Published: December 31,2009

Tags: Hazlehurst, Look ahead 2010

I’m tired of gloom and doom-so here are my foolishly optimistic predictions for the year to come. A quiet boom will re-ignite our local economy, driven by government spending and renewed consumer /business confidence. New businesses will form and thrive, and existing enterprises will grow, modestly prosper, and even hire new employees. And here are some specific predictions. Shortly [...] [...]

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