Giving a second inaugural address is an inherently thankless task to which every first-term president aspires. Your speech, however graceful and appropriate, will pale in comparison to Abraham Lincoln’s dark and masterful speech of March 4, 1865. Lincoln needed only 699 words to deliver the second-greatest speech in American history (the first being, of course, [...]
Continue reading …On Jan. 15, the Housing and Building Association announced their picks for council. It’s an interesting list, to say the least, and one which underscores a simple fact: times are a’changin’! The HBA has always been noted for a certain canny parochialism. They want an industry-friendly council, and they tend to support candidates who, if [...]
Continue reading …Incumbent Colorado Springs Councilwoman Angela Dougan has an opponent in the District 2 council race. Army veteran and former firefighter Bill Murray announced his candidacy this morning, stressing his military experience, community involvement and familiarity with city issues. The perhaps overconfident Dougan, who has already raised more than $10,000 for her campaign, told Murray not [...]
Continue reading …With the now-official entry of incumbent at-large councilwoman Brandy Williams into the contest for Council District 3, the race now becomes much more interesting. Williams joins former El Paso County Commissioner Jim Bensberg and former waterbed magnate/ State Representative/State Senator/D-12 school board member Keith King in the quest for a seat on the Council dais. [...]
Continue reading …It looks as if council gadfly Tim Leigh may have some serious opposition in District 1, which includes most of northwest Colorado Springs. Longtime Colorado Springs resident and community leader Joe Barrera announced his candidacy for the district seat this morning. He included a specific, district-centered platform. Here’s the partial text of an email he [...]
Continue reading …Yesterday was the first day for City Council hopefuls to pick up and circulate petitions of candidacy. In past years, would-be candidates were asked to complete a sign-out sheet before picking up candidate packages, but that’s no longer the case. “I’m not interested in who’s picking up packages,” said City Clerk Sarah Johnson. “Once they [...]
Continue reading …The El Paso County Public Trustee’s Office finished the year with the fewest foreclosure starts since 2006 and the most deed releases – which occur when someone pays off their home over time, through refinancing or a private sale – since 2007. Mowle’s staff started 230 foreclosures in December. “While this is 18 more than [...]
Continue reading …Construction is Colorado’s sixth largest industry, according to a McGraw-Hill Construction report, and 2013 is predicted to be a strong year for the industry. Colorado is in the top third of states recovering from the economic downturn and the state’s construction industry has added 12,000 jobs since 2010, according to the Associated General Contractors in [...]
Continue reading …UPDATED: Neumann fires back with request for ethics investigation of Tim Leigh
December 13, 2012 1 CommentThe man behind the Neustream coal-cleaning technology, Dr. David Neumann, has long been under attack from City Councilor Tim Leigh, and now Neumann is fighting back. Neumann, CEO of Neumann Systems Group, has sent two letters to the City Attorney’s office asking for an ethics investigation of Leigh, claiming that Leigh not only is spreading falsehoods [...]
Continue reading …A national organization that advocates for Millennials in the workforce estimates that unemployment for the age group, roughly between 18 and 29 years ol,d sits at a non-seasonally 10.9 percent. The outlook for black and Hispanic workers in the age range is even more bleak, with unemployment estimated to be 12.5 percent. The group, called [...]
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