by Published: September 11,2009
Tags: ballot, Lon Matejczyk
I was flying home to the Springs, so I was in a good mood, but that didn’t last long. The woman who sat next to me yanked out a nail file and launched into a meth-induced flurry of filing that could have reduced the bars of a jail cell to cinders. Nail debris rose like [...] [...]
by Published: September 4,2009
Tags: Lon Matejczyk, Red White and Brave
In hindsight, Colorado Springs should have invited a couple of dug-in dignitaries to the Red White and Brave Parade, which on Saturday attracted an estimated 45,000 spectators to Tejon Street. U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, one heck of a patriot, would have fit in perfectly amid the throng that cheered the 5,000 military men [...] [...]
by Published: August 28,2009
Tags: guns, Lon Matejczyk
Make me a reservation at the auction — the gun auction that is. The Colorado Springs Police Department is considering selling confiscated firearms to licensed gun dealers. Not the weapons that were used to commit a crime, those are kept as evidence for years or even decades, but the guns that are confiscated in a [...] [...]
by Published: August 21,2009
Tags: 20 Years, Lon Matejczyk
Some day, perhaps very soon, one of the immensely talented young people at the Colorado Springs Conservatory will write a song about the Colorado Springs Business Journal, and the song’s title will include the verb “snubbed.” That’s because today, we are publishing the book “20 Years of Springs Business,” and it has no mention of [...] [...]
by Published: August 7,2009
Tags: Lon Matejczyk
From the plains east of Colorado Springs, Schriever Air Force Base exerts a lot of military power. Schriever is the home of the 50th Space Wing, the Space Innovation and Development Center, the Missile Defense Agency’s Joint National Integration Center, 310th Space Group and numerous tenant organizations. The Missile Defense Agency and the Missile Defense [...] [...]
by Published: July 31,2009
Tags: Lon Matejczyk
A letter will be going out to the first lady, Michelle Obama, from Mayor Lionel Rivera asking her to join the Colorado Springs community in honoring our military at the Red, White and Brave Parade on Aug. 29. I have already sent a letter to President Obama inviting him to join us for the celebration [...] [...]
by Published: July 24,2009
Tags: 7/24/09, Lon Matejczyk
The Quality of Life Indicators report, the Dream City 2020 project and Operation 6035 are all significant, worthy projects meant to help Colorado Springs be all the city can be. But, it seems the three legs of the stool are without a solid plank at the top to unite and give strength to those legs. [...] [...]
by Published: July 17,2009
Tags: Lon Matejczyk
Six years ago, when I arrived here to take over as publisher of the Colorado Springs Business Journal, longtime residents gave me lots of advice about how people here appreciated gradual change brought about by quiet diplomacy, you know, that old strong, silent Westerner image. I guess I should have announced that I’m not quiet. [...] [...]
by Published: July 3,2009
Tags: Lon Matejczyk
Editor’s note: This column originally was published May 23, 2008. My youngest daughter will be turning two-and-a-half years old in a few weeks, and all because I lost the phone number of the vasectomy doctor. What a lucky loss. I am 46 going on 27 and will be around 62 when my littlest girl takes [...] [...]
by Published: June 26,2009
Tags: Lon Matejczyk
“Hi honey, you had me at hot tub.” In this world of instant communication and constant connectivity, you need to be careful. Ever had that feeling of “Oops, to whom did I just send that?” Then, with your heart racing, you go to your sent e-mail and you have one of two reactions: “Whew,” as [...] [...]
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