Author: PAUL BATURA
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A Broncos’ blizzard and the romance of the West
With the exception of the traumatic and the dramatic, it’s unlikely you remember with any specificity an otherwise typical Monday back when you were twelve-years-old. That’s certainly true for me, but for one – October 15, 1984. I was in Sister Leticia Lake’s 7th grade class in St. Christopher’s parochial school on Long Island. My life…
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Utilities’ ‘Energy Wise Rates’ encourage scarcity mindset | Batura
Colorado Springs Utilities recently celebrated a century of service to the city, an impressive milestone made all the more striking given the Pikes Peak region’s explosive growth in the latter half of its history. Prior to the consolidation of municipal services in 1925, residents were forced to navigate and negotiate a network of providers. Some…
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COLUMN: Remembering those who work while we’re sleeping
There’s an old saying that “Hard work never sleeps” – a maxim that undoubtedly dates back as far as women and men have been working anywhere at anything for anyone. I thought of this while talking with my friend Bill this past weekend. Our sons are in scouts together. Sitting around a campfire up in…
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COLUMN: In praise of the things that last
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For the past week, courtesy of a neighborhood friend, I’ve been writing on a 1956 Olympia SM3 typewriter. I have nine other similar machines — three Underwoods, three Royals, two Remingtons, and a Smith Corona.…
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GUEST COLUMN: The curiousness of school calendar creep
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Growing up on the South Shore of Long Island, I looked forward to school summer vacation more than my birthday and every holiday combined. It arrived each year like a beautifully wrapped gift under the…