Author: SherryLynn Boyles
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GUEST COLUMN: Colorado Springs has a serious lack of childcare problem
Colorado Springs is a childcare desert. Almost 47,000 children under the age of five live in our county, but only 18,400 licensed childcare spots are available. As a result, according to a UCCS study, 26% of parents who say they would otherwise work, stay home due to childcare challenges. The strength of our region’s workforce…
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GUEST COLUMN: Sexual assault victims receive a life sentence
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month – suggesting we should all be more aware of sexual assault. Not a bad idea in concept, but rape is hardly a topic people would like to spend their time thinking about when they’re not thinking about their jobs, families, and hobbies. But the statistics show that sexual assault…