Author: Tom Cronin and Bob Loevy
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Elon Musk: founder and chief of the ‘America Party’ | Cronin and Loevy
The United States has had a long history as a two-party electoral system. But many, if not most, Americans are unhappy with what looks like a tired and worn-out party system, where the two old political parties are bankrupting the country. Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and a famously successful business disruptor and innovator,…
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Elon Musk: founder and chief of the ‘America Party’ | Cronin and Loevy
The United States has had a long history as a two-party electoral system. But many, if not most, Americans are unhappy with what looks like a tired and worn-out party system, where the two old political parties are bankrupting the country. Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and a famously successful business disruptor and innovator,…
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Cronin & Loevy: El Paso County Bar Association affirms values in U.S. Constitution
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, remarked in April that, “We are all afraid.” She may have been speaking about her congressional colleagues or, more broadly, about people in public life. Murkowski also warned there was a serious fear at the moment of “retaliation” in public life in the United States. Many others, including the local…
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Home rule divided Colorado in early 1900s – and today in 2025 | Cronin and Loevy
“Home-rule” legal authority gives city governments in Colorado the power to make laws regarding matters of local concern. It differs from state control, where matters of city government are controlled by the governor and state legislature. Under home rule, authority to act on matters of municipal (city) concern is derived from the Colorado Constitution. A…
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Two major events in Colorado history: The Gold Rush, World War II | Cronin and Loevy
A major military parade in Moscow a week ago was just one of many celebrations of the victory of the United States and its allies over Nazi Germany in World War II. VE Day — Victory in Europe Day — was 80 years ago on May 8th, 1945. World War II was not completely over, however, until…
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Cronin and Loevy: Why have the 22nd Amendment term limits on presidents?
Donald Trump, the Tariff Man, has relished his retaking of the White House. He has also let everyone know, prematurely it seems, he would welcome a third term as president. That would require repealing the 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, or it would require some imaginative “workaround,” which Trump thinks is a possibility. Asked…
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Dean Glenn Brooks and the creation of the Block Plan at Colorado College | Cronin Loevy
Glenn Brooks was, more than any other person, the creator of the Block Plan schedule of classes at Colorado College. This innovative college calendar took the semester system, where students took four to five classes each semester, and replaced it with an innovative reform in which students took only one course with one professor for…
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Trump storms the Capitol: Bold, abrasive, agenda, controversial tactics kick off 2nd term | Cronin and Loevy
President Donald Trump is his own biggest cheerleader. He loves campaigning and he loves being a promoter — a promoter with multiple deals and multiple programs. He gave a lengthy, program-filled, blame-heavy, comeback-kid performance last Tuesday at the “Capitol Theater” in Washington. His address the record for the longest presidential speech to Congress. It was watched…
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This Colorado Springs neighborhood is enriched by Palmer Park and a private country club | Cronin and Loevy
Several Colorado Springs neighborhoods get their identity and benefit from nearby public facilities such as parks and open spaces. Previous articles of ours have shown how a neighborhood such as Pleasant Valley gets much of its identity and quality of life from being next to Garden of the Gods park. Here is another neighborhood that…
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Colorado Springs will challenge state law on accessory dwelling units | Cronin and Loevy
The City Planning Department is drafting an accessory dwelling units (ADUs) law that works for the city and is best for the city and pays less attention to state requirements for ADUs enacted by the legislature earlier this year. According to City Planning Director Kevin Walker, the city planners had been working hard to make…