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Can Colorado Springs learn from Texas city’s explosive growth? | David Ramsey
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save AUSTIN • America’s fastest growing city is the best destination to consider the wonders and terrors of population explosion. It’s also a place to consider the future of Colorado Springs. Do we want to get this big, this fast? In 1970, Austin served as headquarters…
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Can Colorado Springs learn from Texas city’s explosive growth? | David Ramsey
AUSTIN • America’s fastest growing city is the best destination to consider the wonders and terrors of population explosion. It’s also a place to consider the future of Colorado Springs. Do we want to get this big, this fast? In 1970, Austin served as headquarters for the “cosmic cowboy” crowd, the corner of Texas where…
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Mitchell football superstar Terry Miller belongs in Colorado Springs Hall of Fame | David Ramsey
Terry Miller will be a member of the 2020 Class of the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame, home of our state’s ultimate sport heroes: John Elway, David Thompson, Missy Franklin. However, Miller, a 1974 Mitchell High grad, is not in the Colorado Springs Sports Hall of Fame — even though he’s the greatest athlete to…
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Colorado parents crossing the line in baiting refs now a crisis | David Ramsey
We require supervising adults on the field with our children to bring order to their games. Adults who know the rules. Adults who demand our children follow those rules. We’re on the brink of an officiating catastrophe. Fans who shout insults and threaten violence are sending high school officials into retirement and preventing replacements from…
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David Ramsey: Colorado Springs native Alanna Rizzo makes vision come true in LA
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In late 2000, Dr. Anne O’Rourke was watching a Broncos game at the home of Alanna Rizzo. Suddenly, Alanna pointed at a female sports reporter on the TV screen and made an announcement. “That’s what I really want to do,” Alanna said. At the time,…
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David Ramsey: Colorado Springs native Alanna Rizzo makes vision come true in LA
In late 2000, Dr. Anne O’Rourke was watching a Broncos game at the home of Alanna Rizzo. Suddenly, Alanna pointed at a female sports reporter on the TV screen and made an announcement. “That’s what I really want to do,” Alanna said. At the time, Alanna was a recent graduate of the University of Colorado’s…
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Whistleblower Yuliya Stepanova tells UCCS students of her brave sports battle against Russia | David Ramsey
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Yuliya Stepanova faced a soul-shaking decision in 2013. She could continue her conflicted life as a doping Russian athlete married to an anti-doping crusader. She was a world-class 800 runner with visions of competing in the Olympics. Or, she could join her husband, Vitaly Stepanov,…
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Whistleblower Yuliya Stepanova tells UCCS students of her brave sports battle against Russia | David Ramsey
Yuliya Stepanova faced a soul-shaking decision in 2013. She could continue her conflicted life as a doping Russian athlete married to an anti-doping crusader. She was a world-class 800 runner with visions of competing in the Olympics. Or, she could join her husband, Vitaly Stepanov, in a quest to cleanse sport. “I can lie and…
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VFW members want to dance away from Colorado Springs bike lanes | David Ramsey
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4051 is the epicenter of the struggle against bike lanes in Colorado Springs. Trust me, I spent three hours Friday evening at the VFW for the post’s weekly dinner and dance and talked with more than a dozen members…
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VFW members want to dance away from Colorado Springs bike lanes | David Ramsey
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4051 is the epicenter of the struggle against bike lanes in Colorado Springs. Trust me, I spent three hours Friday evening at the VFW for the post’s weekly dinner and dance and talked with more than a dozen members about bike lanes, including the lane that runs directly in…