Tag: guest column
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COLUMN: Veteran suicide epidemic requires a community response
According to a comprehensive analysis of veteran suicides, an average of 20 active duty military service members, non-activated Guard and Reserve service members, and veterans die by suicide every day. While many who have served know that they have lost as many, or more, fellow service members to suicide than they have to combat, few…
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COLUMN: Yes, once in awhile, we really need to cheer for bureaucracy
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It was the way catastrophes really happen and not as you imagine them. The trip had been planned for months. I booked the flight to Montreal this past November. Go ahead, do the math. That’s…
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COLUMN: Yes, once in awhile, we really need to cheer for bureaucracy
It was the way catastrophes really happen and not as you imagine them. The trip had been planned for months. I booked the flight to Montreal this past November. Go ahead, do the math. That’s seven months ago. Well over two hundred days. I thought I was all set. Babysitter: check. Hotel: check. Flight: check.…
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COLUMN: Small business forum offers key insights
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In 2018, small business is extremely political. Small-business owners as a community are very interested in what is happening in the world of politics. Trends in politics like tax cuts affect business owners. Likewise, the…
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COLUMN: Small business forum offers key insights
In 2018, small business is extremely political. Small-business owners as a community are very interested in what is happening in the world of politics. Trends in politics like tax cuts affect business owners. Likewise, the political community is interested in what is happening in the world of business. Business trends like the uptick in business…
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GUEST COLUMN: VA reform is law – get it right in practice
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It’s been four years since the Phoenix VA scandal exposed extensive wait lists at Department of Veterans Affairs facilities nationwide. Not enough has changed. After the scandal, Congress passed the Veterans Choice Program, which gave…
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GUEST COLUMN: VA reform is law – get it right in practice
It’s been four years since the Phoenix VA scandal exposed extensive wait lists at Department of Veterans Affairs facilities nationwide. Not enough has changed. After the scandal, Congress passed the Veterans Choice Program, which gave veterans more access to community care but used mileage and wait time standards to decide who had access to choice.…
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GUEST COLUMN: Fighting stigma to save lives
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One in four Americans is personally affected by the opioid crisis, and the U.S. lost 116 people every day in 2016 from opioid-related overdoses. Opioids, which include heroin and prescription drugs like OxyContin, Percocet, and…
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GUEST COLUMN: Reasons to close Martin Drake Plant
A coalition of ever-expanding concerned citizens of the Pikes Peak region continue to pressure the Colorado Springs Utilities Board to close the Martin Drake coal plant by 2023. The shifting energy economics increasingly demonstrate that renewable energy sources are the less expensive wave of the future, and our region deserves the health benefits of cleaner…
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GUEST COLUMN: Fighting stigma to save lives
One in four Americans is personally affected by the opioid crisis, and the U.S. lost 116 people every day in 2016 from opioid-related overdoses. Opioids, which include heroin and prescription drugs like OxyContin, Percocet, and Vicodin, are overwhelming our communities and families. And yet many struggle in silence due to the shame and fear of…