Tag: north springs voices
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Looking back to when water was plentiful | Writers on the Range
During his 50 years in rural western Colorado, Jamie Jacobson has seen a lot of flooding. While caretaking a farm in 1974, Jacobson watched three acres of its riverfront float away. More recently, it’s been drought, and then worse drought. Jacobson farms on Lamborn Mesa, perched above Paonia, population 1,500. He keeps his orchard of…
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A tail of two goldfish past, present | Life Happens
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In February, my sister Laurie’s pet koi goldfish, Charlie and Lola, left this world for that great sushi restaurant in the sky. According to Laurie, Lola died first, probably from natural causes, and Charlie followed her shortly after, most likely from a broken heart. There…
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What’s Your Take On … The nightly neighborhood fireworks show
What’s your take on fireworks going off at all hours? We’re not talking about on the Fourth of July — that’s another story. Fireworks are illegal in Colorado Springs city limits, yet the police got so many calls (225) for fireworks complaints on July 4 that they were only able to respond to less than…
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Letters to the Editor — July 14, 2021
The American Dream is not only about wealth When I read the editor’s column on “The American Dream” (June 30), I was reminded of a photograph I saw on the front page of the Denver Post a few weeks ago. It was a photo of a rainbow-laden gay pride parade. Nothing unusual here; pride parades…
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A tail of two goldfish past, present | Life Happens
In February, my sister Laurie’s pet koi goldfish, Charlie and Lola, left this world for that great sushi restaurant in the sky. According to Laurie, Lola died first, probably from natural causes, and Charlie followed her shortly after, most likely from a broken heart. There were no tears, just fond memories of these koi who…
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Can’t get you out of my head | From the Editor
Ever have a song stuck in your head for hours, days — or even weeks? Is there a song that just keeps coming back to you, and you can’t get it out of your mind? “Any time a song gets ‘stuck’ in your head, you are experiencing “involuntary music imagery” aka an earworm,” states a…
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Letters to the Editor — July 14, 2021
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The American Dream is not only about wealth When I read the editor’s column on “The American Dream” (June 30), I was reminded of a photograph I saw on the front page of the Denver…
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Can’t get you out of my head | From the Editor
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Ever have a song stuck in your head for hours, days — or even weeks? Is there a song that just keeps coming back to you, and you can’t get it out of your mind?…
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Looking back to when water was plentiful | Writers on the Range
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save During his 50 years in rural western Colorado, Jamie Jacobson has seen a lot of flooding. While caretaking a farm in 1974, Jacobson watched three acres of its riverfront float away. More recently, it’s been…
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What’s Your Take On … The nightly neighborhood fireworks show
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save What’s your take on fireworks going off at all hours? We’re not talking about on the Fourth of July — that’s another story. Fireworks are illegal in Colorado Springs city limits, yet the police got…