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September 28, 2026 at 11:45 PM
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pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social Pikes Peak Bulletin @pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social · 7d
BNLO: The minimum wage

Badly Needed and Long Overdue (BNLO)’s Nick Raven breaks down Colorado’s minimum wage and why it matters in this three-minute op-ed video.
September 24, 2026 at 7:49 PM
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pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social Pikes Peak Bulletin @pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social · 6d
The City of Colorado Springs reports Project Primestone — which will test components needed for data centers — has received administrative approval and an appeal period is open through Oct. 1. No appeals have been filed as of now (Sept. 24).

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Last week, the Colorado Springs City Council put its decision on an appeal of the Project Taurus AI data center on hold until next spring, but that may not
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September 24, 2026 at 7:48 PM
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September 18, 2026 at 8:18 PM
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pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social Pikes Peak Bulletin @pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social · 13d
COS School District 11 Ombudsperson, Natasha Bullard Kaonohi, filed a lawsuit last week against D11 Deputy Superintendent Brandan Comfort and Superintendent Michael Gaal, alleging that Comfort stole confidential files from her office at Gaal’s direction.
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September 18, 2026 at 6:09 PM
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pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social Pikes Peak Bulletin @pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social · 28d
BNLO: The end of the OCC DDA?

COS City Council's second vote to dissolve the Old Colorado City Downtown Development Authority (OCC DDA) is on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Badly Needed & Long Overdue (BNLO)'s Nick Raven says the reasons given to end the DDA make no sense.

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BNLO: The end of the OCC DDA?
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September 2, 2026 at 6:54 PM
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David Vaillencourt kept it simple, “This board is made up of our neighbors.”
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August 27, 2026 at 8:04 PM
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pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social Pikes Peak Bulletin @pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social · Aug 21
BNLO: What salary would attract the best candidates (and get voter approval)? Pay COS City Council a living wage, part two

The Pikes Peak Bulletin is a proud supporter of Badly Needed & Long Overdue (BNLO). Keep these short videos coming with a donation at www.patreon.com/cw/TheBNLOShow.
August 21, 2026 at 4:50 PM
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pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social Pikes Peak Bulletin @pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social · Aug 20
Typically the interviewer, Hiking Bob Falcone took a turn in the hot seat to discuss a busy decade of podcasting, which he does on top of writing columns on outdoor destinations ... He also makes television appearances on Fox 21’s Loving Living Local show.

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“Hiking Bob” Falcone is something of a local celebrity – as is his trail-buddy dog, Coal.
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August 20, 2026 at 9:40 PM
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pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social Pikes Peak Bulletin @pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social · Aug 17
Developers have proposed a project with striking similarities to a data center, though they say it is not one – and the project may qualify for urban renewal tax incentives that divert money from the City, County, school district, water district and libraries.

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In the Project Statement, the developer says that these facilities will be used for pre-production graphics processing unit (GPU) testing, including burn-in
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August 20, 2026 at 9:39 PM
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pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social Pikes Peak Bulletin @pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social · Aug 18
Nick noticed the image of Colorado Springs displayed on a local King Soopers’ window was … not Colorado Springs. Also the image was obviously AI-generated slop. Watch this three-minute video to see what happened next.

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August 20, 2026 at 9:37 PM
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pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social Pikes Peak Bulletin @pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social · Aug 19
BNLO: Loco for CoCo!

In this episode of Badly Needed & Long Overdue (BNLO), Nick gives us an update on the Colorado Connector (CoCo), a planned passenger train service connecting Front Range cities from Fort Collins to Pueblo. Watch this three-minute video to learn why Nick is “loco for CoCo.”
August 20, 2026 at 9:36 PM
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pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social Pikes Peak Bulletin @pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social · Jul 30
Organizers and candidates lack “magic” in their sauce. By magic, I mean the faith in unseen forces working upon seen forces – a moral authority and deep spiritual conviction that historically powered civil rights movements across the American South.
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Editor’s note: This opinion piece is in response to our July 20 article “Boosting Southside turnout key to flipping seats, Dem leaders say.”
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July 31, 2026 at 12:19 AM
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July 24, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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March 1, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social Pikes Peak Bulletin @pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social · Feb 24
Today, Feb. 24, 2026, the Colorado Springs City Council passed an ordinance consolidating City Code language to treat all camping – whether along a creek, in a park, or in a vehicle – as the same offense.
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Letter: Nonprofit CEO urges City leaders to reconsider Safe Parking, other options  -
Letter to the Editor:
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February 25, 2026 at 9:19 PM
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pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social Pikes Peak Bulletin @pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social · Feb 24
Last week, I got the email that had been a long time coming: Colorado Springs was killing its Citizens Transportation Advisory Board (CTAB), one of the many boards and commissions that allow regular people to advise City Council on legislation and policy.
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City driving in wrong direction ending citizen transportation board -
Last week, I got the email that had been a long time coming: Colorado Springs was killing its Citizens Transportation Advisory Board (CTAB), one of the many
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February 25, 2026 at 9:17 PM
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pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social Pikes Peak Bulletin @pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social · Feb 23
Every veteran knows the phrase. It gets said in grocery stores, at ball games, on campaign stages. “Thank you for your service.” But what does that gratitude mean when the same system turns around and debates whether our injuries are still worthy of support?
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Editor’s Note: The Military Times reported Feb. 19 that “The Department of Veterans Affairs has retreated from enforcing a controversial regulation it rolled
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February 25, 2026 at 9:15 PM
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pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social Pikes Peak Bulletin @pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social · Feb 18
Colorado Springs City Councilor Kimberly Gold held a town hall event at Sierra High School on Feb. 12 to present information about the Southeast Strong Neighborhood Plan and to hear concerns from residents of City Council District 4.
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Southeast Colorado Springs has historically borne the brunt of the vast majority of affordable projects in Colorado Springs, both due to needs from the
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February 19, 2026 at 6:33 PM
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pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social Pikes Peak Bulletin @pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social · Feb 18
I posted a meme last month on my personal Facebook page and a right-wing Facebook friend said it promoted lies (it didn’t, it was an opinion based on facts) and that posts like mine are why people have lost faith in journalism.
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I posted a meme last month on my personal Facebook page and a right-wing Facebook friend said it promoted lies (it didn’t, it was an opinion based on facts)
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February 19, 2026 at 6:29 PM
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February 17, 2026 at 5:15 AM
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pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social Pikes Peak Bulletin @pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social · Feb 12
Residents of the Mill Street neighborhood on the south end of downtown, organized as the Mill Street Community Benefits All Coalition, are urging Colorado Springs City Council to withhold approval of a Colorado Springs Urban Renewal Authority (CSURA) plan.
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$10.3 million subsidy for luxury hotel must come with Community Benefits Agreement, neighborhood coalition says  -
Residents of the Mill Street neighborhood on the south end of downtown, organized as the Mill Street Community Benefits All Coalition, are urging Colorado
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February 17, 2026 at 5:14 AM
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pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social Pikes Peak Bulletin @pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social · Feb 12
On the morning of Friday, Feb 6., Associate Minister Josh Rumple arrived at First Congregational Church in downtown Colorado Springs and found the church’s rainbow banner reading “a just world for all” had been torn down. Again.
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Church’s pride banner removed. Again. -
On the morning of Friday, Feb 6., Associate Minister Josh Rumple arrived at First Congregational Church in downtown Colorado Springs and found the church’s
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February 17, 2026 at 5:14 AM
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No public comment allowed on new Black History Month proclamation  -
Following public comment during the Jan. 27 Colorado Springs City Council meeting decrying the lack of a Black History Month proclamation on that meeting’s
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February 6, 2026 at 8:54 PM
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pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social Pikes Peak Bulletin @pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social · Feb 3
For generations, the stories of black Americans and other marginalized communities have been filtered through systems that benefited from their exclusion. People were told to take up less space, to be grateful for what they were given, to know their place.
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Black history is American history -
For generations, the stories of black Americans and other marginalized communities have been filtered through systems that benefited from their exclusion.
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February 3, 2026 at 8:02 PM