*Note: This essay was published in the Colorado Springs Gazette print edition on January 19, 2021. An image of the column is included below, as well as the text of the essay. The US Senate opens hearings this week on retired general Lloyd Austin’s nomination as next defense secretary. To some, Austin should lead because he’s Black and battle-hardened. To…
Details*Note: This audio essay first aired on KRCC (Colorado Springs’ NPR affiliate, 91.5 FM) on January 14, 2021. The link to the program is here; the audio file and the text from the essay are below. Line waiting is for suckers. That’s the conventional wisdom these days. We’ve got apps that can call up and summon 10 different…
Details*Note: This audio essay first aired on KRCC (Colorado Springs’ NPR affiliate, 91.5 FM) on January 7, 2021. The link to the program is here; the audio file and the text from the essay are below. Say you’re in Pueblo and you need to get rid of something like a mattress or a tire or a beer bottle—Joy…
Details*Note: This essay was published in the Colorado Springs Gazette print edition on January 1, 2021. An image of the column is included below, as well as the text of the essay. 2020 was dominated by two topics: Covid-19 and the US presidential election. Both were (and are) high-stakes and mattered to many, many, many people both here and around…
Details*Note: This audio essay first aired on KRCC (Colorado Springs’ NPR affiliate, 91.5 FM) on December 31, 2020. The link to the program is here; the audio file and the text from the essay are below. 2020’s been difficult for all of us, so this December Matt Cavanaugh’s turned Peak Perspectives’ microscope on heroes and heroism. This is…
Details*Note: This audio essay first aired on KRCC (Colorado Springs’ NPR affiliate, 91.5 FM) on December 24, 2020. The link to the program is here; the audio file and the text from the essay are below. 2020’s been difficult for all of us, so this December Matt Cavanaugh’s turned Peak Perspectives’ microscope on heroes and heroism. This is…
Details*Note: This essay was published in the Los Angeles Times print edition on December 22, 2020. Images from the actual print story, as well as text can be found below; it can also be found online here. Our Christmas tree has a knee. “A crooked tree for a crooked year” was my sales pitch when we spotted the bent…
Details*Note: This audio essay first aired on KRCC (Colorado Springs’ NPR affiliate, 91.5 FM) on December 17, 2020. The link to the program is here; the audio file and the text from the essay are below. 2020’s been difficult for all of us, so this December Matt Cavanaugh’s turned Peak Perspectives’ microscope on heroes and heroism. This is…
Details*Note: This audio essay first aired on KRCC (Colorado Springs’ NPR affiliate, 91.5 FM) on December 10, 2020. The link to the program is here; the audio file and the text from the essay are below. 2020’s been difficult for all of us, so this December Matt Cavanaugh’s turned Peak Perspectives’ microscope on heroes and heroism. This is…
Details*Note: This audio essay first aired on KRCC (Colorado Springs’ NPR affiliate, 91.5 FM) on December 3, 2020. The link to the program is here; the audio file and the text from the essay are below. 2020’s been difficult for all of us, so this December Matt Cavanaugh’s turned Peak Perspectives’ microscope on heroes and heroism. This is…
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