*Note: This audio essay first aired on KRCC (Colorado Springs’ NPR affiliate, 91.5 FM) on July 1, 2021. The link to the program is here; the audio file and the text from the essay are below. A few years ago, I was standing in Memorial Park in Manitou Springs when I noticed this enormous rock in the middle…
*Note: This essay was published in the Colorado Springs Gazette print edition on May 12, 2019. It can also be found online here, an image of the column is included below, as well as the text of the essay. What drives Mother’s Day spending upwards of $25 billion? Why will so many Americans reflexively reach for wallets…
*Note: This essay was originally published on the Modern War Institute’s Commentary & Analysis site. Editor’s Note: This is the story of a single Marine in the Great War. His name was Private George Eber Duclo. He was from Manitou Springs, Colorado. One of our non-resident fellows, Major (P) ML Cavanaugh, lives in Manitou Springs…