Dear Citizens Project;
I have been remiss in not writing to you sooner to thank you for the outstanding contributions you make to all citizens of our community. When one reaches their “golden years” and has worked to make a difference their entire lives, it becomes even more of a passion because of the passing of time.
I appreciate what you do from both a personal and professional standpoint. I have been employed as a speech-language pathologist for thirty-eight years, thirty-five of those in Colorado Springs School District 11. Over the course of my career I have had the opportunity to work with all populations and age groups from infants through the geriatric population. I have been an advocate for what is right for those who have challenges, for their families, caregivers, and those that support them in a therapeutic setting. While we have come far in what we recognize as “fair” by the Americans with a Disability Act, at times I see agencies doing things to avoid a lawsuit versus making a difference for another person. What you do as an agency is treat others as you would hope you, your family member, and friends would be treated. My mother used to say “The gift without the giver is bare.” Continue reading
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Increasing and unthinkable mass murders, along with some 30,000 additional gun deaths in the U.S. annually, have perhaps finally awakened the nation. Yet the usual finger pointing comes right along with the shock and horror. Gun control advocates, unsurprisingly, want weapons bans and better background checks. Gun owners, riffing on an old tune, note that spoons are not blamed for obesity so why should guns be blamed for what people do with them? Thus far, folks in these camps have also blamed video games, unarmed teachers, media coverage, godless schools and a culture that glorifies violence. 
