http://blogs.csbj.com/csbjdaily/2007/10/04/city-seeking-to-block-courtship-of-usoc/ Colorado Springs Business Journal Daily News Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:45:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 http://blogs.csbj.com/csbjdaily/2007/10/04/city-seeking-to-block-courtship-of-usoc/#comment-419 Lon Matejczyk Tue, 09 Oct 2007 20:42:00 +0000 http://blogs.csbj.com/csbjdaily/2007/10/04/city-seeking-to-block-courtship-of-usoc/#comment-419 This is our <a HREF="http://www.csbj.com/story.cfm?ID=11158" REL="nofollow">CSBJ View</a> from last weeks op/ed page. It kind of ties it all together. This is our CSBJ View from last weeks op/ed page. It kind of ties it all together.

]]> http://blogs.csbj.com/csbjdaily/2007/10/04/city-seeking-to-block-courtship-of-usoc/#comment-418 Anonymous Sun, 07 Oct 2007 14:31:00 +0000 http://blogs.csbj.com/csbjdaily/2007/10/04/city-seeking-to-block-courtship-of-usoc/#comment-418 These are really sad times in Colorado Springs. I'll never understand why a city with such wonderful potential insists on being so self-destructive. These are really sad times in Colorado Springs. I’ll never understand why a city with such wonderful potential insists on being so self-destructive.

]]> http://blogs.csbj.com/csbjdaily/2007/10/04/city-seeking-to-block-courtship-of-usoc/#comment-417 Anonymous Fri, 05 Oct 2007 19:15:00 +0000 http://blogs.csbj.com/csbjdaily/2007/10/04/city-seeking-to-block-courtship-of-usoc/#comment-417 The Convention Center was shot down by the Broadmoor & their political machine lead by Steve Durham. THEIR self-interest trumped anything else ...especially making downtown more than a "Bar Scene." The Convention Center was shot down by the Broadmoor & their political machine lead by Steve Durham. THEIR self-interest trumped anything else …especially making downtown more than a “Bar Scene.”

]]> http://blogs.csbj.com/csbjdaily/2007/10/04/city-seeking-to-block-courtship-of-usoc/#comment-416 Lon Matejczyk Thu, 04 Oct 2007 23:19:00 +0000 http://blogs.csbj.com/csbjdaily/2007/10/04/city-seeking-to-block-courtship-of-usoc/#comment-416 Yea and we could have built the USOC a wonderful hall of fame adjacent to a convention center and America the Beautiful park a few years back. But the wonderful voters of our city shot that down. If we lost the USOC who would be next? The National Governing Bodies may follow suit. What about tourism? The people of the Springs need to wake up smell the coffee...burning. We need to invest in our city if we ever really plan to grow up. Yea and we could have built the USOC a wonderful hall of fame adjacent to a convention center and America the Beautiful park a few years back. But the wonderful voters of our city shot that down. If we lost the USOC who would be next? The National Governing Bodies may follow suit. What about tourism? The people of the Springs need to wake up smell the coffee…burning. We need to invest in our city if we ever really plan to grow up.

]]> http://blogs.csbj.com/csbjdaily/2007/10/04/city-seeking-to-block-courtship-of-usoc/#comment-415 Wes Thu, 04 Oct 2007 21:13:00 +0000 http://blogs.csbj.com/csbjdaily/2007/10/04/city-seeking-to-block-courtship-of-usoc/#comment-415 It looks like Colorado Springs is going to drop the ball again. I wish the city would treat issues with the urgency they require. We continually find ourselves in a state of reactionary politics as opposed to addressing issues retroactively. I have a feeling our city will continue to play catchup for many years to come unless something drastic happens. Maybe this is just what we needed. <br/>Wes Nagel It looks like Colorado Springs is going to drop the ball again. I wish the city would treat issues with the urgency they require. We continually find ourselves in a state of reactionary politics as opposed to addressing issues retroactively. I have a feeling our city will continue to play catchup for many years to come unless something drastic happens. Maybe this is just what we needed.
Wes Nagel

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