Why Does Chaffee County Not Fly the American Flag?
Brian Edward O’Connell, Commander Squadron #55 | Buena Vista
Four Chaffee County public buildings — including the new County Building, the renovated BV Library, and the BV Town offices — display no American flag during the nation’s 250th birthday year. O’Connell notes the Linderman Annex flagpole has a functioning spotlight and offers to troubleshoot and fund a replacement himself; contact replaceourflag@gmail.com.
Jeany Nonprofits, Energy Policy, and Transgender Mandate in Three Complaints
Jeany Rush, a Colorado Springs constituent who has testified on nearly 300 bills over three legislative sessions, submitted opinions this week targeting the state’s energy policy, nonprofit sector, and transgender care mandate. She filed a formal DOJ complaint after the Colorado Supreme Court reopened Children’s Hospital to perform procedures on minors in defiance of federal executive orders, warned that a coalition of ten taxpayer-subsidized nonprofits rigged a Governor’s Forum by excluding the top Republican Assembly vote-getter, and challenged HB26-1030 — an 800-page energy bill she calls a “Pandora’s Box” — connecting AI data center expansion, eminent domain abuse, and the dismantling of reliable Colorado energy to foreign-controlled interests. Her closing message across all three pieces is the same: accountability is coming.
Social media awareness
Elena Abate writes that In testing, many parents assumed their kids understood how social media platforms work, but around 70% couldn’t explain basic things like how feeds are shaped or why certain content is pushed to them.
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