J. Adrian Stanley
- Communications Specialist, El Paso County Public Health
Colorado Springs
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Nathan Larson admits he has "sexual feelings" for children, seeks custody of daughter
When dad is a pedophile By J. Adrian Stanley @JAdrianStanley1 click to enlarge Courtesy Nathan Larson Nathan Larson, who is attracted to children, is seeking custody of his infant daughter. In October, Nathan Larson traveled to Colorado Springs, where an El Paso County jury faced the decision of entrusting him with the care of his infant daughter. Larson is a 35-year-old part-time accountant who lives with his parents in Virginia and is engaged to a citizen of the Philippines.
Popular vote popular due to poor understanding of civics
By J. Adrian Stanley @JAdrianStanley1 click to enlarge Editor's note: The following have been submitted by Indy readers, unedited, un-fact-checked, and presented in whole. Join the conversation in the comment section below, or via email to letters@csindy.com. Ms. Miller, Congratulations on writing an informative and balanced article on the National Popular Vote (Indy, April 22─28, 2020).
We are at war with COVID-19; we cannot afford to be at war with each other
Earlier this week, The Wall Street Journal ran a photo of my Colorado College classmates and me during Champagne Showers, an end-of-the-year tradition on campus for seniors. We immediately became the unwilling face of a story [3] headlined, “A Generational War is Brewing Over Coronavirus.” Confused and offended by the misinterpretation, I wrote to the authors.
A living wage for City Council is about representation
click to enlarge Shutterstock.com Six thousand two hundred and fifty bucks a year. That isn’t much of a wage for any job, much less one of the most important roles in our city. Yet, that’s the yearly pay for our Colorado Springs City Council for a full-time commitment to our city. Our city is on an exciting trajectory. We’re finding ourselves on many of the nation’s most desirable lists. New companies are moving to town and those that are here are growing.
Trump’s impeachment process a matter of semantics
By J. Adrian Stanley @JAdrianStanley1 Editor's note: The following have been submitted by Indy readers, unedited, un-fact-checked, and presented in whole. Join the conversation in the comment section below, or via email to letters@csindy.com. I was born and raised in a Latin American country 75 years ago, under a dysfunctional political system. In 1963, at age 18, I came to this country, legally, to become a U. S. citizen five years later.
Sex abuse survivors to share support, documentary
click to enlarge Editor's note: The following have been submitted by Indy readers, unedited, un-fact-checked, and presented in whole. Join the conversation in the comment section below, or via email to letters@csindy.com. To the Editor: Starting when I was four years old, my father subjected me to intensely inappropriate sexual jokes, magazines, comments and much more. He also sexually abused me. The first time that he asked me to perform oral sex on him, I was playing with my dolls.
Do Not Trust USMCA
click to enlarge Editor's note: The following have been submitted by Indy readers, unedited, un-fact-checked, and presented in whole. Join the conversation in the comment section below, or via email to letters@csindy.com. I read with interest an editorial of “America’s workers need better jobs” by Michael Stumo posted in the Gazette OP/ED of December 5, 2019.He correctly identified that manufacturing jobs were often replaced with lower-wage work—and at reduced weekly hours.
Don't let America lose its diversity
By J. Adrian Stanley @JAdrianStanley1 Editor's note: The following have been submitted by Indy readers, unedited, un-fact-checked, and presented in whole. Join the conversation in the comment section below, or via email to letters@csindy.com. To the Editor: A picture is worth a thousand words. I came across a Commemorative Newsweek magazine December 3, 2001. The cover showed a crowd after September 11. A crowd of Americans; every race and creed and persuasion.
The Springs’ state roads have big problems - and there’s not enough money to fix them
Jammed By J. Adrian Stanley @JAdrianStanley1 click to enlarge Shutterstock.com Locally maintained roads are doing OK, but state roads could use some work. At his Sept. 12 State of the City speech, Mayor John Suthers had a lot to brag about, from the economy to major projects to stormwater system and road improvements. Well, improvements to some roads.
DeVon Bailey protesters disrupt State of the City speech
Protesters calling for "justice for De'Von [Bailey]" repeatedly interrupted Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers' State of the City speech to a large (and mostly receptive) audience at The Broadmoor on Sept. 12. Early in the speech, a single woman stood up and began yelling her protest. Suthers paused and waited until she was escorted out of the room. Several other individuals likewise interrupted Suthers throughout his speech, and were also led out of the room.
Efforts to recall Lee, Pettersen fail
Wednesday, September 11, 2019 Efforts to recall Lee, Pettersen fail Posted By J. Adrian Stanley on Wed, Sep 11, 2019 at 11:52 AM click to enlarge Casey Bradley Gent Sen. Pete Lee The recall efforts against Colorado Sens. Pete Lee, D-Colorado Springs, and Brittany Pettersen, D-Lakewood, have ended in failure, after organizers told the Colorado Secretary of State's Office they will not turn in signatures seeking special elections.
Addressing concerns regarding the Butte Theatre
By J. Adrian Stanley @JAdrianStanley1 Editor's note: The following have been submitted by Indy readers, unedited, un-fact-checked, and presented in whole. Join the conversation in the comment section below, or via email to letters@csindy.com. Thank you for contacting me here at the Butte and allowing me the opportunity to address some of your concerns about the Butte’s recent decision to discontinue their 3-year relationship with the Butte Theater Foundation.
Electoral College system faces challenges, changes
A questionable vote By J. Adrian Stanley @JAdrianStanley1 click to enlarge Rena Schild / Shutterstock.com Protesters hoped the Electoral College would opt against Trump in 2016. Americans have never chosen their president; that’s done by a system of electors in each state, called the Electoral College. The vast majority of the time, the College aligns with the nation’s people, but not always. Donald Trump lost the popular vote, as did George W. Bush in his first election.
Politics is still big business on Facebook
From posts to votes By J. Adrian Stanley @JAdrianStanley1 click to enlarge The 2016 election ushered in a dark chapter for social media. Russian ads, many aimed at persuading voters to cast their ballots for Donald Trump, populated feeds. Cambridge Analytica unethically data-mined millions of Facebook accounts on behalf of the Trump campaign, and then tailored political content to influence users.
Rural communities to benefit from behavioral health grant
Tuesday, September 3, 2019 Rural communities to benefit from behavioral health grant Posted By J. Adrian Stanley on Tue, Sep 3, 2019 at 8:00 PM click to enlarge alexkich/Shutterstock Rural areas are often underserved for behavioral health care.
Increase enforcement for road safety
By J. Adrian Stanley @JAdrianStanley1 Editor's note: The following have been submitted by Indy readers, unedited, un-fact-checked, and presented in whole. Join the conversation in the comment section below, or via email to letters@csindy.com. click to enlarge Dear Editor: I'm waiting for public safety. Every time I go out on the roads, I see tailgaters and speeders. They have been in some of our papers, and on the local TV news. They are bothersome, and create a public danger.
Electoral College: Court sides with faithless electors
Tuesday, August 27, 2019 Electoral College: Court sides with faithless electors Posted By J. Adrian Stanley on Tue, Aug 27, 2019 at 8:00 PM click to enlarge Courtesy Allen Tian Robert Nemanich The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that three members of the Electoral College should not have been forced to vote for Hillary Clinton after she won Colorado’s popular vote in the 2016 presidential election.
Letters: Grateful to D11 for parade
By J. Adrian Stanley @JAdrianStanley1 Editor's note: The following have been submitted by Indy readers, unedited, un-fact-checked, and presented in whole. Join the conversation in the comment section below, or via email to letters@csindy.com.
Meteorologists predict a mostly average winter in Southern Colorado
Winter is coming By J. Adrian Stanley @JAdrianStanley1 click to enlarge Map courtesy of NDMC The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the United States Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The words “Colorado winter” may bring to mind snow-covered mountains and quilts by raging fires, but southern Colorado winters can be downright balmy some years.
Manitou Springs hires interim city administrator
Wednesday, August 21, 2019 Manitou Springs hires interim city administrator Posted By J. Adrian Stanley on Wed, Aug 21, 2019 at 12:10 AM click to enlarge Faith Miller Denise Howell will serve as an interim city administrator for Manitou Springs. It took more than a year and a half, but Manitou Springs City Council appears to have finally found a new city administrator. Or at least an interim.
Rabies found in Rainbow Falls bat, impacted visitors urged to get help immediately
Thursday, August 15, 2019 Rabies found in Rainbow Falls bat, impacted visitors urged to get help immediately Posted By J. Adrian Stanley on Thu, Aug 15, 2019 at 3:06 PM click to enlarge Courtesy El Paso County Public Health Bats, like this one, can carry rabies. A bat with rabies was found at the Rainbow Falls Historic Site on the western edge of Manitou Springs, El Paso County Public Health reports.
Our economy is greater than we thought
By J. Adrian Stanley @JAdrianStanley1 Editor's note: The following have been submitted by Indy readers, unedited, un-fact-checked, and presented in whole. Join the conversation in the comment section below, or via email to letters@csindy.com. click to enlarge I just read again that the Federal Manhattan Facility where Epstein was found dead has been grossly understaffed.
Local program joins a host of others working in increase the number of women in office
click to enlarge Courtesy Emerge Colorado Emerge Colorado’s 2019 summer bootcamp class at the UA Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 145 union hall in Grand Junction, Colorado. The 26 program attendees received three days of training from July 26 to 28. Erin Hottenstein wants to emphasize one point in particular: Women aren’t losers. Just look at the 2018 Congressional races: Female candidates won an outsized proportion of their primaries and went on to make historic gains in the general election.
With rank choice systems, your vote counts more
click to enlarge J. Adrian Stanley Templin sits down with Gary Casimir and others on the Peak Reality Check podcast. American elections may not be rigged, but they do have an uncomfortable tendency to crown a winner that most voters dislike. And, no, that’s not only true when it comes to the race for president, nor is it just due to the Electoral College. Think smaller: state legislative races, county commissioner contests, battles for seats on city councils and school boards.
How your doctor gets paid by insurance companies matters
Healthy bottom line By J. Adrian Stanley @JAdrianStanley1 click to enlarge George Muresan / Shutterstock.com Health care payment methods matter. Capitated payments. Value-based care. Fee-for-service. While they have wonky names, health care payment models — how your health insurer pays your doctor, or the group/company that your doctor works for or contracts with — have a tremendous impact on the quality of care patients receive and the bills mailed to them afterward.
Landmark reporter needed to do more homework
By J. Adrian Stanley @JAdrianStanley1 click to enlarge Editor's note: The following have been submitted by Indy readers, unedited, un-fact-checked, and presented in whole. Join the conversation in the comment section below, or via email to letters@csindy.com. As someone who has spent many years in Landmark Education's programs, I was excited to see a journalist was going to write about their own profound experience, as this body of work has completely altered my life and those around me.
Manitou Springs mayoral election, city administrator selections get going
Wednesday, July 24, 2019 Manitou Springs mayoral election, city administrator selections get going Posted By J. Adrian Stanley on Wed, Jul 24, 2019 at 12:01 AM click to enlarge J. Adrian Stanley Manitou Springs Mayor Ken Jaray doesn't plan to run for a second term. Manitou Springs city government is continuing its ill-fated quest to hire a city administrator, which began in January 2018.
Water woes: Pricey pools, a splash pad, and a little girl with hand, foot and mouth disease
click to enlarge J. Adrian Stanley Monument Valley Pool Colorado Springs's city pools are far more expensive than those in Denver, Pueblo, Fort Collins and Boulder. How expensive? Try $35 for a family to go to the pool for a single day. For comparison's sake, in Denver adults pay $3.50 each and kids, $1. Denver seniors and Denver Public School students get in free. I wrote about the discrepancy in prices here.
Urban Peak youth shelter breakfast draws 1,000
click to enlarge Photos by J. Adrian Stanley A crowd of 1,000 people came to support Urban Peak at its fundraiser breakfast under the Colorado Avenue bridge. Sana Noor pauses as she tells a crowd of over 1,000 people about the emotional, physical and sexual abuse she endured as a child, including being raped by a neighbor when she was only 10. "All this was under the roof that I was supposed to call home," she says.
Short-term rental owners in El Paso County may face huge (and expensive) changes
Turbulence ahead for Airbnbs By Pam Zubeck @PZubeck and J. Adrian Stanley @JAdrianStanley1 click to enlarge Courtesy Ryan Spradlin A recent meeting of the Short Term Rental Alliance in Colorado Springs. Many think STRs are similar to long-term rentals. In an explosive move with potentially devastating consequences for some, the El Paso County Assessor’s Office plans to tax short-term rentals, often referred to by the brand name Airbnb, as commercial properties.
Show Pride for more than a week
July 10, 2019 Columns » Soap Box I, like many others in the community, was delighted to see the Pride-themed art crosswalk at Tejon and Colorado. However, I was disappointed to learn that it will only be installed through Monday, July 15. click to enlarge Paes164 As one of your Mayor’s Young Leaders and a recent transplant to Colorado Springs, I am disheartened that our celebration is only one weekend long, when every major American city celebrates Pride for an entire month.
Affordable Care Act under attack
Wednesday, July 10, 2019 Affordable Care Act under attack Posted By J. Adrian Stanley on Wed, Jul 10, 2019 at 11:33 AM click to enlarge Shutterstock.com In New Orleans, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit was set to hear an argument concerning the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, on July 9, USA Today reports.
TABOR special session?
Wednesday, July 10, 2019 TABOR special session? Posted By J. Adrian Stanley on Wed, Jul 10, 2019 at 11:26 AM click to enlarge Shutterstock Gov. Jared Polis is considering calling a special legislative session to alter the legislatively-referred 2019 ballot question, Proposition CC.
City 'grossly negligent' in stewardship of land
July 10, 2019 Columns » Soap Box By J. Adrian Stanley @JAdrianStanley1 Editor's note: The following have been submitted by Indy readers, unedited, un-fact-checked, and presented in whole. Join the conversation in the comment section below, or via email to letters@csindy.com. Good afternoon, The section of the Barr Trail that we acquired in the land swap is a National Recreation Trail. The City likes to refer to itself as Proud Stewards of America's Mountain.
Why other cities offer much lower prices for pools and rec
Soaked By J. Adrian Stanley @JAdrianStanley1 click to enlarge J. Adrian Stanley Monument Valley Pool has room for more swimmers on a hot afternoon. Bronya Duhanova was just exiting a Colorado Springs city pool last year when she was approached by a little girl. The child wanted to know what the pool was like. “Nothing special,” she replied.
Stories from victims of domestic violence
Silent witness By J. Adrian Stanley @JAdrianStanley1 click to enlarge Shutterstock They used to stand outside the Pioneers Museum every year. Solemn red cutouts shaped like human beings, each with a sign hung around their neck telling a story. Each one representing a person lost to domestic violence. TESSA, the area’s leading nonprofit helping victims of domestic violence, doesn’t put its “Silent Witnesses” outside the museum anymore, though they still make appearances at events from time to time.
Five proposed women’s rights laws
Proposals that could even the playing field By J. Adrian Stanley @JAdrianStanley1 click to enlarge Shutterstock Laws that protect women’s rights, whether in the workplace, in the home, or (most contentiously) when it comes to their own bodies, are always controversial. And they can be hard to pass. The Equal Rights Amendment, for instance, which would end legal discrimination against women, has been kicking around since 1923.
Harriet Tubman was robbed
By J. Adrian Stanley @JAdrianStanley1 click to enlarge U.S. Department of the Treasury Harriet Tubman was a badass. Born a slave in 1822, she suffered horrible abuse as a child. Later she escaped, but she returned to the slave states 13 times to rescue some 70 friends and family members via the Underground Railroad. They called her “Moses.” Tubman later helped abolitionist John Brown recruit for his raid on Harpers Ferry — intended to ignite an armed slave revolt.
Women make less and pay more
Paying the “pink tax” By J. Adrian Stanley @JAdrianStanley1 click to enlarge Shutterstock That’s the number that the state of California came up with back in 1994 when it studied how much more women pay for services than men in a given year. It’s old data, and it doesn’t include the price women and girls pay for more expensive products, but the number has stayed with American women, engraved in our minds as yet another marker of the costs of being born female.
Who's on this week's cover?
June 26, 2019 News » Cover Story By J. Adrian Stanley @JAdrianStanley1 click to enlarge National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution The Independent selected powerful womxn of all walks of life to appear on our Womxn’s Issue cover, which was inspired by the iconic photo of feminists Gloria Steinem and Dorothy Pittman Hughes shot in 1971 by Dan Wynn. That portrait belongs to National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution.
Bike to Work Day is June 26
Monday, June 24, 2019 Environment / Health / Outdoors Bike to Work Day is June 26 Posted By J. Adrian Stanley on Mon, Jun 24, 2019 at 5:30 PM click to enlarge Allen Beauchamp Mayor John Suthers and police officers were among those to participate in the 2018 Bike to Work Day. Colorado Springs' Bike to Work Day is June 26, and there are plenty of reason to press your feet the pedals — starting with your stomach.
Give! campaign grows
Wednesday, June 19, 2019 Give! campaign grows Posted By J. Adrian Stanley on Wed, Jun 19, 2019 at 8:41 AM click to enlarge File photo The annual Indy Give! campaign, which raises money for quality local nonprofits, helped a record 93 organizations last year and raised a record $1.8 million. The 2019 campaign is even bigger, with 103 nonprofits participating.
Poorly rated nursing homes may not be flagged
Thursday, June 13, 2019 Poorly rated nursing homes may not be flagged Posted By J. Adrian Stanley on Thu, Jun 13, 2019 at 12:21 PM click to enlarge Shutterstock The Associated Press reported that, as of April, around 400 nursing home facilities nationwide were found by the federal government to have a “persistent record of poor care,” but weren’t included on a list of facilities that get greater oversight and warning labels.
What if our opioid crisis is really about isolation?
click to enlarge Shutterstock When Brittany Pettersen was 6 years old, her mother slipped on a skateboard and injured her back. Stacy Pettersen was prescribed opioids for her pain. Scarred from an abusive childhood, still living with an abusive, alcoholic husband, Stacy was a perfect nesting ground for addiction. “She liked escaping,” Brittany remembers. “She liked that feeling — it made it go away.” It didn’t take long for Stacy to develop a dependence on the drugs.
Dean Williams might remind you of someone - murdered prison chief Tom Clements
By J. Adrian Stanley @JAdrianStanley1 click to enlarge Clements was killed on his doorstep in 2013. Those who follow criminal justice news might feel a pang of familiarity when reading the interview with Colorado’s progressive new prison chief, Dean Williams. Tom Clements, who held the post from 2010 until his death in 2013, held similar views on the need for humanity in the prison system. Back on March 19, 2013, Clements answered his front door in Monument to what looked like a pizza delivery man.
Oprah inspires Colorado College grads
Wednesday, May 22, 2019 Oprah inspires Colorado College grads Posted By J. Adrian Stanley on Wed, May 22, 2019 at 9:22 AM click to enlarge Multimedia powerhouse Oprah Winfrey was the keynote speaker for Colorado College’s commencement on May 19.
UCCS secretly photographed students to advance facial recognition technology
click to enlarge metamorworks / Shutterstock.com Back in 2012, Dr. Terrance Boult attached a camera to a building on the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs campus and began filming oblivious students that passed by it. The images, collected on 20 days between February 2012 and September 2013, were of over 1,700 people completely unaware they were being watched.
Colorado joins drug price suit
Wednesday, May 15, 2019 Colorado joins drug price suit Posted By J. Adrian Stanley on Wed, May 15, 2019 at 12:55 PM click to enlarge Shutterstock The state of Colorado joined 43 states suing major generic drug manufacturers, claiming they engaged in a conspiracy to fix drug prices and drive out competition in the market for drugs that treat common illnesses and diseases, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office announced.
Colorado Springs No. 2 in nature challenge
Wednesday, May 15, 2019 Colorado Springs No. 2 in nature challenge Posted By J. Adrian Stanley on Wed, May 15, 2019 at 10:47 AM click to enlarge Sean Cayton Colorado Springs ranked No. 2 among Colorado cities participating in the City Nature Challenge, bested only by Denver/Boulder.
The Leg takes a first step toward changing health care
Public option? By J. Adrian Stanley @JAdrianStanley1 click to enlarge Volodymyr Maksymchuk / Shutterstock.com The price of health insurance continues to increase. Due to steps taken since the 2009 passage of the Affordable Care Act, just 6.5 percent of Coloradans don’t have health insurance now, compared with 15.8 percent in 2013. The most notable change: the 2014 Colorado Medicaid coverage expansion, which allowed more adults and former foster children to be covered under the government plan.
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