Focused, purposeful outreach is the first step to engaging in the community, and I've had conversations with countless organizations, neighbors, and community leaders to learn what they expect from a Fort Collins City Councilperson. In running for City Council, organizations and groups often reach out to you directly. For instance: Here are my responses to …
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Let's talk about transportation infrastructure in Fort Collins District 1. Today Governor Polis shared this very cool idea and story: "How Colorado’s Free E-Bike Program Fits Into Its Plan To Slow Climate Change" - https://www.cpr.org/2021/02/10/how-colorados-free-e-bike-program-fits-into-its-plan-to-slow-climate-change/ I truly wish something like this was feasible in Fort Collins, but no matter where you live in District 1, …
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As a parentpreneur, I know well the struggles that come with teaching your kids, running a business, or running a City Council campaign from your kitchen table turned classroom. Without a strong support structure, it's damn near impossible. Our family has been learning and growing together during COVID, and we know the difficulties first-hand. We're …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Tk2gr4Xryk Nick Armstrong in an interview with local musician and small business owner Aquiles Quiroga about persevering as a creative and running a business during COVID. Follow Aquiles' music at: https://www.facebook.com/achillesquiroga and directly at: Aquiles.Quiroga@gmail.com. Check out what Aquiles has to say and learn more about how Nick will have your back on Fort Collins …
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https://youtu.be/nGIVDDcZsmg What are some of your favorite local Fort Collins businesses? Just a few of mine: Akinz, Horsetooth Hot Sauce, and Life's a Buch Kombucha! You can find all sorts of other local businesses right on the Fort Collins Marketplace created by Visit Fort Collins! Supporting local businesses owned by your neighbors helps create jobs, …
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As a country, we need to take a breath and deeply study what's occurred leading up to the events at the Capitol today to identify which leaders, systems, actions, and words have enabled this unprecedented, divisive, and irresponsible act of chaos and violence against democracy. Accountability is the first step, prevention is the next. Whataboutism …
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If you believe in the merit of personal responsibility, at some point, it's important to behave responsibly. Everybody is on the same team about the survival of small businesses. Everybody, even if the words coming out of their mouth or the policies implemented sound anti-business. There's literally no one who benefits from the death of …
The US election system consists of a robust system of checks and balances. There are career professionals whose job it is to ensure every American's voice is heard fairly, both Republican and Democrat, swearing up and down that there was no wrongdoing. There's no evidence of fraud. None: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/10/donald-trump-longshot-election-lawsuits and https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/10/us/politics/voting-fraud.html Almost every court case …
Star Trek has traditionally had a stuffy-shirt problem, especially via fans of The Next Generation (think Picard/Riker/Data era). The ethics of the 24th-century Federation were so lofty as to seem unachievable and unrealistically idealistic to many. I grew up as one of those insufferably idealistic kids, espousing the virtues of Trek wherever I went (usually …
Listen: things are not normal right now. It is OK to not be OK. A global pandemic, catastrophic fires exacerbated by climate change, a divisive election, ongoing political bickering amidst diminishing civility, human rights violations, and racial/caste injustice… In the face of unprecedented, unimaginable, unrelenting heartbreak it is OK to not be OK. Focus on …
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