Author: Dennis Maes
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Do Pueblo voters have strong-mayor buyer’s remorse? | MAES
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In 2019, Pueblo city voters opted to change its form of government from a city council-city manager form of government to that of a council-mayor form of government. As a result, the city elected its first mayor in more than a century. Nick Gradisar was elected as the mayor and Heather Graham served simultaneously as…
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Walsenburg wrestles with real-world ramifications of Trump’s inhumane immigration approach | MAES
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My hometown of Walsenburg — originally founded circa 1860 as La Plaza de los Leones, population 3,049 — like virtually everywhere in the United States finds itself knee-deep in the discussion concerning the immense amount of divisiveness and vitriol spurred by the policies of the Trump administration, particularly as it relates to immigration. Demonstrations, both…
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Pueblo municipal election to be a good ol’ fashioned slugfest | MAES
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The 2025 Pueblo municipal election promises to be a good old-fashioned slugfest. There has been extraordinary candidate interest and several ballot initiatives have stirred the interest of much of the community, including whether the voters will rid itself of a council-mayor form of government and replace it with a city council-city manager form of government.…
