Author: Paul J. Batura
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COLUMN: Fall teaches valuable lessons for life | Paul Batura
In case you weren’t paying attention, summer ended and fall officially began here in the Rocky Mountain West this past Monday during the lunch hour. If you wanted to sound all fancy or scientific about it, you would have called it the “autumnal equinox” – a term that comes from the Latin word “aequus” (equal)…
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COLUMN: Four steps to your worst Thanksgiving ever
Thanksgiving has been celebrated in America since the autumn of 1621, but it’s only thanks to Sara Josepha Hale, editor of “Godey’s Lady’s Book and Magazine,” that we give thanks on the same day. Before President Abraham Lincoln’s Thanksgiving proclamation in 1863, citizens in some towns might have gathered after their harvest in October. Folks…
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GUEST COLUMN: Coach DeBerry finds key to happiness and fulfillment
It’s been just over 17 years since Fisher DeBerry, the winningest coach in Academy football history, stalked the Air Force Falcon sidelines. He’s now 85-years-old, staring down 86 this coming June. A member of the College Football Hall of Fame, the South Carolina native first arrived in Colorado Springs in 1980 joining the team as…