... but they shout very loudly. Usually through the Gazette, which is an appalling Koch-sucking rag that attacks working people, unions, renewable energy, progressive taxation, gay marriage, gun regulations, and anything else Karl Rove / James Dobson / Grover Norquist / Wayne LaPierre disapprove of.
The city is run by a bunch of AFP-backed loons who take a pride in de-funding and degrading public services, particularly those that help the neediest of us. They even closed the public toilets in our parks a couple years ago, along with a whole bunch of essential bus services to and from poorer areas of the city.
On the bright side, we do have a thriving arts scene downtown by the rail yard, a terrific arthouse cinema (Kimballs), Colorado College, UCCS, and there's always Manitou Springs just to the west, which is a little town that embodies pretty much everything the right hates.
Wake up in the morning, look out your window to the west, and the view of Pikes Peak is absolutely breathtaking. I've been here a few years now, and still think that our Rocky Mountain backdrop is spectacular. If hiking, biking, climbing & running are your thing, then this is one of the best places in the world to live.
Then drive out west into those mountains on Hwy 24, and you'll find Woodland Park... where Sarah Palin is still adored.
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