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Georgia youth: 'Dyslexia is my superpower!' The two-minute video features Georgia youth discussing their superpower that makes them special. ATLANTA - They say necessity is the mother of all invention. And in the case of a Facebook video getting a lot of views these days, a local mother needed to send a message. "Dyslexia's very misunderstood, and I wanted to write something that would help people understand just how brilliant our children are, just how talented and creative they are, and that they can do anything that they put their minds to," says Meagan Swingle. Swingle is a volunteer wit...

How much stock do voters place in endorsements? It's a good question with varied answers. While some endorsements bring lots of cash, others might bestow prestige, such as when one

Casey Bradley Gent If you’re a one-issue voter and that issue is letting voters  decide if Colorado Springs should allow recreational marijuana shops, you’re in luck. That question gets a thumbs up from candidates in five of six Colorado Springs City Council races on the April 6 ballot. Neither of the candidates in eastern District 6 responded to the Indy’s candidate questionnaire. The 19 candidates in the other five districts split almost evenly, 10 to 9, on whether to give voters a whack at allowing retail pot stores. The current Council tu...

The city election is taking place during the pandemic. Jon Lamson This article was produced as part of a journalism class at Colorado College, taught by Corey Hutchins. The students are Amelia Allen, Esteban Candelaria, Jon Lamson, Arlo Metzger, Will Taylor, Frances Thyer and Peyton Wright. As the race for six seats on the Colorado Springs City Council heats up, tens of thousands of dollars are already sloshing around the campaign coffers of the nearly two dozen candidates running in the April 6 elections.  The campaign donations show who has broad or limite...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Incumbent Colorado Springs City Council member David Geislinger has a battle on his hands, according to campaign finance reports due Feb. 15, which also suggest Republican politics will play a role. Two of the three candidates trying to unseat Geislinger have raised more money by far than Geislinger. The other, Dave Noblitt, has raised $7,260 — $5,000 from the Colorado Springs Professional Firefighters Political Action Committee — and spent $6,363, leaving him with $897 on hand.  Geislinger has...