Company press release
Definitions Design Wear owned and operated by local Fountain Valley Residents and Widefield High School Alumni, Jerome Vargas, Lisa Vargas and Debbie Montoya will open for Business on March 2, 2011. Their Grand Opening Kick Off will be held on Saturday March 5, from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm. The grand opening celebration will include registration for a custom Prom Dress Giveaway and other specials. Exquisite formal dresses are featured in the store and are also available as custom orders.
Definition Design Wear showcases an eclectic collection of original and creative clothing and accessory designs. This unique boutique brings a refreshing modern shopping alternative to the Fountain Valley area and offers an ever changing inventory. Original designed Italian Leather Handbags are among the companies branded merchandise. Definition Jeans, will arrive in April and are sure to entice jean aficionados’ everywhere. To ensure a unique shopping experience the inventory includes only small quantities of each item and new items will be added almost daily.
The owners of the company hope to partner with the local high school’s marketing and merchandising programs in an effort to create opportunities for future fashion designers and anticipate forming many community partnerships that will make a positive impact on the Fountain Valley area.
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Thursday, February 24, 2011
FOUNTAiN VALLEY NATIVES OPEN DESIGNER BOUTIQUE IN THE FOUNTAIN VALLEY SHOPPING CENTER
Company Press Release
Definitions Design Wear owned and operated by local Fountain Valley Residents and Widefield High School Alumni, Jerome Vargas, Lisa Vargas and Debbie Montoya will open for Business on March 2, 2011. Their Grand Opening Kick Off will be held on Saturday March 5, from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm. The grand opening celebration will include registration for a custom Prom Dress Giveaway and other specials. Exquisite formal dresses are featured in the store and are also available as custom orders.
Definition Design Wear showcases an eclectic collection of original and creative clothing and accessory designs. This unique boutique brings a refreshing modern shopping alternative to the Fountain Valley area and offers an ever changing inventory. Original designed Italian Leather Handbags are among the companies branded merchandise. Definition Jeans, will arrive in April and are sure to entice jean aficionados’ everywhere. To ensure a unique shopping experience the inventory includes only small quantities of each item and new items will be added almost daily.
The owners of the company hope to partner with the local high school’s marketing and merchandising programs in an effort to create opportunities for future fashion designers and anticipate forming many community partnerships that will make a positive impact on the Fountain Valley area.
Definitions Design Wear owned and operated by local Fountain Valley Residents and Widefield High School Alumni, Jerome Vargas, Lisa Vargas and Debbie Montoya will open for Business on March 2, 2011. Their Grand Opening Kick Off will be held on Saturday March 5, from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm. The grand opening celebration will include registration for a custom Prom Dress Giveaway and other specials. Exquisite formal dresses are featured in the store and are also available as custom orders.
Definition Design Wear showcases an eclectic collection of original and creative clothing and accessory designs. This unique boutique brings a refreshing modern shopping alternative to the Fountain Valley area and offers an ever changing inventory. Original designed Italian Leather Handbags are among the companies branded merchandise. Definition Jeans, will arrive in April and are sure to entice jean aficionados’ everywhere. To ensure a unique shopping experience the inventory includes only small quantities of each item and new items will be added almost daily.
The owners of the company hope to partner with the local high school’s marketing and merchandising programs in an effort to create opportunities for future fashion designers and anticipate forming many community partnerships that will make a positive impact on the Fountain Valley area.
New Colorado Springs Public Relations Firm
Former Business Journal editor launches Daily Planet PR
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. – Allen Greenberg, the former editor the Colorado Springs Business Journal, has opened his own public relations and communications firm, Daily Planet PR.
The firm will provide PR services to small and medium-sized businesses, associations and foundations.
It will focus on the defense, homeland security, amateur sports, healthcare, real estate and hospitality industries.
“The Pikes Peak region is home to so many really interesting emerging-growth companies and their stories need to be told properly,” Greenberg said. “Daily Planet’s mission will be to help these businesses communicate with their stakeholders, enhance their images, reach new markets and grow.”
Daily Planet will be based in Colorado Springs but will work with clients along the Front Range and in surrounding states.
“The quality of life in this region is really unparalleled, and as the economy rebounds, new and exciting opportunities will present themselves to those who are ready,” Greenberg said. “Daily Planet will help these companies seize those opportunities.”
Daily Planet will provide strategic communications planning, public relations, media relations, internal communications/employee relations, and crisis communications.
Greenberg has more than 20 years of experience in journalism, politics and business at the national, regional and state levels. He has led newsrooms at dailies, online operations and weeklies in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia and Indianapolis. During his tenure as editor of the Colorado Springs Business Journal, the paper placed an emphasis on the small-business realm, expanded its coverage into the defense/aerospace and hospitality sectors, among others, and re-engineered and expanded its social media and other digital initiatives.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Why I’m A Conservative
Guest editorial by
Virg Collins
What makes one person a conservative and another liberal? Are all conservatives republican and are all liberals’ democrats? It seems that our system is divided along such lines. I realize there are Rinos and Dinos so if I use the words Republican and conservative interchangeably and do the same with Democrat and liberal, I do so for convenience only. I would readily vote for a Democrat if that person held more conservative views. I wasn’t old enough to vote at the time but I would have voted for President John F. Kennedy in a heartbeat, but never for Senator Edward Kennedy.
According to Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary the definition of Conservatism is: “a political philosophy based on tradition and social stability, stressing established institutions, and preferring gradual development to abrupt change.”
While concise, it doesn’t adequately define the conservative mind-set. I am all for tradition and social stability and I certainly prefer gradual development to abrupt change especially if it hasn’t been well thought out such as the recently passed healthcare legislation. The problem with quickly instituted change without benefit of ample study is that once passed into law it is seldom changed and never repealed, even if later determined to be a poor idea. But these only scratch the surface. My own reasons go much deeper but space is limited so I would like to hit the one thing I believe to be a factor for all conservatives. I think one ideal that all conservatives uphold is the concept of personal responsibility.
I believe many my age and older may claim to be democrat without thinking it through. My father and some of his brothers claimed Democratic affiliation of the New Deal variety. They lived through the Depression and believed in FDRs programs. They supported President John F. Kennedy but to a man gave that same support to the Presidency of Ronald Reagan. Like many of their time my father and uncles believed in the cornerstones of conservative thinking. They were anti-socialist and believed in free enterprise. They firmly believed that each person should support his family without dependence on government welfare as well as take responsibility for their own actions to include obeying the law. They favored capital punishment for heinous crimes and their belief in the United States as the greatest country in history was unwavering. One of my father’s biggest disappointments was that he couldn’t join the armed forces during World War II because of his eyes. Several uncles did serve their country and without a draftee in the bunch.
Other than the obvious, like smaller government, smaller deficit and constitutional compliance, my main reason for conservative leanings is a strong belief in personal responsibility. Almost all other views such as foreign aid, gun control, welfare, abortions, and a host of others follow directly from ones thoughts of personal responsibility. The far left doesn’t want personal responsibility clouding the issue. They seem to think it is better to have a nanny-state so everyone is taken care of from cradle to grave.
Most conservatives believe we each create our own successes and failures by individual actions. I do not believe I should judge other’s actions or decisions by my own standard but I do believe they are responsible for the outcome of their decisions for good or ill. Without exception I believe that everything that has happened in my life is a direct result of decisions I have made.
As an example, I smoked heavily for about thirty years and finally quit about twenty-five years ago. While I am certain that my lungs are in far greater shape now than they were when I used tobacco products, I could still be subject to lung cancer. If that occurred one may reasonably relate that outcome to my decision to start and continue smoking for so long.
Many are willing to accept responsibility for their successes but want to look for someone else to blame for their failings. We blame teachers if students don't do well in school. It’s easy to blame society for crime, or how about blaming the rich for the poverty that exists. Let’s blame the stores for high prices and it is certainly McDonalds and Burger Kings fault that so many people are fat. Let’s blame them so we don't have to carry the burden of any personal responsibility. I carry more weight on my frame than I should and I like a good burger as much as anyone but I have a news flash for you, It isn't McDonalds fault that I'm overweight and I'm not going to sue Burger King for my own lack of self-control.
Are there bad teachers out there? Of course there are, just like there are incompetent people in every profession. Is that justification for a student not putting forth the required effort to learn? Absolutely not, they have a personal responsibility to take the required steps to learn and their parents have the responsibility of supporting them. If we feel all teachers or the institutions are bad then let's take steps to change the system, which many already believe we should do.
It is obvious that our father, mother or society is to blame because children turn into juvenile delinquents and later hardened criminals. Sorry, that doesn't wash. Our environment certainly has an influence on our growth and maturity but at least by the age of ten most of us knew the difference between right and wrong. If you are allowed to get away with it young, you only go downward from there until the big one that gets someone's attention. Now let me do a quick about face and say that many parents don’t help by thinking their poor little baby can do no wrong and try protect them from a good dose of personal responsibility, or even worse, just don’t care.
Another tool of the far left that would fall under the speeding bus of personal responsibility is victimhood. It is impossible be a victim if you are responsible for your own actions. (Now there is a future subject).
It is unwise to depend on the government or anyone else to take care of all areas of life. In general everything the government gets involved in fails. Social Security is broken, Medicare is broken. The purpose of the federal government is to deliver our mail and protect our borders and they are failing miserably at those tasks. All other government actions should be handled at the state level with occasional help as needed (seldom please) from the federal government.
The road we are following will not take us where we wish to go.
Some conservatives like to bait the far left just to hear them squeal. Not me of course, but I might offer a suggestion. As much as Sarah Palin or (soon) Michele Bachmann raises the shrillness, how about we just nominate Ann Coulter or Michelle Malkin for president and watch the left really go ballistic.
All in all its "Just One Man's Opinion".
Virg Collins
What makes one person a conservative and another liberal? Are all conservatives republican and are all liberals’ democrats? It seems that our system is divided along such lines. I realize there are Rinos and Dinos so if I use the words Republican and conservative interchangeably and do the same with Democrat and liberal, I do so for convenience only. I would readily vote for a Democrat if that person held more conservative views. I wasn’t old enough to vote at the time but I would have voted for President John F. Kennedy in a heartbeat, but never for Senator Edward Kennedy.
According to Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary the definition of Conservatism is: “a political philosophy based on tradition and social stability, stressing established institutions, and preferring gradual development to abrupt change.”
While concise, it doesn’t adequately define the conservative mind-set. I am all for tradition and social stability and I certainly prefer gradual development to abrupt change especially if it hasn’t been well thought out such as the recently passed healthcare legislation. The problem with quickly instituted change without benefit of ample study is that once passed into law it is seldom changed and never repealed, even if later determined to be a poor idea. But these only scratch the surface. My own reasons go much deeper but space is limited so I would like to hit the one thing I believe to be a factor for all conservatives. I think one ideal that all conservatives uphold is the concept of personal responsibility.
I believe many my age and older may claim to be democrat without thinking it through. My father and some of his brothers claimed Democratic affiliation of the New Deal variety. They lived through the Depression and believed in FDRs programs. They supported President John F. Kennedy but to a man gave that same support to the Presidency of Ronald Reagan. Like many of their time my father and uncles believed in the cornerstones of conservative thinking. They were anti-socialist and believed in free enterprise. They firmly believed that each person should support his family without dependence on government welfare as well as take responsibility for their own actions to include obeying the law. They favored capital punishment for heinous crimes and their belief in the United States as the greatest country in history was unwavering. One of my father’s biggest disappointments was that he couldn’t join the armed forces during World War II because of his eyes. Several uncles did serve their country and without a draftee in the bunch.
Other than the obvious, like smaller government, smaller deficit and constitutional compliance, my main reason for conservative leanings is a strong belief in personal responsibility. Almost all other views such as foreign aid, gun control, welfare, abortions, and a host of others follow directly from ones thoughts of personal responsibility. The far left doesn’t want personal responsibility clouding the issue. They seem to think it is better to have a nanny-state so everyone is taken care of from cradle to grave.
Most conservatives believe we each create our own successes and failures by individual actions. I do not believe I should judge other’s actions or decisions by my own standard but I do believe they are responsible for the outcome of their decisions for good or ill. Without exception I believe that everything that has happened in my life is a direct result of decisions I have made.
As an example, I smoked heavily for about thirty years and finally quit about twenty-five years ago. While I am certain that my lungs are in far greater shape now than they were when I used tobacco products, I could still be subject to lung cancer. If that occurred one may reasonably relate that outcome to my decision to start and continue smoking for so long.
Many are willing to accept responsibility for their successes but want to look for someone else to blame for their failings. We blame teachers if students don't do well in school. It’s easy to blame society for crime, or how about blaming the rich for the poverty that exists. Let’s blame the stores for high prices and it is certainly McDonalds and Burger Kings fault that so many people are fat. Let’s blame them so we don't have to carry the burden of any personal responsibility. I carry more weight on my frame than I should and I like a good burger as much as anyone but I have a news flash for you, It isn't McDonalds fault that I'm overweight and I'm not going to sue Burger King for my own lack of self-control.
Are there bad teachers out there? Of course there are, just like there are incompetent people in every profession. Is that justification for a student not putting forth the required effort to learn? Absolutely not, they have a personal responsibility to take the required steps to learn and their parents have the responsibility of supporting them. If we feel all teachers or the institutions are bad then let's take steps to change the system, which many already believe we should do.
It is obvious that our father, mother or society is to blame because children turn into juvenile delinquents and later hardened criminals. Sorry, that doesn't wash. Our environment certainly has an influence on our growth and maturity but at least by the age of ten most of us knew the difference between right and wrong. If you are allowed to get away with it young, you only go downward from there until the big one that gets someone's attention. Now let me do a quick about face and say that many parents don’t help by thinking their poor little baby can do no wrong and try protect them from a good dose of personal responsibility, or even worse, just don’t care.
Another tool of the far left that would fall under the speeding bus of personal responsibility is victimhood. It is impossible be a victim if you are responsible for your own actions. (Now there is a future subject).
It is unwise to depend on the government or anyone else to take care of all areas of life. In general everything the government gets involved in fails. Social Security is broken, Medicare is broken. The purpose of the federal government is to deliver our mail and protect our borders and they are failing miserably at those tasks. All other government actions should be handled at the state level with occasional help as needed (seldom please) from the federal government.
The road we are following will not take us where we wish to go.
Some conservatives like to bait the far left just to hear them squeal. Not me of course, but I might offer a suggestion. As much as Sarah Palin or (soon) Michele Bachmann raises the shrillness, how about we just nominate Ann Coulter or Michelle Malkin for president and watch the left really go ballistic.
All in all its "Just One Man's Opinion".
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Developmental Disabilities Health Center - Grand Opening/Open House
The Resource Exchange and Peak Vista Community Health Centers have initiated a collaborative effort to provide comprehensive health care services to adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Members of the media are invited to meet with key personnel and tour the facility.
WHAT: Grand Opening of the Developmental Disabilities Health Center, a new and unprecedented model for delivering complete health care to meet the unique needs of people with developmental disabilities.
WHO: A collaborative effort of The Resource Exchange, Peak Vista Community Health Centers, AspenPointe, Memorial Health System, Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences, and HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Colorado Springs.
WHEN: Thursday, February 10, 2011
Media Conference/Tours, 3:30 p.m.
Open House and Tours, 4:30 p.m.
Program, 5:15 p.m.
WHERE: Developmental Disabilities Health Center
2502 East Pikes Peak Avenue, 4th Floor
Colorado Springs
WHY: Adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities, especially those on Medicaid, often face unique challenges when seeking health care services. The opening of the Developmental Disabilities Health Center in Colorado Springs marks a great collaboration between the partner entities to provide comprehensive health care services to people with developmental disabilities.
Services to be provided include primary health care, integrated behavioral health, wellness and health promotion and referrals to specialty care providers - all with care coordination.
Members of the news media will have the opportunity to talk to the leadership of the respective organizations as well as key staff involved in providing services. Tours of the facility will be available. Media members are also invited to the public opening and dedication of the Center immediately following the media conference.
About The Resource Exchange
The Resource Exchange (TRE) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to build independence for people with developmental disabilities. TRE supports clients and their families in El Paso, Park and Teller Counties. The Resource Exchange offers an array of services and supports to individuals who are diagnosed with a developmental disability and are eligible for services. TRE serves more than 2,500 people with its services and those of its partner agencies. For more information go to www.tre.org or call 719-785-6440.
About Peak Vista Community Health Centers
Peak Vista Community Health Centers is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide exceptional healthcare for people facing access barriers. Celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2011, Peak Vista annually offers primary medical, dental, and behavioral health services to more than 60,000 El Paso and Teller residents…most from working families without health insurance. To learn more about Peak Vista, visit www.peakvista.org or contact Lynn Pelz at 344-6606.
WHAT: Grand Opening of the Developmental Disabilities Health Center, a new and unprecedented model for delivering complete health care to meet the unique needs of people with developmental disabilities.
WHO: A collaborative effort of The Resource Exchange, Peak Vista Community Health Centers, AspenPointe, Memorial Health System, Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences, and HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Colorado Springs.
WHEN: Thursday, February 10, 2011
Media Conference/Tours, 3:30 p.m.
Open House and Tours, 4:30 p.m.
Program, 5:15 p.m.
WHERE: Developmental Disabilities Health Center
2502 East Pikes Peak Avenue, 4th Floor
Colorado Springs
WHY: Adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities, especially those on Medicaid, often face unique challenges when seeking health care services. The opening of the Developmental Disabilities Health Center in Colorado Springs marks a great collaboration between the partner entities to provide comprehensive health care services to people with developmental disabilities.
Services to be provided include primary health care, integrated behavioral health, wellness and health promotion and referrals to specialty care providers - all with care coordination.
Members of the news media will have the opportunity to talk to the leadership of the respective organizations as well as key staff involved in providing services. Tours of the facility will be available. Media members are also invited to the public opening and dedication of the Center immediately following the media conference.
About The Resource Exchange
The Resource Exchange (TRE) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to build independence for people with developmental disabilities. TRE supports clients and their families in El Paso, Park and Teller Counties. The Resource Exchange offers an array of services and supports to individuals who are diagnosed with a developmental disability and are eligible for services. TRE serves more than 2,500 people with its services and those of its partner agencies. For more information go to www.tre.org or call 719-785-6440.
About Peak Vista Community Health Centers
Peak Vista Community Health Centers is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide exceptional healthcare for people facing access barriers. Celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2011, Peak Vista annually offers primary medical, dental, and behavioral health services to more than 60,000 El Paso and Teller residents…most from working families without health insurance. To learn more about Peak Vista, visit www.peakvista.org or contact Lynn Pelz at 344-6606.
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