The Maverick Observer

Founded in 2020 by Tim Hoiles, The Maverick Observer is a start-up news source for Colorado Springs, El Paso County and Colorado. Sprung from a deep history in media, we not only discuss politics, but we also have a passion for food, drinks, business, and views. Commercial media interests, conflicts of interest in ownership and the pursuit of ratings and readership have distorted our news. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and are committed to conflict-of-interest-free news. We may take a perspective, but we will never ignore, cancel, or omit the other side. We hope you find our information useful, enlightening, and entertaining. Who does not need a good belly laugh occasionally? Come engage with us on all the topics of the day, whether they are the hottest tacos or the latest decisions of the Colorado Springs City Council and the mayor. Our mission is to educate, inform, engage, stimulate, and connect with our readers, while striving to preserve our honesty and integrity with dignity and honor. We are all best suited when we form our own opinions, assume responsibility for our own actions, and engage in our own passions. Our vision is community engagement and voicing differing opinions within a standard of tolerance. The Maverick Observer is devoted to our liberty and freedoms as a Fourth Estate news entity, the watchdog over government and business. We believe in the principles outlined by our founding fathers in the Declaration of Independence and the rights of all Americans as framed by the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Our liberty and individual freedoms are what allow the diversity of thought which has been the bedrock of social, political, and commercial innovations making our world a better place for us all.

Episode 3: Mixed Issues & Mixed Drinks 02/01/2023

Episode 3: Mixed Issues & Mixed Drinks On this episode of The Maverick Observer podcast, we are focusing on local issues in Colorado Springs and Monument. Local issues can affect you quicker and more personally than federal issues. Tim will discuss the strong mayor concept and how it's going, and Katie will focus on water issues in Monument and the impact of more developments on this diminishing resource. We will end the show debating our favorite adult beverages and maybe introduce you to a new libation. Resources: Colorado Springs Silver Rating with League of American Bicyclists - Denver Basin Aquifer System - The Associate Director of Hydrologic Studies at the USGS Colorado Water Science Center, Suzanne Paschke conducted a large-scale multidisciplinary study of groundwater availability in the Denver Basin Aquifer System. The study found, "Bedrock groundwater storage is being depleted in the Denver Basin. While the length of time over which this resource may be available is uncertain, the conclusions of this and other studies indicate that pumping from the Denver Basin bedrock aquifers is not indefinitely sustainable and that renewable water supplies will be needed in the future." Some models showed the basin going dry in 50 years depending on growth and pumping. Groundwater Availability of the Denver Basin Aquifer System, Colorado - Article by Shanna Lewis, KRCC, dated Jan. 19, 2022 - “We had one well that was producing initially around a hundred gallons a minute. We're lucky to get 40 gallons a minute out of it right now,” said Jessie Shaffer, who manages the Woodmoor Water and Sanitation District in the northern part of the county. “It's really a diminishing return that you get on Denver Basin groundwater these days,” Shaffer said. “Every well you drill, you get less and less yield out of, and it takes more and more wells just to maintain your current level of water supply that you need to have in sufficient level to serve your community, which means more money, more capital improvement projects, and more costs, higher water rates.” — Lorie’s Manhattan - Katie’s Cosmos - Find us online: Special thanks to /episode/index/show/4663cd2c-1661-4902-98e4-f44498884915/id/25798188

Episode 2: Local Ethnic Food & The Topic Of Abortion 10/27/2022

Episode 1: Thinking Of Electric Vehicles And Our Favorite Books! 09/29/2022

Welcome to The Maverick Observer 08/24/2022

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