Commentary: After All These Years, Still Pining for Critical Mass

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What do you do when you run out of gas in the middle of the desert? You could be out of luck, especially if you're out of cell- phone range. With a bit of fortune, a kindly motorist will stop, give you a lift to the next gas station, and you'll find your way back to your not-yet-vandalized vehicle.

But you'll have learned your lesson. You won't ever again stray far from the comforting networks of cell-phone towers, convenience stores, air-conditioned bars and all the comforts of urban life.

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Commentary: After All These Years, Still Pining for Critical Mass

A century and a half ago, Colorado Springs was a desert -- a largely unpopulated, if scenic, stretch of undulating prairie that contained few resources to sustain man or beast.

Now we're a mini-metropolis of 650,000 s...

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