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EDITORIAL: Council presidents proposal would help Springs Airport
Market forces, not just sellers, determine prices. Try selling a Big Mac at $10 bucks and few...
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Christian Anschutz, Vice Chairman
Dan Steever, Publisher
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Pula Davis, Systems Editor
EDITORIAL: Another airline has confidence to invest in Colorado Springs
Rebuilding a failing business, turning it around before it's too late, can be an arduous task....
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Why Obama is quickly losing support of blacks
I had the opportunity to meet the 41st president, George H. W. Bush, and the Bush family in 1992 when I was asked to be one of the co-chairs of his re-election campaign for the state of Colorado. It was indeed an honor to be on the floor of the Republican National Convention and be interviewed by such notables as Connie Chung of CBS and the...
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GUEST COLUMN: Hiring people with disabilities makes good business sense
Jill Rubin knows the value of employment. She has worked for most of her adult life. For the past nine years, she has worked at a local family-owned restaurant. Listening to the 35-year-old Colorado Springs resident discuss her workplace, her sense of belonging is clear. "I feel welcome there . It's been a wonderful job." Jill's experience is...
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GUEST COLUMN: Colorado's version of Common Core is unique, nothing sinister
Colorado established statewide academic standards in 1993. When the National Association of Governors and others began the Common Core State Standards Initiative in 2008, Colorado was already engaged in developing additional standards called for in SB08-212. After the State Board of Education adopted the Common Core State Standards (August...
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GUEST COLUMN: Reasons Colorado should opt out of Common Core
In 2010, Colorado committed itself to Common Core educational requirements to compete for federal "Race to the Top" funding. There are four reasons why Colorado should clearly opt out of Common Core, the sooner the better. Common Core drives standardization of educational curriculum. We achieve educational excellence in Colorado when local...
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GUEST COLUMN: Businesses and the right to pursue moral values
Values are good for some companies, just not Hobby Lobby? We routinely praise companies that place the public good ahead of their bottom line - whether it is companies adopting ethical standards for coffee growers, clothing companies refusing to use sweatshop labor or those paying a living wage to all workers, especially in developing...
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FAGIN: The key to fighting corruption is economic freedom
What do the raging protest movements in the United States, Venezuela, the Ukraine, and Thailand have in common? They all want an end to corruption. "Occupy Wall Street" railed against the corruption of democracy by moneyed interests. Venezuelans are rallying against a corrupt government and police force. Thailand is in turmoil at the possible...
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GUEST COLUMN: Rising temperatures may put sliding sports on ice
Like many skeleton racers, I stumbled upon the sport largely by accident when I saw it on TV during the 2002 Olympic Games. I was immediately hooked - the speed, danger, and eccentricity of skeleton appealed to me in a way that no other sport ever had. Twelve years later I am in Sochi representing the United States as an Olympic skeleton...
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GUEST COLUMN: We need due process in ethics inquiries
It is February in Denver and that means the state legislative season is upon us. Each weekday, various committees consider bills that were submitted by the end of last month. Up soon is an interesting bill, House Bill 14-1258 by U.S. Senate candidate Amy Stephens - a bill to protect due process in proceeding before the Independent Ethics...