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According to a comprehensive analysis of veteran suicides, an average of 20 active duty military service members, non-activated Guard and Reserve...

Is art political?

Art is defined by Merriam-Webster as; something that is created with imagination and skill and...

It was the way catastrophes really happen and not as you imagine them.

The trip had been planned for months. I booked the flight to Montreal...

In 2018, small business is extremely political. Small-business owners as a community are very interested in what is happening in the world of...

It's been four years since the Phoenix VA scandal exposed extensive wait lists at Department of Veterans Affairs facilities nationwide. Not enough...

One in four Americans is personally affected by the opioid crisis, and the U.S. lost 116 people every day in 2016 from opioid-related overdoses....

A coalition of ever-expanding concerned citizens of the Pikes Peak region continue to pressure the Colorado Springs Utilities Board to close the...

On June 26, for the first time in history, Colorado's 1.2 million unaffiliated voters will be able to cast a ballot in a Republican or Democrat...

Leaders from the diverse chemical sector, a critical industry to the United States economy, convened in Colorado Springs beginning June 4. On the...

Everybody is talking about Roseanne.

Comedienne and television actress Roseanne Barr headed a cast of the popular television show that bears...

I often looked up at the enormous World War I-era "doughboy" statute in Memorial Park, Manitou Springs, and wondered about who was immortalized with...

When I left the Marine Corps, I jumped at my chance to fulfill a dream to live in Colorado. All my life I've been an outdoorsman and was drawn to the...

Not the appropriate forum

I was appalled to read Cordelia Hecker's recent letter ("Forcing players to stand", Gazette Your Viewpoint, May 27)...

It's the end of spring the beginning of summer and that means college graduation for millions of Americans.

During the 2017-2018 school year,...

My daughter Zola, who graduated from high school over the weekend, once asked me a long time ago to watch an episode of a favorite show of hers on...

A few days ago, I attended the Pikes Peak National Cemetery dedication ceremony. Memorial Day weekend is a perfect time to present the nation's...

Memorial Day is about memories. With this in mind, I visited Joe Berg, the director of the 4th Infantry Division Museum at Fort Carson. There is a...

Prominent warning labels on all marijuana products should be immediately required in light of the recent study by doctors at Denver Health and the...

I saw a headline today that angered me. It offered ways to "celebrate Memorial Day" in 100-point type.

I was mad, then frustrated, then...

Han Solo is an American hero. Across Colorado, the country and the world, millions will flock this Memorial Day weekend to see "Solo: A Star Wars...

Some people remember when many rural households didn't have electricity or running water. Although those days are long gone for most, there's still...

I recently read a headline in The Gazette, "Utilities board recommends charging residents for watering Colorado Springs parks". Reading the headline...

I often wonder why U.S. schools ignore so much that is important when teaching history. It's a strange thing for a patriotic people, but much of...

"It all started when I was 8."

That's when Brianna realized her absent father hadn't read the letters she had sent him. He mailed them back and...