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Chances are you're going to a wedding soon. 40 percent of weddings now take place as the fall sets in and leaves change color, up from 30 percent in...

We have an affordable housing crisis in Colorado Springs. We have known this for some time. As housing prices continue to rise, everyone is looking...

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, starts at sundown tonight. It begins the Ten Days of Penitence, when God and each of us Jews evaluate our deeds of...

In his Aug. 31 news conference at the state Capitol, and again the following week in testimony before a committee of the U.S. Senate, Gov. John...

North Korea now has the technology to bring America to its knees. It has launched intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of reaching the United...

When I speak up for the rights of immigrants, people assume that I am in favor of open borders and illegal immigration. Not true. I am opposed to...

Dick Wadhams Colorado's discerning and independent voters will again make the 2018 election a competitive drama that goes down to the wire. There...

I read a quote recently and would like to share it with you. "Truth is that we have two societies - the middle and upper classes, and the poor and...

Amazon just announced it wants to add a second headquarters to its current Seattle home. The company is looking for a city with a population over one...

Last year, 53 Colorado legislators co-sponsored a Division of Youth Corrections Reform bill, HB17-1329. It was inspired by Bound and Broken, the...

Equifax, one of three major credit reporting bureaus, just reported that as many as 143 million of its detailed credit records were stolen by...

Coloradans have a special opportunity this election cycle. Residents of our state overwhelmingly supported Proposition 108 last year, which allows...

Colorado YMCA CEOs Guest opinion - If you have turned on the TV over the past two weeks, you have seen the tragic stories of Hurricane Harvey, the...

The Gazette Editorial Board recently criticized the Texas anti-price-gouging law that imposes severe penalties for jacking up prices on goods during a...

Last month, the office of the Governor of Colorado declared a "Women in the Air Force Day." The City Council of Colorado Springs also released a...

Montenegro is a tiny Balkan country of 600,000 inhabitants on the Adriatic. It is a country emerging from dominance by others - Serbs, Germans,...

Sometimes, police must shoot to keep the peace. When used effectively, this results in safer cities. When done wrongfully, it inflames society. The...

Elliot Fladen Where does it stop? Whether former Sheriff Joe Arpaio was right on immigration is irrelevant to the question of whether he deserved a...

Ideas inspire both philosophers and legislators, but the two jobs differ considerably thereafter. That distinction is critical to understanding the...

It was the last week of August. The rain soaked the ground and turned the red dirt into blood-colored gelatinous mud. It was hot and the humidity so...

The spotlight today will be on the competition on the football field between the Colorado State University Rams and the University of Colorado...

When you look back at the civil rights movement led by Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and the black community you never saw people fighting or fighting...

Fort Carson troops are the tip of the spear of American forces partnering with our European allies. The Third Armored Brigade of the Fourth Infantry...

I'm a veteran and I belong on a university campus. Both today, as a dissertation student, and someday, as a professor. Last week a vocal minority...

The bittersweet irony of Labor Day is upon us. The day is dedicated to the laborer, the weekend to avoiding as much labor as possible, and the timing...