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Our governor recently weighed in on the abortion ban in Alabama:
It was once Latin America’s richest country with a relatively peaceful democratic government, a beacon of prosperity and freedom in a region r…
Jim Webb, a decorated Marine Corps Vietnam veteran and the former senator from Virginia, writes about a man named Hodges in his novel, Fields …
In 1947, congressional and military leaders recognized that the air domain would continue to grow in strategic importance, and they separated …
I have spent my entire legislative career working across the aisle to improve the lives of all Coloradans, particularly the people of my distr…
My son, Thomas Osborn, took his own life in 2016.
It’s May in Colorado, which means two things: our state legislature just wrapped up its annual lawmaking session, and teachers will soon get a…
America has been a destination for the best and brightest students in the world who contribute to our cutting-edge research projects. Unfortun…
I saw scores of sharks sprinting this past weekend right here in Colorado Springs, and that’s a good sign in such a sedentary society. We coul…
There isn’t much that Americans agree about these days. The closest we come to unity is our moral outrage at the murder of defenseless childre…
The prevalence of school shootings should lead to a rigorous re-evaluation of the way we organize our schools. Even if we cannot easily see th…
Since I was 12, I have spent thousands of hours playing violent video games. I have killed various things in various ways. Accordingly, I was …
May is mental health awareness month. It is therefore a good time to develop awareness about, and support for, people who have mental illness.
Last week, someone asked presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke how he would seek to fix economic disparity. His answer was ridiculous.
The recent Jared Polis town hall in Colorado Springs had some unexpected drama. Apparently, protesting in Colorado is not as safe as it used to be.
By now we are used to school shootings. We don’t like to admit it, but, yes, in spite of the heartbreak we have become inured to the sights an…
What drives Mother’s Day spending upwards of $25 billion? Why will so many Americans reflexively reach for wallets and open purses to shower a…
For Military Appreciation Month we asked several prominent military leaders to comment on the importance of the military in the Pikes Peak region:
As a lifelong resident of Colorado Springs, I understand and appreciate the role our country’s military has had in helping us become a great c…
Judging by the trendy popularity of socialist old-timer Bernie Sanders, aging anti-capitalist baby boomer Elizabeth Warren, callow (that means…
For every parent, every kid old enough to know, every educator — it’s the worst news. Our hearts are crushed for the kids, the families, the s…
The windowless municipal courtroom was standing room-only, the air thick with anxiety. Bodies crammed into the hardwood benches, oriented towa…
This week, community, business and political leaders gather to endorse travel’s economic and cultural benefits in honor of National Travel and…
The debacle on the southern border continues unabated. We can look at the context of the situation. Thousands of asylum seekers are desperatel…