When we look back at history, we often find ourselves asking, “what the hell were they thinking back then?”
The Greatest Generation saved the world. Now it’s our turn to save them.
As a member of the Colorado State Senate in 1988, I had the privilege to vote in favor of Senate Joint Resolution 1, which placed on the ballo…
Editor’s note: The Gazette’s Publisher Chris Reen is president of the board of America’s Newspapers.
I talked with friends who live on a ranch near Westcliffe, that little town at the foot of the majestic Sangre de Cristo mountains, a range ex…
It’s the newly-discussed tradeoff and a very real one — the public health steps currently imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus versus…
Imagine that in January Colorado Gov. Jared Polis had allowed thousands of residents of Wuhan China to walk off of planes at DIA and head stra…
Since March 13, when the World Health Organization characterized the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic, the Coronavirus tsunami has flooded into ev…
Besides being a congressman, Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., is an emergency room physician and Army special operations veteran. He joined Rachel de…
Point: Alivia Stehlik
Over recent years I find myself asking, what happened to the good liberals?
As the COVID-19 crisis wreaks havoc on nearly every part of the nation’s energy sector, now is not the time for partisan fights over which ind…
Despite a recent influx of blue-state emigrés, the state of Colorado has a long, rich tradition of conservatism that can be traced back to its…
Six weeks ago, I attended an awards program at Manitou Springs City Hall that was packed with people. Describing the celebration, resident Sha…
I have had the privilege of working in the city’s Economic Development Division for the last 12 years, with the last several as economic devel…
“Welcome to the Twilight Zone.”
The Imperial College of London produced a report released March 16. In this report, an impressive team of pandemic experts used mathematical m…
It’s easy for us to panic when our TVs and newspapers are filled with hysteria surrounding coronavirus.
Today, I am reminded that we do not choose the times in which we serve; we are called to serve in the times that God has given to us. A few sh…
Near the start of the Russian Revolution, in 1918, Leon Trotsky called democracy a “less perfect medium for the expression of class struggle u…
And then there were two. • The Democratic presidential race, which once featured more than 20 contestants of some notoriety, is down to forme…
Point: Linda Templin
Are you beginning to think the cure could be far more deadly than the disease?
As COVID-19 spreads across Colorado, most of us have begun to practice social distancing: abstaining from group activities, avoiding public sp…
The U.S. and nations worldwide have responded with more aggressive and comprehensive measures to contain this virus than any pandemic in histo…
Why must we wait until a crisis before market-oriented solutions are tried? Why does it take a national emergency before we loosen the noose o…
According to Gallup, there’s been a significant shift in national voter registration toward independents.
The glass doors parted just enough for my side-body shimmy, then I squared my shoulders and double-timed it into the store, yanked a cart back…
The decision to postpone the annual Space Symposium was not an easy one. Despite all of the cascading lists of events, sporting leagues, schoo…
In recent weeks, the natural gas and oil industry in Colorado has faced unwarranted allegations that it does not pay its fair share in taxes.
China’s government initially “covered up” the new coronavirus and delayed global response to the disease by at least two months, White House n…
This past week has seen a flurry of legislative proposals to deal with the possible economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
Are Colorado Democrats overreaching this legislative session?
So much are the Irish held in high esteem that we’re all Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. It’s a happy day, full of leprechauns, the wearing of the…
Millions of adults in Colorado and across America depend on flavored nicotine vapor to reduce or eliminate their cigarette addiction. And, it’…
What can our Olympic City learn from the American city soon to have held the most Olympic Games?
There is no greater terror than being defenseless. I felt this incapacitation during the shooting at Seattle Pacific University. I will always…
A critical decision will soon be made that will determine the future of health care in Colorado and who oversees our care.
As you read this, thousands of nonprofit organizations are taking on today’s biggest challenges in every community across Colorado, helping to…
As the recent presidential debates have shown, many in Washington are eager to move forward on a renewable energy future. Policymakers are alr…
Every other Wednesday, I put together my grocery list and go to Walmart. When I walk inside, I always turn left, then work my way to the back …
Another abortion case is before the Supreme Court. The high court heard oral arguments last week in June Medical Services v. Russo, involving …
Point: Paul Lundeen
The Doomsday Clock recently ticked closer to Armageddon than ever before, a symbol of how dangerous the world’s become. Nuclear fears and syst…
In a recent column our state attorney general, Phil Weiser, wrote how he is going to bat for Colorado consumers. His target? Costly hidden fees.
It seems hard to believe, but as you read this we are already about halfway through the 2020 state legislative session. What might be even har…
Dogs are loyal, beloved family members. Puppy mills are a betrayal of the bond we share with them. One would be hard pressed to find a Colorad…
There appear to be two kinds of socialism nowadays: Bad and Good. Like the Munchkins in Oz, we’re supposed to ask if someone is a Good Sociali…
When the retrospectives are written in the aftermath of the election this coming November, in the spirit of Theodore White’s “Making of the Pr…
While dangerous criminal illegal immigrants roam the streets of Denver, Mayor Michael Hancock is more concerned about upholding a law that pre…