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While Colorado Springs’ classified defense and intelligence operations may fly under the radar, its influence on our community, state and nati…
Reflecting on last week’s election, I rejoice in the priceless process — as I have since 1962, when I reached the age to exercise the privileg…
In December, Colorado Springs City Council will consider PlanCOS, the first comprehensive plan for the Springs in more than 15 years. As city …
This month, Maj. Brent Taylor of the Utah Army National Guard — who was also the mayor of North Ogden, Utah — was killed in Afghanistan. His v…
That special awareness of military veterans on which we pride ourselves in Colorado Springs is strongest as we approach Veterans Day. This awa…
Every year after Thanksgiving, Americans kick off the holiday shopping season with big stores advertising deal after deal. Not long ago, Ameri…
How interesting — no, how ugly — were the teachers unions’ pro-Cary Kennedy attack ads during the Democratic primary against Michael Johnston …
Caregiving stress and burnout results from constant daily exposure to feelings of loss, danger, and frustration. The responsibility of daily c…
This week marked an anniversary of sorts. A voting anniversary. On Nov. 5, 1872, women’s suffragist Susan B. Anthony voted in a presidential e…
It’s tough to do, especially since Colorado Springs has been served by a local library since October of 1885 when the Colorado Springs Social …
Fall has arrived, and so has the annual flu season. While flu — or influenza — is most serious for older Americans and people with certain chr…
The appropriate response to the impending invasion of 5,000 or more Hondurans and other Central American would-be migrants in a caravan headed…
Last month, an important date passed with too little notice.
The Manitou Incline has some wicked problems, but they’re still solvable. However, if key stakeholders, including the cities of Manitou Spring…
The seekers trekking northward from Honduras deserve our admiration and acceptance. Only a small number of the fittest, the most determined an…
For me, Shabbat services at my synagogue have always been a time of restive contemplation. Time to do some healthy introspection, connect with…
Megyn Kelly will not be returning to “Today.” And that is no surprise. She defended blackface as a Halloween costume.
In recent editorials, The Gazette has warned that school districts across the state could lose hundreds of millions of dollars in annual fundi…
Fall in Colorado is an amazing time to experience our outdoor traditions. Rifle season is in full swing for big game hunters. Fishing is peaki…
For almost a quarter of a century, I’ve been trying to keep communities safe. I’m not in law enforcement. I come from a family of firefighters…
Colorado’s roads are broken, and they’re broken because the legislators in Denver would rather talk about fixing them than actually fix them.
It’s Hispanic Heritage Month, a time to remember the mejicanos, the Chicanos who have always been part of the scene here. We remember Hispanic…
Did you know that Colorado campaign finance law allows for millionaires to spend unlimited amounts of their own money on a statewide campaign?…
Anyone who remembers what it was like the last time Nancy Pelosi was speaker of the House knows just how important it is to make sure she neve…
Winter has arrived. Along with the snow and frozen breath in the morning, there the usual signs of seasonal change.