We often are reminded that “we are all in this together” in beating the pandemic. In spirit, that’s certainly true, but as a practical matter,…
Every death from COVID-19 is a tragedy in its own right, but the fact that the death toll from the virus has been dropping dramatically in Col…
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Intravenous drug addicts need compassion — in the form of help to kick their habit. Supervised injection sites offer only false compassion — e…
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Proposition 114, which just barely passed on last November’s statewide ballot, infuriated a broad range of stakeholder groups across rural Col…
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The law is supposed to be colorblind. Blind to sex, religion, ethnicity, national origin and other such characteristics, as well. That’s so, n…
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Politics appears to trump all as President Donald Trump leaves office. So, by all means, let’s play politics and keep what belongs in Colorado.
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As free speech comes under attack, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser plans to save it.
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President Donald Trump dealt the country another parting blow Wednesday by ordering the relocation of Space Command from Colorado Springs to H…
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Does it ever make sense to impose a citywide rewrite of a zoning code — which so intimately affects so many people’s quality of life — all at …
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A Denver rally last weekend to demand impeachment drew only a few hundred. Kind of underwhelming in Colorado’s largest city, where Democrats d…
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“All politics is local,” implored former Democratic Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill.
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The National Western Stock Show had persevered through two world wars and a Great Depression. As the long summer of 2020 progressed, though, t…
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Some of those who lashed out were among the usual, politically ambitious upstarts and fringe activists — the ones who view homelessness as pol…
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President Donald Trump incited a mob with a self-indulgent, anger-inducing, violence-inciting speech that undermined the country. By the time …
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Georgia voters ratified the Democratic Party’s embrace of socialism Tuesday by electing two of the farthest-left American politicians to recei…
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It has been six weeks since state epidemiologist Dr. Rachel Herlihy announced Colorado’s COVID death toll could more than double in the follow…
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We welcome the Pentagon team to Colorado and Colorado Springs, a true hometown to the U.S. military. Moving Space Command to any other region …
The United States has no option when it comes to the militarization of space. We must defend space militarily as we do the land and seas. If w…
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What started out as an earnest effort by some to remove statues glorifying a rebellion by the slavery-defending Confederacy has devolved into …
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History will view “trust the science” as the simpletons’ misused catchphrase of 2020. “Trust the science” or “follow the science” are rote res…
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We hope to see most Coloradans embrace anew the zest for life that helps define our state. ...One lesson we must not learn from last year is t…
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The council also could take a big stride by respecting the basic separation of powers between its own legislative branch of municipal governme…
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Wide-ranging proposals are on the table going into the session that starts next month. The mostly Democratic lawmakers behind those ideas don’…
Our guess is it wasn’t the Lone Ranger who punched someone in the face the other day for refusing to wear a COVID covering in Vail Village. Th…
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For many — employers and employees alike — this year has been economically devastating. And yet, to see some rise from the wreckage represents…
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The state previously had been told it would receive nearly 20,000 fewer doses of the Pfizer vaccine than anticipated, but it’s now on track to…
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It’s not just Colorado’s restaurants that have been on life support since the dawn of COVID-19. Gyms, health clubs and other workout facilitie…
It’s not just Colorado’s restaurants that have been on life support since the dawn of COVID-19. Gyms, health clubs and other workout facilitie…
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We have heard about “racist” statues. The charge of “racist,” used to any degree real or perceived, has become a powerful weapon among those p…
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This will be a Christmas unlike any we have known, with fewer large family gatherings and crowded worship services. Under any condition, it is…
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One aspect of homelessness on which a community should expect little debate is whether to permit festering, filthy, crime-and-drug-ridden squa…
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One conclusion that can be drawn from the data is that the Polis administration’s plan for prioritizing vaccinations hardly poses inordinate r…
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Restaurant owners, their employees, customers and political allies are pleading for help. A few are openly defying state shutdown orders for t…
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They are among the least vulnerable to the coronavirus itself — many kids who catch it show no symptoms at all — but are among the most endang…
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Decades of progress toward school desegregation are at risk as President-elect Joe Biden prepares to enter the White House in January.
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Of critical importance, the number of hospitalizations is down. Two weeks ago, the state was on the cusp of surpassing 2,000 hospitalizations.…
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It’s important for the courts to deliberate these cases even now because the resulting precedents offer a guide for navigating the next crisis…
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Space Command thrives in Colorado Springs. It operates in a perfect ecosystem that combines a qualified workforce, proximity to supporting ent…
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The site selection committee for Space Command will assess Colorado Springs this week in their mission to choose one of five finalist cities t…
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Colorado Congressman Ken Buck wants to protect us from the likely threat of corrupt foreign influence over President-elect Joe Biden, who take…
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The ultimate source of hope for many Coloradans lies outside hospital ERs and ICUs. It’s beyond the workaday wisdom of the public health burea…
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The recently reestablished U.S. Space Command Headquarters has officially been operating out of Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs si…
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Proponents say it’s an effort to atone for the presumed effect of the war on drugs on disadvantaged communities. They seem to have overlooked …
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Three primary factors, regardless of anything else, should make relocation of the Colorado Springs-based Space Command an unthinkable prospect:
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Any systematic, hard data that can be gleaned at some point to shed light on student performance during this long, dark night is unlikely to p…
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For those restaurants that are willing and able to serve diners outside even in winter, there’s another hitch: cost. Specialty tents and heati…
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The steps taken to curb COVID must be thoughtful and focused — more so than up to this point — to avoid any more collateral damage to an econo…
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Even amid a recent spike in COVID-19’s ever-fluctuating caseload across Colorado, it is important to remember that there not only is light at …
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A culture of intellect, talent, and education must surround the permanent headquarters of Space Command. “Rocket science,” like “brain surgery…
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A hat tip to Gov. Jared Polis for reining in his own health department in its curious bid to let prisoners cut in line ahead of law-abiding Co…