Author: David Ramsey, The Gazette
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COLUMN | Beware The Gap: The drive to Denver has never been more enraging, risky or tedious | David Ramsey
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You know the feeling. You search for courage, wisdom and patience as the immense task approaches. Your heart races. Your mouth goes dry. Are you worthy to face the challenge? Yes, you are preparing to face the perils of “The Gap” and the drive from Colorado Springs to Denver. The ride to Denver never has…
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COMMENTARY | Colorado Springs couple celebrates Trump’s presidency
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Editor’s note: Today, columnist David Ramsey talks with supporters of President Donald Trump. Yesterday, Ramsey talked with a critic of Trump. It was Election Night 2016 when Sidney Patin entered a nervous sleep. He wasn’t sure if Donald Trump, his beloved candidate, would defeat Hillary Clinton. Myra, his wife, shook him awake at 2 a.m.…
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COMMENTARY | Colorado Springs pastor deeply troubled by Trump’s presidency
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Editor’s note: In today’s column, David Ramsey talks with a Colorado Springs resident who is critical of President Donald Trump. In Thursday’s column, Ramsey will talk with a Springs resident who supports Trump. About 9 p.m. on Election Night 2016, Alycia Erickson had to escape her television screen. She was too upset to accept the…
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COMMENTARY | Upcoming Trump visit recalls Nixon’s polarizing Air Force Academy speech (VIDEO)
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Polarizing. It describes a leader armed with the charisma, intelligence and inclination to divide America, where talent at polarizing leads to power, fame and riches. Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Delano Roosevelt were beloved and despised. So were Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama. Today, Donald J. Trump polarizes, inspiring tension and loud fun at family dinners…
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RAMSEY | Will we learn from our sins at Amache, where Japanese-Americans were unjustly imprisoned?
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GRANADA – What happens when fear overwhelms the better angels of America? When obsession with national security conquers our constitutional commitment to personal liberty? When hysterical stereotype defeats peaceful reality? The answers are found on a windy prairie 180 miles southeast of Colorado Springs. Standing amid the ruins of Amache Internment Center delivers a sobering…
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USOC security chief Larry Buendorf finally opens up about saving President Ford
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Larry Buendorf was a former college athlete, an overachiever and a Secret Service agent with a gift for seeing important details. Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme was a dropout, from college and virtue, who followed Charles Manson and often compared the cult leader to the Christ. On a sunny morning in 1975, these two vastly different slices…
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Could Olympics land in Colorado, a state that once rejected the Games?
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The International Olympic Committee might forgive Colorado. But is Colorado interested in this massively expensive forgiveness? First, a history lesson, or reminder: In 1970, the IOC awarded the 1976 Winter Games to a vastly different Colorado. At first, there was mass celebration in a state with a population of 2.2 million. We finally hit the…
