Author: Doug Fitzgerald

Health care providers and patients should be done waiting on politicians to solve the health care crisis, which cannot be fixed with a magic federal law. Former President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act flooded the market with insurance, not care. The result is rationing with high deductibles and co-pays. Colorado and other states have neglected…

In June, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt announced that the Trump administration would give states an extra year to comply stricter ozone standards enacted by the Obama administration in 2015. On Aug. 2, Pruitt again reversed course, saying the rule would take effect after all. That’s good news for people who breathe. It’s also good for…

Every fire, of course, is a tragedy for somebody. Sometimes lots of somebodies. The fire at the Windsor Mill on Sunday was a gut punch for an entire community. And we can’t imagine how devastated the developer, Blue Ocean Inc., must feel. Curt and Nancy Richardson, the name behind OtterBox in Fort Collins, are the…

Would many Americans like to see President Trump’s tax returns revealed? Of course. This president’s refusal to do something that almost every major party presidential candidate has done for the past four decades – paired with concerns about possible ties to Russia – has only heightened interest in what those tax returns would reveal. But…

Colorado Springs can no longer neglect the responsibility to manage its stormwater. We hope our City Council puts a stormwater enterprise fee on November’s ballot. Mayor John Suthers, Colorado’s former attorney general and U.S. attorney, has led our community’s swift march toward world-class status as a major American city. Our future as one of the…

Do you want faster internet service for less money than you’re currently paying? We do. But as the city of Fort Collins gets serious about its push to build a high-speed internet utility that would rival anything already available in the city, the Coloradoan Editorial Board believes it’s time to think more critically on the…

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has announced officially what he said informally a few weeks ago: Canyons of the Ancients National Monument has survived the review process intact. That decision is appropriate because multiple use is alive and well at the monument. Credit is due to Rep. Scott Tipton, among others, for continued advocacy for public…

President Donald Trump has given detractors much to complain about. It doesn’t make him a racist anti-Semite. A few notable mainstream media players spent several days in July trying to convince us President Donald Trump speaks in coded hate-speech. Inspired by the Washington Post, they said Trump used “dog whistle” racism when he spoke of…

Look before you book. That’s the simple and friendly advice of city officials who want travelers in Colorado to think beyond Denver International Airport. Colorado Springs Airport “encourages all residents throughout southern Colorado to ‘look before you book’ and choose Colorado Springs Airport for your air travel needs,” says a July 26 media advisory. The…

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has announced officially what he said informally a few weeks ago: Canyons of the Ancients National Monument has survived the review process intact. That decision is appropriate because multiple use is alive and well at the monument. Credit is due to Rep. Scott Tipton, among others, for continued advocacy for public…