Author: The Chieftain Editorial Board

To be frank, we’re not excited about either candidate for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, which includes Pueblo County. It has little to do with the two candidates themselves, Republican Lauren Boebert and Democrat Diane Mitsch Bush, but more where they live. Mitsch Bush lives in Steamboat Springs, 265 miles from Pueblo. Boebert lives in Rifle,…

There are many reasons to be thankful that we live in Colorado. This week, we were reminded that leadership is one of the best things we have going for us. First-term Gov. Jared Polis and his team, including top state health officials, this past released a six-month report on how the state has coped with…

Another year, another series of events to commemorate the attacks on America on Sept. 11, 2001. And, in our opinion, another year to lament that the most terrible event in U.S. history failed to bring us together as Americans. Another year to lament that we are a divided, angry nation, with a dysfunctional government and…

There are a lot of reasons these days to be pessimistic, blue, even depressed. But while we admit having a little Peter Pan in us, we believe Pueblo’s future is bright. And, we think — and yes, we may be optimistic, but we prefer to be that way — we think by this time next…

Nobody likes no win scenarios, but our local educators are dealing with that reality on a daily basis. School District 70 plans to start the year entirely online; District 60 plans a combination of in-person and online learning. Both school district boards and the districts’ administrators have been under fire, which illustrates that no matter…

Freedom. It is what defines us as citizens of the United States of America. Preserving our freedoms is a sacred task for each of us. But today, too many people believe freedom means being able to do whatever you want to do. For your consideration today is the argument that if we continue to be…

Take a moment this morning and clap your hands for officials at School District 60. Thanks to some slick money management, the district not only is going to build new East and Centennial high schools, but also build new school buildings at Sunset Park Elementary on Pueblo’s South Side and Franklin School of Innovation, aka…

Two challengers are seeking the Democratic nomination to become the next Pueblo County commissioner representing District 1, the seat being vacated by Terry Hart, who is term-limited. And each, we believe, would do a good job. Epimenio “Eppie” Griego is closer to the political system than his opponent, Tisha Mauro. He is a longtime Democratic…

Among the hallowed halls of Colorado state government, few people have more power than KC Becker, speaker of the House of Representatives. Becker’s leadership position makes it easy for her to bring political causes she favors to the political forefront — and squash ideas that she doesn’t like. So we were a bit alarmed when…

What did Bernie Sanders say and when did Elizabeth Warren say he said it? When this story first broke, it barely qualified as a dust-up, though some in the media tried to label it a “brawl.” Compared to Republican presidential primaries, where candidates actually run ads attacking each other, the Sanders vs. Warren fight sounds…