Author: The Colorado Springs Gazette

A new, post-election incarnation of City Council began doing business Tuesday and sent a message. Under its watch, it appears, our community will continue to win. In their first regular meeting, under the direction of newly elected Council President Richard Skorman, members faced an important land trade proposal that threatened to become another infamous political…

Imagine some activist publicly advocating violence against abortion providers. It would be a dangerous abuse of free speech. To take this hypothetical one step further, imagine a mainstream newspaper helping promote the message by publishing a letter from the activist. The letter might say: “If the abortion industry puts abortion clinics in our neighborhoods, threatening…

Politicians can make decisions that save lives, and Senate Bill 27 provides one such opportunity. In Colorado, and all over the country, motorists are killing themselves and others by taking their eyes and attention off the road to text, tweet or otherwise fiddle with the written communication capacities of wireless phones. The National Highway Traffic…

Preserving wildlife and critical habitat is complicated and expensive business, especially in Colorado. As migration of human population grows, the business of preserving and managing fish and wildlife populations and natural habitats, in the mountains and on the Great Plains, becomes an increasingly complicated and cost-consuming task. It involves managing diminishing capital along with the…

Pea gravel. The Supreme Court of the United States this week contemplates a dilemma we should not face in civilized times. Justices will decide whether the same constitution used to protect foreigners from religious-based discrimination might also help American preschoolers avoid injuries on a playground. In Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia v. Comer, the court…

No Colorado legislative session would be complete without a spate of “messaging bills” designed to regulate private businesses and burden them with new expenses and procedures. As explained in this space April 12, House Bill 1305 would establish a “ban the box” law, preventing employers from using job application forms that ask prospective employees about…

The Air Force dropped “the mother of all bombs” on Afghanistan on Thursday. Public anxiety caused “World War 3” searches on Google to hit their highest level since the search engine began keeping records in 2004. The bombing has the world’s population on edge, as people of all nations speculate whether such aggression by the…