Author: The Gazette editorial board

Colorado has the third-youngest senator in Congress who has proved himself a workhorse who gets great results for Colorado. With six years of gaining trust and respect among his colleagues, Pentagon brass and the White House administration, he is well on his way to becoming the most formidable member of the Senate. On a ballot…

Seldom do voters get a chance to vote themselves a raise. That’s exactly what Proposition 116 does for them. The ballot question is simple: “Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes reducing the state income tax rate from 4.63% to 4.55%?” Of course there should be such a change. Working Coloradans remain…

A rabbi, a priest and a minister walk into a shareholders meeting. They are not shareholders. They vote anyway and no one intervenes. What a bad joke! Random non-shareholder voters would have no incentive to vote in the company’s best interest or with concern for investors risking hard-earned capital. They might just vote to shut…

It’s a simple decision. Vote ‘no’ on Proposition 113 or make Colorado an appendage of California by voting “yes.” History’s most grotesque and blatant assault on Colorado sovereignty began late last year when a small group of wealthy Californians teamed up to try buying our state’s nine electoral votes. They apparently believe California’s 55 electoral…

Asked, answered, delivered. In a routine editorial board meeting with Gov. Jared Polis Wednesday morning, we asked if he would work with the Colorado High School Athletics Association (CHSAA) to get high school kids playing fall sports again. Polis said he was working with CHSAA Commissioner Rhonda Blanford-Green toward that goal. “Let’s find a way…

Pikes Peak region voters must defend their self-interests in November’s election. That means turning out in unprecedented numbers to re-elect Sen. Cory Gardner. The future of Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak Region rests heavily on the Senate race. The election of former Gov. John Hickenlooper could jeopardize the region’s otherwise likely prospect of keeping…

All-American rednecks know how to use their guns. Wannabe rednecks get themselves in trouble. Just ask the founder of the Pikes Peak Region’s chapter of Redneck Revolt, an oxymoronic left-wing militia. Left-wing rioters armed with military-style rifles menaced residents of a middle-class neighborhood in Colorado Springs Aug. 3. Though the media mostly ignored the violent…

A famous actor-comedian-director pitied himself. “What’s the matter with me? Why can’t I be cool?” asked the helplessly geeky Allan Stewart Konigsberg, better known as Woody Allen. He should hear the words of actress Vanessa Ann Hudgens. “Being cool is being your own self, not doing something that someone else is telling you to do,”…

Colorado parents have no more logical fear than child suicide, the leading cause of death for state residents ages 10-24. During Suicide Prevention Week, which runs through Saturday, voters should assess which politicians have taken constructive steps to address this crisis. John Hickenlooper tried but failed to resolve Colorado’s mental health care crisis and the…

Let ’em play ball. That’s the message of Let Colorado Play, an organization advocating immediate reinstatement of fall high school sports. The movement has more than 14,000 online signatures supporting the cause. Rhonda Blanford-Green, the commissioner of the Colorado High School Activities Association, tweeted in August that she’s waiting for a green light from the…