Author: The Colorado Springs Gazette
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Colorado Springs Gazette editorial: Big minimum wage creates no-wage jobs for robots
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Here’s a simple investment tip. As “Fight for $15” minimum wage campaigns emerge throughout the country, buy shares in companies that make fast food kiosks and commercial kitchen robots. We make no assurances, so neither thank nor blame us for the result. Just don’t feel good about the potential for a return. It is a…
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In case of space war, Army must learn to fight on the ground without satellite assistance
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A top job for the Army’s space soldiers is teaching their ground-pounding colleagues how to fight without satellites. The change described by Army Space and Missile Defense Command boss Lt. Gen. James Dickinson at the Space Symposium on Thursday is another example of the military’s growing fear that American satellites will become targets in future…
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Space Symposium in Colorado Springs hears call for ‘Space Force’ as an equal branch of U.S. Military
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Space has become so important to U.S. military efforts overseas that it deserves its own service branch, putting it on equal footing with the Army, Navy and Air Force, a congressional leader said at the Space Symposium at The Broadmoor on Tuesday. Alabama Republican Rep. Mike Rogers, who heads a space-aimed subcommittee of the House…
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The Colorado Springs Gazette editorial: New council should maintain the course
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Voters have spoken, and the election is over. Now it’s time to govern in the interests of all, supporters and opponents alike. But first, a big, heartfelt congratulations to new City Council members Richard Skorman, Yolanda Avila and David Geislinger and to City Council members Don Knight, Jill Gaebler and Andres Pico on getting re-elected.…
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On a snowy Election Day in Colorado Springs, "sea change" may have come to Council majority
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Colorado Springs voters sent a surprise message during a big snowstorm Tuesday, electing a potential majority bloc of City Council members that could push a more liberal agenda, results showed. A major shift is in the making with the apparent victories of Richard Skorman, Yolanda L. Avila, sole District 2 candidate David Geislinger and re-elected…
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Colorado Springs businessman hit, killed by head of El Paso County GOP remembered as quiet philanthropist
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Longtime Platte Floral owner and (secret) philanthropist Mel Tolbert’s life was marked by kindness, generosity and love. His unexpected death should be treated no differently, his wife of 48 years said. After removing Tolbert, 79, from life support Sunday, Dianna Tolbert offered understanding to Trevor Dierdorff, who was backing up to pull into a parking…
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Sharp elbows, dark money: Is this new normal for Colorado Springs city elections?
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Dark money, high-dollar campaigns and sharp-elbow politicking are playing an unusually big role in this year’s contests for the City Council, longtime political observers say. The veiled donations and rough-and-tumble tactics in a few races highlight the stakes in an election that could reshape the priorities of the city’s legislative body. Six of the council’s…
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The Colorado Springs Gazette editorial: Sen. Bennet should stand up for Gorsuch
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First the good news. Two Democratic senators set aside partisanship last week and announced their support for Boulder resident Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court. Here’s the bad news. U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., was not among them. We lament that our state’s senior senator lost the opportunity to become the first Democrat to…
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Colorado Springs Platte Floral owner dies days after hit by SUV driven by head of El Paso County GOP
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Longtime Platte Floral owner Mel Tolbert, who was hit by a friend backing up in his car to enter a parking space last week, has died, the El Paso County Coroner’s Office said. The Coroner’s Office said he died at 4:09 p.m. Sunday. Just before 4 p.m. Sunday, a Memorial Hospital spokeswoman said Tolbert was…
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Editorial: Sen. Bennet should stand up for Gorsuch
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First the good news. Two Democratic senators set aside partisanship last week and announced their support for Boulder resident Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court. Here’s the bad news. U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., was not among them. We lament that our state’s senior senator lost the opportunity to become the first Democrat to…
