Author: The Colorado Springs Gazette

Colorado Springs is America’s Olympic City, just as Cleveland is the heart of rock ‘n’ roll. The Springs is home to the United States Olympic Committee, 20-plus National Olympic governing bodies, more than 50 national sport organizations and the Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center. Past and present Olympic star athletes are proud to call this…

We live in a world of inequality, and it’s an intractable circumstance. We see it in the way people look, the ability of individuals to think and problem-solve, divergent socioeconomic plights, good luck and bad luck, and more. In one aspect of life, society has found a relatively affordable and efficient way to even playing…

We live in a world of inequality, and it’s an intractable circumstance. We see it in the way people look, the ability of individuals to think and problem-solve, divergent socioeconomic plights, good luck and bad luck, and more. In one aspect of life, society has found a relatively affordable and efficient way to even playing…

Donald Trump took nearly an hour to meet with The Gazette’s editorial board six months ago, pitching his vision of becoming president of the United States. As a man who grew up in Queens and made his money in construction, he did not talk or act like a politician. He had never been elected to…

The election of Donald Trump and his selection of Betsy DeVos as secretary of education provide our nation with the opportunity to step back from the failures of the past and institute policies that have a chance of improving American education. The “reform movement” has been in charge of American education since the passage of…

Colorado priest Andre Mahanna is raising awareness about genocide of Christians, as he visits Washington with a large group of Colorado Trump supporters remarkably diverse in its ethnic, religious and racial composition. The pastor of St. Rafka’s Maronite Catholic Church in Lakewood, Father Mahanna communicated with Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence in Colorado…

In overhauling the failed Affordable Care Act, Republicans should focus on supply. It is an aspect of health care the left, right and center never address. We hear not a whisper about it in Washington this week, even as Republicans gleefully dismantle Obamacare. The world’s economies, micro and macro, revolve around scarcity and abundance. Diamonds…

At least one member of City Council wants an expensive new phone service so city bureaucrats can look things up, sparing consumers the bother of searching the internet. We know, it sounds like a joke. It is not. He is serious. Colorado Springs has seemingly limitless needs that must be paid for by taxpayers with…

The Environmental Protection Agency is suing Colorado Springs for inadequate drainage facilities, because the EPA purportedly cares so much about clean water. The outdated infrastructure could, conceivably, cause trouble downstream. City officials raced to upgrade facilities long before the suit, committing hundreds of millions to do so. Regardless, the EPA wants a pint of blood.…