Author: The Colorado Springs Gazette editorial board

After less than three months in office, Gov. Jared Polis promotes a doctrine that raises concern. Above all else Friday, the Democratic governor emphasized his support for “local control.” He did so during his State of the State address at The Antlers hotel and in a meeting with The Gazette’s editorial board a half-hour later.…

Colorado Parks and Wildlife wants a new shooting complex on the 400-acre Ramah State Wildlife Area, along U.S. 24 between Calhan and Ramah in far northeast El Paso County. State officials will pitch the idea Tuesday to the El Paso County Planning Commission, which should give it a thumbs-up. Parks and Wildlife officials attest to…

The ever-embarrassing Colorado Civil Rights Commission strikes again, this time spiting itself to the point of retreat. Cake artist Jack Phillips is free at last, thanks in part to newly elected Democratic Attorney General Phil Weiser. If the Southern Poverty Law Center cared about all hate groups objectively, it would list our state’s Civil Rights Commission.…

Colorado legislators came to their senses Tuesday, killing a deadly proposal to allow dangerous government-sanctioned heroin and methamphetamine houses. Under the plan, a city could pay for drug users to consume and get hooked on deadly illicit drugs. It is hard to believe this bill keeps getting introduced. Maybe politicians take stupid pills, then embark…

Information is the most valuable commodity in the world. Without it, we cannot find, invent or trade anything of value. If information is good for business, more information is better. For that reason, Colorado legislators should demand at least one outcome before the end of the 2019 legislative session: A bipartisan law requiring and funding…

Happy Valentine’s Day. This is a perfect day to share the wealth in a world increasingly in need of loving attitudes and deeds. Today celebrates Saint Valentine of Rome, a third century priest of the Roman Empire who ministered to persecuted people throughout the region. He was a crusader for courtly love, a Medieval European…

A federal ruling last week in Iowa underscores a local concern: The University of Colorado may be violating the First Amendment rights of Christians at the Colorado Springs campus. As explained in this column Jan. 30, four students at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs recently filed a lawsuit in Denver’s U.S. District Court.…

A handful of legislative Democrats are out of sorts with Gov. Jared Polis, just a month into his inaugural honeymoon. Their complaint: The governor wants to lead. Worst of all, he might lead in a way that returns part of a government surplus, which they control, to Colorado families who could really use the money.…

Leaders of Firefighter Local 5 want voters to grant them union bargaining authority with City Hall. The request appears as issue 1 on the April 9 Colorado Springs ballot. Our community’s elite Fire Department helps everyone sleep at night. A call to 911 reliably summons modern equipment and well-trained professionals willing to sacrifice their lives…