Author: The Pueblo Chieftain Editorial Board

Hey, North Korea, wanna trade? Last week, the United States seized a 17,000-ton coal freighter from North Korea. The ship was suspected of being used to violate trade sanctions imposed on the rogue regime. That prompted U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner to call for the ship to be swapped for the USS Pueblo. North Korea captured…

By all rights, we shouldn’t know Kendrick Castillo’s name. Castillo should have graduated with his classmates at STEM School Highlands Ranch Friday, then gone off to celebrate with his friends and family in relative anonymity. Instead, Castillo made national headlines when he was gunned down while lunging at one of the shooters who was attacking…

Perhaps this should come as no surprise in a community whose signature dish is a hamburger loaded up with chile and cheese, but Pueblo has a bit of a weight problem. According to recent studies, the share of young people and adults who are carrying too many extra pounds rose from 2013 to 2017. Specifically,…

Say this much for the legislative session that ended on Friday: There was rarely a dull moment. With Democrats in control of both the Colorado Senate and the House of Representatives, and with the backing of a Democrat in the governor’s office, they were able to pass most of what can be described as an…

Earlier this year, the Colorado Legislature decided to pledge the state’s electoral college votes to the winner of the popular vote in presidential elections, provided enough other states follow suit to decide those contests. That move generated a healthy debate over whether the electoral college or the popular vote best represents the will of Colorado…

The idea of having government agencies buy goods and services from local suppliers has been around for a while. But this year, the Colorado Legislature has come up with a new twist by passing a bill that would provide incentives to school districts that buy and serve locally produced food. Democratic Rep. Bri Buentello of…

As part of its new lineup of entertainment this fall, the Colorado State Fair plans to host the “World Slopper Eating Championship.” This, truly, is an idea whose time has come. For years, Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest in New York has been a Fourth of July tradition. But honestly, which would you rather see…

When Pueblo City Schools (D60) teachers ended their historic strike last year, school board president Barb Clementi had this to say: “Today marks the start of a new beginning through which we can work together to benefit all students and move forward with budgeting and bargaining cycles that will allow us to build the truly…

In the modern world, Pueblo City Schools (D60) has to meet students where they are. And some of them are in cyberspace. District officials have announced plans to launch Dutch Clark Digital Online Learning this fall. The initiative, named after the standout athlete and Central High School graduate whose name also graces the school district’s…

There are times in life when it’s best to declare victory and move on. That feels like where we are with regard to the debate about replacing Black Hills Energy with some sort of city-run utility company. Several years ago, ditching Black Hills may have seemed like the right thing to do. The South Dakota-based…