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The Gazette: Why we published the name of the gunman
[Ed. Note: Below is a column penned by The Gazette‘s editor Joanna Bean about why the Colorado Springs paper decided to publish the name of the person identified as the shooter in this weekend’s murders. It’s reprinted with permission via the Colorado Press Association.] Within hours of the first shots fired near downtown Colorado Springs…
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Littwin: On the Colorado Springs open-carry killing
What do you do if you see a neighbor walking down the street carrying a rifle, looking, well, distraught? You don’t know his name, but you’ve seen him more than a few times and he looks somehow different. Plus, he’s carrying a rifle in broad daylight and you think you ought to report that to…
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Blake: Attorney General Coffman’s greatest ally is 2003-era Ken Salazar
Former Colorado Attorney General Ken Salazar is no fan of current AG Cynthia Coffman’s participation in a multi-state suit against President Obama’s “Clean Power Plan.” The suit is “out of step with the role and responsibilities of an attorney general,” Salazar told The Denver Post. But what Salazar did as AG a dozen years ago,…
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Groff: Treating teachers like professionals
It is amazing what treating teachers like professionals can do for teacher retention and student achievement. Rather than force teachers to take a vow of poverty and treat them all the same, regardless of how effective they are in the classroom, in recent years the Douglas County School Board has transformed its treatment of teachers,…
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Roberts: The trail to the White House runs through Colorado
Few things elicit awe and envy like the statement “I live in Colorado.” That’s because it’s more than a geographic declaration; it’s a pronouncement of your values, your lifestyle and your identity. Whether you were born or transplanted here, you enjoy cloudless blue-sky days and breathtaking vistas in every direction. Tell people you’re from this…
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Fleming: Trans-Mountain Diversions: There’s got to be a better way, and there is
As we approach the release of the final Colorado Water Plan, the blueprint for our state’s water policy for the foreseeable future, the possibility of a trans-mountain diversion, or TMD, sending more water from the West Slope to the Front Range remains in the plan. This is of great concern to many of us who…
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Hill: Colorado connectivity and tech sector threats
With a rapidly growing tech sector, Colorado is an innovative leader among states with advances in smart grid technology, and abundant opportunity for STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) professionals and graduates. Policymakers have partnered with business leaders to attract new high tech investment and the jobs it provides. Colorado has worked hard to position…
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Sisson: Jeb Bush deserves Theodore Roosevelt’s conservation mantle
In 1905, Gifford Pinchot, the father of American forestry, opened his seminal book The Use of the National Forest Reserves with, “The timber, water, pasture, mineral, and other resources of the forest reserves are for the use of the people. They may be obtained under reasonable conditions, without delay. Legitimate improvements and business enterprises will…
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Sisson: Jeb Bush deserves Theodore Roosevelt’s conservation mantle
In 1905, Gifford Pinchot, the father of American forestry, opened his seminal book The Use of the National Forest Reserves with, “The timber, water, pasture, mineral, and other resources of the forest reserves are for the use of the people. They may be obtained under reasonable conditions, without delay. Legitimate improvements and business enterprises will…
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Webb: Congress needs to stop the political witch-hunt on Benghazi
On Thursday, Hillary Clinton spent 12 hours being grilled about the 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya, when she was secretary of state with no new information revealed and the majority of Americans polled agreeing the whole “investigation” by Republicans is politically motivated. And while this witch-hunt is costing taxpayers millions, Congress continues to ignore the…