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So often, we have heard opponents of Islamic terrorism demand that everyone “call the enemy by its name.” In the same manner, we are glad to hear President Donald Trump unequivocally denounce white supremacist terrorism in the wake of the weekend’s mass shooting in El Paso, Texas. The shooter, who claims a long history of…

EDITOR’S NOTE: A committee updated the Inclusive Language Guide and calls the version that made national news a “draft.” The “draft” was not identified as such by the drafters, who only explained the document as “living” and “updated periodically.” The Gazette updated this editorial at 8 p.m. MDT Sunday to reflect this development. Don’t say…

Colorado finds itself the location of another school shooting, this time at the STEM School Highlands Ranch. Sadly, and typically, the immediate response was political and crass. Students of the school walked out of a candlelight vigil to honor victims of the Tuesday shooting, which killed 18-year-old student Kendrick Castillo and wounded eight. Castillo died…

The University of Colorado, a state-funded school, cannot interfere with the free exercise of religion. Yet the administration appears to do just that. Students pay mandatory activity fees to the university. The fees fund organizations arbitrarily recognized by the administration. Because these fees are compelled, the public university has a legal and ethical obligation to…

Gov. Jared Polis took bold action Wednesday to pursue lower prices and better access to health care, signing an executive order that creates the “Office of Saving People Money on Health Care.” It’s an anti-mission creep name, never letting anyone forget the charter. The Gazette’s editorial board has long maintained hope Polis would use his…

The sucking sound of big state spending conjures visions of straws – the plastic kind politicians ban in California. Full Democratic command of Colorado, Republicans warn, makes us California East. “Would you sign a bill banning plastic straws?” we asked Gov. Jared Polis during a phone conversation Tuesday. “Everyone is talking about it.” “No one…

Colorado Springs represents what the rest of Colorado can and should become – a place of good jobs, charity and growing wages that benefit all. Legislators, the incoming governor, and local politicians throughout the state should study the Springs and seek similar results. In nearly every measure, the Springs and surrounding metro area provide opportunities…