Author: GAZETTE EDITORIAL
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OUR VIEW: Find country’s best for fire chief (poll)
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Thank you, Fire Chief Rich Brown, for 32 years of service to the people of Colorado Springs. Brown, who managed the department through the Waldo Canyon fire, announced his retirement Tuesday. His resignation takes effect…
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OUR VIEW: Legalized pot doesn’t protect one’s job (poll)
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Adults at least age 21 have a right to smoke pot in Colorado, but they don’t have a right to their jobs. So no one should be surprised by the Colorado Court of Appeals ruling…
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OUR VIEW: Legalized pot doesn’t protect one’s job (poll)
Adults at least age 21 have a right to smoke pot in Colorado, but they don’t have a right to their jobs. So no one should be surprised by the Colorado Court of Appeals ruling Thursday that says state law provides no employment protection for marijuana users. Who said it did? Adults may smoke marijuana…
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OUR VIEW: Find country’s best for fire chief (poll)
Thank you, Fire Chief Rich Brown, for 32 years of service to the people of Colorado Springs. Brown, who managed the department through the Waldo Canyon fire, announced his retirement Tuesday. His resignation takes effect April 30 and Mayor Steve Bach will conduct a nationwide search to find an appropriate replacement. Tuesday’s announcement initiated an…
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OUR VIEW: Free markets save Mother Earth (poll)
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Earth Day, the environmental movement’s most important day of the year, came and went Monday and life went on as normal. As a relative few Americans attended “green” events, most went about everyday life. Humans…
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OUR VIEW: Free markets save Mother Earth (poll)
Earth Day, the environmental movement’s most important day of the year, came and went Monday and life went on as normal. As a relative few Americans attended “green” events, most went about everyday life. Humans will continue improving their environment, but environmental activism can’t take all of the credit, or even most. Technology, innovation, profits…
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OUR VIEW: Hope emerges from tragedy
Americans were put on notice again last week. We were reminded, in horrifying fashion, that human life is fragile and temporary. We must not waste time in our efforts to love and improve lives of others around us. A massive explosion at a fertilizer plant in Texas injured at least 200, killed at least 14…
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OUR VIEW: Hope emerges from tragedy
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Americans were put on notice again last week. We were reminded, in horrifying fashion, that human life is fragile and temporary. We must not waste time in our efforts to love and improve lives of…
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OUR VIEW: Council, approve flood mitigation funds (poll)
Last summer’s Waldo Canyon wildfire has set up parts of our community for another disaster. If we are fortunate enough to get good precipitation, which we need to avoid additional fires this spring and summer, the moisture could cause flooding. Lack of vegetation in the burn scar area means water could rush into neighborhoods causing…
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OUR VIEW: Council, approve flood mitigation funds (poll)
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Last summer’s Waldo Canyon wildfire has set up parts of our community for another disaster. If we are fortunate enough to get good precipitation, which we need to avoid additional fires this spring and summer,…