Author: Pula Davis
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GUEST OPINION: Homeowners can use low-water landscaping to save money, enhance home’s value
Swapping grass for drought-tolerant plants won’t just save water. It could add tens of thousands of dollars to your home’s value. Across Colorado, millions of gallons of treated drinking water are poured onto unused front yards and planting strips of bluegrass and fescue every summer. Water researchers have a name for this kind of turf:…
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LETTERS: Modern day enslavement?; wolves in Colorado
Modern day enslavenent? According to results from a Mar 19, 2026 Google AI search: “…forcing people to work without pay is a form of enslavement, specifically categorized as forced labor or involuntary servitude, and is a central component of what is widely known as modern slavery.” (See Google search: “is forcing people to work without…
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LETTERS: School caved to the demands; TSA not being paid
School caved to the demands Education without intelligence, that’s what the James Irwin Charter Middle School has become now that they have caved to the demands from the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Make no mistake about it, evolutionary theory acts as a corrosive acid that eats a hole in every subject because it allows irrational…
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Community effort saves holidays for many
I’m still ticked about the SNAP delay. I don’t understand why Colorado government lacked the funds to feed its families in need. They spend enough on stuff we don’t need! But my anger is giving way to admiration of our community. During the recent SNAP issues, Colorado Springs showed that when government systems fail, people…
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LETTERS: Canceling school; pointless legislation
Calling off school I’ve lived in Colorado since 1977, Monument more specifically. I went to school here through blizzards that dropped 12-18 inches overnight, through negative-20 wind chills, through days when the only thing getting us to school was a rusted-out Ram Charger with bald tires and a prayer. We didn’t have all-wheel-drive crossovers, remote…
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LETTERS: DMV work that matters; the real heroes
DMV work that matters This holiday season, I want to thank a group of people who may not often hear how much their work matters: the dedicated employees at our Colorado DMV offices who help people register as organ, eye, and tissue donors. Sixteen years ago, at age 39, I was diagnosed with sarcoma, a…
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Perspective: What we want are warriors
The unusual all-hands meeting of flag and general officers — FOGOs, or officers of one to four stars — convened by War Secretary Pete Hegseth at the Marine Corps base in Quantico, Virginia, has concluded. Much of the speculation about the purpose of the meeting has proven to be overheated. For instance, the worst-case scenario imagined…
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LETTERS: Making downtown thrive; confronting mental illness
The Gazette letters Making downtown thrive Want to set the record straight on Bread and Butter. We do have a downtown grocery store. On September 19, the Downtown Partnership hosted its 28th Annual Breakfast at Ed Robson Arena on the Colorado College Campus with an audience of more than 700 people. Keynote speaker Jay Renkens,…
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LETTERS: Making downtown thrive; confronting mental illness
The Gazette letters Making downtown thrive Want to set the record straight on Bread and Butter. We do have a downtown grocery store. On September 19, the Downtown Partnership hosted its 28th Annual Breakfast at Ed Robson Arena on the Colorado College Campus with an audience of more than 700 people. Keynote speaker Jay Renkens,…
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GUEST OPINION: Thousands of Coloradans could lose health insurance
Michael Conway As Commissioner of Colorado’s Division of Insurance, part of my job is to keep health insurance affordable for Coloradans. Today, the progress we’ve made to get more people insured at lower costs is threatened by Congressional Republican leadership’s refusal to take the simple and straightforward step to extend Enhanced Premium Tax Credits (EPTCs),…