Author: The Gazette Editorial Board
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EDITORIAL: As energy needs mount, the case for nuclear grows
Last April, Gov. Jared Polis signed into law the first step toward the much-needed and long-overdue return of clean, renewable nuclear power to Colorado. The legislation redefined nuclear energy as a form of clean energy under the law, a seemingly innocuous, semantic change — with potentially far-reaching expectations. The state’s only nuclear power plant to…
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EDITORIAL: Don’t herd Coloradans into density zoning
Colorado’s governor and legislature are leading us all down a primrose path to density zoning. It’s a wonky term for cramming more housing into less space. There’s even an attempt at an elegant variation — the more marketable “gentle density” — meaning, wedge more expensive multiplexes between single-family homes. It’s the hobby horse of the…
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EDITORIAL: Crow misses the mark again on U.S. airstrikes
Last June, Colorado’s 6th Congressional District U.S. Rep. Jason Crow sharply denounced the Trump administration for carrying out surprise airstrikes against Iran’s nuclear weapons development facilities. We expressed disappointment at Crow’s response. Now, Crow is at it again, criticizing the Trump White House this week for launching airstrikes against narcotraffickers in the Caribbean off the…
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EDITORIAL: Can GOP rein in Dems’ radical fringe at Capitol?
Best wishes to Jarvis Caldwell, the first-term Republican state representative from Monument who moved up last week to serve as the GOP’s minority leader in the state House. He replaces former Minority Leader Rose Pugliese, of Colorado Springs, whose surprise resignation from her House seat came earlier in the week. Let’s also extend the same…
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EDITORIAL: ‘Crowded’ prisons = safer Colorado
Let’s welcome news reported by The Gazette this week that Colorado’s prison population is on the rise, with more lawbreakers reportedly behind bars for parole violations. That’s encouraging in a state that has weathered an epic crime wave in recent years, often enough at the hands of parolees. The surge in our prison population reflects…
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EDITORIAL: Some perspective on Colorado’s high housing costs
The cost of housing has soared in our state in recent years, outpacing income growth and making it especially challenging for lower-wage earners and younger, entry-level workers to afford rent. Buying a place of their own is an even taller task for many. It all has led to much public debate and, inevitably, hyperventilation by…
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EDITORIAL: A step up from addiction, homelessness
Addiction and homelessness are crippling social woes that intersect on the streets of many Colorado communities. To an extent, they are one and the same. And they take a toll not only on those in the midst of those maladies but also on everyone around them. Essential to tackling both issues — and too often…
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EDITORIAL: ‘Crowded’ prisons = safer Colorado
Let’s welcome news reported by The Denver Gazette this week that Colorado’s prison population is on the rise, with more lawbreakers reportedly behind bars for parole violations. That’s encouraging in a state that has weathered an epic crime wave in recent years, often enough at the hands of parolees. The surge in our prison population…
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EDITORIAL: Our legislature imperils public safety yet again
Only days ago, The Gazette editorial board weighed in on how easy it is for dangerous criminal suspects with lengthy records in Colorado to walk free — and never come back — as they supposedly await trial or other court proceedings. That includes when they are deemed “incompetent” to understand the charges against them —…
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EDITORIAL: Our legislature imperils public safety yet again
Only days ago, The Gazette editorial board weighed in on how easy it is for dangerous criminal suspects with lengthy records in Colorado to walk free — and never come back — as they supposedly await trial or other court proceedings. That includes when they are deemed “incompetent” to understand the charges against them —…