Author: The Gazette Editorial Board
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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: Colorado’s costly call of the wild
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save If only managing the state’s wildlife were as simple as dialing in Animal Planet from your suburban family room and then reaching for the remote when it’s time to shoo the kids off to bed…
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EDITORIAL: Colorado’s costly call of the wild
If only managing the state’s wildlife were as simple as dialing in Animal Planet from your suburban family room and then reaching for the remote when it’s time to shoo the kids off to bed — and the animal kingdom back to the wilds. For the vast majority of Coloradans, that’s where their understanding of…
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EDITORIAL: Density zoning’s drumbeat drones on
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Longtime “Simpsons” fans will recall the satirical series’ riff on Broadway’s “The Music Man.” The citizens of mythical Springfield are beguiled by a huckster who pitches them on the idea of building a monorail —…
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EDITORIAL: Density zoning’s drumbeat drones on
Longtime “Simpsons” fans will recall the satirical series’ riff on Broadway’s “The Music Man.” The citizens of mythical Springfield are beguiled by a huckster who pitches them on the idea of building a monorail — which, of course, the town can’t afford and doesn’t need. Before even unveiling his proposal, the pitchman slyly plays the…
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EDITORIAL: Pretrial policies must prioritize public safety
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A legislature notoriously lax on law and order has rendered Colorado’s justice system a revolving door, letting lawbreakers loose all too soon to prey upon the public. Plenty are set free even before they have…
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EDITORIAL: Pretrial policies must prioritize public safety
A legislature notoriously lax on law and order has rendered Colorado’s justice system a revolving door, letting lawbreakers loose all too soon to prey upon the public. Plenty are set free even before they have to answer for their charges. Sometimes, dangerous suspects who should be held in jail are back on the streets on…
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EDITORIAL: Radical leftists shout down prayer for Kirk
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In the wake of the tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, Colorado’s senior Republican in Congress, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, demonstrated the kind of leadership that transcends partisanship. Rising on the House…
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EDITORIAL: Radical leftists shout down prayer for Kirk
In the wake of the tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, Colorado’s senior Republican in Congress, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, demonstrated the kind of leadership that transcends partisanship. Rising on the House floor amid a nation reeling from yet another act of political violence, Boebert called for a simple moment of prayer…
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EDITORIAL: Another wakeup call for Colorado’s ruling Dems
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Gazette news report this week on a sweeping, new survey of Coloradans opens with some helpful context — noting for readers that almost half the state’s registered voters are now unaffiliated. So, it’s probably…