Author: The Gazette Letters
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LETTERS: Utility rates; drone defense innovation
Utility’s new peak rates To piggyback on the recent letter from H. Wayne Hall (Gazette 3/24) regarding the price gouging of Colorado Springs Utilities’ new peak rates, I couldn’t agree more. I just don’t understand why CSU even needs a peak rate during the winter months, when cumulative ratepayer demand is significantly lower than in…
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LETTERS: Solution doesn’t fit the problem; in the real world
The solution doesn’t fit the problem Vince Bzdek is right about one thing: Colorado’s caucus and assembly system is deeply flawed. But his proposed solution—allowing unaffiliated voters to participate in caucuses—doesn’t fix the problem. It expands it. Colorado doesn’t need a bigger caucus system. It needs to move beyond it. The caucus and assembly system…
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LETTERS: Boulder St. vacation; our treasures
When Palmer thrives, downtown does too When I walked the halls of Palmer High School as a student in the late 1990s, the building already felt like a place where history lived. Founded more than a century ago, Palmer is not just a school. It is a cornerstone of Colorado Springs, a landmark that has…
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LETTERS: Wailing and gnashing of teeth; people instead of parties
Why so much anger and fuss? One might imagine from all the wailing and gnashing of teeth in the Tri-Lakes area that Beelzebub himself is planning to build a den of iniquity at the corner of I-25 and County Line Road. Why so much anger and fuss over a Buc-ee’s? Few would disagree that unspoiled…
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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: Make operational adjustments; manifest selfishness
Significant operational adjustments We hear and notice regularly the slow mail service, postage increases, lack of quantity and importance of our regular daily mail. Many people are turning to other means of communicating. All of these issues seem to relate to the huge budget issues faced by the Postal Service. It may be time for…
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LETTERS: State’s below average judges; not wrong on every issue
Below average judges Our Colorado judicial and court system lacks accountability and is cloaked in self-serving protectionism. Whether appointed or elected, judges enjoy near untouchable status. Judicial appointments by our governor and state supreme court bypass public input. When we vote, the track record and credentials of judicial candidates is not well-disclosed. As such, we…
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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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LETTERS: For some, the street is all they have; shifting utilities usage
For some, the street is all they have Re: The Final Vote? Colorado Springs Car Camping Ban — March 10, 2026. The air was heavy in the council chambers. Sadness lingered even before the final vote was cast. I felt defeated, as if I had let down the neighbors and loved ones I advocate for.…
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LETTERS: Subsidizing homelessness; “I just had a feeling”
Stop subsidizing homelessness Homelessness is a misnomer. These street people are bums and vagrants who are spongeing off of the working class. The only way to reduce homelessness is to stop subsidizing it. The state of California spends $billions on the problem of homelessness. While the state has about 13% of the total population of…