Author: The Gazette Letters
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LETTERS: More than just a fountain; legislation full of unknowns
More than just a fountain What a ridiculous decision by the City of Colorado Springs to let the Julie Penrose Fountain sit dry, especially at the heart of “Olympic City USA,” in the shadow of Pikes Peak and the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum. It feels like we’re right back in 2009, when I spearheaded…
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LETTERS: Degraded quality of life; this seems convoluted
A degraded quality of life Palantir leaving Colorado should be a serious wake-up call to Colorado. Will our elected law-makers listen? Sadly, perceptions are the reality. Too many liberal Colorado Democrats are financially and economically illiterate. Their typical hate-Trump/tax-the-rich/anti-business rhetoric and voting bias will eventually lead to a degraded quality of life. Colorado deserves better.…
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LETTERS: A society enslaved to pleasure; plan before shutting plants
A society enslaved to pleasure Colorado’s race to the diabolical took a grotesque new turn last week with the introduction of Senate Bill SB26-079, decriminalizing prostitution in Colorado. If abortion until the point of birth and euthanizing our old, poor, and weak doesn’t turn your stomach, this ought to. Colorado, once again, is “leading” the…
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LETTERS: What’s up with the contrails?; due process
What’s up with the contrails? Is it just me, or does anyone else notice the streaked cloud patterns over our fair city lately? Mornings typically start out with cobalt-blue skies, only to be crisscrossed with jet contrails, which spread and expand into gray cloud-cover. Some days, the jets don’t start a contrail until the edge…
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LETTERS: Buc-ee’s is back; failing schools
Buc-ee’s is back We thought we had convinced the Beave he was barking up the wrong tree. Boy were we wrong. Buc-ee’s is back! Bigger and more obnoxious than ever. Well, friends, we must gather our strength. He has a new strategy now. He thinks he can sidestep this community’s objections and schmooze a few…
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LETTERS: Special Valentines card; cruel article
Special Valentines card Friday morning, while reading the newspaper there was an article about The Colorado Springs School, making Valentines Day cards for patients in Abode Hospice. What especially caught my eye was third grader Elizabeth Babeneaux’s Valentine. This little lady has beautiful handwriting especially for third grader. Keep up the gift you have. Great…
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LETTERS: Where is our moral compass?; invitation to corruption
Where is our moral compass? A vote on the proposed camping ban–for the entire city of Colorado Springs–has been moved up to February, on very short notice, and I am incensed. Emotions aside, the ban itself raises lots of questions: All of these questions weigh on my conscience, and I wonder if our city is…
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GUEST COLUMN: City is the source of confusion in Manitou parking issue
I am writing in response to the opinion piece published on February 2 where former mayors Ken Jaray and John Graham try to justify the City of Manitou Springs’ demand for property and money managed by the Manitou Springs Metropolitan Parking District (MSMPD). I have specialized information about the subject because I am a business owner and…
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LETTERS: Concerns about Black History Month; promises must be kept
Concerns about Black History Month Colorado Springs City Council announced a proclamation recognizing February as Black History Month at Tuesday’s meeting, two weeks after a first attempt at a proclamation was rejected by the body. That recognition is appropriate and overdue. However, another major public institution in our community has quietly abandoned this observance altogether:…
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LETTERS: Source of new revenue; a breath of fresh air
Possible source of revenue Our embarrassingly crumbling roads seem to be of great concern to many. I believe I have the solution that won’t cost taxpayers a dime more! My frequent first hand observance at the highway entrance ramps with traffic lights installed is that at least 50% of drivers totally ignore the red light…