Tag: opinion
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Historic Preservation Board adopts historic survey | Cronin and Loevy
Historic Preservation is the process of identifying historic properties (homes, businesses, government buildings, etc.) and public facilities (parks, playgrounds, landscaped street medians, etc.) and then researching their histories and promoting their significance to the community. A study of Historic Preservation in Colorado Springs has been prepared and was adopted last Monday by the city’s Historic…
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Gov. Polis chooses electric vehicles over the handicapped | CALDARA
Colorado’s governor just made this statement “The market has made it clear, EVs (electric vehicles) are here to stay.” I agree with him. Electric cars, unlike 8-track tapes and rotary-dial phones, will continue to be available to consumers for a long, long time. Cool. But why he made the statement puzzles me. He did so…
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Colorado state GOP strives for irrelevance | WADHAMS
To get an intimate and terribly disturbing look at the decline of the Colorado Republican Party, one should watch the YouTube video from Saturday, Sept. 27. The Colorado Republican State Central Committee met to decide whether to “opt-out” of the 2026 Republican primary election and to nominate candidates solely through the exclusionary caucus-assembly process. Yes,…
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GUEST OPINION: ‘Public safety remains my top priority’
On Monday, I will present my proposed 2026 budget to City Council. A city budget is how we turn our community’s priorities into action, and those priorities come from you, the people of Colorado Springs. Because this moment matters, I want to share how this budget was built and what it means for our city.…
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EDITORIAL: Denver City Hall buys real estate like it’s Monopoly
Denver City Hall has put up the homeless in tent towns it has built as well as in hotels it has purchased. So, the administration of Mayor Mike Johnston must reason it’s no big deal to take the next step — buying and building longer-term “affordable housing.” Using taxpayers’ dollars, of course. Which, to City…
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Will Colorado courts curb lawmakers’ backdoor taxes
During its August special session, the Colorado General Assembly passed several bills to raise tax revenue and partially fill the growing chasm between federal tax policy and progressive Democrats’ insatiable spending. Although the Taxpayers Bill of Rights (TABOR) in our state constitution requires a public vote on any “tax policy change directly causing a net…
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LETTERS: More on Ford Amphitheater; public deserves transparency
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More on Ford Amphitheater Congratulations to Brennen Kauffman for his well written article referencing the Dudek Engineering Peer Review of the Ford Amphitheater. With respect to the VENU representative’s comments regarding Dudek Engineering, “making up new rules”, the question arises, “ Who made the rules?” In the PUD and the 2025 Compliance Agreement, the only “rules” provided…
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GUEST OPINION: How a college scholarship changed my life
As a teenager in Lamar, I stared down the reality that college might never happen. My family could not afford it, and the thought of graduating with heavy student debt was overwhelming. But I knew one thing for sure: if I wanted a different future, I had to try. So, I applied for every scholarship…
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COLUMN: Remembering those who work while we’re sleeping
There’s an old saying that “Hard work never sleeps” – a maxim that undoubtedly dates back as far as women and men have been working anywhere at anything for anyone. I thought of this while talking with my friend Bill this past weekend. Our sons are in scouts together. Sitting around a campfire up in…
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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),…