Tag: politics
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Trump talks up his ballroom plan while playing down Americans’ economic pain
WASHINGTON • Standing in front of the White House ballroom construction site, President Donald Trump appealed for patience from Americans struggling with soaring gas prices as he sought to justify the cost of a project critics call a vanity effort. “This is peanuts,” he said on Tuesday in an apparent reference to the economic damage…
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Colorado GOP plays with fire as primary approaches | Dick Wadhams
Over the next several weeks, the Colorado Republican Party will make consequential decisions that will determine just how relevant it will be in 2026 and beyond. The 600-member Colorado Republican State Central Committee will meet on May 30 to elect a new state chair following Brita Horn’s resignation. The Colorado Republican Primary Election will be held one month later…
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LETTERS: Reasons for vandalism; a waste of time, money
Reasons for vandalism Regarding the Gazette column “Why abortion radicals resort to vandalism” (May 13): Paul Batura’s column gives many reasons for the vandalism by abortion radicals. Some of his premises are logical or supernatural. I can offer additional insight, both logical and supernatural. The reason for vandalism against pro-life entities is…
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LETTERS: No place for Buc-ees; making an immeasurable mark
Not the place for Buc-ee’s Buc-ee’s is trying to build a travel center at County Line and I-25, near Monument and Palmer Lake. Imagine, if you will, the Renaissance Festival in Larkspur. No, not the festival itself. Imagine hopping on the freeway and not being able to drive to Denver on the weekends during the…
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GUEST OPINION: What if politics practiced the spirit of aloha?
In today’s political climate, public discourse often feels more like combat than conversation. Citizens are divided, leaders trade insults instead of ideas, and the tone of our national, state and local dialogue grows increasingly harsh. It seems to me that many Americans are unconcerned with the vitriolic and polarizing behavior of our government leaders and…
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What we know about nearly a dozen scientists who went missing, died, or were murdered
The Trump administration is probing concerns surrounding nearly a dozen scientists said to be connected to highly secretive space research whose deaths and disappearances are under increasing scrutiny. President Donald Trump called the situation “pretty serious stuff” last Thursday, revealing he had just attended a meeting about the scientists and promised the government would probe…
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Implications of Williams’ appointment as Chief of Staff | Rachel Stovall
The Mayor’s Office of Colorado Springs recently made the news. Wayne Williams was appointed chief of staff to Mayor Yemi Mobolade. You may remember that Williams was Mobolade’s 2023 opponent from the last Mayoral election. Mobolade has framed the hire as a unity-and-execution move, saying the city’s problems around public safety, roads, housing, and economic growth are not partisan and require…
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Poll: Colorado voters oppose legalizing prostitution, support suspending wolf reintroduction
A majority of Colorado residents — 61% — oppose legalizing prostitution in the state, an idea that lawmakers floated earlier in the legislative session before pulling their proposal. Just over half of Democratic respondents said they would support legalization, while 76% of Republicans and two-thirds of unaffiliated voters said they are against it. Meanwhile, half…
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Poll: Colorado voters oppose legalizing prostitution, support suspending wolf reintroduction
A majority of Colorado residents — 61% — oppose legalizing prostitution in the state, an idea that lawmakers floated earlier in the legislative session before pulling their proposal. Just over half of Democratic respondents said they would support legalization, while 76% of Republicans and two-thirds of unaffiliated voters said they are against it. Meanwhile, half…
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Poll: Colorado Gov. Jared Polis loses support among Democrats
Gov. Jared Polis is losing steam among members of his party, particularly progressive Democrats, according to a recent poll. Other statewide Democrats also saw their favorability ratings drop, though relatively stable compared to the governor’s numbers, the poll conducted by the Colorado Polling Institute in late March said. Forty-four percent of respondents said they view…