Tag: war
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LETTERS: The real issue is not salaries; give officials some grace
The real issue is not salaries As a former City Councilor and member of the Colorado Springs Utilities Board, I’m troubled by the outrage over the CSU CEO’s pay increase. I believe the outrage is feigned and politically motivated noise by the greenies who are unhappy with the successful conservative operational philosophy that keeps our…
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Memorial Day is for remembering the fallen | Joe Barrera
As we have heard many times, on Veterans’ Day, November 11, we honor the present and former soldiers who are still with us. On Memorial Day, we honor those who have departed this world and gone on to greater glories. I find myself wishing that my fellow citizens would slow down a bit on Memorial Day…
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As U.S. burns through large munitions, lawmakers call for cheaper solutions to bring down drones
While the U.S. conflict with Iran is on hold, some military experts and members of Congress are concerned about how quickly American forces burned through expensive munitions and how long it could take to replace those stockpiles. Over 39 days, more than half of the American stockpiles of critical defensive munitions used to intercept other…
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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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GUEST COLUMN: Protect America, end Iran’s export of terror
My oldest son was five months old –– and had just spent a month in the hospital –– when I deployed to a combat zone in the Middle East as part of the Global War on Terror. He was 18 months old when I returned home. I’ve seen the cost of war. I’ve buried my friends. The base in the Middle East where I…
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LETTERS: A remarkable former mayor; the darker side of war
Remarkable fomer mayor A few recollections of Mayor Bob Isaac jogged by the “look back in history” picture of him last week: He served ably and without pay (a tiny stipend at most). He would always begin his monthly news conferences by striding to the podium and, in that distinctive deep gravelly voice ask, “Any…
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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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It’s time to restore the military-industrial complex
Historian Will Durant observed that peace is an unstable equilibrium which can be preserved only by acknowledged supremacy or equal power. War is a constant of human history and human nature and always will be. That’s not cynicism or defeatism, it’s practicality. If you believe otherwise you needn’t read any further, we have an irreconcilable…
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Israel, Hamas sign Gaza ceasefire
JERUSALEM – Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas signed an agreement on Thursday to cease fire and free Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, in the first phase of U.S. President Donald Trump’s initiative to end the two-year war in Gaza that has upended the Middle East. Israelis and Palestinians alike rejoiced after the…
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Putin: Russia has captured nearly 2K square miles in Ukraine this year
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russian forces had captured almost 2,000 square miles of land in Ukraine in 2025 and that Moscow retained complete strategic initiative on the battlefield. Russia’s 2025 gains would amount to nearly 1% of Ukraine’s land area, and the country controls nearly 20% in total. Putin, addressing a meeting…