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NOREEN: Economic development would be a good idea

BARRY NOREEN

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It’s a famous story: Mahatma Gandhi was asked what he thought of Western civilization and he replied, “I think it would be a good idea.” What do you think of economic development? In Colorado Springs we’d say it sounds... Full story

NOREEN: Save the clock tower

BARRY NOREEN

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“Save the clock tower!” In “Back to the Future,” Marty McFly is approached by a woman distributing leaflets for a campaign to save the clock tower of the local courthouse, which was damaged by lightning many years earlier.... Full story

NOREEN: Spare change? Plug a meter

BARRY NOREEN

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Some people like to give spare change to panhandlers because it makes the donor feel all warm inside. Face-to-face charitable giving like that is so personal and satisfying, because the giver can see the smile and the gratitude. There’s... Full story

NOREEN: Meet the new Untouchables

BARRY NOREEN

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EDITOR'S NOTE: Barry has updated the original version of his column to reflect City Council developments later in the day Tuesday.   Colorado Springs police and firemen, don’t tell us you’re feeling our pain, because you... Full story

NOREEN: Recall? Let's not lose our heads

BARRY NOREEN

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Off with their heads. By all means, let’s grab our pitchforks and storm the Bastille. After we lop off the head of the king, we can institute a reign of terror and lop off thousands of more heads. No need to stop with a mere recall of... Full story

NOREEN: Let's cut some trees down on Pikes Peak

BARRY NOREEN

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If there’s a big fire on the mountain it would cost us a lot of money and we’d be living with the consequences for years. There hasn’t been a sizeable fire on Pikes Peak since the 1880s. A large fire now would likely take some... Full story

NOREEN: Election won't bring joy

BARRY NOREEN

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It’s a bad joke: No one has to worry about the city of Colorado Springs going down the drain because voters killed the stormwater enterprise. City voters delivered an unmistakable message Tuesday, slaughtering an ill-timed and poorly sold tax... Full story

NOREEN: See? October wasn't that bad on Wall Street

BARRY NOREEN

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We just got past that spooky time of year. You know, that horrendous season when historically, the grim reaper reaches out on black Mondays, seizing our prosperity and signaling our collective doom. No, not Halloween: Another October at the stock... Full story

NOREEN: Who's to blame for reefer madness?

BARRY NOREEN

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It’s reefer madness. Colorado Springs isn’t going to launch a sweeping crackdown on medicinal marijuana dispensaries, but city officials — like officials everywhere in Colorado — aren’t really sure what they’re... Full story

NOREEN: Please don't shoot the messenger

BARRY NOREEN

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When you don’t like the message you can always shoot the messenger. Many city employees are angry with The Gazette because it published the list of employees’ names with the amount of their salaries. “You demagogues at the... Full story

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