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OUR VIEW: A Somber Labor Day for America

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A quick look at the website of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (bls.gov) provides an unsavory snapshot: Unemployment stands at 9.6 percent, payroll employment was down 131,000 as of July and productivity was down 1.8 ... Full story

LETTERS: Monday

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Pill after pill no solution I was angered by the Aug. 30 headline: “PTSD drug draws concern.” We are still failing our soldiers with inadequate medical care after their deployment. They return home after months of horror — sights ... Full story

MALKIN: Big labor’s violence-promoting tactics have a long legacy

Michelle Malkin

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To mark Labor Day 2010, President Obama will join hands with AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka in Milwaukee and pose as champions of the working class. Bad move. Trumka’s organizing record is a shameful reminder of the union movement’s vio... Full story

GUEST COLUMN: Take the time to develop an individual 72-hour emergeny plan

Bret Waters

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September is National Preparedness Month, a nationwide effort sponsored by the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Ready Campaign, in partnership with Citizen Corps. I am pleased to announce the City of Colorado Springs is taking part in thi... Full story

OUR VIEW: Atheist preachers, prophets and killers (vote in poll)

It's much like any old religion

Wayne Laugesen

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Another atheist extremist went on a rampage last week, taking hostages at the Discovery Channel building and demanding the network do more to proselytize evolution and fear about environmental Armageddon. Before he harmed anyone, police shot the terr... Full story

LETTERS: Sunday

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Destruction of vistas Residents of Colorado Springs are rightfully resentful of the eyesores that are the result of mining operations of the past. We have two of them in plain view that obscure the otherwise beautiful vistas of the Front Range: The ... Full story

COMMUNITY FORUM: Beck's rally

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Why the attacks on Beck? Glen Beck has a rally where a few hundred thousand Americans from all across the country show up. The rally is about wanting to restore honor to America. Wanting Americans to live by Judeo/Christian values. To work and live... Full story

GUEST COLUMN: Bringing MMJ issue to voters is the logical next step

Amy Lathen

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Amendment 20 was passed by Colorado voters in 2000. It calls for the use of Medical Marijuana (MMJ) by individuals with “debilitating medical conditions” who have received an MMJ card through the state Health Department. It was designed t... Full story

OUR VIEW: Say 'no' to Paige's audit request (vote in poll)

We don't need this added expense

Wayne Laugesen

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We don’t need an audit of the Colorado Springs Regional Economic Development Corp. Councilman Sean Paige suggested a city audit, saying he wants a better understanding of how the city’s funds are used. In an e-mail to The Gazette, Paige s... Full story

OUR VIEW: Beck said ‘God’; critic cries foul (vote in poll)

Wayne Laugesen

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Demagogues control rhetoric on the right and left, and it’s getting goofy. It’s about my team versus your team, “left” versus “right,” Republican versus Democrat, religious versus nonreligious. Don’t think, j... Full story

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