The famous Focus on the Family Super Bowl ad, broadcast during the most-watched television show in history, is a boon to Colorado Springs.
Focus on the Family is what economic development... Full story
Beer. Animal rights. Abortion. Uniform resource locators. All-male dating services. Buxom women. All with some football thrown in. Happy Super Bowl Sunday.
The Super Bowl is one of America’s favorite holidays, though it’s not... Full story
If only the federal government were as responsible with our money as Pepsi is with theirs. The soda giant has been in the Super Bowl ad business for more than two decades. But this year, Pepsi determined it was economically unwise to pay $3 million... Full story
No sympathy for humans?
Dogs and puppies without homes, food, medical treatment and heat, forced to stay out-of-doors in winter, would be considered abused and taken into private homes by private citizens within one hour of the media reporting such... Full story
A very different city
Today, I had the displeasure of watching Colorado Springs Utilities turn off our streetlight. A sure sign of the times.
When we chose to make Colorado Springs our home over 18 years ago, this was a different city. It felt... Full story
President Barack Obama is coming to Colorado Feb. 18, which could help former Colorado Speaker of the House Andrew Romanoff defeat U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet in the upcoming Colorado Democratic primary.President Obama, with all due respect, you should... Full story
Prison spending was less than 3 percent of the Colorado budget 20 years ago. Today, in an era when the population base is aging and crime rates are dropping, the state spends 9 percent of its general fund to incarcerate convicts.“It is clearly... Full story
Judging by Tim Tebow’s much-hyped Super Bowl ad, “choose life” remains conservatives’ favorite abortion shibboleth. But really, the phrase better captures the stakes in the Great Budget Wars of 2010. Plagued by deficits,... Full story
Use polling info wisely
An article in a recent issue of The Gazette by Mark Barna on the issue of evolution reminded me of a book my dad once owned called: “How to Lie with Statistics.” It’s one thing to use polling... Full story
A hate crime has two components: 1. Hatred, which is not a crime, and 2. A crime.
Examples abound. Marty Marshall and his white family walked from a fireworks display in Ohio in June. A group of black teens attacked them, yelling “this is a... Full story
Corporations are not ‘evil’
All the progressive Democrats seem to do these days is whine. Whining about George W. Bush, whining about Republican obstructionism. Hello! You are in complete power in... Full story