Views & Letters

LETTERS: Yes, we are warming; 'Over the River' isn't art; and more

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Debunking an editorial I read the Our View article on Friday, Feb. 3, regarding the “warming theory dying on the vine” with much disdain. The opening statement about the Earth’s temperature not increasing significantly in the last ... Full story

LETTERS: MMJ logic; College costs; Partisan outrage, and more

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Concern laudable, logic void In her letter of Jan. 27, Theresa Null, describes an acquaintance “Sarah”, who had a stressful family life, made an apparent escape but then began using medical marijuana (MMJ), which, Null claims, caused &ld... Full story

TOWN HALL: No mammograms at Planned Parenthood (poll)

It's too bad Komen backed down

WAYNE LAUGESEN

Grants from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation are supposed to save women with breast cancer. No dollar should be wasted by this charity on anything outside of that mission. Society doesn’t need to lose another wife, mother, daughter, s... Full story

LETTERS: Celebrate life; Sallie Clark; and more

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Not looking for an encounter I am writing in response to the front-page article regarding the “Ferocious” Akbash dogs being used in the Uncompahgre National Forest. I have owned an Akbash for 10 years, and the presentation of the breed ... Full story

BARACK OBAMA: Homeowners Bill of Rights can provide relief

BARACK OBAMA

Editor’s note: This is an exclusive to The Gazette, available in no other Colorado newspaper. In my State of the Union Address, I laid out a blueprint for an economy that’s built to last — an economy built on American manufacturing... Full story

RON PAUL: Answers to nation’s health care crisis lie in freedom, not force

RON PAUL

For many Americans, the most offensive aspect of the new health care program, commonly referred to as “Obamacare,” is the individual mandate. The Constitution does not give the federal government the right to force Americans to purchase ... Full story

COMMUNITY FORUM: Fans and foes of Christo's 'Over the River'

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Residents should decide With just a little bit of research on the Internet, I found out that Christo’s The Gates, Central Park, New York, 1979-2005, project took 26 years to find the right administration to finally agree to his demands. With t... Full story

OUR VIEW: A recommendation we should accept

Change governance of Springs Utilities

WAYNE LAUGESEN

An independent board should oversee Colorado Springs Utilities. If that gives readers a sense of deja vu, it’s because The Gazette’s editorial board has said as much, in this column, several times in the past. But this time the statement... Full story

LETTERS: Tune out at halftime; Planned Parenthood; and more

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It is time to reunite A nation imbued with qualities like liberty and freedom must refrain from dividing. No greater threat has in this nation’s history endangered its values than the party lines of today. Our country has been divided, our pr... Full story

OUR VIEW: Warming hypothesis dies on the vine (poll)

FREEDOM COMMUNICATIONS

Earth’s temperature hasn’t increased significantly in 15 years, which wouldn’t be big news except global warming extremists had predicted temperatures would soar during that time because of manmade greenhouse-gas emissions. That fo... Full story

LETTERS: Leave national anthem alone; Harmful prohibition; and more

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Leave the anthem alone I just got through reading the editorial [on the national anthem] by Wayne Langesen (Jan. 24). Here’s my opinion. Leave it alone! This issue has been going on for years now and I still prefer the “Star Spangled Ban... Full story

TOWN HALL: DU students try to stop Christo (poll)

WAYNE LAUGESEN

A group of student lawyers at the University of Denver’s Sturm College of Law are suing on behalf of a group called “Rags Over the Arkansas River,” in an effort to stop world-renowned artist Christo from stretching fabric over parts... Full story

LETTERS: School choice; Hooters fiasco; and more

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New educational settings School choice is a hot topic in Colorado, especially as our great state is viewed as a national leader in education reform. While choice is often discussed as a platform benefiting students, teacher are too benefiting from s... Full story

GUEST COLUMN: Keeping score on Americans' declining freedom to succeed

JOHN ANDREWS

So now we’ve heard the State of the Union according to Obama and the State of the State according to John Hickenlooper. We’ve seen Gingrich’s debating prowess and Mitt Romney’s tax returns, Rick Santorum’s sweaters and R... Full story

TOWN HALL: Ron Paul's message makes him cool (poll)

WAYNE LAUGESEN

It is hard to imagine Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney receiving anything approaching the enthusiastic receptions given to rival candidate Ron Paul. Gazette staffers and hundreds of Colorado Springs residents saw it firsthand on Tuesday... Full story

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