Guest Columnists

COLUMNIST: LaFarage mining agreement will not harm herons and eagles

AMY LATHEN

On Jan. 30, on The Gazette’s front page, Eileen Welsome attempted to report on the Lafarge mining application, which was heard by the Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) on Jan. 28. She was absent from the hearing, and the first sentence of... Full story

COLUMNIST: Of false positive mammograms and blue and green taxicabs

JOHN HORNER

Pretend that you are judging a case involving a nighttime hit-and-run by a taxi cab. An eyewitness testifies that the cab was blue. In the city where the accident occurred there are 100 cabs: 15 are blue, 85 are green. When tested for accuracy under... Full story

GUEST COLUMNIST: Stifling free speech outside Douglas Bruce's trespass trial

ALEXANDER DAUBE

In response to the Gazette article titled “Jury tampering delays Bruce trespassing trial,” (Nov. 14), I offer some thoughts.  Most Americans believe that their liberties are safe in courtrooms; that courts will uphold and support... Full story

GUEST COLUMNIST: Accused terrorists don't deserve the benefits of our justice

DON BENDELL

I earned and wore a Green Beret and have sons doing the same now against a different enemy. There still remains a similar Beltway mindset where strategy is planned by military leaders, then discarded by an administration seemingly bent on the... Full story

COLUMNIST: Basic budgetary facts give way to Colbert Conservatism

DAVID SIROTA

Pop quiz — name the political leader who said the following:“We must be willing to pull the plug before sinking more dollars into weapons that do not provide what our warriors need.”Now name the leader who said this:“(W)e... Full story

GUEST COLUMNIST: City could bring county into collecting stormwater 'fee'

AMY LATHEN

After all the controversy and wrangling for years over the Stormwater Enterprise, it looks like the end may be in sight. Or is it? There is another chapter to this whole story and in this chapter, the city of Colorado Springs could drag El Paso... Full story

COLUMNIST: When high gas prices return 'suck it up', metaphorically

BARRY FAGIN

Guess what’s not in the news? Gas prices. Gas does not cost $4 a gallon, and hasn’t for a while. Anybody remember when this was a big deal?   In 2006, before Republicans lost control of Congress, we were treated to Democratic... Full story

GUEST COLUMNIST: Passage of 300 should have ended stormwater fee fiasco

Douglas Bruce

Does anyone believe Douglas Bruce fought the illegal stormwater tax for three years, with lengthy court battles and two petition campaigns, in order for voters to ratify and prolong it another eight years, costing taxpayers another $60 million?... Full story

COLUMNIST: Obama's doubletalk on political dissent

Michelle Malkin

President Obama traveled all the way to China to praise the free flow of information. It’s the only safe place he could do so without getting heckled. With a straight face, Obama lauded political dissent and told Chinese students he welcomed... Full story

GUEST COLUMNIST: Environmentalist clowns threatening human life

Ari Armstrong

Climate change threatens our nation. Pollution is the cause. We must reverse course now to save future generations from misery.   Contrary to environmentalist hysteria, the problem is not carbon dioxide warming the earth. Instead, our... Full story

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