Tag: Wayne Laugesen
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PERSPECTIVE: 2 Colorado politicians want to heal the Divided States of America
The United States is bitterly divided culturally and politically. Our constant state of rancor may be among a few observations all can see and hope to end. As Russian troops murder children and commit other war crimes, it may be an opportunity for people in the United States to see their similarities and their common…
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PERSPECTIVE: Republican leader hopes to balance Colorado
Democrats control 100% of Colorado’s government and hold all statewide offices, with the exception of one at-large seat on the Democrat-controlled University of Colorado Board of Regents. Republicans hope to change the balance in November. The Gazette’s editorial board met with Colorado Republican Party Chair Kristi Burton Brown to discuss how her party hopes to…
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EDITORIAL: Inflation hurts the poor, as the wealthy drink lattes
A popular meme tells Americans to stop fussing about inflation. Variations are rampant on social and legacy media platforms. We hear the message from politicians and pundits throughout the free world. Here’s a Facebook version shared Tuesday by our friend and colleague, the venerable Harvard graduate and syndicated columnist Ruben Navarrette — a man who…
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EDITORIAL: Killers go free as nonviolent women get massive bonds
The public slept safer Wednesday and Thursday. That’s because authorities locked up Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters and her assistant and stuck them each with a $500,000 cash bond. Sarcasm intended. We have cash bail for a reason. It gives suspects, presumed innocent, the option of freedom while improving the odds that person will behave…
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PERSPECTIVE: Denver chief explains Colorado’s soaring crime rate
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As Colorado endures a statewide spike in crime — including violence, murders and property crimes — The Gazette’s editorial board met recently with Denver Police Chief Paul Pazen by Zoom to learn about this trend from his perspective. Gazette: Good morning, Chief. The editorial board…
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EDITORIAL: Let Black History Month heal this great country
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save We begin Black History Month with a president who called school integration a “racial jungle.” More recently he said Blacks “ain’t Black” if they don’t support him. To the north, we have a Canadian prime…
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EDITORIAL: Enforce the law that forbids school segregation
Imagine a public school teaching 5- and 6-year-olds to embrace Baptist doctrines and customs. The school contains three Baptist students. During “Baptist Lives Matter at School Week of Action,” teachers tell Baptist children to reject the traditions of Catholics and Jews, disrupt the families and communities of non-Baptists, and focus on developing “Baptist villages.” This…
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EDITORIAL: Pot activist takes a cheap shot at Lauren Boebert
A CBD salesman who claims his products cure an amazing assortment of ills hopes to defeat the dynamic U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert in Colorado’s Third Congressional District primary. The 74-year-old State Sen. Don Coram, a pro-pot activist, decided last week to leverage a fake news attack on Boebert — a young entrepreneur who represents the interests…
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EDITORIAL: Bluecifer, Freemasons and the curse of DIA
Coloradans are blessed and cursed by Denver International Airport. We have easy access to affordable, direct flights nationally and internationally. It is the third-busiest airport in the United States, the eighth busiest in the world, and airport officials anticipate substantial growth in traffic and capacity. Then there’s the curse. It has nothing to do with…