Author: Dan Ajamian
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POINT/COUNTERPOINT: Should Colorado students be required to wear masks this fall?
POINT: Dan Ajamian Although Colorado Springs Charter Academy (CSCA) required masks for all students during the last school year, masks will not be required for students in the upcoming school year. Masks shouldn’t be required for students at other Colorado schools either, as they are neither necessary for children, nor ideal. Last summer we had…
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POINT/COUNTERPOINT: Should Colorado students be required to wear masks this fall?
Point: Dan Ajamian Although Colorado Springs Charter Academy (CSCA) required masks for all students during the last school year, masks will not be required for students in the upcoming school year. Masks shouldn’t be required for students at other Colorado schools either, as they are neither necessary for children, nor ideal. Last summer we had…
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COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS: City’s solar panels (poll)
In a recent editorial, The Gazette stated that the council made a “foolhardy investment in solar at ratepayers’ expense,” complaining that Community Solar Garden program burdens ratepayers with a new “$22 million-dollar subsidy.” Here’s why that could be considered a “foolhardy” conclusion. The “$22 million” figure assumes that the cost to replace the energy generated…
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COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS: Colorado’s new gun control laws (poll)
A choice between a strong people or strong government By Dan Ajamian The root of the ongoing gun control debate is a basic misunderstanding of the Second Amendment. The right to bear arms is much more than a right to hunt, shoot skeet, or own high-powered rifles. The Second Amendment is the most powerful guarantee…