Author: Pula Davis
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COMMENTARY: What in the world is wrong with people?
Often people think journalists are jaded and seldomnly surprised by the news, no matter how strange or how tragic. For the most part, that’s a false assumption. We can also be stunned at the daily circus that has become modern life. Just a few examples make us wonder: What in the world is wrong with…
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COMMENTARY: What in the world is wrong with people?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Often people think journalists are jaded and seldomnly surprised by the news, no matter how strange or how tragic. For the most part, that’s a false assumption. We can also be stunned at the daily…
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OUR VIEW: GOP voters can weigh options
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Several months ago, The Gazette’s editorial board decided not to endorse any candidates in the June 26 primary election in El Paso County. We are not rethinking that decision, but curiously watched the recent conversations…
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OUR VIEW: GOP voters can weigh options
Several months ago, The Gazette’s editorial board decided not to endorse any candidates in the June 26 primary election in El Paso County. We are not rethinking that decision, but curiously watched the recent conversations with Doug Lamborn and Robert Blaha on GTV with many in the community. GTV is a new Gazette online opportunity…
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OUR VIEW: Confront the issue of dangerous dogs
A dog attack is a terrifying, painful experience. Depending on the dog’s size and strength, an attack can be fatal. A simple stroll through a neighborhood or park can change one’s life or worse. As long as man has lived with his ‘best friends,’ there have been occasional disfiguring or deadly consequences.Those of us who…
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OUR VIEW: Colorado College is important part of our future
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado College’s connection to Colorado Springs is a long one. Springs’ founder Gen. William Jackson Palmer had a vision for his city when he began to lay it out in 1871. That vision included a…
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OUR VIEW: Colorado College is important part of our future
Colorado College’s connection to Colorado Springs is a long one. Springs’ founder Gen. William Jackson Palmer had a vision for his city when he began to lay it out in 1871. That vision included a coeducational college designed to be a liberal arts and science institution with an emphasis on quality and creativity. That vision…
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TOWN HALL: Limbaugh and law student are both wrong (poll)
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save So now we have to deal with the S-word? Talk radio mogul Rush Limbaugh dominated the news recently because he referred to a Georgetown University student as a “slut” on his radio show. The law…
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TOWN HALL: Limbaugh and law student are both wrong (poll)
So now we have to deal with the S-word? Talk radio mogul Rush Limbaugh dominated the news recently because he referred to a Georgetown University student as a “slut” on his radio show. The law student and birth-control advocate, Sandra Fluke, testified before the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee during a mock hearing on…
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OUR VIEW: GOP race is typical of times
An ancient Chinese curse says ‘May he live in interesting times.’ Like it or not, we live in an interesting time. As Charles Dickens said in a Tale of Two Cities: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness…”…