Back in 2018, I showed up to a Colorado Springs City Council meeting in support of the Indigenous community, which was petitioning Council to make Indigenous People’s Day a permanent resolution, thereby abolishing Columbus Day. Protests against Columbus Day have been occurring for decades, a…
Is it possible that we idolize guns in American culture? That is, do Americans trust in guns to keep us safe more than we trust in God?
Little known fact: In more and more races, the GOP doesn’t have broad enough appeal to fairly produce an election majority, so it has resorted to rigging the system so a minority prevails.
Our question for today is what will become of Colorado’s Republican Party if Cory Gardner, as many expect, loses his Senate seat to John Hickenlooper? I mean, besides, in what should be the first order of business, kicking Ken Buck out as party chair.
The country is less than three weeks away from Election Day and chances are, no matter where you get your news, you’ve been told how divided our nation is — that there’s very little interest from the powers that be or the sides they lead in discussing commonalities. As we know, when it comes…
For those who have been wondering when or if Cory Gardner would try to put some distance between himself and his pal Donald Trump, now we know.
Colorado Springs is one of 10 cities across the country to receive mural installations as part of Facebook’s “Voting Is Voice” campaign, part of the platform’s broader initiative to support voting in the 2020 election. In a June 16 op-ed for USA Today, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote, “I …
If there is a far-right cause out there, incumbent Rep. Shane Sandridge is for it.
Incumbent Rep. Tony Exum is running for his fourth and final term in Colorado House District 17, where he’s worked to create skilled jobs, boost education funding, build access to affordable health care, protect veterans and seniors, improve infrastructure, and preserve the environment (earn…
Incumbent Marc Snyder has done more than enough to receive the endorsement of the Indy’s editorial board. And we don’t know much about his major party opponent, Republican George Rapko, because Rapko didn’t respond to our requests for an interview.
What are some of the personal callings you’ve experienced that caused you to choose your particular religion or path?
Shortly after taking office, Trump puffed himself up in full Trumpian pomposity to proclaim: “We will honor the American people with the truth, and nothing else.”
See the Indy’s Oct. 7 issue or go to csindy.com for interviews with candidates and more about our choices.
Presidential elections — has it been four years already? Time flies when your country’s on fire.
What’s the relationship between a young person’s faith and his success in life? Is faith an advantage or a disadvantage in your opinion?
How nasty is the Republican Party’s massive campaign to thwart democracy? Ask the good people of Florida.
Back in March, when it was clear COVID-19 was a thing and would be with us for quite some time, forward-thinkers began examining the processes needed to ensure voters (in the midst of a pandemic) would have the ability and the access to vote in the general election. Democrats have pushed for…
Once Donald Trump, who famously said he likes to downplay COVID-related issues, agreed to check into Walter Reed, Trump’s health crisis became all too real. It may be a while yet before we know how real. Truth, after all, is predictably the first casualty of a presidential health crisis. And…
Surely those who have followed the Indy’s endorsements through the years won’t be shocked that we strongly support former Gov. John Hickenlooper over incumbent Sen. Cory Gardner in their Senate race.
2A: TABOR revenue retention and revenue and spending limitations
Liz Rosenbaum is a spitfire — a justice warrior, community-builder, a clear voice fighting for the basic rights of people in her community.
This race is a tough one for us.
There are no bad choices in this race — but there are differing philosophies. Incumbent Stan VanderWerf is a conservative who made the U.S. Air Force his career. Ken Schauer, who served four years in the Air Force, works as an electrician and has been heavily involved with local unions and w…
While we’ve endorsed Larry Liston in the past, we think it’s time for new blood in the General Assembly. Liston is running for District 10 in the Senate after serving in the House, representing District 16.
Current City Councilor and House District 16 candidate Andres Pico struck the Indy’s editorial board as rational during our conversation. That includes his explanation regarding his position on human-caused climate change, an issue for which he’s faced scrutiny while a councilor. But it was …
The Indy could not interview Carrie Geitner because schedules wouldn’t mesh, although everyone tried.
In House District 20, Terri Carver is running for her last term in the General Assembly, while Meg Fossinger is her Democrat challenger.
This is the kind of state legislative race that perplexes us in every election. In this case, it takes place in House District 19, covering a swath of largely conservative areas in north and northeast El Paso County from Monument through Black Forest to Falcon, Peyton and Calhan.
When Doug Lamborn first ran for the House in 2006, Republicans outnumbered Unaffiliated voters in District 5 by 58,000. But unaffiliated voters lead the GOP by 19,000 today, and we’re hoping that means CD-5 voters are becoming more open-minded, more willing to consider Democrat Jillian Freel…
Two candidates, neither of them right for the job. We’re making no endorsement, and we’ll tell you why.
Amendment B: Repeal the Gallagher Amendment
Lately I’ve been feeling anxious about domestic terrorism related to the upcoming election. Do you have any suggestions for managing my anxiety?
Donald Trump has named his 11th-hour nominee for the Supreme Court in what will be Part II of the Great Court Heist of 2020. And when it’s all over — whatever happens to Trump in November and beyond — we’ll have a court prepared to overturn Roe v. Wade, a court prepared to diminish voting ri…
October is Arts Month. In another time, we’d be going to museums, listening to live music, seeing plays at the Ent Center, the Millibo Art Theatre or the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College.
Is it really so hard? Voting, I mean — smooth democratic elections with all citizens able to easily cast their ballots and with every ballot fairly counted. Is that too much for people to ask?
It’s Friday night, Sept. 18, and I’m sitting on the couch with my wife, listening to a podcast and playing a video game. She’s scrolling Twitter on her phone. It’s a typical night, comfortable — idyllic even. Until she reaches out to touch my arm and, wordlessly, turns her phone in my direction.
Recently, my kids and I took a trip to Utah to visit some family we haven’t seen in a few years. While there — and after a few games of basketball with siblings in desert heat and dense wildfire smoke — my son had what appeared to be an asthma attack. He was about to pass out, seeing spots, …
We should not be talking about politics today. We should be honoring and mourning the life and death of the Notorious RBG, who was far more than a late-career cultural icon. She was a giant of the court. Even before joining the Supreme Court, she was the diminutive giant whose outsized role …
With our national election looming, someone should put up “lost dog” signs in every neighborhood saying, “Missing: Republican Party Platform.”
What does the Bible or any other sacred text you follow have to say about race and racism?
On June 8, 2002, Colorado entered a new era of political concern: wildfire seasons that threaten the life, lifestyle and livelihood of residents. That was when Terry Barton, former Forestry Technician with the United States Forest Service, set fire to a letter from her estranged husband and …
