I’m writing in response to Raphael Sassower’s Dec. 16 editorial, “Eliminate the Fire Dept?”
My initial reaction to the article was one of disappointment and frustration. This stems from the multitude of inaccurate information and lack of understanding from an author that has admittedly yet to find himself in need of emergency services.
We appreciate the praise, [...] [...]
I applaud the Colorado Springs Business Journal coverage of the recently released 2011 Quality of Life Indicators report. This is relevant community reporting with important social and economic impacts. I would, however, like to clarify some of the issues addressed in the section of the article on suicide. This is not the first time the [...] [...]
By Dave Munger and Stephannie Finley
As major stakeholders in the Academy Boulevard Corridor Great Streets project, we disagree with the Business Journal’s Feb. 4 opinion article Academy Boulevard Plans Need to be Reworked; particularly with its premise that this corridor should not be made a focus of community re-investment over the next decades.
The Academy Boulevard [...] [...]
Raymond Keating’s Sept. 24 column, headlined “U.S. needs less government to thrive,” showed he’s not much of a myth-buster.
His first myth: Government spending will boost — or “stimulate” — the economy. He destroys this with the hard evidence of opinion polls. By his fallacious logic, government spending doesn’t work because a July 2010 Rasmussen poll [...] [...]
Is the City Council of Colorado Springs in denial regarding the tent camps? We have a crises, it’s a real problem that is not going away. We simply cannot refuse to talk about it as a community any longer. Let’s not allow this problem to have an on-going affect on our community, tourism, business trade [...] [...]
Dear Editor:
As a member of the board of directors for Experience Colorado Springs (the local convention and visitors bureau), I offer a different perspective on how the local bureau operates to solicit and retain tourism dollars.
Many people think of a CVB as an antiquated visitor center in a world where all facets of a trip [...] [...]
Dear Editor:
RE: Silos, silos everywhere (June 12)
The one thing I hear over and over from the people who went on the Austin trip was that their city leaders encourage everyone to check their egos and politics at the door.
They key to their success was to welcome everybody to the table and use everybody’s talents and [...] [...]
Dear Editor:
In your last “At Issue” editorial you answered your own question – whether or not the Army is important to the “vitality” of Colorado Springs. Of course it is – economically.
But the Army does not station its troops in places such as Fort Carson for the economic welfare of the local community. It places [...] [...]
<em>Dear Editor,
</em>In this current economic climate, and with the governor, city and county elected officials asking voters for more tax dollars to pay for the maintenance of our existing roads and bridges, perhaps now would be the time for voters to be given the opportunity to change how their current taxes to the Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority are being allocated. [...]
<em>Dear Editor,
</em>David Vessey’s article pushing county tax increase 1A was wildly inaccurate.
His second sentence begins, “After years of tax cuts ...” What tax cuts are those? County tax revenue is millions more than in prior years. [...]