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A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens We can all agree that 2020 was the worst of times — a year of such challenge and devastating loss. Throughout our city and our Downtown, our independent small businesses continue to confront an existential crisis, exacerbated now by the bleak of winter. As we welcome 2021, with vaccines on the horizon, we know better times are ahead. But even in the midst of a pandemic, Downtown reached historic achievements last year. • The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum and Hall of Fame opened to national and international acclaim. • Construction contin...

In this commentary, a retired four-star Air Force general says Colorado Springs, Colorado, has always been the center of the military's space operations.

The Air Force is weeks away from announcing the permanent location of U.S. Space Command, the headquarters overseeing military space operations. Since the president announced the formation of the eleventh combatant command 16 months ago, the Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce & Economic Development Corp. has been leading the community’s response, under the campaign Winning USSPACECOM. U.S. Space Command belongs in Colorado Springs, in part because of the strong business ecosystem that provides the Department of Defense with technical support, innovation, and talent. Technical Support. Mor...

Amid the hue and cry over where U.S. Space Command will be permanently housed, one set of voices has been conspicuously absent: the troops who serve in the headquarters no matter where it calls home. Members of the military are carefully taught to stay quiet about government decisions. America’s long history of civilian leadership over the military means those in uniform keep mum. The association that represents most of those who serve the command, however, is now voicing a preference: keep it in Colorado Springs. RELATED: Matt Anderson, an Air Force colonel and spokesman for the yearold Sp...

Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers, left, and Marilyn Vyzourek, right, prepare to cut the ribbon during the grand opening ceremony for the new dining hall and kitchen at the Springs Rescue Mission on West Las Vegas Street on Sept. 17, 2020. The new dining hall can seat up to 185 people comfortably and has a significantly larger kitchen than the previous building. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette) Forrest Czarnecki