Re: “Bauernfeind wants warriors from the Air Force Academy, so he’s cutting ‘education,<\/a>‘” May 25 guest commentary<\/p>\n The academic heart of the U.S. Air Force Academy is under threat.<\/p>\n On Thursday, we honor the USAFA graduating class of 2025. U.S. Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink will be giving the keynote address, and the situation warrants his intervention to reverse the damage being done.<\/p>\n The ongoing, indiscriminate cuts of USAFA\u2019s experienced (and cost-effective) Ph.D. faculty are putting the academy\u2019s academic excellence<\/a> — and its mission to forge leaders who think critically — at risk. These cuts are not strategic; they are politically motivated and overtly based on \u201canti-woke\u201d notions that jeopardize the core of what makes USAFA a world-class educational institution, without increasing lethality.<\/p>\n The academy is not merely a military training camp with classrooms. Rather, it is a premier university where future Air and Space Force officers learn to think critically, act ethically, and lead decisively on complex problems in a rapidly changing, increasingly autonomous battlespace. Decimating academic departments by cutting 30% of their veteran faculty demoralizes both faculty and cadets, threatens even basic accreditations (not to mention academic excellence), and sends the wrong message about the kind of leaders we value.<\/p>\n There must be a reasoned reassessment, discussed openly by USAFA\u2019s many stakeholders, that protects the Academy\u2019s academic and research core, not as an afterthought, but as a central pillar of officer development.<\/p>\n If we lose USAFA\u2019s academic strength, America loses a key part of its war-fighting and peace-keeping edge.<\/p>\n Thomas Bewley, Colorado Springs<\/em><\/p>\n Excellence of Air Force Academy\u2019s educational programs at risk if civilian faculty cuts continue (Opinion)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \/*! This file is auto-generated *\/!function(d,l){“use strict”;l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&”undefined”!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll(‘iframe[data-secret=”‘+t.secret+'”]’),o=l.querySelectorAll(‘blockquote[data-secret=”‘+t.secret+'”]’),c=new RegExp(“^https?:$”,”i”),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document);<\/p>\n Re: “Economy: Trump ignores warning signs,” May 25 news story<\/p>\n For some reason, everyone is concerned about the $3 trillion being added to the national\u00a0debt over ten years by the House bill. \u00a0Left unmentioned is the fact that the current $2 trillion annual budget deficit is projected to continue throughout that decade, adding more than $20 trillion to the national debt. \u00a0The $3 trillion is just icing on the cake. \u00a0(A trillion here and a trillion there and pretty soon we’re talking about real money.)<\/p>\n Bond investors will soon conclude that the U.S. is too stupid to be relied upon and interest rates will skyrocket. (Bond markets are stable until they aren’t.)<\/p>\n Buckle up, everyone. I hope you’re protected.<\/p>\n Robert Kihm, Centennial<\/em><\/p>\n Re: “Will Polis veto kratom bill?<\/a>” May 23 news story<\/p>\n\n
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$23 trillion new debt, not $3 trillion<\/h4>\n
Governor should veto the kratom bill<\/h4>\n