Columns for the Colorado Springs Gazette

                     Dr. Barry Fagin

 

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2008
Springs should be more accepting of gays June 26th
Mom captured essence of visit from grandkids June 12th
Shroud Center still pushing false claims May 29th
Kazakhstan economy benefits all citizens May 15th
City seeks answer to "What's the Big Idea?" May 1st
ID does not belong in the science classroom
(opposing viewpoint is here)
April 18th
My 100th column April 17th
Law of Large Numbers sucks fun from life April 3rd
Consensual adult sex shouldn't be a crime March 20th
Teen gets early introduction to intrusive government March 6th
Numbers show system needs improvement February 21st
Ignorance, superstition hold back mankind February 7th
Paul offers most to conservative voters January 24th
Supernatural forces not at work in politics January 10th

2007

Would you like a large for a quarter more? December 27th
Shootings a reason to reach out to others December 13th
Consumers as smart as economic busybodies November 29th
Candidates' positions, not polls, matter most November 15th
Choosing elite school still a smart move November 1st
It's time to find new definition of 'poor' October 18th
Professor's 'last lecture' teaches life lessons October 4th
An open letter to the people of Iraq   (Arabic version) September 20th
Reason versus superstition the real culture clash September 6th
Low expectations don't help anyone August 23rd
Everyday economics floats all our boats August 9th
Property rights are key to pursuit of happiness July 26th
Michael Moore's movie misdiagnoses medical malady July 12th
GOP must return to bedrock principles June 28th
There's more to life than winning a Nobel Prize June 14th
Evangelical Old Guard makes way for change May 31st
Rudeness too common at movies, concerts May 17th
Creationists' 'science' doesn't stand up to facts May 3rd
Defenders of fuzzy math do students a disservice April 19th
Life is hard, even when it's artificial April 5th
Democrats again display mistrust of the market March 22nd
Bombshell a victim of human nature March 8th
African-Americans set pace for reform in public education  February 22nd
Race remains a topic that's too hot to touch February 8th
No smoke and mirrors at skeptics convention January 26th
Psychic crime fighters lead cops to dead ends January 11th

2006

High-tech 'miracles' keep us connected December 28th

Science meets superstition in ghost-chasing story 

December 14th
Self-absorbed Americans need to broaden horizons November 30th
Haggard must earn forgiveness he seeks November 16th
Ballot offers variety of chances to make your voice heard November 2nd
Arguments against pot go up in smoke October 19th
Kids resilient enough to handle liberal colleges October 5th
Chaplain courted trouble by playing the victim September 21st
Big government Republicans must return to Reagan roots September 7th
Old give way to young, but not without fears August 24th
Gibson's anti-Semitic rant nothing to shrug off August 10th
Religion shouldn't appeal to our baser instincts July 28th
Religion, human nature can combine to wreak havoc July 27th
D-11 poised to set tone for math education July 13th
Real 'inconvenient truth' bucks Gore's premise June 29th
Personal tragedies shouldn't drive policy June 15th
Missing the apocalypse not the end of the world June 1st
The inaugural address we'll never hear May 18th
Learning English key to immigrant assimilation May 4th
Research deals blow to intelligent design April 20th
Recent prayer research spurned by excuse-makers April 6th
Drug war finances global terror operations March 23rd
One form of segregation still persists in public schools March 9th
Math and science summit a worthy endeavor February 23rd
Culture war opponents can find common ground February 9th
There is no such thing as 'free' health care January 26th
USPS monopoly makes no sense January 12th

2005

Time for a sequel to "Inherit the Wind" December 29th
Nixon set in motion clash over Christmas December 15th
Latter-day pilgrims have lessons to teach December 1st
Modern day prophecies require no acts of magic November 17th
New board member should support vouchers November 3rd
State is California-bound if C&D are approved October 20th
Purist won't give up on Latin plurals (pluri?) October 6th
Ignorance, not the devil, is the root of all evil September 15th
Web's eye in the sky brings new insights September 1st
In battle of the opposites, Springs beats Boulder August 18th
Time has come to support embryonic stem cell research August 4th
Freedom will aid Africans more than continued welfare July 22nd
Battle of big spenders goes to GWB over LBJ July 7th
Comedic blast from the past makes geek chic ... finally   June 23rd
Music links generations of freedom's defenders   June 9th
The top 10 dumbest ideas of the 2005 Colorado legislature   May 26th
'Fewer' incorrect signs result in 'less' confusion     May 12th
Closing down Wal-Mart won't come without high price     April 28th
Debunking what's false helps us discover what's true     April 14th
Evolution is a 'theory' grounded in facts     March 31st
Conservatives were no-shows at recent anti-hate rally     March 17th
Raising a family is no trivial pursuit     March 3rd
Democracy no guarantee of freedom     February 17th
Vouchers are the solution to design vs evolution debate     February 3rd
Neglecting math can add up to trouble     January 20th
Apostrophe does double duty, and it's overworked too     January 7th
2004

Distribution of 'Our City' wrong on many levels

(Gazette's response is here)

    December 23rd
Responsibility takes a beating     December 9th
Convincing 'The Unconvinced' requires some ground rules     November 25th
Neither party represents liberty and responsibility     November 11th
Music transcends barriers of language and culture     October 28th
Taking a second look at Fahrenheit 9/11     October 14th
Religion should inform, not dominate debate in U.S.     September 30th
Belief in mystics baffles the mind     September 16th
Jazz is America's gift to the world     September 2nd
Lack of integrity core of McGreevey case     August 19th
Treat the cause of outsourcing, not the symptom     August 5th
GM foods hold the key to feeding mankind     July 22nd
Science and religion can live together     July 8th
Sweet land of liberty     June 30th
Invasion of the math snatchers     January 18th

2003

Kids just don’t understand:  The real cause of online music piracy     September 30th
Taxpayer-funded stadiums flout baseball’s individualism     August 27th
The emperor has no clones     January 8th
2002
Science doesn’t need intelligent design     August 18th
Owens' fiscal responsibility will help all Coloradans     June 13th
Political climate created great art museum   February 3rd

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