“If we don’t abide by these simple, common sense protocols, you will be jeopardizing lives,” he claimed…
Category: Education/Health
EDITORIAL: Closed for Business, Part Five
“We were about $400 million dollars behind where we should have been on the unemployment insurance trust fund…”
EDITORIAL: The Quest for a Test
Denver’s drive-through experiment was shut down after less than a week of sporadic testing, with no announced date for re-opening…
La Plata County Opens Temporary ‘Drive-Through’ COVID Testing Site
San Juan Basin Public Health (SJBPH) is opening a temporary drive-through testing site today Friday, March 20, and tomorrow, Saturday, March 21…
LETTER: K-12 School Funding History
What I presented at the board meeting was an historical representation of the change in per-pupil funding from the state of Colorado…
Colorado Will Cancel This Year’s Standardized Testing
“Many teachers are feeling anxiety around preparing their students for these tests, as well as the implications of the test scores on their own evaluations…”
POLIS: Colorado Schools Unlikely to Reopen This School Year
At the same time, the state public health and human services departments have asked child care facilities to stay open…
DOJ Asked to Addressed ‘Price Gouging’ During Pandemic
“According to research by the Consumer Brands Association (CBA), 24% of Americans have witnessed price gouging on public health products like hand sanitizer, cleaning supplies, and non-perishable foods…”
New CDC Guidance Recommends Cancellation of Group Events
SJBPH’s recommendation has been made to implement the most effective strategy against the spread of COVID-19…
OPINION: My Students Will Meet This Moment
“Why aren’t we all getting tested if we want to track this thing?”
LETTER: CT’s Automotive Has a COVID-19 Plan of Action
As we appreciate each and every one of you and always put our customers’ quality care first, we feel it is important for us to err on the side of caution…
Archuleta School District to Close Schools on Tuesday
“Our staff and our community are working incredibly hard to ensure the safety of our students and all members of our community. We are all in this together…”
Wolf Creek, Other Ski Areas Announce Closure, Mar. 15-22
The Governor of Colorado has issued an executive order directing this suspension of operations…
Internet Service Providers Announce Policies to Accommodate Families During Coronavirus Outbreak
“I’m glad to see many of the leading companies respond to our letter and take these much-needed steps to accommodate the needs of Americans during this public health crisis…”
Open Letter to Secretary of Labor
But the reality is that many workers continue to face significant challenges in how to respond to this infectious disease as COVID-19 reaches communities across the country…
EDITORIAL: COVID-19 in Colorado, in Perspective… Part Five
All this turmoil in the oil industry would be frightening enough, without a global COVID-19 pandemic taking place at the same exact moment..
EDITORIAL: COVID-19 in Colorado, in Perspective… Part Four
“For intrepid tourists and locals, this is in some ways a perfect time to enjoy these incredible destinations at their most unspoilt…”
Teachers Union Cancels Statewide ‘Day of Action’ Over COVID-19 Concerns
“Despite our cancellation, lawmakers must feel urgency to take bold action during this session to keep quality educators in our classrooms…”
EDITORIAL: COVID-19 in Colorado, in Perspective… Part Three
According to BBC radio, the city of Dublin has canceled its St. Patrick’s Day Parade…