Two of the struggles are closely related. A shortage of employees, and a shortage of housing for employees…
Category: Opinion/Letters
OPINION: Stirring Humor Into Old Age
I started keeping what I call the Geezer Memory List, with varying subtitles such as Lost Bananas and Gone with the Noodles…
EDITORIAL: Parks Here, Parks There… But Where’s the Health District Transparency? Part Three
“I’m all for transparency and giving the information out, but to your point, Commissioner Maez, we definitely don’t want to confuse the public by releasing information…”
OPINION: Democratic Legislators Violating Colorado Open Meetings Law?
When the session approaches its final weeks and the bill backlog grows massive, lawmakers receive a link to the survey and tokens to vote for their favored legislation…
HMPRESENTLY: Put Them Together and What Have You Got?
We’re thinking something spiritual… maybe someone’s trying to reach us?
EDITORIAL: Parks Here, Parks There… But Where’s the Health District Transparency? Part Two
“…[County Attorney] Todd Weaver went over some of the legal components. The Sunshine Law. They are all open meetings. They will all be on Zoom…”
OPINION: Why Is It So Difficult to Build Walkable Places?
“Local governments need more people showing up to these hearings to say yes. The other side is very good at showing up and saying no….”
EDITORIAL: Parks Here, Parks There… But Where’s the Health District Transparency? Part One
Senator Hickenlooper’s Western Colorado Regional Director, Helen Katich, presents via Zoom to the Archuleta Board of County Commissioners…
HMPRESENTLY: Railing Boebert… Googlers’ Mocking Memes
When you think about it, doesn’t the NFL bring thousands of fans together at stadiums?
OPINION: Fentanyl Deaths
Fentanyl deaths did nearly double to 100,000 in Biden’s first two years in office, after increasing threefold under Trump…
EDITORIAL: Listening to the Health Department Advisory Committee Candidates, Part Two
As I noted in Part One, I listened to four of the nine interviews conducted by the Archuleta Board of County Commissioners last week…
EDITORIAL: Listening to the Health Department Advisory Committee Candidates, Part One
I will say, listening to these four interviews, the County seemed to have attracted some of the brightest, most qualified candidates available in the community…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: So You Want to Buy Our Parcel in Aspen Springs?
I googled “How to get rich buying/selling land” and found many sites. A common thread is that you can earn a lot, with very little investment…
HMPRESENTLY: Holy mackerel… Hair gel?
Sometimes it’s politically opportunistic politicians who are battling birth control, shrouding their zeal, perhaps…
EDITORIAL: ‘Landscape Project’… and a Gravel Pit… at Jackson Mountain, Part Four
At some point — if history provides any indication — the forest on Jackson Mountain will be subject to wildfire. Maybe next year; maybe many, many years from now…
OPINION: Let’s Ask the Right Question About the Economy
Implicit in the article’s argument is the idea that growing the economy is a defining human purpose…
EDITORIAL: ‘Landscape Project’… and a Gravel Pit… at Jackson Mountain, Part Three
“I agree that we need gravel. Absolutely, 100%. But in all fairness, and in the interests of transparency, we need to get the information correct…”
OPINION: Finally, a Reasonable Plan for Glen Canyon Dam
For years, we’ve pointed out that much of the Colorado River ‘crisis’ has been caused by the mere existence of Glen Canyon Dam…
EDITORIAL: ‘Landscape Project’… and a Gravel Pit… at Jackson Mountain, Part Two
A sizable mineral deposit located close to an existing road system, reportedly of a suitable hardness to hold up to the traffic on county roads…