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Category: Opinion/Letters

OPINION: Theocrats in the Colorado Capitol

Posted on January 17, 2023January 17, 2023 by Post Contributor

A group of Republican lawmakers made it clear that they’re at the Capitol not for the purpose of governing but rather to disrupt and evangelize…

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LETTER: Applications Needed for Archuleta County Public Health Department Advisory Committee

Posted on January 16, 2023January 16, 2023 by Post Contributor

The qualifications do not appear to have changed; however the term of service is through the 2023 transitional period…

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LETTER: Picante Sauce vs. Short Term Rentals

Posted on January 16, 2023February 19, 2023 by Post Contributor

Last time I checked, AirDNA shows about 1,000 Single-Family Residences (SFR) have been converted, and are available as STRs in Archuleta County, CO…

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EDITORIAL: The Appeal of a Workforce Housing Fee, Part Five

Posted on January 13, 2023January 16, 2023 by Bill Hudson

“The City has adopted Short-Term Rental (STR) Regulations to… preserve the character and ambiance of neighborhoods within the City; prevent adverse impacts attributable to short-term rentals…”

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LETTER: The Coming of ‘Airbnbust’?

Posted on January 13, 2023January 13, 2023 by Post Contributor

“Vacation rentals are no longer generating the steady revenue investors grew to expect during the pandemic…”

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EDITORIAL: The Appeal of a Workforce Housing Fee, Part Four

EDITORIAL: The Appeal of a Workforce Housing Fee, Part Four

Posted on January 12, 2023January 16, 2023 by Bill Hudson

Here, for example, is a hand-tinted photograph of Red Mountain Pass, near Ouray, Colorado — once a toll road in the days of horse-drawn wagons…

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HMPRESENTLY: Marketing Misses… and Obtuse Communication Fixes

Posted on January 12, 2023January 12, 2023 by Harvey Radin

A retail clothing company has pixie pants on sale, the company is letting me know, in an email…

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EDITORIAL: The Appeal of a Workforce Housing Fee, Part Three

EDITORIAL: The Appeal of a Workforce Housing Fee, Part Three

Posted on January 11, 2023January 15, 2023 by Bill Hudson

Here in Archuleta County, we had a chance to watch several elected officials sworn into office by County Magistrate Justin P. Faye, during a surprisingly festive, standing-room-only event…

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OPINION: Rep. Boebert on Fixing a Broken Government

Posted on January 11, 2023January 11, 2023 by Post Contributor

Not many in power want to give up control, but Speaker McCarthy saw that these changes were about fixing a broken Congress…

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LETTER: Deterioration of the Biden Cabal

Posted on January 11, 2023January 11, 2023 by Post Contributor

My condolences to my ole buddies at the Bear Creek and Rez Hill Grill.   I tried to tell you, over many a cold beer, but you scoffed…

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LETTER: It’s Hard to Get to ‘Best & Final Answers’

Posted on January 10, 2023January 10, 2023 by Post Contributor

Today, I am considering some interesting facts, and possible laws and regulations for single family residential use ownership…

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EDITORIAL: The Appeal of a Workforce Housing Fee, Part One

Posted on January 9, 2023January 10, 2023 by Bill Hudson

In my humble opinion, the voter-approved ‘Workforce Housing Fee’ was based on some sensible ideas…

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BIG PIVOTS: Less Water, More Food? Part Four

Posted on January 9, 2023January 9, 2023 by Allen Best

Holsinger says the federal land was likely deteriorated by improper livestock grazing, particularly prior to adoption of the Taylor Grazing Act in 1934…

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HMPRESENTLY: The Many Meanings of ‘Trolling’

Posted on January 9, 2023January 9, 2023 by Harvey Radin

Just imagining such power emanating from someone’s tiny smartphone keyboard is overwhelming…

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A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Right Wing, Defined… or Maybe Not

Posted on January 9, 2023January 9, 2023 by Gary Beatty

Historically, political debate degenerates into sound-bytes. It happens on both sides…

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LETTER: Camels, Straws, STRs, and Residential Use Zoning

Posted on January 9, 2023January 9, 2023 by Post Contributor

If, as in many other sunshine active states, the State of Colorado does experience a general slowdown in discretionary spending…

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OPINION: Before the Bombs, the Platitudes

Posted on January 9, 2023January 9, 2023 by Robert Koehler

I mention this to put Biden’s words in perspective. Does “a brighter and more hopeful tomorrow” ignore the demands of most of the world?

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EDITORIAL: Goals for 2023, Part Eight

EDITORIAL: Goals for 2023, Part Eight

Posted on January 6, 2023January 6, 2023 by Bill Hudson

Meanwhile, PAWSD has its own sewer treatment issues at the Vista Treatment Plant…

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OPINION: Are Prescribed Burns the Silver Bullet?

OPINION: Are Prescribed Burns the Silver Bullet?

Posted on January 6, 2023January 6, 2023 by William E Simpson II

Just days before, the Colorado State Forest Service had set fire to the dangerously overgrown forest near the Lower North Fork of the Platte River…

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