We are former lawmakers who helped pass public-benefit restrictions on undocumented Coloradans. It’s time to repeal those laws…
Category: Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: The Long Road to Affordable Housing, Part Six
Back in 1692, the British Parliament handed down an ordinance aimed at protecting the English settlers living in the American colonies…
EDITORIAL: The Long Road to Affordable Housing, Part Five
“I would propose that a second home or an investment home is really a luxury. It’s not a necessity in life. It’s a great thing if you can do it, but it certainly shouldn’t be our priority…”
OPINION: Wild Horses, an Analysis of the Issues
After decades of emotionally-driven efforts and tens of millions of donation dollars spent, America’s wild horses are arguably worse off today than anytime in the past 30 years…
HMPRESENTLY: The Marlin & America
Wars, soldiers, democracy and freedom come to mind on this, and other, national holidays…
EDITORIAL: The Long Road to Affordable Housing, Part Four
At the May 27 work session, businessman and activist Mark Weiler reminded the Council that the housing crisis has indeed been under discussion for more than a decade…
OPINION: Reconsidering National Dairy Month
This week, NPR reported that New York dairy farmers, who are blaming slumping sales on the pandemic, are expecting more subsidies…
EDITORIAL: The Long Road to Affordable Housing, Part Three
I had the pleasure of sitting down with Ms. Holt earlier this month, to discuss this ambitious plan, which she had priced out at the BOCC work session at $565,000…
HMPRESENTLY: Learning Dr. Evil’s Laugh
I’m not nearly as good at evil, maniacal laughing as Mike Myers was, playing Dr. Evil in the Austin Powers film series…
EDITORIAL: The Long Road to Affordable Housing, Part Two
“The person who initiated the project was Father Bernard. He was the one who said, we needed housing for people…”
EDITORIAL: The Long Road to Affordable Housing, Part One
“The buildings are in disrepair, in some ways. But really, not in terrible condition, considering… But we’re in the process of putting together a capital needs campaign…”
OPINION: Consumer Health Protection in Pagosa During COVID, Part Two
In terms of vaccination requirements within health care settings, we can look at the issue from different angles…
EDITORIAL: Living and Working in a Remote World, Part Three
We don’t often consider, I suppose, that “remote work” has exploded in many other places around the globe. And that other people, in other lands, are also trying to figure out how to make this whole thing blend…
OPINION: Consumer Health Protection in Pagosa During COVID, Part One
In spite of the threat this virus posed to human life, I also found joy and solace in music, reading, renovating my home, taking short day trips on weekends to breathe in the beauty around Pagosa…
EDITORIAL: Living and Working in a Remote World, Part Two
“People come to Pagosa from these bigger cities, and they assume they can work from anywhere. Then they realize that the internet here is very ‘subpar’ across the area…”
EDITORIAL: ‘News Matters’ Documentary; Watch It Free Through May 28
“When a business is dying, those that really understand it, don’t want to be there to conduct the funeral. Somebody is going to have to turn out the lights on all of these newspapers…”
OPINION: ‘Black Swan’ Drought Proving Glen Canyon Dam Critics Right
In fact, today’s predicted inflow is so low that the figure used by the federal government’s Record of Decision for Glen Canyon Dam doesn’t even include numbers that low on their chart…
OPINION: ‘Strong Towns’ Files a Lawsuit Against the Minnesota Board of Engineering Licensure
Following the hearing, the Board of Licensure issued what would be a final order on March 17, 2021. The order’s findings omit key facts in a way that is prejudicial to Marohn…