“However, the issue at hand is more important than an off-hand dismissal using the universal excuse: ‘We don’t have the money’…”
Category: Opinion/Letters
OPINION: Making Colorado’s Beef Supply Chain More Sustainable
As with most human activities, beef production provides a valuable contribution to human health while also impacting the natural environment, sometimes in negative ways…
EDITORIAL: Will Our Workforce End Up Living in RVs? Part Three
The residents of this rural mountain town seem to overwhelmingly agree on at least one thing…
OPINION: Administration Officials Must Face Prosecution
American conservatives have learned there is quite literally nothing they could do that would make establishment Democrats speak above an inside voice…
EDITORIAL: Will Our Workforce End Up Living in RVs? Part Two
As scenic as Pagosa Springs might be, the photos shared by Ms. Flowers were not all pretty pictures…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: The Right Way, And Wrong Way, To Deal With Iran’s Brutal Regime
Ever since I can remember, I’ve been interested in Iran…
BORDERLANDS HEALTH: Culture as Care, Public Health Architecture, and Community Authority
El Derecho de Vivir en Paz. The right to live in peace. It’s a phrase many of us know from a song written by Chilean musician Víctor Jara…
OPINION: Only the Rising of the People Can Stop Trump
The public, which would bear the brunt of dictatorial rule, must be the first line of defense…
EDITORIAL: Will Our Workforce End Up Living in RVs? Part One
“Right now, those [permits] are all issued under an expired resolution, where we’re allowing people to live temporarily on a rolling six-month basis in RVs…”
EDITORIAL: Imagining a Place for a New K-8 School Facility, Part Four
Historically, our community has been a big fan of fixing stuff when it breaks… and of remodeling old buildings…
EDITORIAL: Imagining a Place for a New K-8 School Facility, Part Three
According to the numbers shared at the January 7 School Board meeting, the estimated cost of the proposed PreK-8 facility is about $930 per square foot
OPINION: Affordability Goes Hand-in-Hand with Climate Change
Common sense solutions to mitigate the cost of climate change deserve the attention of Colorado’s aspiring lawmakers…
BIG PIVOTS: Kicking the (Coal) Can Down the Road?
Colorado Springs Utilities wants legislation to let it delay retirement of its last coal-burning unit…
EDITORIAL: Imagining a Place for a New K-8 School Facility, Part Two
Last week’s meeting was the first time the School Board and the public heard projected costs for the two different locations, as estimated by actual construction companies…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: At the Very Least, Make Sure ICE Agents are Properly Trained
ICE needs to provide Congress with the answers it demanded last year and earlier this year…
OPINION: Greenland is Not For Sale
Greenland is a country with a very small population of only 57,000 people, but its people have a deep culture with a proud history…
EDITORIAL: Imagining a Place for a New K-8 School Facility, Part One
This editorial series will focus on the January 7 meeting of the Archuleta School District (ASD) Board of Education…
BIG PIVOTS: Rural vs. Urban at History Colorado
Panel discussions often are echo chambers. This session sponsored by Colorado Solar and Storage Association was more interesting…
OPINION: Can a Single-Payer Health Care System Work in Colorado? Let’s Find Out
If the study shows that a single-payer system is feasible, it will give lawmakers, communities, and future ballot measures solid evidence to work with…