“But as far as voting for the ordinance to go to election, there’s really not a choice. It’s constitutionally protected…”
Category: Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: The Impending Vaccine Troubles, Part Two
“A massive new study from Denmark found no association between being vaccinated against measles, mumps, and rubella and developing autism….”
EDITORIAL: Cutting Colorado’s Budget
“I think one of the things we have to look at is how we are staffed in state government. Because while we are not a business, we are dependent upon the revenues of business,” he said…
OPINION: Racial Fault Lines
Today, Gilmore’s definition also speaks unerringly to the catastrophic and disproportionate impacts of the coronavirus….
EDITORIAL: The Impending Vaccine Troubles, Part One
Four days later, both Houses of Congress passed the legislation, allowing US drug companies to mass produce 50 million doses of an essentially untested vaccine — with no risk of liability…
EDITORIAL: A True Community, If You Please… Part Three
As far as I can discern, the LUDC does not attempt to prohibit subdivisions within the Town limits. But it does demand that those subdivisions be designed so as to give each lot frontage on a public street…
HMPRESENTLY: Whoever Wrote That Stuff Needs a Good Lesson
As the teacher is about to continue, Tracy raises her hand. “I have sentences,” she says. “I’m not sure who wrote them….”
EDITORIAL: A True Community, If You Please… Part Two
Suddenly, the historical downtown’s quaint, small town vibe — and its functional sewer system — were looking more attractive to subdivision developers…
HMPRESENTLY: Body of Work
Banks needed to get back to basics, to fundamentals of the business, I was thinking, at the time….
EDITORIAL: A True Community, If You Please… Part One
When Mr. Smith platted downtown Pagosa in 1883, he was careful to create plenty of ‘pedestrian-oriented, connected local streets’ and alleys…
EDITORIAL: Who’s to Blame? Part Three
And the healthcare industry was relatively minuscule in 1918 — consisting as it did mainly of independent family doctors who made house calls…
LETTER: The Switch to Healthier Food
Tyson Foods, JBS USA, and Smithfield Foods, the largest meat processors, have closed 17 plants…
EDITORIAL: Who’s to Blame? Part Two
But the sharing of personal information, voluntarily, is only the tip of an iceberg, because the things you share and the way you share, play into a monstrous, highly profitable ‘feed-back’ system…
HMPRESENTLY: Slicey and Dicey?
Companies that manufacture disinfectants were issuing warnings, so folks wouldn’t start swallowing or injecting sanitizing products…
OPINION: My Father, the Prophet Ted from Brooklyn
He saw first hand and lived the day-to-day reality of a militaristic, authoritarian governmental policy of extreme nationalism. He existed at the end of where that road leads…
EDITORIAL: Who’s to Blame? Part One
Dr. Fauci is an easy target, if you absolutely need to blame someone. Donald Trump is another easy target. Jared Polis is yet another. You can easily blame the Chinese government. You can blame Fox News…
EDITORIAL: The Weld County Renegades
“…the governor made a decision of what is an essential business. I have no idea how you determine that pot shops are essential businesses, but those were included in this…”
OPINION: Colorado Medical Society Urges Next Steps
It is critical that testing — including efficient and available access to this testing by physicians, contact tracing and other surveillance activities — is expanded or all of this work is threatened…