According to The Aspen Times, BLM seeks to cut Colorado’s wild horse population by more than half; remaining wild horse may be subjected to questionable chemical population control…
Category: Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Marching Along with the Broadband Band Wagon, Part Two
“And all of these projects — just like your stuff, with all this money coming in — are in flux, so things keep changing, and what we find is we have these opportunities we didn’t expect…”
EDITORIAL: Marching Along with the Broadband Band Wagon, Part One
My dish receives digital signals from a ‘line-of-sight’ wireless connection that’s sometimes slower than one might wish…
HMPRESENTLY: Ahead of the Game!
I’m chanting that, as other chores are in progress. When we’re vacuuming or clearing the table, or washing dishes, for example…
EDITORIAL: The Long Road to Affordable Housing, Part Seven
I would propose that we have no shortage of potential workers, to bring in the plentiful harvest…
OPINION: Time to Repeal ‘Public Benefits’ Restrictions
We are former lawmakers who helped pass public-benefit restrictions on undocumented Coloradans. It’s time to repeal those laws…
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…