All of these cases had implications far beyond Colorado. For example, more than 20 states in addition to Colorado protect children from conversion therapy…
Category: Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: A Government Obsessed with Recreation? Part One
A riverfront parcel once home to Bob’s LP was purchased for $882,000 to provide better recreational access to the San Juan River…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Would We Recognize the Savior?
Liberals and conservatives were briefly united in opposition to our President re-posting, on social media, a picture of himself resembling Jesus Christ…
EDITORIAL: Budget Challenges Facing Our Colorado Schools, Part Three
In the current climate of declining enrollment and rising prices, is it likely that Archuleta County voters choose to increase their property taxes by $150 million for a new school facility?
PAWSD Heading for ‘Drought Stage 1’ Watering Restrictions
“Drought conditions are such that PAWSD is encouraging customers to voluntarily reduce the amount of water they use…”
LETTER: Does the School District Have a Plan B?
I think it unlikely that our voters will approve the relatively large property-tax increase (even assuming a large BEST grant) that the new-school bond issue would require…
EDITORIAL: Budget Challenges Facing Our Colorado Schools, Part Two
Our existing school buildings are not overcrowded. Enrollment has been falling, and is predicted to fall further…
INTERVIEW: Destruction in Service to ‘Economic Development’
“Last month, I spoke with author and public radio veteran Sid Shroyer to talk about his recent book…”
OPINION: America’s Selective Memory on Iran
“The Shah of Iran retains his benevolent image despite … a history of torture which is beyond belief…”
EDITORIAL: Budget Challenges Facing Our Colorado Schools, Part One
Enrollment numbers have quite a significance in the Colorado education industry, because our public schools are funded on a “per pupil” basis…
OPINION: Costs of Mass Incarceration Too Great for Colorado
In August, the state prison inmate population exceeded 18,000 people, straining a system unequipped for that kind of demand…
OPINION: The Five Enablers of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
The Gaza war has stripped away any remaining illusions. Even amid mass devastation and accusations of genocidal conduct, Washington has continued to arm and protect Israel diplomatically…
EDITORIAL: The Power Issues in Our Electric Future, Part Five
“We feel very confident that we have the overarching electrical capacity to serve this community…”
OPINION: The Moral Case for Harm Reduction Programs
Some worry that compassion erodes responsibility. The opposite is true. Harm reduction restores responsibility by making it relational…
LETTER: We Must Reclaim Our Humanity
What will this mean for the most vulnerable, such as hospital patients, the elderly, and newborns in intensive care?
EDITORIAL: The Power Issues in Our Electric Future, Part Four
“Data centers… there’s a huge amount of uncertainty about what we’re actually going to see in the way of data centers…”
EDITORIAL: The Power Issues in Our Electric Future, Part Three
“Tri-State cannot hide beneath the covers and pretend that plans to produce alternative energy will simply go away if ignored….”
EDITORIAL: The Power Issues in Our Electric Future, Part Two
A simple answer seems to be: renewable energy is now more cost-effective than fossil-fuel energy, and getting ever more cost-effective as oil wells get more and more expensive to drill…
OPINION: Twin Autocrats Leading the War on Iran
Both cultivate images of personal command over territory, borders, and even regional order…