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Category: Opinion/Letters

EDITORIAL: Marching Along with the Broadband Band Wagon, Part Four

EDITORIAL: Marching Along with the Broadband Band Wagon, Part Four

Posted on June 10, 2021January 10, 2024 by Bill Hudson

“And, again, the goal is that we have a modern, high-speed infrastructure for businesses, residents, and visitors…”

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Marching Along with the Broadband Band Wagon, Part Three

EDITORIAL: Marching Along with the Broadband Band Wagon, Part Three

Posted on June 9, 2021January 10, 2024 by Bill Hudson

Yesterday, a crew from LPEA installed a new residential electric line, and a new transformer, on the telephone pole in front of my next-door neighbor’s house…

Posted in Opinion/Letters

OPINION: BLM Seeking to Decimate Wild Horse Populations?

Posted on June 9, 2021June 9, 2021 by William E Simpson II

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…

Posted in Opinion/Letters Tagged #WHFB, #Wildhorses, Ecology, healthy forests, NaturalSelection, WildFires
EDITORIAL: Marching Along with the Broadband Band Wagon, Part Two

EDITORIAL: Marching Along with the Broadband Band Wagon, Part Two

Posted on June 8, 2021June 9, 2021 by Bill Hudson

“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…”

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Marching Along with the Broadband Band Wagon, Part One

EDITORIAL: Marching Along with the Broadband Band Wagon, Part One

Posted on June 7, 2021June 8, 2021 by Bill Hudson

My dish receives digital signals from a ‘line-of-sight’ wireless connection that’s sometimes slower than one might wish…

Posted in Opinion/Letters

HMPRESENTLY: Ahead of the Game!

Posted on June 7, 2021June 8, 2021 by Post Contributor

I’m chanting that, as other chores are in progress. When we’re vacuuming or clearing the table, or washing dishes, for example…

Posted in Opinion/Letters

EDITORIAL: The Long Road to Affordable Housing, Part Seven

Posted on June 4, 2021June 4, 2021 by Bill Hudson

I would propose that we have no shortage of potential workers, to bring in the plentiful harvest…

Posted in Opinion/Letters

OPINION: Time to Repeal ‘Public Benefits’ Restrictions

Posted on June 4, 2021June 4, 2021 by Post Contributor

We are former lawmakers who helped pass public-benefit restrictions on undocumented Coloradans. It’s time to repeal those laws…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: The Long Road to Affordable Housing, Part Six

EDITORIAL: The Long Road to Affordable Housing, Part Six

Posted on June 3, 2021June 4, 2021 by Bill Hudson

Back in 1692, the British Parliament handed down an ordinance aimed at protecting the English settlers living in the American colonies…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: The Long Road to Affordable Housing, Part Five

EDITORIAL: The Long Road to Affordable Housing, Part Five

Posted on June 2, 2021June 3, 2021 by Bill Hudson

“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…”

Posted in Opinion/Letters
OPINION: Wild Horses, an Analysis of the Issues

OPINION: Wild Horses, an Analysis of the Issues

Posted on June 2, 2021June 2, 2021 by William E Simpson II

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…

Posted in Opinion/Letters

HMPRESENTLY: The Marlin & America

Posted on June 2, 2021June 2, 2021 by Harvey Radin

Wars, soldiers, democracy and freedom come to mind on this, and other, national holidays…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: The Long Road to Affordable Housing, Part Four

EDITORIAL: The Long Road to Affordable Housing, Part Four

Posted on June 1, 2021June 2, 2021 by Bill Hudson

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…

Posted in Opinion/Letters

OPINION: Reconsidering National Dairy Month

Posted on June 1, 2021June 1, 2021 by Post Contributor

This week, NPR reported that New York dairy farmers, who are blaming slumping sales on the pandemic, are expecting more subsidies…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: The Long Road to Affordable Housing, Part Three

EDITORIAL: The Long Road to Affordable Housing, Part Three

Posted on May 31, 2021June 1, 2021 by Bill Hudson

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…

Posted in Opinion/Letters

HMPRESENTLY: Learning Dr. Evil’s Laugh

Posted on May 31, 2021May 31, 2021 by Harvey Radin

I’m not nearly as good at evil, maniacal laughing as Mike Myers was, playing Dr. Evil in the Austin Powers film series…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: The Long Road to Affordable Housing, Part Two

EDITORIAL: The Long Road to Affordable Housing, Part Two

Posted on May 28, 2021February 19, 2022 by Bill Hudson

“The person who initiated the project was Father Bernard. He was the one who said, we needed housing for people…”

Posted in Opinion/Letters

EDITORIAL: The Long Road to Affordable Housing, Part One

Posted on May 27, 2021March 26, 2022 by Bill Hudson

“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…”

Posted in Opinion/Letters

OPINION: Consumer Health Protection in Pagosa During COVID, Part Two

Posted on May 27, 2021May 27, 2021 by Ana Sancho Sama

In terms of vaccination requirements within health care settings, we can look at the issue from different angles…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
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