I read somewhere, long ago, that the Hindu god Shiva had a ‘dual’ personality — that he embodies both the power to destroy and the power to create…
Category: Opinion/Letters
LETTER: Cory Gardner, Trump’s Rubber Stamp
Cory Gardner may attempt to campaign as a moderate independent Republican; his voting record in lock-step confirmation of Trump’s cabinet members and judges places him clearly in Trump’s corner…
EDITORIAL: The Ruins of Prosperity, Part Five
Some might say, the Board of County Commissioners is totally out of control, with regards to debt creation. And all of the new debt seems to be serving one group of people: County employees…
EDITORIAL: Speculators Buying Up Colorado Water Rights? Part Two
“The evidence currently of record does not demonstrate that the Districts have carried their burden of proving a non-speculative intent to put the water amounts contained in the remand decree to beneficial use…”
OPINION: Why My Faith Leads Me to Oppose Proposition 115
Proposition 115 is a deceptive end-around run by the same politicians and special interest groups that have repeatedly tried and failed to ban abortion more than 10 times in Colorado over the past decade…
OPINION: Proposition 115 Will Protect the Unborn
That is an opportunity for each one of us to make a vote for the precious gift of life for another person. To vote “Yes” on Proposition 115 for babies who have achieved 22 weeks of life in their mother’s womb…
EDITORIAL: Speculators Buying Up Colorado Water Rights? Part One
“I’m encouraged by the participation in the Work Group, which represents diverse stakeholders from all across the state,” said Dan Gibbs, Executive Director, Colorado Department of Natural Resources…”
EDITORIAL: The Ruins of Prosperity, Part Four
The property at 574 S. 5th St (at the NE corner of Apache St. and S. 5th St.) is currently listed and could be a possible property for workforce housing units…
HMPRESENTLY: The Will of the People
A majority of Americans support Social Security, which various politicians seem so eager to abolish. The Pew Research Center reported, recently, that “74 percent of Americans say Social Security benefits should not be reduced in any way…”
OPINION: The End of ‘Climate Change’
Let’s face it. “Climate change” has outlived its usefulness; it’s time we hold funeral services for the phrase…
EDITORIAL: The Ruins of Prosperity, Part Three
Americans do indeed value property rights — in some situations. And the STR industry has certainly helped to bring about higher home prices in Archuleta County, according to everything I’ve heard from local realtors…
HMPRESENTLY: Flummoxed!
Reading Jared Kushner’s words in the media, the other day — he said that “controversy elevates message” — I was wondering if that’s really so, considering what the president himself, and others around him, have been saying, lately…
LETTER: More Thoughts About Capitalism
I would like to direct readers to another treatise on ‘capitalism 101’ — a very interesting article wherein financier Ray Dalio distills a complex subject into terms that are understandable…
EDITORIAL: The Ruins of Prosperity, Part Two
“The strategy that I determined maybe to use, working with Tara Hardy from Silver Thread — she’s the Director there — was to do a new proposal for a pre-season opening, where we don’t have any of our indoor facilities open…”
EDITORIAL: Capitalism, on the Operating Table
I first heard about capitalism back in high school, but I’ve never been sure who, exactly, invented it. Whoever invented it, they obviously missed the boat…
LETTER: New COVID Tracking App Trap?
What happens next? Will a happenstance of traded anonymized tokens turn into a government mandated two week quarantine?…
EDITORIAL: The Ruins of Prosperity, Part One
As County Attorney Todd Weaver explained, the original ground lease mentioned “approximately 40 rental units”, but the project has since been scaled back to 34 units…
EDITORIAL: Keep Your Mask Handy
Polis claims that mask-wearing has been key to allowing the state to reopen as much as it has so far. He has not commented, yet, on the direct impacts to the fashion industry…
EDITORIAL: Colorado Secretary of State Griswold vs USPS
“…my office received notice that the United States Postal Service would be sending out a national pre-election mailer to every household in America that contains incorrect election information for Colorado…”