“Even as we constantly hear about Colorado’s great economy and business growth, our state consistently ranks in the bottom third of the nation in terms of the magnitude of our health needs…”
Category: Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Speculators Buying Up Colorado Water Rights? Part Nine
I have to agree with attorney Eklund. In light of current Colorado water law, there is absolutely no ‘speculation’ involved in purchasing a farm with senior water rights and continuing to operate the farm in a traditional matter…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: The Election of 1800, and Amy Coney Barrett
The system of ‘checks & balances’ built into our Constitution was designed to defuse the detrimental effects of faction…
HMPRESENTLY: A Whole ‘Nother Story
Very recently, the nation’s intelligence agencies and the FBI expressed concerns about domestic terrorism carried out by far-right groups,,,
OPINION: Wolves Are Indigenous to Colorado
In the wake of Manifest Destiny, take a moment to pause and see what is happening to the Earth. Take that moment now, before it is too late…
EDITORIAL: Speculators Buying Up Colorado Water Rights? Part Eight
“The Colorado River doesn’t have a water scarcity problem; it has a planning and zoning problem…”
OPINION: When Eagerness to Help Creates a Dysfunctional Town
I was at a city council meeting where a resident showed up to complain about a neighbor who wasn’t bringing their garbage can in quickly enough after pickup day….
OPINION: Proposition 116 is an Equal Tax Cut For All Taxpayers
The simple truth is, Proposition 116 is a mild but much needed tax cut for all taxpayers at a time when Coloradans could use the boost wherever they can get it…
LETTER: What Does Lauren Boebert Stand For?
Debating her opponent, Boebert stated that equal rights for women has already been achieved. If women want more power, she said, they should carry a gun…
EDITORIAL: Speculators Buying Up Colorado Water Rights? Part Seven
Of the four essential — dare we say, sacred — resources necessary to life on earth, two have been converted, in modern times, into items of private property that can be traded, rented, bought and sold….
HMPRESENTLY: Unsettling Conversations
In the New York Post article, “Maëlle Gavet, a 15-year veteran of the tech industry, recalls an unsettling conversation she had at a Silicon Valley cocktail party in 2017…”
OPINION: The Case for Better Access to Midwives, in Colorado
It is no wonder that in the midst of a pandemic families are turning to a safe tradition that reaches back thousands of years…
EDITORIAL: Speculators Buying Up Colorado Water Rights? Part Six
Some argue will that, so long as the water is put to a ‘beneficial use’ there’s nothing wrong with a water district or a farmer or a rancher making a few bucks “leasing” water to a needy neighbor…
EDITORIAL: The Ruins of Prosperity, Part Eight
According to Mr. Riley’s September 7 real estate summary, it looks like Pagosa Springs real estate brokers, this year, might sell as many as 20 homes priced at more than $1 million…
EDITORIAL: Speculators Buying Up Colorado Water Rights? Part Five
On Monday, the SJWCD Board met (via Zoom) with a prominent water consultant named Erin Wilson, of Lakewood, Colorado-based Wilson Water Group. Quite a few people attended the meeting…
HMPRESENTLY: You Just Don’t Know…Until You Know
In the article, American political speechwriter and author, David Litt, notes that “Restrictive voting laws make casting a ballot disproportionately difficult for lower-income, non-white and young Americans”…
OPINION: Future of Local News Commission?
“Local news is foundational to our democracy, but a convergence of forces — from consolidation to social media to COVID-19 — has pushed news rooms across America to the brink…”
LETTER: Stakes Are Too High To Let Prop 115 Pass
As voters, we’ve already weighed in on this issue and have decided over and over again that the government shouldn’t play a role in these personal decisions…
OPINION: President Trump’s Record on Health Care
From the start of his presidential term, President Trump took aim at the Affordable Care Act, consistent with his campaign pledge leading up to the 2016 election…
