“Now you are reacting like human beings instead of scientists. Maybe now you’ll not only know how a dying patient feels, but you will also be able to treat them with compassion…”
Category: Opinion/Letters
HMPRESENTLY: The 80/20 Rule
“Owning the libs!” Someone on TV, the other morning, describing the Republican Party’s strategy in the run-up to the recent election, was using those words…
OPINION: I’m a School Nurse in New York, and I’m Worried
Like many New York City public school parents, I’m concerned about another coronavirus wave coming as the weather grows colder and flu season bears down….
EDITORIAL: ‘COVID, COVID, COVID’… Part Four
“The news — the first results from any late-stage vaccine trial — buoyed stock markets and spirits as the public saw a glimmer of hope. But it’s worth noting that the news is still preliminary…”
EDITORIAL: The Truth About Misinformation
“I’m a little intoxicated, not gonna lie. So what if it’s not even 10pm and it’s a Tuesday night? What? The Kirkland [dorm] facebook is open on my desktop and some of these people have pretty horrendous facebook pics…”
OPINION: Think on These Things, on Veterans Day
I took an oath to my country to uphold its values and to protect my fellow service members while in uniform, and I made that same promise as a member of Congress…
EDITORIAL: ‘COVID, COVID, COVID’… Part Three
“We’ve had anecdotal information about people buying and consuming more alcohol, but this is some of the first survey-based information that shows how much alcohol consumption has increased during the pandemic…”
EDITORIAL: ‘COVID, COVID, COVID’… Part Two
“It’s disappointing,” said City of Boulder Mayor Sam Weaver. “Everything about going into a lock-down would be bad…”
EDITORIAL: The Pagosa Daily Post Calls the Election
“I want to say that one of the great features of America, is that we have political contests, that they are very hard fought — as this one was hard fought…”
OPINION: The Complexities of Climate Change
Contrary to popular opinion, the Sun is always changing. The variations in its apparent luminosity (called Total Solar Irradiance (TSI), which is the amount of the Sun’s power density that reaches the Earth’s upper atmosphere…
EDITORIAL: ‘COVID, COVID, COVID’… Part One
“We now have 121,000 cases in Colorado. In the last day alone, 3,369 new coronavirus cases — an all-time daily high. We have 2,158 Coloradans who have passed away from this deadly virus…”
OPINION: ‘Save the Poudre’ Plans Lawsuit to Challenge NISP Water Project
Earlier this week, the Larimer Board of County Commissioners finalized its ‘Findings and Resolution’ (F&R) for the 1041 permit for the Northern Integrated Supply Project (NISP)…
LETTER: What Can We Do Together?
Abraham Maslow was a shrink who said human needs can be prioritized — with the two top needs being survival and safety. Hoot and holler all you want, but America is now sharing its super power status with China…
BOCC Approves Four New ‘Visionary Broadband’ Towers
Prior to the public hearing, County Attorney Todd Weaver reminded the commissioners that federal law prohibits local government boards from considering the reportedly harmful effects of radio frequency (RF) radiation…
EDITORIAL: The Glue that Holds Everything Together
This past year, it seemed like everything, and everyone, was coming unglued. The economy was coming unglued. Politicians of all stripes were coming unglued. Our healthcare system was coming unglued…
HMPRESENTLY: ‘This is Nuts,’ Our Friend Shouted… in a Text
I’m at my drawing board, right now, penciling out a business plan. Picturing in my mind having groups of people learning the fundamentals of speaking to each other…
EDITORIAL: A COVID Press Conference in Durango, Part Three
“I’m not as medically oriented as some of the previous presenters, but watching our community, in the City of Durango, we’re clearly entering a new phase of this pandemic…”
OPINION: It’s All Local Now
It is 2am and I’m writing an article I wasn’t planning to write. In fact, until my teenage daughters intervened, I was planning to have a nice dinner…
EDITORIAL: A COVID Press Conference in Durango, Part Two
“Our students absolutely appreciate the interactability that they have, the relationships that they have with their teachers and their peers. And they are able to do that safely as long as our community continues to support us…”