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Category: Opinion/Letters

OPINION: Trump’s April Fools Joke?

Posted on April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 by Post Contributor

The timing of the rollback couldn’t be worse as Americans are fighting a respiratory-related pandemic…

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters

EDITORIAL: Blunt Tools, Part Two

Posted on March 31, 2020April 1, 2020 by Bill Hudson

We probably could use some locally-sourced, locally-distributed help. Can the Town government find any tools in its toolbox… that aren’t too blunt?

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters

EDITORIAL: Are Statistics as Deadly as They Say?

Posted on March 31, 2020March 31, 2020 by Bill Hudson

But Dr. Bendavid and Dr. Bhattacharya would like us to evaluate current US health policies against a backdrop where “millions” are being killed…

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters

HMPRESENTLY: They Could Even Play Duck, Duck, Goose

Posted on March 31, 2020March 31, 2020 by Harvey Radin

With the pandemic and other daily challenges, spinning in circles, all the time, doesn’t seem like the best way to go…

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters

EDITORIAL: Blunt Tools, Part One

Posted on March 30, 2020March 31, 2020 by Bill Hudson

Can the Town government expect sales taxes to drop during 2020, compared to 2019? Well, yes. But by how much?

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters

LETTER: My Very First Welfare Check

Posted on March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 by Post Contributor

Just ten minutes earlier, the governor of Colorado had announced the shutdown of every restaurant and bar in the state for at least thirty days…

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Closed for Business, Part Nine

EDITORIAL: Closed for Business, Part Nine

Posted on March 27, 2020March 27, 2020 by Bill Hudson

People are often attracted to this little mountain community because they value solitude, and that’s one thing this town has been happy to offer…

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters

OPINION: Senator Michael Bennet Praises Federal Relief Package

Posted on March 27, 2020March 27, 2020 by Post Contributor

“In the weeks ahead, we must continue working to support families, keep small businesses afloat, and ensure that our health care workers have everything they need…”

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters

ACLU of Colorado Statement on Polis’ Guidance to Local Law Enforcement

Posted on March 27, 2020March 27, 2020 by Post Contributor

Governor Polis is to be commended for putting science and the heath of all Coloradans above politics…

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters

EDITORIAL: Senate Approves ‘Stimulus Checks’ and Much More in $2 Trillion Package

Posted on March 26, 2020March 26, 2020 by Bill Hudson

The bill now goes to the US House of Representatives, where Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced a planned vote tomorrow morning…

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters

EDITORIAL: Closed for Business, Part Eight

Posted on March 26, 2020September 16, 2020 by Bill Hudson

For all of these reasons, we might want to pay attention to the latest Order handed down by the folks in Denver…

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters

HMPRESENTLY: Evocative Words… Are They Hazardous to Our Health?

Posted on March 26, 2020March 26, 2020 by Harvey Radin

Maybe your parents or relatives talked about the Great Depression, about people struggling to get by when the global economy crashed in the ’30s…

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters

OPINION: Further Steps Needed to Protect the Incarcerated

Posted on March 26, 2020March 26, 2020 by Post Contributor

The legislation includes funding for federal, state and local corrections systems to counteract the spread of COVID-19…

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Closed for Business, Part Seven

EDITORIAL: Closed for Business, Part Seven

Posted on March 25, 2020March 26, 2020 by Bill Hudson

“Flattening the curve buys society time, which hopefully is used well to ramp up medical facilities…”

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters

EDITORIAL: Closed for Business, Part Six

Posted on March 24, 2020March 25, 2020 by Bill Hudson

The occasion was a special “Seniors Only” shopping event, from 7-8am…

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters

HMPRESENTLY: Rough Notes During Coronavirus Briefings

Posted on March 24, 2020March 24, 2020 by Harvey Radin

“When President Donald Trump speaks, financial markets gyrate and quiver in real time……”

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters

EDITORIAL: Closed for Business, Part Five

Posted on March 23, 2020March 24, 2020 by Bill Hudson

“We were about $400 million dollars behind where we should have been on the unemployment insurance trust fund…”

Posted in Education/Health, Opinion/Letters

EDITORIAL: The Quest for a Test

Posted on March 23, 2020March 23, 2020 by Bill Hudson

Denver’s drive-through experiment was shut down after less than a week of sporadic testing, with no announced date for re-opening…

Posted in Education/Health, Opinion/Letters

LETTER: The Answer is Simple

Posted on March 23, 2020March 23, 2020 by Post Contributor

Businesses that close for safety will open again with employee guarantee positions when displaced…

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters
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