The timing of the rollback couldn’t be worse as Americans are fighting a respiratory-related pandemic…
Category: Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Blunt Tools, Part Two
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?
EDITORIAL: Are Statistics as Deadly as They Say?
But Dr. Bendavid and Dr. Bhattacharya would like us to evaluate current US health policies against a backdrop where “millions” are being killed…
HMPRESENTLY: They Could Even Play Duck, Duck, Goose
With the pandemic and other daily challenges, spinning in circles, all the time, doesn’t seem like the best way to go…
EDITORIAL: Blunt Tools, Part One
Can the Town government expect sales taxes to drop during 2020, compared to 2019? Well, yes. But by how much?
LETTER: My Very First Welfare Check
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…
EDITORIAL: Closed for Business, Part Nine
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…
OPINION: Senator Michael Bennet Praises Federal Relief Package
“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…”
ACLU of Colorado Statement on Polis’ Guidance to Local Law Enforcement
Governor Polis is to be commended for putting science and the heath of all Coloradans above politics…
EDITORIAL: Senate Approves ‘Stimulus Checks’ and Much More in $2 Trillion Package
The bill now goes to the US House of Representatives, where Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced a planned vote tomorrow morning…
EDITORIAL: Closed for Business, Part Eight
For all of these reasons, we might want to pay attention to the latest Order handed down by the folks in Denver…
HMPRESENTLY: Evocative Words… Are They Hazardous to Our Health?
Maybe your parents or relatives talked about the Great Depression, about people struggling to get by when the global economy crashed in the ’30s…
OPINION: Further Steps Needed to Protect the Incarcerated
The legislation includes funding for federal, state and local corrections systems to counteract the spread of COVID-19…
EDITORIAL: Closed for Business, Part Seven
“Flattening the curve buys society time, which hopefully is used well to ramp up medical facilities…”
EDITORIAL: Closed for Business, Part Six
The occasion was a special “Seniors Only” shopping event, from 7-8am…
HMPRESENTLY: Rough Notes During Coronavirus Briefings
“When President Donald Trump speaks, financial markets gyrate and quiver in real time……”
EDITORIAL: Closed for Business, Part Five
“We were about $400 million dollars behind where we should have been on the unemployment insurance trust fund…”
EDITORIAL: The Quest for a Test
Denver’s drive-through experiment was shut down after less than a week of sporadic testing, with no announced date for re-opening…
LETTER: The Answer is Simple
Businesses that close for safety will open again with employee guarantee positions when displaced…
