“Communities applied to Blueprint and were selected based on their capacity and readiness. They are all interested in growing their outdoor and recreation economies…”
Category: Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: All I Want for Christmas is a Smart Decision, Part Two
“We have options, including going back to voters. It took the School District three tries to get funding for the high school….”
EDITORIAL: All I Want for Christmas is a Smart Decision, Part One
“Thank you for allowing me to speak. And thank you for allowing me to go past the three-minute limit…”
EDITORIAL: The Cost of Christmas
For the new analysis, the non-profit Sustainability Consortium in Fayetteville, Arkansas trained a computer program to recognize five causes of forest loss…
EDITORIAL: Impressive Salesmanship at BOCC Budget Meeting, Part Three
This may have made sense in 1876, because most the state’s counties lacked a significant population base, and property taxes were rather meager…
EDITORIAL: Impressive Salesmanship at BOCC Budget Meeting, Part Two
And maybe it’s the taxpayers who are crying out to the Commissioners, “Take care, sir! Those are not giants, but windmills…”
EDITORIAL: Impressive Salesmanship at BOCC Budget Meeting, Part One
Finance Director Walton also noted that the County has a significant number of capital projects pending in the future. Millions and millions of dollars worth of capital projects…
EDITORIAL: The Learning Curve, Part Three
“Reading skills will increase by implementing formative assessment practices during Literacy blocks, implementing reading portfolios in grades 3-5… and Literacy based projects…”
EDITORIAL: The Learning Curve, Part Two
So many aspects of a child’s blossoming personality are completely ignored by the CMAS testing program. The ability to work cooperatively, for example…
EDITORIAL: The Learning Curve, Part One
Apparently, the average cost of educating one student in America’s public schools — when adjusted for inflation — has tripled since 1970…
EDITORIAL: Wings, Clipped? Part Three
It looks like the non-profit Community Development Corporation (CDC) is seeking more than $500,000 in combined County and Town tax-funded contributions…
EDITORIAL: Wings, Clipped? Part Two
“So, I believe the lack of early childhood programs is one of the reasons [the BOCC] chose early childhood care as one of your joint priorities…”
EDITORIAL: Wings, Clipped? Part One
“So we want to open ‘Wings’ in the fall of 2019 for toddlers and preschoolers. In order to open the doors, we’re looking for financial support…”
EDITORIAL: Another ‘Year of the Woman’? Part Four
More money naturally led to larger staffing budgets. The work once handled by three part-time commissioners was now assigned to full-time professionals…
EDITORIAL: Another ‘Year of the Woman’? Part Three
The BOCC did not hold their usual public work session on Tuesday November 27, because they were in Colorado Springs at a Colorado Counties Inc. (CCI) conference…
EDITORIAL: Another ‘Year of the Woman’? Part Two
Let’s see. Natalie Woodruff was re-elected as our County Assessor, running unopposed. Kristy Archuleta will assume the helm as County Clerk & Recorder…
EDITORIAL: Another ‘Year of the Woman’? Part One
In Colorado and Nevada, women helped propel “trifecta” wins — where a political party gains control of both legislative chambers and the governorship…
EDITORIAL: How to Save on Christmas Spending This Year
And my favorite part of the evening: a lively argument about politics. In particular, a lively argument about the failed County Jail tax increase measure…
EDITORIAL: My Father’s Notebook
I can imagine twenty Army Air Corps cadets frantically scooting their chairs over, to be closer to the two men in the room who would be easily able to identify an enemy plane…