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…
Category: Opinion/Letters
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…
EDITORIAL: A Local Thanksgiving
“I don’t see the market fixing the affordable housing problem. Like it or not, I think that’s something that we’re going to need to continue to fund…”
EDITORIAL: Of Jails and Roads… and Trash, Part Four
I don’t see metro districts as a bad thing, but one thing seems very clear: metro districts, by themselves, will probably not solve the problem of expensive paving and asphalt maintenance…
EDITORIAL: Of Jails and Roads… and Trash, Part Three
Without a destination for all our once-recycled packaging, however, our landfills are going to fill at a much faster rate…
EDITORIAL: Of Jails and Roads… and Trash, Part Two
Elam Construction manager Thomas Leffew had used the word “horrible,” to refer to the poor construction of some of our paved roads….
EDITORIAL: Of Jails and Roads… and Trash, Part One
“So about half of our operators have never plowed snow. So that’s a little bit scary….”
EDITORIAL: It’s a Small World, After All… Part Four
“What I see is just the lack of education here in the US. In other countries, they start with the science. It’s very practical…”
EDITORIAL: It’s a Small World, After All… Part Three
But we Americans were still saving money each year. About $6,000 per year, in retirement accounts and college funds and maybe an account for a future down payment on a nicer home…
EDITORIAL: It’s a Small World, After All… Part Two
“I asked Courtney to work with staff and really take a look at those square-footage needs. Keeping in mind that it’s going to be difficult to plan for 50 years into the future…”
EDITORIAL: It’s a Small World, After All… Part One
It’s not inexpensive to build new government facilities, or any type of building, in 2018, and we will be talking about the reasons why in this editorial series…
ARCHULETA COUNTY RESULTS: ‘Yes’ to Teachers, ‘No’ to Jail
Republican candidates Alvin Schaaf (County Commissioner), Elsa P. White (Treasurer) and Richard Valdez (Sheriff) coasted to victory in this Republican-dominated county…
EDITORIAL: Police in the School Hallways, Part Two
Archuleta School District will nevertheless be placing police officers in our school hallways, to prevent a crime that will likely never happen…
EDITORIAL: Police in the School Hallways, Part One
In addition to being ineffective, Fox said increased security measures of these kinds can do more harm than good. He called the suggestion to arm teachers “absurd”…
EDITORIAL: The Cleanup at 187 Bill’s Place, Part Three
Three County taxpayers offered comments on the proposed law, with two raising questions about how the law might negatively impact current residents…
EDITORIAL: The Cleanup at 187 Bill’s Place, Part Two
Occasionally, the Board of County Commissioners took actions that benefitted only a select few community residents, or perhaps even the Commissioners themselves…