Maybe voters don’t actually read these kinds of ballot questions. Maybe they vote based on the rumors they hear, from friends, or from the weekly newspaper…
Category: Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: The End of Recycling?
Like, where exactly has the glass been going, when we sorted it into a separate bin? Where does the cardboard and paper go, exactly? The aluminum?
EDITORIAL: Making the Case for a Smaller Jail, Part Two
“There’s also an Unassigned Fund Balance. That’s about $3 million. That’s the only, you might say, ‘discretionary funds’ that exist…”
EDITORIAL: Making the Case for a Smaller Jail, Part One
But on August 21, Mr. Weiler brought along an interesting document that he’d obtained from Undersheriff Tonya Hamilton…
EDITORIAL: Expensive Propositions, Part Four
“And Sally and I did not know what to do. Should we tell her about it? Now, what SHOULD we do?…”
EDITORIAL: Expensive Propositions, Part Three
As we can see from the analysis above, this little program to fix our transportation systems under Initiative 153 will be extremely lucrative…
EDITORIAL: Expensive Propositions, Part Two
“We have a habit in Colorado of sticking stuff in the Constitution that doesn’t belong there,” Miller said in a Reporter-Herald interview…
EDITORIAL: Expensive Propositions, Part One
But you might have made it through the first sentence, enough to know that the measure would increase Colorado taxes by $1.6 billion per year.
EDITORIAL: A Bad Call… on the San Juan River? Part Two
So let’s pose the question. What, exactly, was the outcome sought by the CWCB in making a call on the San Juan River?…
EDITORIAL: A Bad Call… on the San Juan River? Part One
The “call” in question, on August 2, came from the Colorado Water Conservation Board, perhaps the largest water-related organization in the state…
EDITORIAL: Illegal Houses, Part Three
While the men — the sons and fathers — assembled the barn, the sisters and mothers worked in tandem to prepare a delicious lunch and dinner for everyone to share…
EDITORIAL: Illegal Houses, Part Two
“So, for one thing, we can’t even meet the minimum square footage required, and that doesn’t even take into account the need for a garage…”
EDITORIAL: Illegal Houses, Part One
So the units Steve and Jen are building are “legal.” At least, they’re legal here in downtown…
EDITORIAL: The Same Old Tax Increase Proposal, Part Nine
So we end up with roads that are falling apart, and with courthouses and schools and jails that, some people claim, are suitable only for demolition…
EDITORIAL: The Same Old Tax Increase Proposal, Part Eight
Every Colorado county is required to have a jail, under state law. But the law doesn’t specify any particular size of jail…
EDITORIAL: The Same Old Tax Increase Proposal, Part Seven
“And Brad said to me, ‘A 54-bed jail, you can build that for $10 or $11 million. You couldn’t build the office part, but you could build that jail…'”
EDITORIAL: The Same Old Tax Increase Proposal, Part Six
“The old jail at 34 beds is too small… In 2018, the average daily number of Archuleta County prisoners has been 23, which is near capacity…”
EDITORIAL: The Same Old Tax Increase Proposal, Part Five
“The thing that I’m worried about is that, if we’re spending County money, and the County says, ‘You’re not part of the County government; you’ve been disbanded’…
EDITORIAL: The Same Old Tax Increase Proposal, Part Four
Mr. Vihel explained to the Town Council members that, in the opinion of his committee, the 54-bed jail originally proposed in 2017 is still the very best plan for 2018….