“And I feel like it’s very unfortunate, because here we have two organizations really working against each other…”
Category: Opinion/Letters
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Moving to Stop ‘Flock Camera’ Abuses
“We need to know what the specifics of the plans are,” they told me…
OPINION: Colorado School of Mines Falling Short on Sustainability
A school like Mines, one of the most renowned engineering schools in the country, should be walking the walk…
OPINION: Protecting Waterways Across Colorado and the American Southwest
Every single one of these proposed projects will increasingly pollute and/or deplete our waterways in Colorado and the American Southwest…
EDITORIAL: Celebrating ‘Constitution Week’ in Archuleta County, Part Four
Some might find it obvious, when reading this Amendment, that only the powers specifically written into the Constitution accrue to the federal government…
LETTER: Dwayne Romero Will Reverse Federal Cuts to Medicaid and SNAP
Because of Hurd, six rural hospitals in Colorado now face closure…
EDITORIAL: Celebrating ‘Constitution Week’ in Archuleta County, Part Three
Nevertheless, it’s still Constitution Week in Archuleta County — and across the entire country — for three more days…
EDITORIAL: Celebrating ‘Constitution Week’ in Archuleta County, Part Two
Our County Commissioners have officially urged us to study the Constitution during Constitution Week, and to reflect on our rights and responsibilities…
EDITORIAL: Celebrating ‘Constitution Week’ in Archuleta County, Part One
We would expect this from the framers of the Constitution, because they lived in a different time and with different beliefs…
EDITORIAL: Higher Taxes Coming to Cloman Industrial Park? Part Three
Every two years, we elect one or two of our County commissioners, and each newly-formed Commission talks about roads, but struggles to solve the core problem…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Most Democracies Allow Mail Voting
There are plenty of countries who don’t have voting by mail on IDEA’s map. They’re just called authoritarian countries…
EDITORIAL: Higher Taxes Coming to Cloman Industrial Park? Part Two
I was told, for example, that government grants were used to install fiber optic cable throughout the Industrial Park a while back…
OPINION: Making Daylight Savings Time Permanent Makes No Sense
A funny thing happened on the way to changing the clocks: Farmers got blamed for Daylight Saving Time…
LETTER: Respect for Religious Differences, a Moral Imperative
“The central lesson that I have learned from the Holocaust is that we must never allow any people, any human group, to be excluded from our moral community…”
EDITORIAL: Higher Taxes Coming to Cloman Industrial Park? Part One
“Part of the reason for the special district is the lack of pavement in that big circle…” she stated…
LETTER: Who is Our Town Government Serving?
Forgive me if I am being naive or obtuse here, but is it the duty of a town government to effect the wishes of the majority of the voters…?
EDITORIAL: Town Planning Commission Considering Developments on Sept. 8, Part Three
This push by the Town Development Department to enforce a zoning density of 22 units per acre proved to be one of the main controversies on Tuesday…
EDITORIAL: Promises, Promises, Promises
We’re a few weeks away from October 2, when Colorado county clerks can begin mailing ballots to registered Colorado voters…
EDITORIAL: Town Planning Commission Considering Developments on Sept. 8, Part Two
We embrace both of these conflicting ideas, and so find ourselves often in conflict about land uses…