Right now, Republicans are writing the most consequential legislation contemplated in decades entirely behind closed doors…
Category: Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: A Trip Through Bureaucratic Hell, Part Three
“We’re hoping the interest rates will shake out and come down a little bit. That would help us a lot, to move these houses that we currently have…”
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: The Price of Gold
Unfortunately, the Federal Reserve System is inherently unstable, and must lurch from one self-generated crisis to another…
OPINION: Dreams of Empire
According to President Donald Trump, America, the world’s wealthiest country, has long been financially abused by virtually all other nations…
EDITORIAL: A Trip Through Bureaucratic Hell, Part Two
“We will be doing a campaign in the newspaper to move these houses, and we’ll be sending out a letter to all major employers…”
EDITORIAL: Status Quo at Pagosa Area Water & Sanitation District?
Last night, the Pagosa Area Water and Sanitation District — PAWSD — released the unofficial results of the district Board election, which was held via mail ballot…
OPINION: Colorado’s Republican Legislators Fought for Your Rights at the Capitol
“We pushed back against unsustainable spending, fought for transparency in federal fund allocations, and opposed efforts to sneak around TABOR…”
EDITORIAL: A Trip Through Bureaucratic Hell, Part One
“So, I think some of you may have heard me say this in the last month, but I’m tired of being the test dummy for DOLA…”
OPINION: U.S. House Committee Sells Out, Votes to Sell Off Public Lands
The American people love their public lands and want to see them protected, not sold off to the highest bidder…
EDITORIAL: An Unsettling Story About Colorado Metro Districts, Part Seven
“Collins and a client developer from Aspen created the Special District Association in 1975. By 1981, they got the legislature to completely re-write Title 32 and the modern metro district for developers was born….”
EDITORIAL: Brutta Figura
“Oh, I see, They can’t take a joke? You don’t mean the Catholics, you mean the fake news media? No, the Catholics loved it…”
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Changes at the VA
All that is to say that I am in a position to comment on Mr Duncan’s description of the VA. I agree with much, but not all, of what he related in his column…
LETTER: Who Benefits from a Metro District?
I truly hope that the Pagosa Springs Town Council and Town Planning Commission are seriously considering the probable impact of a metro district on the residents-to-be of Pagosa West…
EDITORIAL: An Unsettling Story About Colorado Metro Districts, Part Six
“There are almost 2,000 metro districts in Colorado exhibiting the same abuses — with different numbers — but always the same abuses…”
BIG PIVOTS: Tri-State Doesn’t See Coal in Its Future
“Just transition” is also part of Tri-State’s pivot. State legislators in 2019 said that coal-dependent communities should be given aid as they made their career shifts…
LETTER: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Side of Metro Districts
If the developer can’t finance a project on their own dime, they shouldn’t be permitted to create debt for others…
EDITORIAL: An Unsettling Story About Colorado Metro Districts, Part Five
And who, exactly, would pay for those “extraordinary public benefits”? The developers? Or mill-levy-burdened future property owners?…
OPINION: President’s Budget Could Devastate Small Towns, Rural Communities
The President’s budget will devastate communities, especially smaller and rural communities, says Smart Growth America…
EDITORIAL: An Unsettling Story About Colorado Metro Districts, Part Four
The purple subdivision, and the dark blue subdivision, were financed with metro district schemes, and pay an additional mill levy…