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Category: Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Water Districts Hear Reservoir Proposal at Special Meeting, Part Six
President Jones presented what I felt was a reasonably accurate history of the Dry Gulch Reservoir project…
OPINION: Progressive Progress During Colorado’s 2025 Legislative Session
I completed the 2025 bill state-wide signing tour, signing bills passed by Democrats and Republicans during the landmark 2025 legislative session…
LETTER: Thank You to Pagosa Springs Town Council
In the end, you concluded that it was not the right time, not the right fit, and not enough gain to proceed with allowing Metro Districts…
EDITORIAL: Water Districts Hear Reservoir Proposal at Special Meeting, Part Five
Is SJWCD really interested in “a cooperative planning effort”? We don’t have much evidence yet that such is the case…
EDITORIAL: Water Districts Hear Reservoir Proposal at Special Meeting, Part Four
How will Mr. Fricke and his company, Zipper Valley Ranch LLC, make a profit from the proposal?
BIG PIVOTS: The Big, Beautiful Bill vs. Colorado Renewable Energy, Part Two
Solar, he said, has become the lowest cost resource and the fastest dispatching. But it does have a vulnerability, as does wind: variability….
OPINION: Anti-Arab Racism in the U.S.
A central feature of racism is attributing the same characteristics and behaviors to all members of a group, while disregarding individual differences…
EDITORIAL: Water Districts Hear Reservoir Proposal at Special Meeting, Part Three
Zipper Valley is proposing a reservoir sized at about 3,000 acre feet rather than 11,000 acre feet. This size might have multiple benefits for the project…
BIG PIVOTS: The Big, Beautiful Bill vs. Colorado Renewable Energy, Part One
Not much to like in the big, beautiful bill. But then, it’s only half-time. How hard will key Republicans in Senate push back?
LETTER: White House Asks Congress to Claw Back Public Media Funding
While Congress has 45 days to consider the proposal, the House is expected to act swiftly, possibly within days…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Research into Police-Involved Shootings
If you think this column is a blanket condemnation of law enforcement, you would be mistaken. In many cases, there’s a reason for the police response…
BIG PIVOTS: Shared Risk at the Heart of the Colorado River Debate
But what exactly did they agree upon? That has become a sticking point in 2025 as states have squared off about rules governing the river…
EDITORIAL: Water Districts Hear Reservoir Proposal at Special Meeting, Part Two
“Frankly, it appears clear that large-scale reclamation projects primarily for irrigated agriculture appear to be a glory of the past, not the future…”
EDITORIAL: Water Districts Hear Reservoir Proposal at Special Meeting, Part One
Zipper Valley made an initial offer to purchase the Ranch and partner on the reservoir back in October 2024…
OPINION: Celebrating Colorado’s New Law to Prevent Wildlife Trafficking
We are thrilled to see that our elected officials are taking the problem of wildlife trafficking seriously…
Rocky Mountain Wolf Project Statement on Lethal Removal of Wolf from Pitkin County
Under CPW’s chronic depredation policy, the agency will consider lethal removal only after repeated livestock losses…
EDITORIAL: Our Financialized, Fossilized Housing Systems, Part Five
“I mean, the last thing we want is to build this, and then Pagosa West builds their apartments… but then, nobody can afford the rent…”
OPINION: Support Independent, Honest Journalism
We are awash in fake news, and it is eating away at our society. We deserve an honest, skeptical, independent press…