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Category: Opinion/Letters

EDITORIAL: First They Came for the Communists

EDITORIAL: First They Came for the Communists

Posted on February 7, 2025February 7, 2025 by Bill Hudson

Maybe we don’t have to wait for the church leaders to be arrested.  Maybe we can all speak out… before it’s too late?

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A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Could ‘Realpolitik’ Be Applied to Certificates of Participation?

Posted on February 7, 2025February 7, 2025 by Gary Beatty

For instance, what happens if we, the taxpayers, simply say we ain’t makin’ no more payments on the COP?

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EDITORIAL: Taxpayer Participation vs. Certificates of Participation, Part Six

EDITORIAL: Taxpayer Participation vs. Certificates of Participation, Part Six

Posted on February 6, 2025February 6, 2025 by Bill Hudson

It’s not clear, yet, if any independent research done by the MPAC community group itself will be posted…

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OPINION: Tell the Dam Truth

Posted on February 5, 2025February 5, 2025 by Gary Wockner

Dams contribute to greenhouse gas emissions in many ways, including through the reservoirs and artificial lakes they hold back…

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EDITORIAL: Taxpayer Participation vs. Certificates of Participation, Part Four

EDITORIAL: Taxpayer Participation vs. Certificates of Participation, Part Four

Posted on February 4, 2025February 5, 2025 by Bill Hudson

We’re discussing the reasons why a local government might seek voter approval for a general obligation bond…

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EDITORIAL: Taxpayer Participation vs. Certificates of Participation, Part Three

EDITORIAL: Taxpayer Participation vs. Certificates of Participation, Part Three

Posted on February 3, 2025February 4, 2025 by Bill Hudson

It would appear that nearly all of the “New Schools” were funded at least partly by Lease-Purchase arrangements…

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INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Attacks On FEMA Following Hurricane Helene

INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Attacks On FEMA Following Hurricane Helene

Posted on February 3, 2025February 3, 2025 by John Tures

Now we’re hearing that folks in Washington want to replace FEMA with state-level agencies. That would be a bigger disaster…

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A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: A Senatorial Circus

Posted on February 3, 2025February 3, 2025 by Gary Beatty

It’s easy to laugh at them. Unfortunately it’s also a sad reflection of our hyper-partisan politics…

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EDITORIAL: Taxpayer Participation vs. Certificates of Participation, Part Two

EDITORIAL: Taxpayer Participation vs. Certificates of Participation, Part Two

Posted on January 31, 2025February 3, 2025 by Bill Hudson

Judging by election results going back to 2010, our community is supportive of tax increases… if the money will be used to upgrade existing buildings…

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LETTER: Where are the Democrats?

Posted on January 31, 2025January 31, 2025 by Post Contributor

President Donald Trump is rapidly degrading the United States of America into a fascist hellscape. The nominal opposition leaders are nowhere to be found. As READ MORE

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OPINION: Difficult Decisions About the Wolf Reintroduction

Posted on January 31, 2025January 31, 2025 by Post Contributor

Wildlife management requires knowledge and skill in biology, ecology, sociology, and political science…

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EDITORIAL: Taxpayer Participation vs. Certificates of Participation, Part One

EDITORIAL: Taxpayer Participation vs. Certificates of Participation, Part One

Posted on January 30, 2025January 31, 2025 by Bill Hudson

“I absolutely do not want us to look at only doing a COP.  I don’t think a COP benefits our community…”

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OPINION: Obstruction of Airplane Landing Due to Actions of Anti-Wildlife Activists

OPINION: Obstruction of Airplane Landing Due to Actions of Anti-Wildlife Activists

Posted on January 30, 2025January 30, 2025 by Post Contributor

Anti-wildlife activists disrupted binational effort built on trust to serve citizens of Colorado, with documented, unlawful acts…

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OPINION: Redefining the Idea of 'Presidential Pardons'...  Part Three

OPINION: Redefining the Idea of ‘Presidential Pardons’… Part Three

Posted on January 30, 2025January 30, 2025 by Rachel Suh

Maybe we were being duped by inside actors who looked forward to installing illegal acts of the court as a multi-century tradition…

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A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Advocates of States’ Rights Are Sometimes Wrong

Posted on January 30, 2025January 30, 2025 by Gary Beatty

If the very idea of a sanctuary has an ecclesiastic origin, doesn’t claiming to be a sanctuary invoke religious authority?

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OPINION: Elon Musk’s Nazi Salute

Posted on January 30, 2025January 30, 2025 by Post Contributor

Being rich is not a crime, but using one’s riches to promote bigotry and antisemitism is…

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EDITORIAL: Discussions About Pagosa's Precarious Future, Part Two

EDITORIAL: Discussions About Pagosa’s Precarious Future, Part Two

Posted on January 29, 2025January 29, 2025 by Bill Hudson

“So what the Forest Service did, was they mapped this entire area for us… and these maps indicate ‘trigger points’ for us…”

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OPINION: America's 'Grand Housing Bargain' is Broken; Time for a New One

OPINION: America’s ‘Grand Housing Bargain’ is Broken; Time for a New One

Posted on January 29, 2025January 29, 2025 by Charles Marohn

The grand bargain we’ve been living under is broken. But with a new commitment to incremental growth and thoughtful change, we can create neighborhoods that are both dynamic and enduring…

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OPINION: Redefining the Idea of 'Presidential Pardons'...  Part Two

OPINION: Redefining the Idea of ‘Presidential Pardons’… Part Two

Posted on January 29, 2025January 30, 2025 by Rachel Suh

Overall, the courts granting themselves the power to revise the definition of a word “to coincide with the times” is a terrible idea…

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