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Category: Opinion/Letters

EDITORIAL: PLPOA to Vote on Funding for New Gymnasium, Part One

EDITORIAL: PLPOA to Vote on Funding for New Gymnasium, Part One

Posted on December 11, 2024December 12, 2024 by Bill Hudson

Could the whole community come together to build something that served, especially, the non-adult population?

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EDITORIAL: How About Them Home Prices? Part Four

EDITORIAL: How About Them Home Prices? Part Four

Posted on December 10, 2024December 10, 2024 by Bill Hudson

“He could say, for example, that it’s time to build Trump Towers across America, which would immediately make them sound desirable…”

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SAVE THE COLORADO: Elon Musk Gets the Gross Dam Fiasco Exactly Wrong

SAVE THE COLORADO: Elon Musk Gets the Gross Dam Fiasco Exactly Wrong

Posted on December 10, 2024December 10, 2024 by Gary Wockner

“It makes no more sense to build a new dam on the Colorado River than it does on Mars…”

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A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Convictions and Acquittals

A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Convictions and Acquittals

Posted on December 10, 2024December 10, 2024 by Gary Beatty

It only takes one juror to prevent a conviction because of a “hung jury” in the Thompson murder case…

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OPINION: Time for CPW to Address Trophy Hunting of Big Cats

Posted on December 10, 2024December 10, 2024 by Post Contributor

Colorado is so much better than this. Let’s ask CPW to invest more heavily in real science…

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EDITORIAL: How About Them Home Prices? Part Three

EDITORIAL: How About Them Home Prices? Part Three

Posted on December 9, 2024December 10, 2024 by Bill Hudson

Back in the 1980s, when I was still living in Alaska, I came across a recently written book titled, ‘The Nine Nations of North America’…

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INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: How Trump Could Benefit From Defending Ukraine

Posted on December 9, 2024December 9, 2024 by John Tures

Will we support people who have demonstrated that they could repel the Russians, with military aid?

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EDITORIAL:  How About Them Home Prices? Part Two

EDITORIAL: How About Them Home Prices? Part Two

Posted on December 6, 2024December 9, 2024 by Bill Hudson

The YIMBY Movement seeks to explain why the NIMBY approach to building a community will ultimately destroy the community’s viability…

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EDITORIAL: How About Them Home Prices? Part One

EDITORIAL: How About Them Home Prices? Part One

Posted on December 5, 2024December 8, 2024 by Bill Hudson

“During this public event, PSCDC will draw up to 8 qualified homebuyers from the pool of pre-approved applicants who can select one of our newly built affordable homes…”

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BIG PIVOTS: Is Colorado the Beacon on the Hill? Part Four

BIG PIVOTS: Is Colorado the Beacon on the Hill? Part Four

Posted on December 5, 2024December 5, 2024 by Allen Best

“Is it perfect? No. Are we perfect? No, but they are a leader. They’re showing how you just do it…”

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EDITORIAL: A Long Story About an Imaginary Water Shortage, Part Seven

EDITORIAL: A Long Story About an Imaginary Water Shortage, Part Seven

Posted on December 4, 2024December 4, 2024 by Bill Hudson

“Accurate measurement of diversions is critical to protect Colorado’s entitlement to water, including under the Colorado River Compact…”

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BIG PIVOTS: Is Colorado the Beacon on the Hill?  Part Three

BIG PIVOTS: Is Colorado the Beacon on the Hill? Part Three

Posted on December 4, 2024December 5, 2024 by Allen Best

“There’s still a lot of discovery, imagination and innovation that needs to happen….”

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A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: The Bankruptcy Experience, Part Three

A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: The Bankruptcy Experience, Part Three

Posted on December 4, 2024December 4, 2024 by Gary Beatty

If you decide to buy gold, I’ll pass on the advice of every ‘gold bug’ I’ve ever listened to…

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LETTER: Preserving History and Culture, or Not

Posted on December 4, 2024December 4, 2024 by Post Contributor

Over 120 memorial books have been published, each focusing on one or more of the 400 towns and villages that were affected…

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EDITORIAL: A Long Story About an Imaginary Water Shortage, Part Six

EDITORIAL: A Long Story About an Imaginary Water Shortage, Part Six

Posted on December 3, 2024December 4, 2024 by Bill Hudson

“All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way…”

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BIG PIVOTS: Is Colorado the Beacon on the Hill?  Part Two

BIG PIVOTS: Is Colorado the Beacon on the Hill? Part Two

Posted on December 3, 2024December 4, 2024 by Allen Best

Will Toor, director of the Colorado Energy Office, made the case that Colorado has been providing a model that can be used by other states…

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A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: The Bankruptcy Experience, Part Two

A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: The Bankruptcy Experience, Part Two

Posted on December 3, 2024December 4, 2024 by Gary Beatty

Dominance of the U.S. dollar in international finance has been in decline since at least 1971…

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INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: ‘Giving Tuesday’ and College Education

Posted on December 3, 2024December 3, 2024 by John Tures

I am sure every reader of this column will attest to the need to be a hard worker to succeed in your profession…

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EDITORIAL: A Long Story About an Imaginary Water Shortage, Part Five

EDITORIAL: A Long Story About an Imaginary Water Shortage, Part Five

Posted on December 2, 2024December 3, 2024 by Bill Hudson

“We also need to know we can trust our local officials — elected or appointed — with making sound, informed decisions on something so important…”

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