“You can’t say you want to make America healthy again while reducing access to the very foods that help children grow and thrive…”
Category: Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: A Government Obsessed with Recreation? Part Seven
“I would argue that this opportunity is so valuable that it justifies a trade-off of foregoing other identified and unidentified initiatives, to secure the funding to ensure we acquire Reservoir Hill…”
OPINION: Protecting the Right to Vote in Colorado
This ruling underscores why the League of Women Voters of Colorado fought in coalition for passage of the Colorado Voting Rights Act…
EDITORIAL: A Government Obsessed with Recreation? Part Six
I mentioned the temptation by government staff to provide misinformation to their governing board and to the community, because what I heard on April 7 appears to be misinformation…
EDITORIAL: A Government Obsessed with Recreation? Part Five
It was obvious to me that Mr. Levine was proud of what his family has done to the enhance the value of the property, at a cost of millions of dollars beyond the initial purchase price…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Those Held Accountable for Murder
Americans are getting smarter about realizing that Iran’s and North Korean ally Putin, is not our friend…
LETTER: LPEA Board President Nicole Pitcher, Focused on the Future
There is so much misinformation being spread that it would be impossible to correct it all in one letter. So here are a few to consider…
OPINION: The Southern Poverty Law Center Prosecution is Absurd. That May Be the Point.
Let’s take a brief spin through history. The Southern Poverty Law Center rose to fame in 1987, when it secured a $7 million judgment against the United Klans of America…
EDITORIAL: A Government Obsessed with Recreation? Part Four
So I was delighted to receive a phone call on Friday from Ken Levine, one of the four siblings who own the Fairway Land Trust property…
EDITORIAL: A Government Obsessed with Recreation? Part Three
Mr. Lewis had suggested that the 300 acres under consideration might cost between $7 million and $8 million, once negotiations are completed…
OPINION: How Modeling-Based Failures Unlock Billions of Highway Dollars
The initial Interstate Highway System was completed long ago, and the Highway Trust Fund that financed it has been insolvent for years…
LETTER: Thank You, Colorado Parks & Wildlife Employees
I was sitting under a military parka that was tied from my ATV to a sign by a county road the last time I talked to one of these law enforcement professionals…
EDITORIAL: A Government Obsessed with Recreation? Part Two
The Town had submitted “over 25 letters of support” when applying for the FLP grant, according to Town Recreation Supervisor Amanda Gadomski…
OPINION: U.S. Supreme Court Protecting Bigots
All of these cases had implications far beyond Colorado. For example, more than 20 states in addition to Colorado protect children from conversion therapy…
EDITORIAL: A Government Obsessed with Recreation? Part One
A riverfront parcel once home to Bob’s LP was purchased for $882,000 to provide better recreational access to the San Juan River…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Would We Recognize the Savior?
Liberals and conservatives were briefly united in opposition to our President re-posting, on social media, a picture of himself resembling Jesus Christ…
EDITORIAL: Budget Challenges Facing Our Colorado Schools, Part Three
In the current climate of declining enrollment and rising prices, is it likely that Archuleta County voters choose to increase their property taxes by $150 million for a new school facility?
PAWSD Heading for ‘Drought Stage 1’ Watering Restrictions
“Drought conditions are such that PAWSD is encouraging customers to voluntarily reduce the amount of water they use…”
LETTER: Does the School District Have a Plan B?
I think it unlikely that our voters will approve the relatively large property-tax increase (even assuming a large BEST grant) that the new-school bond issue would require…