“Given the current economy we are all trying to survive in, how can you consciously ask us to foot the bill for an unnecessary wish list of yours?…”
Category: Opinion/Letters
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Why Dems Might Support Trump’s Canada Annexation Plan
I examined what would happen in each province. Moreover, I doubt most states would stand for losing apportionment. …
OPINION: The Biden Administration’s Conservation Legacy
“President Biden’s actions on public lands have raised the bar on what a president can accomplish in a single term…”
LETTER: Liz Cheney Deserves the Presidential Citizens Medal
President Biden gave former Representative Liz Cheney (R-WY) the Presidential Citizens Medal for leading the January 6 Committee…
EDITORIAL: The PLPOA Leadership Answers Your Questions, Part One
“We need involvement. So I love seeing all the people here tonight…”
OPINION: An Alternative Approach to the PLPOA Gymnasium Plan
The best part about the diversification of the lodging tax is that it does not place a burden on residents of Archuleta County…
EDITORIAL: Water Speculation, Part Three
It’s difficult to move forward productively, in a legal dispute, when you don’t understand the law…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Women in War
Considering Hegseth has served multiple combat tours in the Middle East, I would think his opinions are at least worth hearing…
EDITORIAL: Water Speculation, Part Two
Is the Dry Gulch Reservoir still a ‘boondoggle’? Or has Climate Change changed everything?…
EDITORIAL: Water Speculation, Part One
“Speculation” has a particularly important meaning in Colorado water law. We’re going to explore that meaning…
BIG PIVOTS: An Eddy in the Colorado River
Division had deepened by December when the water buffaloes of the Colorado River Basin assembled in Las Vegas…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Trump Must Not Abandon the Battle Against ISIS
As long as ISIS is still around, it is our fight….
EDITORIAL: The Impact of Fire District Impact Fees, Part Seven
Starting in about 1980, a small set of vibrant industries were kicking the economy into second gear… and then, into third gear…
BIG PIVOTS: Jimmy Carter and the Colorado Solar Industry
Carter had advanced schooling in nuclear energy, but by 1975 he was thinking about renewables…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Ranking Jimmy Carter Among U.S. Presidents
My students also found he had the administration with the fewest political scandals in recent history…
EDITORIAL: The Impact of Fire District Impact Fees, Part Six
In other words, in order to authentically ask “growth to pay for growth” you actually have to have a plan…
OPINION: County Legal Woes Continue into 2025, Part Two
Ms. Medina is not an Independent Broker and is specifically employed by and given authority to speak on behalf of the company that employs her…
OPINION: Will Trump Seize The Opportunity For An Israeli-Palestinian Breakthrough?
After 57 years of occupation, it has become abundantly clear: the occupation is not sustainable…
EDITORIAL: The Impact of Fire District Impact Fees, Part Five
It seemed to me, judging by the commissioner comments that morning, that the BOCC accepted his comments as statements of fact…