The newest complaint was filed in June against current Commissioner Chair Veronica Medina…
Category: Opinion/Letters
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: The Terrorist Attack That Wasn’t One?
Justice was swiftly meted out in New Orleans when those officers shot the pick-up driver dead in the street…
EDITORIAL: The Impact of Fire District Impact Fees, Part Four
Here we have one of the issues facing a small town fire department. The challenge of finding and training volunteers…
BIG PIVOTS: A Conversation with Steve Fenberg, Part Two
“Look, we don’t like this bill. We’re going to fight. What we ask is that you don’t silence us, and you give us some grace, and sometimes that means you give us time to make our case…”
LETTER: Concerns Regarding the Pending PLPOA Gymnasium Vote
This vote is, in fact, our right, not a ‘privilege’. It is set out in black-and-white in the bylaws…
EDITORIAL: The Impact of Fire District Impact Fees, Part Three
But it seems like, no sooner are the fiscal conservatives sworn into office, then they begin to propose higher taxes and fees…
BIG PIVOTS: A Conversation with Steve Fenberg, Part One
Term-limited after eight years, the key legislator talks about his role in helping guide Colorado’s big pivot in energy
LETTER: Darkness Cannot Drive Out Darkness
She emphasizes that Jewish safety and Palestinian freedom are intertwined, and that any system that oppresses another people is “inherently unsafe…”
EDITORIAL: The Impact of Fire District Impact Fees, Part Two
“Right now, [Fire District funding] is predominantly property-tax based…”
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Is Ramaswamy Right About How To Get More Nerds?
As my mum always says, you catch more flies with honey than vinegar. Vivek could mend fences with the MAGA folks as well as liberals…
EDITORIAL: The Impact of Fire District Impact Fees, Part One
“Previously, we had to rely on the Town and County for impact fees. The County would have to approve it and collect it for us…”
EDITORIAL: The Christmas Box, 2024
I set myself some rules. No gift could cost more than $5. I would avoid gifts suitable for a traditional Christmas stocking. ‘Stupid’ and ‘silly’ was preferable, but ‘useful’ was permissible…
EDITORIAL: The Future of Daylight Savings Time
One issue that stirs the imagination of advisors to President-elect Donald Trump concerns changes to the nation’s clocks…
EDITORIAL: Asking the Community for Advice? Part Six
I take those facts as an indication of the public’s interest in the Running Iron Ranch issue…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Finding a Biblical Message in Christmas Movies
It’s the time of year for Christmas… and holiday-themed movies…
EDITORIAL: Asking the Community for Advice? Part Five
The WSCWG volunteers concluded, after a year of research, that the Dry Gulch Reservoir was not a good idea, and was not necessary…
EDITORIAL: Asking the Community for Advice? Part Four
Several people had signed up to address the commissioners on the subject of vacant land purchases — or, alternately, on the subject of collaborating with the Archuleta School District…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: A Two-Headed Hydra of Distrust, Part Two
The anti-Trump bias existed back in his first term as President, as illustrated here…
LETTER: Time to Shut Down Dakota Access Pipeline
The pipeline is currently operating illegally, even as the ongoing legal battles surrounding it are reaching a critical point…
