The best part about the diversification of the lodging tax is that it does not place a burden on residents of Archuleta County…
Category: Opinion/Letters
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…
OPINION: County Legal Woes Continue into 2025, Part One
The newest complaint was filed in June against current Commissioner Chair Veronica Medina…
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…
