For nearly a year, Medina has misled the public about her employment status, falsely claiming she is self-employed…
Category: Opinion/Letters
OPINION: We Risk Losing the Institutions That Keep Our Society Open
Compounding today’s uncertainty is the President’s lack of tolerance for dissent…
EDITORIAL: Dream of a Tiny Home Village, Part One
“So three years ago, we were living in Dallas, Texas. You know, deep in suburbia. We both had full-time jobs and three little kids…”
OPINION: Tools for Winning the Climate Debate, Part Two
Saul Alinsky must be rolling over in his grave that concerned citizens from the right of the political spectrum are using his rules to defeat the left…
EDITORIAL: The Politics of Charter Schools, Part Three
“So many of us fall into the trap of, ‘I just want to be an educator. This politics stuff is not for me. I don’t want to do that’…”
OPINION: Tools for Winning the Climate Debate, Part One
Boy, did they ever take Saul Alinsky’s rules seriously. In many ways, it became the “progressive” Bible…
LETTER: Concerning an Epitaph for the U.S.
The United States was the only country to vote against a United Nations resolution declaring an “International Day of Hope…”
OPINION: Where Is Rick, When We Need Him Most?
Among other things, the text inspired me to revisit Casablanca, the 1942 classic directed by Michael Curtiz…
EDITORIAL: The Politics of Charter Schools, Part Two
“Dr. Perry is completely committed to closing the educational inequities that plague our youth and families in low-income communities…”
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: It’s Almost As If They Like War, Part Two
Now there’s the war in Ukraine. Make no mistake, it was started by Russia’s invasion — so it’s easy to fix the blame for this latest chapter…
STRONG TOWNS: Evidence of Broken Municipal Governments
We’re rolling out the Fiscal Health Assessment this April, aligning with tax season, to ensure that cities have a way to make sense of their own budgets…
EDITORIAL: The Politics of Charter Schools, Part One
Just as different pupils learn differently… in a similar sense, different teachers teach differently… and different parents raise their children differently…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Evidence That Medicaid Does Matter For Americans
“Are those states which refuse the money for covering more of their lower income residents doing better, or worse, for their own citizens?…”
LETTER: In Defense of Rep. Jeff Hurd
I noticed a full-page advertisement in the Durango Herald on March 5, bashing Congressman Jeff Hurd…
EDITORIAL: A Few Facts About the Highway Reconstruction Project, Part Two
The Town government, especially, has an interest in the reconstruction project, for several reasons…
OPINION: Being a Principal Just Got Harder
There is a squeaky old merry-go-round in my neighborhood that my own children play on from time to time…
EDITORIAL: A Few Facts About the Highway Reconstruction Project, Part One
CDOT had previously announced a start date of March 17, but local business owners had urged a delay…
OPINION: Kosovo Faces Unprecedented Challenges Under Trump
Kosovo should expect to face many new, daunting challenges during the next four years…
EDITORIAL: Sorry, Not a Town That Loves Kids
We all have our suspicions about the type of community we live in, but there’s hardly a better way to find out, than to put something on a ballot and let the community weigh in…