As we begin the 2025 ‘Water Year’, the San Juan River is flowing smoothly through downtown…
Category: Opinion/Letters
OPINION: Current and Former CPW Commissioners Urge ‘Yes’ Vote on Prop 127
Prop 127 allows voters to recognize not all hunting is defensible, and these are indefensible state-sanctioned acts of cruelty…
LETTER: Cannot Remain Silent About What They Saw in Gaza
“We are not politicians. We do not claim to have all the answers. We are simply healing professionals who cannot remain silent…”
EDITORIAL: The Stories We Tell About Water, Part Three
I took a drive out Snowball Road last week, to take photos of the new water treatment plant under construction…
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: My Republican Family (and Other Aggravations)
My family all liked Ike, and so did I. But then a young Senator and war hero from Massachusetts announced his candidacy…
OPINION: Abortion is a Human Right
“The Court finds that, until the pregnancy is viable, a woman’s right to make decisions about her body and her health remains private and protected…”
EDITORIAL: The Stories We Tell About Water, Part Two
I found attorney Jeff Kane’s presentation to be fair, measured and non-confrontational, even if I didn’t necessarily agree with his conclusions…
OPINION: Trump Rally in Aurora, Colorado
Former President Donald Trump took the stage at his campaign rally in Aurora just before 1:45pm on Friday…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Equity & Hurricane Debris
That is how we deal with federal ‘equity’ bureaucracy here in Florida…
OPINION: How and Why to Vote for Your Mental Health This November
The act of marking and returning our ballots, as we exercise our right to vote, can be good medicine….
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Hurricane Relief, Farm Bill, and the Middle East
“The ball’s in Speaker Johnson’s court,” Bishop added. “He must organize his caucus to make this happen…”
LETTER: The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation, and Prop 127
We must allow CPW to professionally and scientifically manage wildlife. Nothing in Proposition 127 prevents the agency from doing that…
EDITORIAL: The Stories We Tell About Water, Part One
The Southwestern Water Conservation District (SWCD) was created in 1941 to “protect, conserve, use and develop the water resources…”
LETTER: Prop 127 Promotes Ethical Hunting and Science
Prop 127 supports wild cats not as trophies or fur coats, but as ecological service providers, keeping our wildlife healthy from disease…
EDITORIAL: The Rats of NIMH, Part Four
Here are the crises our community faces, which, if not addressed, will seriously affect our community’s viability…
OPINION: Trump’s Aurora, Colorado, Visit Highlights MAGA Crime Wave
When Trump appears in Aurora, he will be by far the most consequential criminal ever to set foot in the city…
EDITORIAL: The Rats of NIMH, Part Three
A possible moral to the story: adding more individuals to a stable population can have a negative effect…
LETTER: The Clear Science Behind Prop 127
Prop 127 is essential to protect our wild cats from inhumane practices like trophy hunting and fur trapping…
EDITORIAL: The Rats of NIMH, Part Two
“After day 600, the social breakdown continued and the population declined toward extinction…”