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Category: Opinion/Letters

EDITORIAL: The Future of Daylight Savings Time

EDITORIAL: The Future of Daylight Savings Time

Posted on December 23, 2024December 23, 2024 by Bill Hudson

One issue that stirs the imagination of advisors to President-elect Donald Trump concerns changes to the nation’s clocks…

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EDITORIAL: Asking the Community for Advice? Part Six

EDITORIAL: Asking the Community for Advice? Part Six

Posted on December 20, 2024December 20, 2024 by Bill Hudson

I take those facts as an indication of the public’s interest in the Running Iron Ranch issue…

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INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Finding a Biblical Message in Christmas Movies

Posted on December 20, 2024December 20, 2024 by John Tures

It’s the time of year for Christmas… and holiday-themed movies…

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EDITORIAL: Asking the Community for Advice? Part Five

EDITORIAL: Asking the Community for Advice? Part Five

Posted on December 19, 2024December 20, 2024 by Bill Hudson

The WSCWG volunteers concluded, after a year of research, that the Dry Gulch Reservoir was not a good idea, and was not necessary…

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EDITORIAL: Asking the Community for Advice? Part Four

EDITORIAL: Asking the Community for Advice? Part Four

Posted on December 18, 2024December 19, 2024 by Bill Hudson

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…

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A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: A Two-Headed Hydra of Distrust, Part Two

Posted on December 18, 2024December 19, 2024 by Gary Beatty

The anti-Trump bias existed back in his first term as President, as illustrated here…

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LETTER: Time to Shut Down Dakota Access Pipeline

Posted on December 18, 2024December 18, 2024 by Post Contributor

The pipeline is currently operating illegally, even as the ongoing legal battles surrounding it are reaching a critical point…

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EDITORIAL: Asking the Community for Advice? Part Three

EDITORIAL: Asking the Community for Advice? Part Three

Posted on December 17, 2024December 18, 2024 by Bill Hudson

“So my next phase was to provide some educational outreach about some pros and cons of different water supply options… of no reservoir, or a reservoir, or alternatives to a reservoir. …”

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OPINION: BLM's Disastrously Expensive Wild Horse Policy

OPINION: BLM’s Disastrously Expensive Wild Horse Policy

Posted on December 17, 2024December 17, 2024 by William E Simpson II

Horses are Nature’s keystone herbivores, and they symbiotically reduce and maintain wildfire fuels (grass and brush)…

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OPINION: Carbon Removal in Colorado?

OPINION: Carbon Removal in Colorado?

Posted on December 17, 2024December 17, 2024 by Post Contributor

Carbon removal pathways take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and store it permanently…

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A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: A Two-Headed Hydra of Distrust, Part One

Posted on December 17, 2024December 18, 2024 by Gary Beatty

But don’t get the impression that faculty fools are confined to the State of North Carolina…

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OPINION: Open Letter to the BOCC Regarding the Shooting Range Proposal

OPINION: Open Letter to the BOCC Regarding the Shooting Range Proposal

Posted on December 16, 2024December 16, 2024 by Post Contributor

Statement of Jim Denvir regarding the Special Use Permit application of Keyah Grande to operate an open air shooting range…

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EDITORIAL: Asking the Community for Advice? Part One

EDITORIAL: Asking the Community for Advice? Part One

Posted on December 13, 2024December 16, 2024 by Bill Hudson

“I heard the community loud and clear, and Marybeth Snyder is one example of what’s being said — is to have a community meeting so they can come forward and present their ideas…”

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OPINION: Important County Hearing on Tuesday, Dec. 17 Regarding Expanded Shooting Range

OPINION: Important County Hearing on Tuesday, Dec. 17 Regarding Expanded Shooting Range

Posted on December 13, 2024December 13, 2024 by Post Contributor

The County Planning Commission (the “PC”) recommended approval of a special use permit for an open air shooting range at Keyah Grande…

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EDITORIAL: PLPOA to Vote on Funding for New Gymnasium, Part Two

EDITORIAL: PLPOA to Vote on Funding for New Gymnasium, Part Two

Posted on December 12, 2024January 11, 2025 by Bill Hudson

The basic issues behind the controversy are universal. Trust. Community. Private property rights. Following rules. Raising healthy children…

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EDITORIAL: Archuleta County to Host Public Meeting on Proposed Land Purchase

EDITORIAL: Archuleta County to Host Public Meeting on Proposed Land Purchase

Posted on December 12, 2024December 12, 2024 by Bill Hudson

The photo above shows the current Administration Building, which previously — a dozen years ago — served as the Archuleta County Education Center…

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EDITORIAL: PLPOA to Vote on Funding for New Gymnasium, Part One

EDITORIAL: PLPOA to Vote on Funding for New Gymnasium, Part One

Posted on December 11, 2024December 12, 2024 by Bill Hudson

Could the whole community come together to build something that served, especially, the non-adult population?

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EDITORIAL: How About Them Home Prices? Part Four

EDITORIAL: How About Them Home Prices? Part Four

Posted on December 10, 2024December 10, 2024 by Bill Hudson

“He could say, for example, that it’s time to build Trump Towers across America, which would immediately make them sound desirable…”

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SAVE THE COLORADO: Elon Musk Gets the Gross Dam Fiasco Exactly Wrong

SAVE THE COLORADO: Elon Musk Gets the Gross Dam Fiasco Exactly Wrong

Posted on December 10, 2024December 10, 2024 by Gary Wockner

“It makes no more sense to build a new dam on the Colorado River than it does on Mars…”

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