Colorado’s law hits a sweet spot for developers…
Category: Opinion/Letters
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Does Military Experience Make A Better President?
As we celebrate Memorial Day week, we focus on the sacrifice of those who served and some who remain buried on the battlefield…
EDITORIAL: When Governments Subsidize Workforce Housing, Part Two
The PAWSD Board unanimously believes that we have a serious housing crisis in Archuleta County…
OPINION: The Real Facts About ‘Hunting’ Mountain Lions
This is shooting, not hunting, and disregards ethical hunting principles of “fair chase” in the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation…
OPINION: Polis Vetoes Undercut Clear Legislative Majority
The six bills Polis rejected had earned 417 ‘yes’ votes to 156 ‘no’ votes. That’s a massive margin of approval…
EDITORIAL: When Governments Subsidize Workforce Housing, Part One
As currently presented, the Trails project will consist of one 26-unit apartment building and one 24-unit building, a new street, landscaping, and parking lots…
BIG PIVOTS: Tri-State is Changing, But More Change is Needed
State’s second largest electrical provider has a new energy efficiency program…
OPINION: A Sure Future for Colorado Water
The Colorado Water Plan is important for Colorado and the West…
EDITORIAL: Not All Transportation is Created Equal, Part Two
“During the months of July-August 2024, public transit agencies around the state of Colorado … will join together to take part in the collaborative, statewide initiative…”
BOOKISH: The Death of Writing
There is no neutrality anymore. You’re either for or against. To stand apart is seen as stupid, unsupportable…
EDITORIAL: Archuleta County Considers New Regulations for Vacation Rentals, Part Two
The County currently has no limits on the number of STRs they will license, nor does the County have caps on the number allowed in a particular neighborhood…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Reports of COVID Vaccine Side-effects
The New York Times article documents just a few examples of how that testing was harmful, and how the government refuses to acknowledge that it was wrong…
INTEL FOR THE IVORY TOWER: America’s Struggles With Church Attendance
No U.S. Supreme Court, or American politician, or educational institution can account for this finding…
EDITORIAL: Archuleta County Considers New Regulations for Vacation Rentals, Part One
“Vacation Rentals are land uses that have potential for causing adverse impacts on others because of such factors as proximity to other homes…”
OPINION: A Game of Chicken Over Colorado Property Taxes
“Their goal is, and has always been, to shrink government enough to drown in the bathtub. For everyone else, it should be an alarming and unacceptable threat…”
EDITORIAL: Unstoppable Wildfires, Uninsurable Homes
“We are very much at a tipping point where insurance companies are having to weigh their risk…”
EDITORIAL: County Commissioners Hire an Interim Manager… Whom They’ve Never Met?
“It came as a surprise to everybody in the room,” Mayor Groff recalled. “None of us saw it coming at this point….”
EDITORIAL: La Plata County Looks at Slashing Visit Durango’s Tax Revenue, Part Two
Currently, La Plata County must spend its $1 million in annual lodging tax revenues only for “tourism marketing and advertising”…
LETTER: A Few Comments on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
I’ve listened intently to news about Hamas’ horrific crimes on October 7, the ravages of the war in Gaza, university protests and the dangerous rise in anti-semitism…