Why would the County choose to make even more restrictive rules than already exist, and thus increase the amount of time, energy and money that the County will have to direct towards enforcement?
Category: Opinion/Letters
OPINION: Serious Problems with Courthouse Bidding Process and Analysis
On February 23, there were only four bidders that can be considered as meeting the 5pm February 22 deadline. Mr. Urbanczyk is not one of them…
EDITORIAL: Archuleta Courthouse Dreams, Part One
I have to salute Commissioner Maez for his appropriate hesitation. The BOCC has put the taxpayers deeply in debt, building a new County jail and a new Judicial Courthouse…
EDITORIAL: Archuleta County Considering Unconstitutional Marijuana Regulations? Part One
Of course, governments — federal, state and local — often pass laws that infringe upon our rights, and occasionally, those laws get tossed out by federal or state courts…
REP. BARBARA MCLACHLAN: Bipartisanship… Alive and Well in Colorado
I joined several Western Slope Legislators last week for a large, bipartisan Zoom townhall…
OPINION: Groups Challenge BLM’s ‘Radical Assault’ on Wild Horses
“The Wild Horse and Burro program has needed real reform for a very long time,” stated Leigh, “We remain united in our commitment…”
OPINION: An Ever-Expanding Military… America’s Primary National Purpose?
While he noted that “we do not need a massive increase in the defense budget,” I wish he had said what we do need…
EDITORIAL: Money, Water, and Fear for the Future, Part Seven
“Getting plants to grow in the Sonoran Desert is made possible by importing billions of gallons of water each year…”
EDITORIAL: Money, Water, and Fear for the Future, Part Six
Colorado Water Conservation Board chair Jaclyn Brown touches ever so lightly, here, on the elephant in the room. Or the elephant in the river…
OPINION: So That No One Dies Alone
During the pandemic, we learned a lot about what we did right, and what we did wrong, and what we can do better…
OPINION: Overcoming ‘Mistaken Impressions’
Last week, an STR group left mistaken impressions on doorknobs around town. Anonymously…
EDITORIAL: Money, Water, and Fear for the Future, Part Five
I received a thoughtful email yesterday from one of our Daily Post readers, wondering where this ‘Money, Water, and Fear for the Future’ editorial series is headed…
OPINION: When Jim Crow Greeted the Returning Black Vets
The bill is named in honor of two African American vets of World War II who unintentionally found their way into the historical record because of what was done to them…
BIG PIVOTS: The Colorado River’s Unsolved Math Problem
Long term, this worsening situation of subpar runoff in the Colorado River matters to well more than 90% of Colorado’s population…
EDITORIAL: Money, Water, and Fear for the Future, Part Four
“In agricultural areas in marginal coastal zones in southeastern parts of Kenya, “we’re looking at crop production estimated to be 70% below average,” he said…
EDITORIAL: Considering an Omicron Variant… ‘Less Threatening Than Normal Flu’…
“God knows we need this break,” said Shelly Bacallia, 29, who took her son to the Manila Zoo over the weekend…
OPINION: American History Lesson
Back when the Americas were being colonized, chartered companies sponsored them. The Virginia Company was one of them, around 1606…
LETTER: Missing My Conservative Friends
I highly respected my now-retired conservative co-workers – good friends – because we shared my dad’s deep understanding of honor and integrity…