An alternative examining bypassing water around or through Glen Canyon Dam must be developed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation…
Category: Opinion/Letters
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Doctor, Doctor, Mr. MD…
After hearing the evidence, he said something “off the record” that I still recall, exactly as he said it…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: The Power of the Media, to Pick a President
Several GOP candidates will stand on the stage, and compete for the interest of the American people this week…
EDITORIAL: High Altitude Spending, Part Four
“The building is very specialized; the price per square foot is tremendous. It’s only about 420 square feet, but it’s very specialized…
EDITORIAL: High Altitude Spending, Part Three
The plan, still in a preliminary state, is to hire Wesley Properties LLC (or maybe Wesley Development LLC) to construct a 25,000 square-foot Administration Building…
GROWING PAINS: Where is the County STR Task Force?
A publicly available online mapping tool would provide the public with a means to inspect neighborhoods, and provide feedback…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Are College Students Losing Their Religion?
When actually focusing on the direct connection between religious beliefs and higher education, the connection is there…
EDITORIAL: High Altitude Spending, Part Two
This implies that — according to Ms. Green — we can expect to see fewer tourist in 2024 than we saw in 2019, before the COVID crisis…
HMPRESENTLY: Imagining Myself as an Influencer
Wondering about all-electric and hybrid vehicles, as an influencer, I could doing that, too…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Property Lines
As with all properties we buy, when we negotiated the purchase of our Aspen Springs land we required a survey at the seller’s expense as a condition of the contract…
EDITORIAL: High Altitude Spending, Part One
“My concern is that we have people submitting bids at such a low price, and then are going to come back to the County afterwards to ask for money to have utilities installed…”
EDITORIAL: Town Council Considers the Near Future, Part Four
Speaking of money, our governments and special districts are now in the beginning process of defining their budgets for the 2024 fiscal year…
HMPRESENTLY: Error-Prone Leadership
Everyone makes mistakes, every once in a while, but the former president seems to compound mistakes…
EDITORIAL: Town Council Considers the Near Future, Part Three
I’m thinking, this morning, about what essentials people need to survive in a rural town in the middle of a scenic ‘nowhere’…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Battling the Foliage
So before you buy a house in Florida, ask yourself this question: Do you want to spend time fighting a jungle to have real native Florida landscaping…?
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: The Real Winners in the Ohio Referendum
“This is not a case of one political party against the other, but rather an instance of elected representatives directly pushing back against their electors…”
EDITORIAL: Town Council Considers the Near Future, Part Two
Of course, a Council member’s vision for 25 years into the future may have little relationship to the community’s immediate needs…
OPINION: Eating the Nuclear Apple
“The reborn Golden Rule is sailing once more, to show that nuclear abolition is possible, and that bravery and tenacity can overcome militarism…”
EDITORIAL: Town Council Considers the Near Future, Part One
“The McCabe Creek [bridge] project is done, and now we’re left with the maintenance of the north side and the south side….”