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Category: News/Politics
EDITORIAL: Contact Tracing, For Fun and Profit
Archuleta County has been surprisingly free of infections — only 8 confirmed cases and no reported fatalities — but we assume that travelers from other parts of the country could easily bring new infections with them…
EDITORIAL: The Impending Vaccine Troubles, Part Seven
“I must warn, there is also the possibility of negative consequences, where certain vaccines can actually enhance the negative effects of the infection…”
Senators Mount Effort to Ensure Financial Assistance for Those Enrolled in ACA Exchange Plans
“The last thing families should be worried about when collecting unemployment insurance is the possibility of losing their health coverage or not having access to it during a pandemic…”
EDITORIAL: The Impending Vaccine Troubles, Part Six
It then turned out the DTaP vaccine was less effective than the DPT vaccine. In fact, the CDC now reports that the pertussis vaccine does not confer immunity at all…
Activists Oppose ‘River Killer’ Tax
“Any new high elevation dams do more harm to the environment, wetlands and watersheds than benefits….”
EDITORIAL: The Impending Vaccine Troubles, Part Five
One of the expert speakers at the 2019 WHO Summit, quoted in the video, notes that ‘antigens’ are not the main cause of vaccine side effects. That honor falls to the adjuvants…
EDITORIAL: The Impending Vaccine Troubles, Part Four
I had watched the movie trailer before dinner… and when I went back later that evening to review some of Ms. Mikovits’ statements and accusations, the video was disabled…
EDITORIAL: The American West Reopens, Slowly
The ‘reopening dates’ are a bit more definite, but ‘reopening’ in Georgia doesn’t necessarily mean the same thing as ‘reopening’ in Colorado…
HMPRESENTLY: Takin’ it to The Bot
Could second graders trying to decipher a Trump tweet be in the driver’s seat?
New ‘Virus’ Voting Rules in Colorado
“The current national health crisis has caused all of us to re-examine our election processes,” said Secretary of State Jena Griswold….
EDITORIAL: The Impending Vaccine Troubles, Part Three
“The epidemic, however, did not occur. The Fort Dix outbreak was a false alarm, and the American public and much of the scientific community accused us of overreacting…”
EDITORIAL: Town Will Vote on ‘Urban Renewal’ Voter Participation on July 14
“But as far as voting for the ordinance to go to election, there’s really not a choice. It’s constitutionally protected…”
Colorado Health Department Missed Deadline to Provide Coronavirus Records
“…during this type of emergency it is more important than ever that CDPHE respond promptly to a request focused on defeating this ongoing threat to the health of the public…”
EDITORIAL: The Impending Vaccine Troubles, Part Two
“A massive new study from Denmark found no association between being vaccinated against measles, mumps, and rubella and developing autism….”
EDITORIAL: Town’s Popular Summer ‘K.I.D.S.’ Camp Cancelled
“What kind of liability issue do we have, if in fact we did something that was outside the bounds of the recommendations and restrictions?…”
EDITORIAL: Cutting Colorado’s Budget
“I think one of the things we have to look at is how we are staffed in state government. Because while we are not a business, we are dependent upon the revenues of business,” he said…
OPINION: Racial Fault Lines
Today, Gilmore’s definition also speaks unerringly to the catastrophic and disproportionate impacts of the coronavirus….