“…One thing [the pollsters] seem to get right, and it won’t come to a shock to my colleagues on the floor, Congress is about as popular as a Rocky Mountain oyster in a bullpen…”
Category: News/Politics
OPINION: BLM Abdicates Wild Horse Management Obligations
Decades ago, when the public learned that they were being abused, exploited and even killed by private profiteers, we rallied behind Congress to pass the Wild Free-Roaming Wild Horses and Burros Act…
Special Legislative Session Aims Funding at Child Care, Remote Learning
“We have to really recognize that without internet access, you’re really isolating and really disenfranchising rural areas and people who are low income…”
Colorado General Assembly Deals Out Aid to Businesses, Families
“Thousands of Coloradans are struggling to pay their rent or mortgage and are facing agonizing decisions every day about which bills to pay…”
EDUCATION: To Test, or Not to Test… That is the Question
The Colorado Department of Education convened a working group in September to make recommendations on many of the most pressing questions…
LETTER: A Threat to Democracy
President Trump called Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger an “enemy of the people” for simply carrying out his duties as Georgia’s election chief….
EDITORIAL: Why Can’t Johnny Read? Part Six
For most of human history, education has functioned on what I call the “Master and Apprentice” model, where an individual student learns at the knee of an older person…
Colorado Schools Struggle with Staff Shortages
“This survey follows up on the survey of emergency needs we conducted last spring and goes deeper into the long tail of recovery, showing serious needs across the state…”
Colorado ‘Women’s Suffrage Monument’ Legislation Headed for President’s Desk
The bill now heads to the president’s desk to be signed into law. Once installed, the sculpture would be the first outdoor monument in America to commemorate the women’s suffrage movement…
OPINION: Unaffordable Water Infrastructure?
Perhaps most troubling is the fact that much of our water infrastructure is nearing the end of its useful life…
Congressman Joe Neguse Calls for National Biodiversity Strategy
“Given the current biodiversity crisis, it is more important than ever to assert U.S. leadership in the context of renewed global efforts to protect biodiversity and nature…”
EDITORIAL: Archuleta County Commissioners vs. San Juan Basin Health, Part Three
Demand No. 4 asks for local business hours at San Juan Basin Health… that already exist…
Dr. Fauci Offers a Warning
“You can’t think of yourself as being in a vacuum,” Fauci said. “Because by getting infected, you are propagating the outbreak…”
Governor Polis Issues ‘Drought Emergency’ Memo
2020’s record drought and wildfire seasons have left deep ecological and economic scars — with impacts that will persist for many years to come….
HMPRESENTLY: Baffled, Befuddled, and Perplexed
In the perception business, persona is a big deal. Endearing, pleasing personas… that’s what you want people in the public eye to project…
OPINION: A Plan for Strong Rural Communities
America’s rural places are economically and culturally fragile, lagging urbanized areas in key metrics of health and success. The gap is growing…
EDITORIAL: Archuleta County Commissioners vs. San Juan Basin Health, Part Two
So, what exactly does the Archuleta BOCC hope to accomplish, with a resolution misaligned with state law?
EDITORIAL: Archuleta County Commissioners vs. San Juan Basin Health, Part One
According to its website, SJBPH “has improved the health and environment of the Southwest Colorado community” for the past 70 years…
Colorado Democratic Legislators Lay Out Special Session Agenda
“We have to do everything possible in Colorado to help families, workers and businesses get through the challenging months ahead,” said Speaker KC Becker, D-Boulder…