I’m not sure why, but in my mind, early Saturday morning, I’m hearing a 1957 Jerry Lee Lewis song, and I’m recalling the lyric… “You shake my nerves and you rattle my brain…”
Category: News/Politics
Great Sand Dunes Announces Public Closure of Areas around Sand Creek Lakes
Colorado Parks and Wildlife and National Park Service staff will work along the creek and lake shorelines to complete the treatment of the water. As a result, the water will temporarily be non-potable to drink or use…
HMPRESENTLY: The Screen Flickered, One Last Time
Yes…my old PC had served me well, putting up with all kinds of words I’ve been writing on it, for how long? For 10, maybe 12 years, or more?
LETTER: Healthcare in America Depends Upon the Post Office
This is a call to action for our community, state and country. I’m asking that all of us come together and work toward the benefit of all and to protect our most vulnerable citizens…
Veteran’s Appendectomy Launches Excruciating Battle Over the Bill
This article first appeared on the Kaiser Health News website, on August 25, 2020 In late August 2019, Shannon Harness awoke to serious pain in READ MORE
EDITORIAL: ‘Urban Renewal Authority’ Planning to Sue the Town Voters? Part Three
“Honestly, sir, I don’t think either are good options. I think that, in effect, the Town would be going against itself, and against its voters and constituents, and that wouldn’t be a good decision…”
HMPRESENTLY: ‘You Gotta Clean Your Floors, You Gotta Clean Your Forests…’
“I see again the forest fires are starting,” President Trump said recently, during a rally in Pennsylvania. “They’re starting again in California…
EDITORIAL: ‘Urban Renewal Authority’ Planning to Sue the Town Voters? Part Two
“I’d be spending my money on my attorney, having him figure out how to align myself with my taxpayers, way more than I’d be spending my money on my attorney, trying to figure out how I can get around my taxpayers…”
EDITORIAL: San Juan Basin Public Health Makes a Request, Part Two
The funds “may not be used to fill shortfalls in government revenue to cover expenditures that would not otherwise qualify under the statute…”
EDITORIAL: ‘Urban Renewal Authority’ Planning to Sue the Town Voters? Part One
“Is it within the purview of the Town Council to initiate filing for a Declaratory Judgment on the legality of the language in Ballot Question A?…”
CDOT Shares Detour Information Regarding 1-70… Delays & Alternate Routes
Highway safety closures are in place due to active wildfires in several locations around the state. The closures are in response to wildfires that continue to burn…
Oil & Gas Groups Block Briefing for Officials on Health Impacts of Drilling
“We expect Kristy to be invited back to present at a later date,” he added…
VIDEO: ‘Center for Western Priorities’ Releases New Election-Season Ads
The Center for Western Priorities’ recent Winning the West 2020 poll shows that this year, outdoor issues will play an even more decisive role in the outcome of close races.
Governor Polis Provides Update on Colorado Wildfires
There are currently four large wildfires burning: the Grizzly Creek Fire in Glenwood Canyon, the Pine Gulch Fire near Grand Junction, the Williams Fork Fire in Grand County, and the Cameron Peak Fire near Redfeather Lakes…
‘SNAP Benefits’ Notices Sent in Error to 17,381 Colorado Families
However, 17,381 were notified in error, on August 3, that they were allotted zero benefits for the month. Separate notices were also sent indicating households were receiving the max allotment…
Former Colorado Governor Endorses Colorado Wolf Restoration Ballot Initiative
“I have great faith in the voters of Colorado to make the right choice for our state in November and hope all Coloradans will join me in voting to return wolves to Colorado’s high country…”
OPINION: We Have 79 Days
At a minimum, the Senate and the House of Representatives should immediately return to Washington to fully fund our elections and the US Postal Service, overriding the president if required…
EDITORIAL: County Commissioners Making Questionable Public Health Decisions?
“I recently read with some dismay that Archuleta County Commissioners Schaaf and Maez are considering pulling us out of San Juan Basin Public Health (SJBPH)…”
HMPRESENTLY: No ‘De Joy,’ So To Speak?
In the run-up to what may be the most important election of our time – during a pandemic! – these changes, apparently, at the Postmaster General’s direction, are extremely concerning…