“There is a reason K-12 education came at the end,” said state Sen. Dominick Moreno. “We wanted to make every painful reduction in every department before we put K-12 on the table…”
Category: News/Politics
EDITORIAL: Clean Drinking Water, Considered, Part Five
To judge by the news articles I’ve come across, California’s Imperial Irrigation District is a political sacred cow…
EDITORIAL: Ready for Lower Taxes?… Part Two
Whether those same folks believe a Governor can toss out (temporarily?) the well-established laws governing the placement of a citizen initiative on the November ballot, I cannot say…
Final Opportunity Today to Share Feedback on Draft Restaurant Re-Opening Guidance
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) and the Office of Governor Jared Polis have provided links for Coloradans to share concerns…
City of Durango Now Requiring Face Coverings
The order becomes effective today, Friday, May 22, and will expire on June 19 unless extended or modified by further order of the Interim City Manager…
EDITORIAL: Clean Drinking Water, Considered, Part Four
Here’s a photo of the lovely view looking northwest from Snowball Road on May 20, 2020. I’m not sure how many ranches we can see in this photo… maybe two.. or three?
EDITORIAL: Ready for Lower Taxes?… Part One
“Protecting our democracy, access to the ballot and making sure citizens can qualify ballot measures and can qualify as candidates to run for office during this time is critical…”
HMPRESENTLY: Badass Dems for America… What’s Next?
Right here, right below, is the first draft, with parenthetical notes about… let’s call it, ‘the anatomy of a strategic plan’…
EDITORIAL: Clean Drinking Water, Considered, Part Three
The truth is difficult to get at, when we’re faced with apparently contradictory evidence. Are we really in the midst of a megadrought that will last for decades? Are we actually just wasting our limited water resources in a careless, devil-may-care manner?…
OPINION: Slow-Walking to the End to Mass Incarceration
Mass incarceration exacerbates the health consequences of the coronavirus pandemic because of unsanitary conditions of confinement and an inability to physically distance…
Colorado Becomes Only US State with Updated Automatic Voter Registration System
Colorado has a proud tradition of leading the nation in voter access and participation,” said Senate Majority Leader Fenberg…
EDITORIAL: Clean Drinking Water, Considered, Part Two
Under the “Irrigation” tab, we can find the amount of water that USGS believes was used for that purpose in Archuleta County in 2015…
OPINION: America, in the Balance
‘We the People’ are battling a catastrophic pandemic ‒ over 90,000 deaths so far ‒ and Trump is talking about ‘Obamagate’?…
EDITORIAL: Clean Drinking Water, Considered, Part One
“The purpose of the Dry Gulch Reservoir Project is to provide adequate water for the health and welfare of the Districts’ constituents due to unprecedented growth within their boundaries….”
HMPRESENTLY: C’mon! Get Your Badass On!
So, right here, right now, I’m unveiling ‘BADASS DEMS FOR AMERICA’. Imagine those big, bold words on campaign posters and lawn signs….
OPINION: The Dangerous Consequences of Bias
By Wim Laven It must be said upfront: not all bias is bad — some biases are essentially heuristics, shortcuts that help us process patterns READ MORE
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…”