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EDITORIAL: The Town Deals with a Big Stink, Part Four

EDITORIAL: The Town Deals with a Big Stink, Part Four

Posted on January 13, 2020August 31, 2022 by Bill Hudson

John Bozek stood up and asked why the Intergovernmental Agreement clutched in the hands of various Town Council members and PAWSD board members had never been made public…

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters

EDITORIAL: The Town Deals with a Big Stink, Part Three

Posted on January 10, 2020January 14, 2020 by Bill Hudson

So roughly $1 million, over the next 20 years? I’m not sure if the “20-year cost” quoted here allows for inflation…

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters

Colorado Governor Points to ‘Systemic Problem’ in School Funding

Posted on January 10, 2020January 10, 2020 by Post Contributor

“Because of our fiscal rules, the state spends far too much money backfilling some of the wealthiest districts not only in the state but in the country…”

Posted in Education/Health, News/Politics

EDITORIAL: The Town Deals with a Big Stink, Part Two

Posted on January 9, 2020March 5, 2022 by Bill Hudson

In January 2012, the Town Council — acting the PSSGID board of directors — approved the sewer pipeline IGA during a contentious meeting at Town Hall…

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters

HIV Prevention Bill Introduced on Legislative Session Opening Day

Posted on January 9, 2020January 9, 2020 by Post Contributor

“This bill will increase access to preventative medications by allowing pharmacists, as well as physicians, to prescribe PrEP and PEP medications…”

Posted in Education/Health, News/Politics

EDITORIAL: The Town Deals with a Big Stink, Part One

Posted on January 8, 2020March 5, 2022 by Bill Hudson

The smell of rotten eggs blends poorly with rural suburban living and beautiful mountain vista, I am told…

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: The Growth ‘Ponzi Scheme’, Part Fourteen

EDITORIAL: The Growth ‘Ponzi Scheme’, Part Fourteen

Posted on January 7, 2020June 8, 2020 by Bill Hudson

“For a community, rapid growth is easy. Bolstered by state and federal funding… municipal bond debt financing… tax incentives and deferrals… towns that want to induce new development have many means of doing so…”

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters

Five Education Issues for the 2020 Legislative Session

Posted on January 7, 2020January 7, 2020 by Post Contributor

Todd said improving Colorado’s teacher preparation programs is a top priority for her this year, her last in the state legislature….

Posted in Education/Health, News/Politics
EDITORIAL: The Growth ‘Ponzi Scheme’, Part Thirteen

EDITORIAL: The Growth ‘Ponzi Scheme’, Part Thirteen

Posted on January 6, 2020January 7, 2020 by Bill Hudson

Clearly, socialism is not cheap, when governments feel justified about putting citizens deeply in debt without their approval…

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters

EDITORIAL: The Growth ‘Ponzi Scheme’, Part Twelve

Posted on January 3, 2020January 6, 2020 by Bill Hudson

Without spectacular growth, local governments cannot afford to maintain the streets and parks and buildings they’ve built to serve the public’s needs and wants…

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters

EDITORIAL: The Growth ‘Ponzi Scheme’, Part Eleven

Posted on January 2, 2020January 3, 2020 by Bill Hudson

Main Street USA was inspired by Walt Disney’s hometown of Marceline, Missouri and it’s designed to resemble an idealized turn-of-the-20th-century (c. 1910) American town…

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters

EDITORIAL: The Growth ‘Ponzi Scheme’, Part Ten

Posted on December 31, 2019January 2, 2020 by Bill Hudson

The place I was most excited to visit, as an eight-year-old, was Tomorrowland…

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters

LETTER: The Shadow War

Posted on December 31, 2019December 31, 2019 by Post Contributor

Both Russia and China are aggressively jointly practicing a “high-low” strategy of hostility…

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters

EDITORIAL: The Growth ‘Ponzi Scheme’, Part Nine

Posted on December 30, 2019December 31, 2019 by Bill Hudson

Of the fourteen ideas listed, more than half — eight of them, to be exact — reference “walking” or “recreation.” Our current Council seems wonderfully interested in increased pedestrian activity…

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: The Growth ‘Ponzi Scheme’, Part Eight

EDITORIAL: The Growth ‘Ponzi Scheme’, Part Eight

Posted on December 27, 2019December 30, 2019 by Bill Hudson

Mr. Simpson made a preliminary presentation to the Town Planning Commission on November 26, showing rough sketches of the proposed low-income town homes. The plan was praised by the Town Planning department…

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters

EDITORIAL: The Growth ‘Ponzi Scheme’, Part Seven

Posted on December 26, 2019December 27, 2019 by Bill Hudson

“I realized that if the economic conversations taking place in parliaments, in boardrooms and in the media worldwide are going to change, then the fundamental economic ideas taught in schools and universities have to be transformed, too….”

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters

Advocacy Groups Celebrate Key Step Towards Climate Goals, Cleaner Air

Posted on December 26, 2019December 26, 2019 by Post Contributor

“Since air knows no political boundaries, any source of air pollution in Colorado is of concern to all citizens who want their families to breathe clean air….”

Posted in Environment/Recreation, News/Politics

EDITORIAL: The Growth ‘Ponzi Scheme’, Part Six

Posted on December 24, 2019December 26, 2019 by Bill Hudson

I suppose the Christmas season can seem like a treadmill to some people… trying to find and afford appropriate gifts for family and friends… often going into debt in the effort to show how much we care…

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: The Growth ‘Ponzi Scheme’, Part Five

EDITORIAL: The Growth ‘Ponzi Scheme’, Part Five

Posted on December 23, 2019December 24, 2019 by Bill Hudson

A key word here is “resilient.” Able to weather a storm. Durable. Stronger and longer-laster than some of the roads and buildings and infrastructure built here in Archuleta County over the past 40 years…

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters
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