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Category: News/Politics

EDITORIAL: Telling Tales About TABOR, Part Three

Posted on August 8, 2019August 9, 2019 by Bill Hudson

We also noted that, in 2016-2017, more than 69 percent of Colorado state revenue was exempt from TABOR limitations…

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Building Glass Castles in the Sand, Part Two

EDITORIAL: Building Glass Castles in the Sand, Part Two

Posted on August 8, 2019May 15, 2022 by Bill Hudson

Cardboard is now selling for $25 a ton. “Prices for OCC [cardboard] today are so low that in many cases the material is not even covering the ever-rising cost of freight to the mill…”

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EDITORIAL: Building Glass Castles in the Sand, Part One

EDITORIAL: Building Glass Castles in the Sand, Part One

Posted on August 7, 2019August 8, 2019 by Bill Hudson

“Comparing $111,000 to the cost of constructing a new landfill, we’ll be saving money in the long run, by buying space that we’re not filling up….”

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters

EDITORIAL: Telling Tales About TABOR, Part Two

Posted on August 7, 2019August 10, 2019 by Bill Hudson

Ms. Hedges wants us to repeal TABOR, and she apparently also wants us to believe that TABOR is to blame for the condition of our state highways and county roads…

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Town, County Discuss Impacts from Vacation Rentals, Part Three

EDITORIAL: Town, County Discuss Impacts from Vacation Rentals, Part Three

Posted on July 30, 2019July 30, 2019 by Bill Hudson

Is Archuleta County experiencing some serious economic problems? It’s pretty well recognized that we are…

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Town, County Discuss Impacts from Vacation Rentals, Part Two

EDITORIAL: Town, County Discuss Impacts from Vacation Rentals, Part Two

Posted on July 29, 2019July 30, 2019 by Bill Hudson

“There’s movement to classify short-term rental property as ‘commercial’ for property tax purposes. The [Colorado Assessors Association] is kind of pushing that….”

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters

EDITORIAL: Town, County Discuss Impacts from Vacation Rentals, Part One

Posted on July 26, 2019July 29, 2019 by Bill Hudson

If Ms. DeMarco and her fellow elected officials really want to consider ‘capping’ the total number of STRs at 20 percent of the available homes… well, that bus may have already left the station…

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: Evil Mistress

DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: Evil Mistress

Posted on July 25, 2019July 25, 2019 by DC Duncan

When I got out of the service, my mistress and I went back to the smoky nightclubs and perilous bars of Dallas…

Posted in News/Politics
EDITORIAL: The Wonders of Economic Development, Part Eight

EDITORIAL: The Wonders of Economic Development, Part Eight

Posted on July 19, 2019July 19, 2019 by Bill Hudson

When a government overextends itself — as both the Town and County governments have done, here in Archuleta County — the obvious ‘fix’ is to promote economic growth…

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters

EDITORIAL: The Wonders of Economic Development, Part Seven

Posted on July 18, 2019July 19, 2019 by Bill Hudson

“One thing I want the public to know is, we don’t want to give incentives to duplicate an existing business — somebody who has already been paying their taxes, and is a known entity…”

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EDITORIAL: An Uncomfortable Dispatch Center Meeting

Posted on July 18, 2019July 18, 2019 by Bill Hudson

“When we did this 10 years ago, it cost us $500,000 to open the center that we have right now,” he said. “So, we’re not talking about something that’s cheap…”

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EDITORIAL: The Wonders of Economic Development, Part Six

Posted on July 17, 2019July 18, 2019 by Bill Hudson

An example of ‘rational government’? A government process, wherein leaders and ordinary citizens freely exchanged arguments and assertions — and where people truly listened to one another…

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EDITORIAL: The Wonders of Economic Development, Part Four

EDITORIAL: The Wonders of Economic Development, Part Four

Posted on July 15, 2019July 16, 2019 by Bill Hudson

Generally speaking, Archuleta County taxpayers begin to have questions and concerns when infrastructure proposals get up into the $5 million range… or higher. We witnessed that kind of citizen concern back in 2013…

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters

OPINION: Billionaires and American Politics

Posted on July 15, 2019July 15, 2019 by Lawrence Wittner

Although big money has always played an important role in U.S. political campaigns, its influence has been growing over the past decade…

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters

EDITORIAL: The Wonders of Economic Development, Part Three

Posted on July 12, 2019July 15, 2019 by Bill Hudson

Not traditional bankruptcy, of course… few cities and towns in the US are facing legal bankruptcy, because they are still growing their populations… and are currently seeing increased property values…

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters

EDITORIAL: The Wonders of Economic Development, Part Two

Posted on July 11, 2019July 12, 2019 by Bill Hudson

In 2008, just as the Recession was slamming the local construction industry and sales tax collections were headed downward, the Pagosa Springs Town Council made a fascinating decision….

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters

EDITORIAL: The Wonders of Economic Development, Part One

Posted on July 10, 2019July 11, 2019 by Bill Hudson

At the end of eight hours, Ms. Wilcox asked the Council members to choose their three top priorities from among the 55 possible goals posted around the room…

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters

EDITORIAL: Believe It or Not, Colorado Will Soon Become a Waterless Desert… Part Eleven

Posted on July 9, 2019August 10, 2022 by Bill Hudson

Back in 2009, PAWSD was collaborating closely with the San Juan Water Conservancy District on a plan to build a $357 million reservoir complex…

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Believe It or Not, Colorado Will Soon Become a Waterless Desert… Part Ten

EDITORIAL: Believe It or Not, Colorado Will Soon Become a Waterless Desert… Part Ten

Posted on July 8, 2019August 9, 2022 by Bill Hudson

Those water rights have made a few farmers and ranchers extremely wealthy, but in many cases, farming and ranching in America has created conditions of poverty…

Posted in News/Politics, Opinion/Letters
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