Urban America was doing pretty well in 1992, if you didn’t look too closely at the rate of violent crime and the growing homelessness. But how about a quiet, small town with a lot of churches, instead?
Category: News/Politics
EDITORIAL: Designing Development Strategies That Kill Small Towns, Part One
Many people might rank Aspen Colorado, in 2019, as an economic, recreational, and cultural paradise. Some of us might have a different take…
EDITORIAL: Rush to Judgement? Part Five
Local activist — and former Town Council member — Mark Weiler has spent the past year developing an alternative plan that would allow the Archuleta County government to build a new jail without putting the taxpayers deeply in debt…
EDITORIAL: Rush to Judgement? Part Four
There’s an obvious alternative that isn’t rushed, does not create a poorly-funded debt burden, and allows the County government to build something modest and then expand the jail as needed…
EDITORIAL: Rush to Judgement? Part Three
Let’s run through that again. In January 2016, the cost for the Jail was $7.9 million. In November 2016, it was $5.7 million. In January 2017, it was $7.6 million. In December 2018, it was $13 million…
EDITORIAL: Rush to Judgement? Part Two
“One. We have a fixed budget. We understand that we have a fixed budget. Every month that goes by, we’re probably losing $50,000 to cost escalation…”
EDITORIAL: Rush to Judgement? Part One
“And right now, the direction I’ve been given, is we are now working on a jail — 54-beds, located in Harman Park, and estimated at $13 million….”
SNAP Benefits on the ‘Shutdown’ Chopping Block?
“If more food resources are needed during the partial government shutdown, we encourage clients to reach out to a local food bank or community agency…”
EDITORIAL: A Lack of Shared Love at the ACRW Luncheon, Part Five
“Priorities are one thing. Refusing to think how you’ll pay for those priorities, that is quite another. No one really cares any more….”
EDITORIAL: A Lack of Shared Love at the ACRW Luncheon, Part Four
By 2007, the imprisonment rate in the US had gone … to being “three times that of any fully developed nation at any point in the post-World War II era…”
EDITORIAL: A Lack of Shared Love at the ACRW Luncheon, Part Three
“I don’t want to have to circumvent the voters. I don’t want to. But we’ve asked twice, and now we’re in a position where we have to make a decision….”
PHOTO ESSAY: The New (and Returning) County Crew Gets Sworn In
At Judge Wilson’s prompting, the officials, one by one, promised to uphold the US and Colorado Constitutions and to fulfill their duties, and then signed a copy of their oath…
EDITORIAL: A Lack of Shared Love at the ACRW Luncheon, Part Two
The new law was supported by the ACLU, Fraternal Order of Police, the Centre for American Progress and the Koch brothers, among others. Liberals and conservatives…
EDITORIAL: A Lack of Shared Love at the ACRW Luncheon, Part One
“I understand where they are coming from. They have needs. So we all just need to come back together, we all need to work together, we all need to figure out a plan….”
EDITORIAL: The Mysteries of Rural Broadband, Part Six
“The Town Council would appreciate your support for Skywerx’s application for High Cost Fund grant monies for this critical community project….”
EDITORIAL: The Mysteries of Rural Broadband, Part Five
“Anytime you start a utility infrastructure, you end up putting hundreds of millions of dollars in the ground, or in the air, and you recover it in very small increments……”
EDITORIAL: The Mysteries of Rural Broadband, Part Four
“As your local electric co-op we know our true purpose is so much more than poles and wires — we work every day to improve the quality of life in our communities….”
EDITORIAL: The Limits of a Recreation Economy, Part Eight
“Local governments, non-profits, community members, faith organizations and concerned residents have come together to respond to the shortage of housing choices in the community…”
EDITORIAL: The Limits of a Recreation Economy, Part Seven
“The town boasts access to numerous outdoor activities year-round such as hiking, fishing, skiing, and rafting; geothermal heating; affordable housing prices; and the Cloman Industrial Park…”