The system of ‘checks & balances’ built into our Constitution was designed to defuse the detrimental effects of faction…
Category: News/Politics
HMPRESENTLY: A Whole ‘Nother Story
Very recently, the nation’s intelligence agencies and the FBI expressed concerns about domestic terrorism carried out by far-right groups,,,
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Opposes Wolf Introduction Measure
“This is not just about simply checking a box on a ballot. Proposition 114 would have significant, long-lasting, detrimental impacts on both wildlife and Coloradans,” said Kyle Weaver, RMEF president and CEO…
EDITORIAL: Speculators Buying Up Colorado Water Rights? Part Eight
“The Colorado River doesn’t have a water scarcity problem; it has a planning and zoning problem…”
OPINION: Proposition 116 is an Equal Tax Cut For All Taxpayers
The simple truth is, Proposition 116 is a mild but much needed tax cut for all taxpayers at a time when Coloradans could use the boost wherever they can get it…
LETTER: What Does Lauren Boebert Stand For?
Debating her opponent, Boebert stated that equal rights for women has already been achieved. If women want more power, she said, they should carry a gun…
EDITORIAL: Speculators Buying Up Colorado Water Rights? Part Seven
Of the four essential — dare we say, sacred — resources necessary to life on earth, two have been converted, in modern times, into items of private property that can be traded, rented, bought and sold….
Colorado Addiction Treatment, on Wheels
“I never thought when I went to nursing school that I’d be doing this,” Christi Couron, a licensed practical nurse, said as she pumped 52 gallons of diesel fuel into the motor home…
HMPRESENTLY: Unsettling Conversations
In the New York Post article, “Maëlle Gavet, a 15-year veteran of the tech industry, recalls an unsettling conversation she had at a Silicon Valley cocktail party in 2017…”
Wolf Creek Season Tickets On Sale Now, Priced to Sell
Fans of Wolf Creek Ski Area have one week to buy season passes at discount prices. This week… From the Wolf Creek website: The Pre-Season READ MORE
EDITORIAL: Speculators Buying Up Colorado Water Rights? Part Six
Some argue will that, so long as the water is put to a ‘beneficial use’ there’s nothing wrong with a water district or a farmer or a rancher making a few bucks “leasing” water to a needy neighbor…
EDITORIAL: The Ruins of Prosperity, Part Eight
According to Mr. Riley’s September 7 real estate summary, it looks like Pagosa Springs real estate brokers, this year, might sell as many as 20 homes priced at more than $1 million…
EDITORIAL: Speculators Buying Up Colorado Water Rights? Part Five
On Monday, the SJWCD Board met (via Zoom) with a prominent water consultant named Erin Wilson, of Lakewood, Colorado-based Wilson Water Group. Quite a few people attended the meeting…
HMPRESENTLY: You Just Don’t Know…Until You Know
In the article, American political speechwriter and author, David Litt, notes that “Restrictive voting laws make casting a ballot disproportionately difficult for lower-income, non-white and young Americans”…
OPINION: Future of Local News Commission?
“Local news is foundational to our democracy, but a convergence of forces — from consolidation to social media to COVID-19 — has pushed news rooms across America to the brink…”
LETTER: Stakes Are Too High To Let Prop 115 Pass
As voters, we’ve already weighed in on this issue and have decided over and over again that the government shouldn’t play a role in these personal decisions…
EDITORIAL: The Ruins of Prosperity, Part Seven
If your lucky family has a an annual income of $58,400… (and you didn’t lose your job during the COVID crisis)… and you happen to have $10,000 saved up for a down payment…
EDITORIAL: Speculators Buying Up Colorado Water Rights? Part Four
As I write this in September 2020, the ‘demand management’ mechanism is still a somewhat vague idea. Perhaps even a pipe dream…