When we no longer have the ability to earn a paycheck, how will we pay the rent? Will the robot, who has taken over our job, pay it for us?
EDITORIAL: The Creation of a Colorado Charter School, Part Eight
But the food… that the children are eating… is it really healthful?
EDITORIAL: The Creation of a Colorado Charter School, Part Seven
This 300-page application explains how the academic model will be facilitated, how the school will be staffed, how teachers will be recruited and trained and evaluated, how Special Education students will be accommodated…
EDITORIAL: The Creation of a Colorado Charter School, Part Six
There’s probably nothing like trying to start a charter school, to give the average citizen a real education about the government’s regulation of childhood in America….
EDITORIAL: The Creation of a Colorado Charter School, Part Five
The Colorado legislature thought, back in 1993, that charter schools might be part of the answer to improving education for the state’s children. Obviously, it hasn’t been the whole answer…
EDITORIAL: The Creation of a Colorado Charter School, Part Four
“We were fortunate to get a $5 million grant, back in the days of the first George Bush administration, as part of an initiative to create ‘break the mold’ American schools…”
EDITORIAL: The Creation of a Colorado Charter School, Part Three
Read Part One If you are thinking about starting a charter school in Colorado, you should probably consider the comment we heard while visiting the READ MORE
EDITORIAL: The Creation of a Colorado Charter School, Part Two
After 18 months of research, the volunteer board of the Pagosa Peak Open School has settled upon the idea that they want children to leave their school — and to enter adulthood — with a strong sense of purpose…
EDITORIAL: The Creation of a Colorado Charter School, Part One
We’ve created choices, but we’ve also created competition — publicly funded competition — and that makes us uncomfortable….
HUMOR: Cats and Dogs
And then we have the situation where a cat and a dog live together in the same house, as fast friends, and get along famously — sleeping in the same bed and even licking each other’s face…
EDITORIAL: The Price of Gravel, Part Four
“His ruling was that the plaintiffs’ request for an injunction was denied, based upon specific findings of fact that he articulated, on the record….”
EDITORIAL: The Price of Gravel, Part Three
“I think for anybody who really looks at this, the economics are staggering, as far as the benefits to Archuleta County…”
EDITORIAL: The Price of Gravel, Part Two
“We had signs on our fence — the one fence that we had — and those signs said, ‘Fishermen welcome, respect your privilege…”
EDITORIAL: The Price of Gravel, Part One
“The roads being considered have had significant degradation since the county began allowing truck traffic along Cascade Avenue, a steep and winding gravel road as well as Buttress Avenue, Meadows Blvd., and South Pagosa Blvd…”
EDITORIAL: Voters Can Make Colorado History in PAWSD Election
“The first benefit of TABOR protection is obvious: general property tax revenue is placed under commonsense controls…”
HUMOR: Pagosa Snow Event Confounds Climate Change Experts
“Isolated events, like the one this past weekend in Pagosa, certainly need to be taken into account as we develop our complex climate models…”
HUMOR: Guilty Pleasures
“Nice view,” said Richard, with a slight Texas drawl. Richard Butz was leaning on the pressure-treated railing, looking out over Village Lake at the majestic READ MORE
EDITORIAL: Facts and Fantasies About the Bridge to Nowhere, Part Five
I have a fantasy, for example, about honest local government, making legal decisions in open meetings and valuing the opinions of the citizens who fund them and for whom these governments were created…