“Currently, in the state of Colorado, we believe that one out of every 219 individuals is infectious at this time. So, activities that you got away with over the last couple of weeks and months, you’re not going to be able to get away with any more…”
OPINION: Let’s Fight About the Future of Public Education
I’m convinced that how schools reconcile the events of 2020 will either hobble our country or usher in a new chapter of progress. Can we handle the debate?
EDITORIAL: I Think I’m a Nice Person, Part Two
“And we just got great polls out of, you probably heard, out of Arizona, we’re getting them out of Nevada. The real polls, not the fake polls….”
HMPRESENTLY: A National Day of Remembrance?
Sadly, the November 1, 2020 ‘National Day of Remembrance for Americans Killed by Illegal Aliens’, declared by President Trump a few days before the election, seems to be a PR ploy…
Some Jail Inmates in Colorado, Eligible to Vote, Face Roadblocks
“The good news is that after this election we’ll have much better data about what counties are doing a good job of facilitating voting…”
More than 200 Homes and Cabins Lost in Cameron Peak Fire
“These two fires… are not dead yet,” Shellhammer said. “I need to make sure that we’re making the safest decisions — not getting people back in and then having to pull the trigger and get them back out again…”
EDITORIAL: I Think I’m a Nice Person, Part One
Legend has it, that upon entering the temple at Delphi in ancient Greece, a person was treated to three aphorisms. The first was “Know Thyself”, carved into the stone above the entrance to the forecourt…
HMPRESENTLY: What Idioms!
“In California, you have a special mask. You cannot under any circumstances take it off. You have to eat through the mask,” said President Trump, quippingly…
Governor Polis Orders One-Time Stimulus Payments to 435,00 Colorado Workers
An estimated 435,000 Coloradans will receive a one-time direct payment of $375 in early December under an economic stimulus program announced by Gov. Jared Polis and state lawmakers on Wednesday…
OPINION: Proposition 114 More Crucial Following Federal Wolf De-listing
In Colorado, the wolf has been functionally extinct for nearly 80 years and remains so today. More than ever, we need wolves to restore the balance in our mountain ecosystems…
EDITORIAL: Colorado Counties Struggle to Stay ‘Open’
“I know we are all very tired of the virus. Fatigue is setting in. That’s why we’re seeing these numbers increase. But the virus is not tired of us. It’s still deadly…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: My High-Fat Future
Okay, so this might not seem like much of a humor article, so far. Oil companies going bankrupt; that’s not really funny. But I’m sorry, it is funny. As in ‘ironic’…
Trump Administration Opens Tongass National Forest to Logging
“As the West burns due to climate change, the Trump administration is doing everything it can to further accelerate this human-caused disaster…”
OPINION: Hunger Relief Organizations Remove Trump Letter from Food Boxes
The boxes with the letter contained in them was first received by food distribution organizations in Denver on Wednesday, September 30…
EDITORIAL: Imaginary Places Without People, Part Three
We now have a massive mural going up on the side of the Goodman’s department store, painted by artist Markus Hughes…
Wolf Creek Opens 2020-2021 Ski Season Today, October 28
The storm was welcomed after such dry weather. It came in with significant moisture and warm temperatures which later became very cold, topping off the slopes with some light powder…
EDITORIAL: Confusion Around Proposition 117?
But it didn’t take our elected and appointed government officials too long to figure out ways to grow government without “raising taxes”…
HMPRESENTLY: PR Crisis in Heaven
Oh Lord, we’re closely monitoring a situation involving a rather fiendish individual in the American government…
US Senators Urge VA to Follow Through on Promises to End Veteran Suicide Epidemic
“On January 9, 2018, the President signed Executive Order (EO) 13822 entitled ‘Supporting our Veterans During Their Transition from Uniformed Service to Civilian Life’….”