2020 has been a banner year for our public lands, with increased interest in the outdoors bringing higher visitation… and an unfortunate side-effect: trash…
EDITORIAL: The Ruins of Prosperity, Part Five
Some might say, the Board of County Commissioners is totally out of control, with regards to debt creation. And all of the new debt seems to be serving one group of people: County employees…
San Juan Basin Public Health Launches ‘Protect Our Neighbors’ Dashboard
“Getting to the ‘Protect Our Neighbors’ phase is truly a community-wide effort and relies on everyone — our hospitals, healthcare partners, businesses, and local community members…”
EDITORIAL: Speculators Buying Up Colorado Water Rights? Part Two
“The evidence currently of record does not demonstrate that the Districts have carried their burden of proving a non-speculative intent to put the water amounts contained in the remand decree to beneficial use…”
OPINION: Why My Faith Leads Me to Oppose Proposition 115
Proposition 115 is a deceptive end-around run by the same politicians and special interest groups that have repeatedly tried and failed to ban abortion more than 10 times in Colorado over the past decade…
OPINION: Proposition 115 Will Protect the Unborn
That is an opportunity for each one of us to make a vote for the precious gift of life for another person. To vote “Yes” on Proposition 115 for babies who have achieved 22 weeks of life in their mother’s womb…
EDITORIAL: Speculators Buying Up Colorado Water Rights? Part One
“I’m encouraged by the participation in the Work Group, which represents diverse stakeholders from all across the state,” said Dan Gibbs, Executive Director, Colorado Department of Natural Resources…”
EDITORIAL: The Ruins of Prosperity, Part Four
The property at 574 S. 5th St (at the NE corner of Apache St. and S. 5th St.) is currently listed and could be a possible property for workforce housing units…
HMPRESENTLY: The Will of the People
A majority of Americans support Social Security, which various politicians seem so eager to abolish. The Pew Research Center reported, recently, that “74 percent of Americans say Social Security benefits should not be reduced in any way…”
‘Strict Enforcement’ Threatened at CU Boulder, as COVID-19 Cases Spike
Cases of COVID-19 are climbing once again in Colorado, spurred in large part by outbreaks at the University of Colorado Boulder…
CDOT, CSP Highlighting Seatbelt Use During ‘Child Safety Week’
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 59% of car seats are not used correctly, putting millions of children at severe risk of injury or death…
OPINION: The End of ‘Climate Change’
Let’s face it. “Climate change” has outlived its usefulness; it’s time we hold funeral services for the phrase…
Answers to Your Voting Questions
County clerks automatically will begin mailing ballots to active registered voters on October 9. A voter is considered active if they’ve voted in the most recent general elections…
EDITORIAL: The Ruins of Prosperity, Part Three
Americans do indeed value property rights — in some situations. And the STR industry has certainly helped to bring about higher home prices in Archuleta County, according to everything I’ve heard from local realtors…
HMPRESENTLY: Flummoxed!
Reading Jared Kushner’s words in the media, the other day — he said that “controversy elevates message” — I was wondering if that’s really so, considering what the president himself, and others around him, have been saying, lately…
Sweeping Federal Protections for Colorado Public Lands?
“We have been looking for every opportunity that we can to get this bill across the finish line,” the Lafayette Democrat added…
Dual Enrollment Expands Opportunities for Colorado Students
Participation in Colorado’s dual enrollment programs continue to grow and give students a head start on making a livable wage…
LETTER: More Thoughts About Capitalism
I would like to direct readers to another treatise on ‘capitalism 101’ — a very interesting article wherein financier Ray Dalio distills a complex subject into terms that are understandable…
GOAL High School Excited to Start the 2020-2021 School Year
“In these uncertain times, we cannot let the challenges we are facing with the COVID pandemic interfere with our students’ education…”