“We really need to know what the state expects from us,” David Bell, the chief human resources officer for Jeffco Public Schools…
Personal Message from Mayor Don Volger
I left the meeting nagged by a key question, “What do people really need right now?”
OPINION: ‘Nothing to Fear But Fear Itself…’
Today we live in an increasingly fear-based world. I’m not a psychologist; I don’t pretend to know why….
EDITORIAL: Blunt Tools, Part Five
The Council then contributed $50,000 to Pagosa Outreach Connection, an existing relief organization that makes small grants to needy individuals and families…
How the COVID-19 Crisis Might Affect Colorado’s Education Budgets
Colorado schools will be lucky if funding remains essentially flat next year, even as they make dramatic changes to serve their students during statewide school closures…
Deadline to Apply for Big Game Hunting Licenses is April 7
Hunters should go on line to the Colorado Parks and Wildlife website as soon as possible to apply for limited big-game hunting licenses…
LETTER: A Future with More Social Cohesion
The worldwide impact of COVID-19, apart from health issues, finds us at a crossroads…
LETTER: COVID Crisis Reveals a Broken Health Care System
The damage of the COVID-19 pandemic to the American medical and economic health is a glaring example of the fragmented, chaotic nature of our free enterprise medical system…
EDITORIAL: Blunt Tools, Part Four
“That’s the benefit of taking the blunt route, and just… you skip over all those [bureaucratic] hurdles that slow you down…”
Colorado Supreme Court Allows Legislative ‘Pause’ During Emergency
Court rules in favor of the General Assembly’s position that legislative days do not have to be counted consecutively during a public health crisis…
Educator Survey Shows Distance Learning, Student Well-Being Top List of Concerns
CEA poll finds educator priorities include student needs beyond learning during COVID-19 pandemic…
Colorado Emergency Child Care Expands to Include Grocery, Construction Workers
Originally, only health workers, first responders, and staff at residential care facilities were eligible for emergency child care…
EDITORIAL: Blunt Tools, Part Three
“As far as for individuals, I’d like to look into the idea of giving every town resident $200. What would be the implications of something like that?”
EDITORIAL: Decomposing Fractions
Children need to learn that some numbers are meaningless. Or downright dangerous…
CPW Extends Expiration Dates for Park Passes, OHV Registration Renewals
These extended expiration dates are intended to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 by reducing the need for public travel and in-person interactions…
LETTER: Failed Leadership
The length of time the nation remains in ‘quarantine’ seems to be the critical economic unknown…
OPINION: Trump’s April Fools Joke?
The timing of the rollback couldn’t be worse as Americans are fighting a respiratory-related pandemic…
EDITORIAL: Blunt Tools, Part Two
We probably could use some locally-sourced, locally-distributed help. Can the Town government find any tools in its toolbox… that aren’t too blunt?
Colorado Works to Increase ICU Beds Statewide
The SEOC is partnering with local public health organizations, health care facilities, the Colorado Hospital Association, and federal and state agencies to prepare for a potential medical surge…