Within months, it became evident to REA officials that established investor-owned utilities were showing little interest in using the newly available federal loans to serve sparsely populated rural areas….
EDITORIAL: The Mysteries of Rural Broadband, Part Two
“We are following the plan we gave you in the proposal. So one of the first things they are working on is the Aspen Springs Monopole, to try and get some service out there….”
READY, FIRE, AIM: Tax Planning for Musicians
It’s great to know that the federal government has become so generous with musicians. Would that everyone were as generous…
EDITORIAL: The Mysteries of Rural Broadband, Part One
Late last summer, I noticed a crew of men and machines digging a trench in the roadside ditch along North 5th Street. The work — whatever the heck they were doing — seemed to be progressing slowly….
EDITORIAL: The Bastard Parcels of Archuleta County
Apparently, the word “bastard” comes from the Old French, and is somehow related to the phrase “fils de bast” which can be translated as “Child of the Packsaddle…”
EDITORIAL: The Limits of a Recreation Economy, Part Six
The article was focused on Crested Butte, but Mr. Vanderbilt could have been writing about most any mountain town anywhere in the West…
EDITORIAL: The Limits of a Recreation Economy, Part Five
I would propose that there’s a limit to the number of “outdoor recreationalists” a rural community can reasonably accommodate…
EDITORIAL: The Limits of a Recreation Economy, Part Four
This industry — silver mining — provided Aspen, Colorado with its initial population and economy, but it was not sustainable…
OPINION: Equal Justice Under the Law
Socialism ignores that individual initiative is an inherent human trait…
EDITORIAL: The Limits of a Recreation Economy, Part Three
Typically… Community Development Corporations “are formed by residents, small business owners, congregations and other local stakeholders…”
EDITORIAL: The Limits of a Recreation Economy, Part Two
“In the case of the Grand Junction economic partnership, there are faces on a website. There’s a phone number. There’s an email address, where you can reach out and talk to someone…”
EDITORIAL: The Limits of a Recreation Economy, Part One
“Communities applied to Blueprint and were selected based on their capacity and readiness. They are all interested in growing their outdoor and recreation economies…”
EDITORIAL: All I Want for Christmas is a Smart Decision, Part Two
“We have options, including going back to voters. It took the School District three tries to get funding for the high school….”
EDITORIAL: All I Want for Christmas is a Smart Decision, Part One
“Thank you for allowing me to speak. And thank you for allowing me to go past the three-minute limit…”
EDITORIAL: The Cost of Christmas
For the new analysis, the non-profit Sustainability Consortium in Fayetteville, Arkansas trained a computer program to recognize five causes of forest loss…
EDITORIAL: Impressive Salesmanship at BOCC Budget Meeting, Part Three
This may have made sense in 1876, because most the state’s counties lacked a significant population base, and property taxes were rather meager…
EDITORIAL: Impressive Salesmanship at BOCC Budget Meeting, Part Two
And maybe it’s the taxpayers who are crying out to the Commissioners, “Take care, sir! Those are not giants, but windmills…”
EDITORIAL: Impressive Salesmanship at BOCC Budget Meeting, Part One
Finance Director Walton also noted that the County has a significant number of capital projects pending in the future. Millions and millions of dollars worth of capital projects…
EDITORIAL: The Learning Curve, Part Three
“Reading skills will increase by implementing formative assessment practices during Literacy blocks, implementing reading portfolios in grades 3-5… and Literacy based projects…”