Alternative Horizons responded to 539 individuals experiencing domestic violence. Over 341 women and children throughout the region sought out shelter at the Volunteers of America Southwest Safehouse, fleeing violent situations.…
Then pull troops out of Syria and use that unnecessary expenditure to help fund the wall. Free labor and available cash! Maybe, to assuage the pesky environmentalists, the wall could…
The City needs to listen to the community by prioritizing collaboration and cooperation with the county and non-profits to work on the challenge of homelessness. Homelessness is a complex and…
It’s the season for gifts, charity, and the warmth of personal connections
While the Trump administration has been making terrible decisions to roll back clean energy standards and boost the coal industry, utilities are playing a critical leadership role in transitioning away…
Trump promised he would hire only the best people. Obviously he meant the best grifters. Of course, our Grifter in Chief knows a top-of-the-line grifter when he sees one. I’ll…
It is worth noting, this popular ballot measure, approved by over 70 percent of the voters, has strict language on how it is to be spent. Specifically, it prohibits use…
The 3 percent increase in the water and sewer rates is sinful. Council needs to listen to the citizens. It needs to manage its expenditures to the revenues. Eliminate some…
The CEO of Aspen Skiing Co. noted there has been a 2 degree increase in temperature over the past 50 years. Now, the warming trend is accelerating, due to increased…
Education and understanding climate change and its consequences to our local economy is an essential step before effective action. In summary, it appears the Southwest is in for increased drought,…
When the band came up with their name in the late ’80s, I’m sure it seemed funny at the time… though it really wasn’t. The name of their band roughly…
Last week, House Speaker Paul Ryan decided to go out with a cowardly whimper by sneaking in a last-minute amendment to the farm bill. Five Democrats broke ranks and the…
The recent public assaults on Dan and the district have been one-sided character attacks, apparently motivated by a small fringe group led by disgruntled former employees. This has been greatly…
In addition to taxes collected from hunting licenses which goes toward wildlife conservation programs, Colorado hunters spend $221 million on trip-related expenditures every year. This money translates into revenue for…
The sales tax dedicated to Parks and Rec and open space needs to be redirected to the city’s general fund. The essential needs of a police station and road and…
In the last election, results showed that the current county commissioner for District 1 received 5,869 votes and his opponent got 5,155 votes within the precincts for that district. That’s…
The students demonstrated their skills of dialogue by conducting a Socratic seminar in which some agreed upon norms were: “don’t talk over each other,” “hard on content, soft on people”…
There is also a street light at the 32nd Street boat launch that has been flashing like a strobe light for over two weeks, which is dangerous for a couple…
Unfortunately, under President George Junior, the “oops of (supposedly) wrong information regarding weapons of mass destruction” took us into another Iraq war from 2003 to 2011 which created thousands of…
As a district employee, I have sometimes agreed with Mr. Snowberger and the board. At other times, I have disagreed. This isn’t unusual. This is simply what it’s like to…
Snowberger has worked tirelessly over the last seven years on behalf of the students, faculty and parents of the district. While serving on the school board, I was inspired by…
The report used proponents’ models; scientists who augment their incomes with public and private grants given to them to design reports showing greatly exaggerated climate change models. The models published…
