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A new, lesser way to connect
A conversation with visiting friends last week began with reminiscences concerning letters written by ancestors a century or more ago. The things those letters had in common are striking, and…
Firing off new solutions
Now that the effort to recall Rep. Mike McLachlan has been at least temporarily derailed, let’s try something different: Get people together to craft a moderate approach to the gun…
Clean up the corridor, now
Clean it up. The Denver Post is bringing its Ride the Rockies bike tour through Pagosa Country, with thousands of cyclists and a great many support personnel set to roll…
Money for public education
Colorado voters will be asked in November to approve a ballot measure designed to provide funding for Senate Bill 13-213, which would update Colorado’s school financing formula for the first…
A right long overdue
We hear and read many comments about freedom, but seldom do they include note of the addition of an overdue right. Usually, the chatter involves a perceived loss of freedom…
All fluff and no muscle
There are times when the game must be called. Such is the case with our county commissioners. The trio has become increasingly chippy in their personal relations, the dysfunction more…
Time to act as stewards
Last week’s Town Council meeting provided another example of how out of touch many in that group are with the public and with the obligations of representative government. Last week,…
Vote local, it matters
A conversation with a friend this week took a familiar turn: there is nothing you can do to make an impact on government and on government processes that you believe…
Have your say, put a name on it
Put your name on it. Nearly every week, The SUN receives letters to the editor —unsigned, signed with false names, or emblazoned with clever pseudonyms. The letters are not printed.…
Make it easy, in the open
Every spring, folks in the journalism business assess how local government uses or, in some cases, misuses open meetings and records laws. The conclusion each year: Keep records open whenever…
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