Collectively, we have over 200 years of experience in public land management and have served as U.S. Forest Service chiefs under both Republican and Democratic administrations. We are adamant that
Water is a finite resource; growth is an unending drain Re: “Lower Arkansas Valley: Clash over water,” April 6 news story While visiting a local business the other day in
Debating warning stickers on gas pumps Re: “Under bill, gas stations would have to post climate warnings,” April 3 news story House Bill 1277 (which requires stickers on all gas
Continue readingWill labels warning of climate risks on Colorado gas pumps be effective? (Letters)
My parents and grandparents raised me to have the highest hopes for our country. My dad was a public servant in Washington D.C. and a college president, and my mom
A promising change, but skepticism remains about Colorado’s GOP Re: “New leadership: The Republican Party’s big tent returns to Colorado,” April 6 commentary I appreciate Brita Horn’s wish to open
Continue readingLetters: A promising change, but skepticism remains about Colorado’s GOP
Every day that the expansion of Gross Reservoir is stalled is a day where precious water – that Denver has owned the rights to for years — floats downstream unused
Part of a “recipe for escalating class warfare” It continues to alarm me that opponents of the Worker Protection Act (that would overturn the Labor Peace Act) use the union
Continue readingLetters: Colorado is brewing a “recipe for escalating class warfare”
When La Plata County in southwestern Colorado needed a director of emergency management in 2021, they found a winner in Shawna Legarza. An experienced firefighter, her career has spanned battling
Continue readingOpinion: This fire-hardened, former Hotshot is prepping Durango for catastrophe
Navigating the long, circuitous trip to the airport Re: “Widening of Peña gets green light for study phase,” April 2 news story Do we really need to spend $15 million
Continue readingLetters: No study of Peña Blvd needed. Just widen the route to the airport
Northeast Denver is booming. The airport has grown to one of the busiest in the world. Fertile fields are now subdivisions full of single-family houses. While several Denver schools have