Thinking security: A few thoughts for Independence Day 2019
Given the national holiday this week, and its importance and centrality within American and...
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Category: Columns
Our Voice: Who here is not an immigrant?
I have two favorite American holidays – Thanksgiving and the 4th of July. I like them because they are so purely American, and because of all our holidays, they seem the least commercial, the most patriotic, and until now, the...
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Thinking Security: What’s In This Stuff Anyway?
Hot links …get your hot links… There is an old saying in both cooking and politics...
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Water Talks: Colorado Water Rights as Private Property Rights
The misreading of Section 5, Article 16 of the Colorado Constitution has led many citizens to...
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Thinking Security: Digital news information from whom and where is it sending you?
Do you know where your news information is coming from? Do you know where it is sending you? In...
Read MoreGalloping Geek on Google Lens
Have you ever seen a flower that you want to know the name of, or wanted to identify a new bird near your bird feeder? Or have you seen a jacket that you liked and wondered where to buy it? Google Lens is an App that turns your...
Read MoreThinking Security: If nothing is true, anything is possible
Over the past several weeks, we have all learned that Facebook will not take down doctored videos of Speaker Pelosi because they “don’t have a policy that stipulates that the information you post on Facebook must be true.” We...
Read MoreVaccines, an evidence-based public health strategy that keeps us all safer
While the United States has very low rates of vaccine-preventable diseases, this isn’t the case throughout the world, and we are certainly not naturally immune to them. Contrary to the myths spread by anti-vaccine individuals,...
Read MoreCurrent and future challenges to Upper Arkansas Basin Water supplies
Most discussions involving water supply or quality require a good examination of the historical perspective of water development. For this reason, understanding the system by which water is and has been allocated in Colorado...
Read MoreHigh Country Financial: Seven Ways to Make Your Tax Refund Count
More than 70 percent of the nation’s taxpayers received a tax refund in 2018 averaging nearly $3,000, according to the Internal Revenue Service, and it is anticipated they will get a similar amount this year. As Americans...
Read MoreHigh Country Financial: 10 Tips to Green Your Home and $ave Money
Whether you’re a renter or a homeowner, chances are you care about protecting the environment – and saving money. Here are some tips from the American Bankers Association to help you do both. Location, location, location...
Read MoreChaffee County Homeless Coalition addresses homelessness
“Never underestimate the power of a small group of committed people to change the world. In fact, it is the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead A small group of committed people have come together in Chaffee County to...
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