Routt GOP: Making progress on housing crisis requires good policy
Housing has been a challenge here in the Yampa Valley since the late 1970s. Perhaps because we live in such a beautiful and desirable county,…
Letter: Wolfson will work to ease child care crisis in rural Colorado
I was a licensed home child care provider for 30 years. On Aug. 31, I closed my facility. In those 30 years in a job…
Heidi Ganahl Calls Polis’ Reversal on Auto Theft “Embarrassing”
Greenwood Village, CO — Crime is a crisis in Colorado and Jared Polis continues to show an inability to deal with it. Two months before the…
Kathi Meyer: Transportation
Routt County not only has a river running through it, but also a US Highway. The highway brings opportunities in facilitating connections between municipalities via…
Routt County GOP: Implementing County’s climate plan comes at a high cost
June 1, 2022 – Affordable housing, childcare, inflation, and economic growth are all central issues in Routt County. And each of those issues are tied…
GUEST COLUMN: Fentanyl crisis needs stronger legislation
Colorado is in the midst of an epidemic, and the fight against fentanyl is truly life and death. Since 2015, Colorado has suffered 1,578 fentanyl…
States Are Eyeing A Public Option Through Rose-Colored Glasses (Especially Colorado)
Colorado’s public option proposal is the most extreme yet. Starting next year, all private insurers will have to offer a standardized plan subject to rules set by…
Letter: President Biden’s policies are hurting Routt County workers, business owners
December 27, 2021 – Earlier this month, a letter to the editor attempted to relieve President Joe Biden of responsibility for the highest inflation in…