To the editor: This past week Sloan’s moans attempt to teach us about the scientific and unscientific. Many of today’s climate change ideologists — whose grants are largely contingent on providing “evidence” to support a particular economic model — corrupts the scientific method, he states. He continues, “Leftist rejection of science doesn’t end with climate […]
To the editor: We need a champion in your county. We are collecting petition signatures to place an initiative on the November 2014 ballot to change how we elect representatives in the Colorado House. Our 65 house districts are currently equal in population. Of the 65 members, all but 12 are from the Front Range. […]
To the editor: Sloan’s moans continue to beset me. Now he wants to bestow a corollary statement on Democrats that says “If a crisis does not cooperate and presents itself, invent one.” I believe it fits Republicans better. Are they not the ones wishing that Ayn Rand’s prognostications would become reality? Are they not the […]
To the editor: Kayaker access to the best Colorado River sections requires collaboration with the property owners that control their banks. There are numerous stories about landowner run-ins, but one in particular comes to mind. In that story, a fellow kayaker had parked himself and his boat on a coffee table-sized boulder in the middle […]
To the editor: Sloan’s moans about the haggle over Hagel would lead us to believe that only a warmonger should be appointed to be secretary of defense. It appears to me that we would be better off with Hagel. He would promote deterrence and yet be willing to go to war in the event the […]
Dear Editor: As expected, there are those who are critical of Congressman Scott Tipton’s vote against the Senate bill (actually it is more accurate to call it a “deal”) that some claimed would avert the so-called fiscal cliff. Those same critics would have us believe that Tipton actually wants to see a recession and a […]
To the Editor: I commend the Business Times for its recent editorial in support of the improvements planned for the Horizon Drive Business Improvement District. I believe all businesses recognize the importance of well-designed, high-quality public spaces that complement private-sector investments. While it is natural to compare the proposed Horizon Drive project with recent improvements […]
To the editor: If I had talked at the meeting (an April 16 hearing of the Mesa County Commission on an oil shale resolution), I would have stressed the need for expedited oil shale development as being of the highest priority for national security. Thirty percent of the world’s oil comes out of the Persian […]
To the editor: There has been some recent speculation that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service intends to reintroduce wolves in the San Luis Valley to help manage elk and other species. It is important to set the record straight: The service, in fact, has no plans and no intent to reintroduce wolves in the […]
To the editor: A recent guest column in the Business Times concerning the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) 504 loan program requires both rebuttal and correction. SBA 504 loans are designed to provide small- and medium-sized businesses access to long-term capital for the purchase of owner-occupied commercial real estate and capital intensive equipment and machinery. […]