OPINION: Stop the Double Charging of Salida Utility Fees
Congratulations to our new mayor and council. In the spirit of our quest to provide affordable housing, I ask our new mayor and council to right an ongoing wrong. How can the City of...
Category: Stirring the Pot
OPINION: Standing Rock Standoff… A Personal Perspective, Part Five
There are many stories from Standing Rock water protectors in Cannon Ball, N.D. And many photos…
OPINION: Standing Rock Standoff… A Personal Perspective, Part Two
“We are waiting for tribal elders to process this and give us direction. Tribal elders discuss this among themselves and move slowly and deliberately and peacefully and prayerfully…”
OPINION: Standing Rock Standoff… A Personal Perspective, Part One
The reply was, “Yeah, we’re just holding space. What we want to see is press that shows the imbalance of power here…”
Show Your Solidarity with Standing Rock #NoDAPL
“Mni Wiconi” is the Lakota phrase for “water is life.” Lakota is native for Sioux. Mni Wiconi is the greeting of choice at the Oceti Sakowin Camp in Cannon Ball, North Dakota. I know...
Who Got The Bad Wrap?
A March 3 Mountain Mail article, “City council talks about decision to annex development” by Brian McCabe stated the following: Mayor Jim LiVecchi, who did not vote on the matter, said he thought there...
OPINION: Vacant Home Tax a Chilling Thought
It may not be snowing outside, but the snow job continues at City Hall. Salida Community Development Director Dan Osborn presented “Regulating Short Term Rentals” at the February 8 City Council work session. The...
OPINION: 500 Words About Highway 50 Retrofit
Selective listeners welcomed CDOT traffic engineer Mike McVaugh’s June 16 presentation to City Council about Highway 50 speed limits and bike lanes. You can listen to the entire two hour meeting (or any portion...
OPINION: Remembering the 1980 Moscow Olympics Boycott Tragedy
The last time the Olympics were held in Russia, the country was the Soviet Union, or USSR. This was the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics, which were boycotted by the U.S. at the instigation of...
OPINION: An Unnecessary Eulogy for the H Street Trees
This is an unnecessary eulogy for the H Street trees. The H Street canopy trees are scheduled for removal beginning Monday in preparation for the repaving of H Street. I don’t live on H...