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Our View: Flood concerns rising
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Snowy winters don’t always translate to spring floods, but it appears the cause-and-effect relationship might hold true this year.
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Our View: Flipping the switch in South Routt
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Later this month, a unique ceremony is expected to take place at Soroco High School in Oak Creek.
Read story.Our View: No place for seller’s remorse
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
The three-part “City Limits” series, which concluded in Sunday’s Steamboat Pilot & Today and explored annexations in Minturn, Durango, Granby and Hayden, provided valuable insight for local officials and developers working on the proposed Steamboat 700 annexation just west of Steamboat Springs.
Read story.Our View: Expanding education
Sunday, April 27, 2008
When the 2008-09 school year begins, all three Routt County school districts will likely have new leaders at the helm. While the trio of new superintendents will likely require some acclimatization — the air is thin up here — the changing guard also presents an opportunity for increased collaboration between Hayden, South Routt and Steamboat Springs schools. Read story.
Mike Huckabee: Happy anniversary!
Sunday, April 27, 2008
A year ago, some dedicated individuals from Routt County, with help from other leaders in Colorado, undertook the Steamboat Conservative Editorial Series. While the rigors of the campaign kept me from reading every weekly installment, what you have seen in this space has been a grassroots attempt to reason through the issues of the day and to educate. Read story.
Our View: Making our green mark
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
It’s been 38 years since Americans celebrated the first Earth Day, a grass-roots effort spurred in part by former U.S. Sen. Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin and his concerns about mounting environmental issues.
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Our View: Preservation ordinance falls short
Sunday, April 20, 2008
We don’t envy the task assigned the Historic Structure Policy Review Committee: Recommend a new Steamboat Springs historic preservation ordinance that navigates the fine line between personal property rights and preservation of our city’s historic buildings.
Read story.Our View: No need for 700 vote
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
The adoption of the West of Steamboat Springs Area Plan and its subsequent 2006 revision were anything but a rubber-stamped government project. Rather, it took several years of work and input from elected city and county officials, planning departments, staff members, consultants and area residents.
Read story.Our View: Unite behind school leader
Sunday, April 13, 2008
The hiring of a new Steamboat Springs School District superintendent is no time for a split decision.
Read story.Our view: Closing day crackdown a good move
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Sunday closed the books on a winter local skiers and riders won’t soon forget.
Read story.Anne Barounos: Gifted education: Differentiation ideal, but difficult
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Gifted education specialist Lisa Ruff recently wrote to voice her support for the “inclusive,” or “differentiation,” model of education for gifted and high-ability students. Put simply, this model advocates that gifted students not be separated from regular classrooms, but instead that teachers “differentiate” the curriculum within the regular classroom in order to challenge these high-ability learners. Read story.
Our View: Allow use of Emerald park
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Short of an alternate solution, the Steamboat Springs City Council should allow Triple Crown Sports limited use of Emerald Park fields in the summers of 2009 and 2010.
Read story.Our View: Kudos to Fund Board
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
After years of debate about sharing revenues from Steamboat Springs’ education sales tax with other Routt County school districts, we were encouraged by the Education Fund Board’s unanimous support last week for considering flexibility in how those funds are dispersed. Read story.
Our View: Oak Creek’s activism healthy
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Oak Creek residents have plenty of reasons to head to the voting booths Tuesday, among them the impressive number of candidates seeking a role in town governance. Oak Creek’s municipal election features three candidates for mayor and 10 candidates vying for four Town Board seats.
Read story.Our view: Council should end Harwigs gatherings
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
It seems innocent enough. A group of Steamboat Springs City Council members heads from Centennial Hall across Lincoln Avenue to Harwigs for a couple rounds of drinks and idle conversation after a long Tuesday night meeting. Read story.
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