A pediatric dentist who teaches residents at Children’s Hospital Colorado has written against Amendment 83, the measure on the Nov. 3 ballot that would put a right to hunt and fish into the Colorado Constitution. She is studying for a doctorate in bioethics, and her letter, offered to The Independent for publication, turns on the […]
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Ask Your Local Officials for Help
Letter to the editor: Danielle Lightsey writes that when a long administrative problem left her stuck, a message to the Monument mayor and Town Council got a quick reply — and explains how other residents can do the same.
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An Open Letter to Chair Carrie Geitner
Letter to the editor: Marti Zehr-Breedlove writes to El Paso County commission chair Carrie Geitner about how residents who spent months preparing for the P261, P262 and Buc-ee’s hearings were addressed from the dais.
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An Open Letter to Buc-ee’s Leadership
A group of Tri-Lakes residents has written to the chief executive of Buc-ee’s asking the company to abandon its Monument Hill site — not because the travel center is unwelcome, but because they believe it is a poor investment.
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If Evidence Matters, Let the Public Present It
Opinion: El Paso County’s chair says the board’s job is to evaluate evidence. An El Paso County resident asks why the public is being given less time — and fewer tools — to present it as the Buc-ee’s appeal approaches.
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The BOCC Hearing Story Isn’t the Vote, It’s the Community
Opinion: When the county cut their speaking time at the last minute, dozens of Tri-Lakes residents rewrote their testimony over lunch and showed what civic engagement looks like at its best.
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For Love of Place
A Woodmoor resident’s letter to the editor: as zoning language is stretched to fit Buc-ee’s and the Highway 83 rezoning, the Tri-Lakes must fill Centennial Hall on July 23.