The Steamboat Pilot & Today: Our View

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Our View: Every dollar can make a difference

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

No one needs a reminder of the very real consequences the recession is having on Routt County and many of its residents. But we’re going to provide one anyway. Read story.

Our View: School policy needs revision

Sunday, June 28, 2009

The Steamboat Springs School District should change its inter-district choice policy so that admitted students can attend Steamboat schools for the duration of their K-12 career. Read story.

Our View: Celebrating cycling

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

As if on cue, Mother Nature awarded Sunday’s arrival of summer with consecutive days of sunny, warm and nearly precipitation-free weather. We couldn’t ask for better reasons to ditch our cars for our bikes and pedal to work as part of Bike to Work Week.

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Our View: Vision 2030 view broad

Sunday, June 21, 2009

When some of the folks representing Vision 2030 present their final report to elected officials Monday, they’ll be unveiling more than just another study about Routt County and what its future might — or should — look like.

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Our View: Rescue team invaluable

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

The calls tend to come at the most inconvenient times, but Routt County Search and Rescue volunteers quickly get used to it. They have to.

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Our View: River campaign laudable

Sunday, June 14, 2009

We support and praise the Respect the Yampa campaign recently launched in Steamboat Springs and encourage all river users to act safely and responsibly on the water.

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Our View: Emerald’s future is in our hands

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

We applaud last week’s action by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar to preserve a 4,139-acre Emerald Mountain parcel from energy and mineral development for the next 20 years. Read story.

Our View: Holding out hope for a new post office

Sunday, June 7, 2009

We all should hope talks between the U.S. Postal Service and local developer Brian Olson can save the deal that would result in a new post office at Pine Grove Road and U.S. Highway 40, because the Postal Service’s apparent willingness to jump ship and make its current downtown location the only Steamboat postal facility is unacceptable. Read story.

Our View: Oak Creek needs its own police force

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

To better serve and protect its residents, the Oak Creek Town Board should heed the advice of its community focus group and re-establish the town’s police department.

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Our View: We all can do more to solve bear issues

Sunday, May 31, 2009

Believe it or not, bears haven’t always been so commonplace in Steamboat Springs. But the city’s rapid growth during the past 15 years and our continued encroachment into bear habitat has resulted in increased encounters with our ursine neighbors. Read story.

Our View: Helping the unemployed

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Routt County unemployment ballooned to 7.6 percent in April, the latest in a stream of troubling and disheartening economic news for Northwest Colorado. Read story.

Our view: Looking back and ahead

Sunday, May 24, 2009

It must have been hard for friends and family of Clinton Koler to hold back tears Saturday morning when he walked across the stage at Soroco High School in Oak Creek to collect his high school diploma.

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Our View: Summit key start for summer

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Members of the local business community — and anyone needing a healthy dose of economic optimism these days — should take full advantage of an event that kicks off at 6 p.m. today at the Steamboat Grand Resort Hotel.

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Our View: Housing policy changes offer promise

Sunday, May 17, 2009

The success of the city’s affordable housing policy should be measured by its ability to produce desirable units for qualified buyers, a feat that has proved difficult since the adoption of the inclusionary zoning ordinance two years ago.

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