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Viewpoint: It’s Time to Vote

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Viewpoint: It’s Time to Vote

Terry Kraus

Wednesday, October 30, 2024

I remember the first Oregon election that Lori and I cast a vote in. We got our ballot for the 1996 general election along with our State Ballot information book and eagerly paged through it. We thought it was an April Fool’s Joke.

Viewpoint: District Takes on TRAILS Curriculum

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Viewpoint: District Takes on TRAILS Curriculum

Terry Kraus

Wednesday, October 23, 2024

The Pueblo Public School District 70 Board of Education earned my undying respect for the way they dealt with the COVID-19 situation. They exhibited, in my opinion, courage, common sense and, most of all, put the children first in a situation where that was rare.

Viewpoint: Colorado Amendment 79 Asks Me to Pay to Kill Children

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Viewpoint: Colorado Amendment 79 Asks Me to Pay to Kill Children

Terry Kraus

Wednesday, October 16, 2024

As I looked over the questions on the ballot for the general election, I saw the usual hodgepodge of proposals ranging from absurd to sensible.Amendment 79 takes the murder of children and asks the taxpayers to pay for it.

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Viewpoint: Is it Time to Put Teeth in the Covenants?

Terry Kraus

Wednesday, October 9, 2024

On April 19, 2024, the Colorado Governor signed and made effective HB24-1267. According to the bill: A metropolitan district is a type of special district that provides at least two types of services and may perform covenant enforcement similar to the role of a homeowners' association.

Viewpoint: Turning 72, Now What Do I Do?

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Viewpoint: Turning 72, Now What Do I Do?

Terry Kraus

Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Don’t stop reading, The title is the same as the Viewpoint last week because after I turned it in, I had a different revelation. A revelation, that alas, was too late for the deadline last week. We are all subject to deadlines.So, Saturday I did turn 72.

Viewpoint: Turning 72, Now What Do I Do?

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Terry Kraus

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Saturday, I turn 72. When I was born, in 1952, the life expectancy for me was 65.8 years. My actuarial table, according to an organization called Senior Living, says that since I made it to 72, odds are I’ll live till I am 84. Guess I need to plan on writing another 624 Viewpoints.

Viewpoint: Fifty Days to the Presidential Election

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Viewpoint: Fifty Days to the Presidential Election

Terry Kraus

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

I guess it’s fifty days until we vote for the president of the United States. Are you having a little trouble figuring out how Kamala and Donald are doing? Me too.In preparation for this Viewpoint, I read about two dozen articles, mostly on Google, about the presidential election.

Viewpoint: : Is Our Health Care System on Life Support?

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Viewpoint: : Is Our Health Care System on Life Support?

Terry Kraus

Thursday, September 12, 2024

JAMA Network Open by a team co-led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital, found that of more than 400,000 U.S. adults surveyed the majority had a major change in their trust of .physicians and hospitals To quote the report.

Viewpoint: There’s One (Or Two or Three) in Every Crowd

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Viewpoint: There’s One (Or Two or Three) in Every Crowd

Terry Kraus

Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Indulge me for a moment. Imagine that on August 27, I went into Valley Market and bought a T-bone Steak for $7.99/lb. The VERY next day the Valley Market ad came out in the Greenhorn Valley View and they had T-bone steaks on sale for $5.99/lb.Stay with me.

Viewpoint: Did you Hear about my Pride Parade?

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Viewpoint: Did you Hear about my Pride Parade?

Terry Kraus

Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Someone told me that Pueblo had their Pride Parade on Sunday. I found the news story. It said “hundreds” attended.Whew, the Rye High School Homecoming Parade has 100’s attending. I don’t mind the parade.

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