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Viewpoint: What Will You Spend on Christmas?

Viewpoint: What Will You Spend on Christmas?

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Viewpoint: What Will You Spend on Christmas?

Terry Kraus
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
According to one source, Americans will spend an average of $1,014 on Christmas gifts. That’s a projected increase from $923 last year.
Viewpoint: The Perfect Tree

Viewpoint: The Perfect Tree

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Viewpoint: The Perfect Tree

Terry Kraus
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
I don’t remember the first year that we cut our own Christmas tree. I know it was a number of years before we moved back to Colorado in 2005.
Viewpoint: Metro District Board Can Make History

Viewpoint: Metro District Board Can Make History

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Viewpoint: Metro District Board Can Make History

Terry Kraus
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Guess what’s happening on December 10, beginning at 6:00 p.m.? The Colorado City Metro District regular meeting. And this won’t be just any old meeting.
Viewpoint: Colorado Grocery Bill is $300 a Week

Viewpoint: Colorado Grocery Bill is $300 a Week

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Viewpoint: Colorado Grocery Bill is $300 a Week

Terry Kraus
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
The average family in Colorado spends $280/wk. on groceries according to information recently released on the U.S.Chamber of Commerce website.That makes Colorado the 11th most expensive state in the nation when it comes to the cost of groceries.
Viewpoint: Pueblo County Extends Presidential Voting Streak

Viewpoint: Pueblo County Extends Presidential Voting Streak

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Viewpoint: Pueblo County Extends Presidential Voting Streak

Terry Kraus
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
The voters of Pueblo County extended their streak of picking the presidential winner to five elections in a row, as they supported President-elect Trump for the second time in three elections.
Viewpoint: The CCMD has One More Issue to Face

Viewpoint: The CCMD has One More Issue to Face

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Viewpoint: The CCMD has One More Issue to Face

Terry Kraus
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
If you are like me, you are probably glad the election is over. I am writing this on Tuesday morning and you will be reading it on Thursday or later. Hopefully, all the results are in.
Viewpoint: It’s Time to Vote

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: Colorado Amendment 79 Asks Me to Pay to Kill Children

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.
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