If you’re a farmer, you love well-built and well-maintained roads. Without them, there’s virtually no way to get your crops or livestock to market, and therefore no way to make a living. In fact, farmers played a pivotal role in the “good roads” movement of the late 1800s and early 1900s – a movement that […]
Greg Brophy
Special to The Colorado Sun
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Columns
Opinion: Rural power utilities must have freedom to escape Tri-State
As someone from rural Colorado, I can say the benefits of living here clearly outweigh the challenges. But one thing I cannot stand is the double standard that applies to many services. For some reason, people in rural communities are told they have to accept fewer choices and higher prices than their big-city counterparts. The […]
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Columns
Opinion: In Colorado, conservative and pro-oil and gas communities support renewables, too
If you believe some politicians and media pundits, the way we produce energy in the United States is extremely controversial. To hear them tell it, some people are wedded to fossil fuels and other people only want renewables. The two sides are locked in vicious political combat and the idea of them ever working together […]