SandBoxBlogs: Steamboat Today "Our View: Allocate revenues based on merit"

"Revenue from the city of Steamboat Springs’ half-cent sales tax for education should not be treated as a de facto subsidy for the Steamboat Springs School District. Thus, the Education Fund Board should continue to approve grant requests based solely on merit and outcomes, no matter which organization or body submits the request.

That’s not necessarily the way Steamboat Springs School Board officials see things, as board member Robin Crossan made clear last week by questioning the value of funding requests from community groups, when such requests could come at the expense of what the Steamboat school district wants.

We hope Fund Board members don’t lose sight of the fact that many of the education-oriented, nonprofit community groups are requesting a small amount of money for the continuation of longstanding and successful school-based programs. And we wish the Steamboat Springs School District would focus more on producing its own strong, outcome-based funding requests than worrying that some of the community tax dollars might go to other entities...."  (Read more?  Click title)

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SandBox Comments: Steamboat Today "Our View: Reasons for optimism"

"It’s been another difficult year for many who call Routt County home. But as our community readies to close the books on 2011, there are reasons for optimism that 2012 will be a better year for us all...."
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SandBox Comments: Glenwood Springs Post Independent "Post Independent opinion: Shop locally with your holiday dollars"

It may not be two in a row....but it is two in the same month.

We now have the second 'Post Independent Opinion' that we feel the folks can live with reading all the way through.

Times are a-changing.  Thank you to the editorial staff on the PI.

This one is a great read.  It's sincere, for one thing.  No dominating press-op campaign for one or two local organizations.  In fact, the well-said (and well spotted) mild criticism of 'buy local but comes from China?' is duly noted.  Maybe our downtown merchants will pay attention to that and start spending the few dollars they have for inventory on unique, local or regional inventory.  They need to restore the high caliber of quality shopping downtown instead of just filling shelves with what they can afford. 

Is there any way you could use the power of your ink to help them with that?  Like really do some investigative reporting on how effective (or not) our local ordinances and leaders really are?  Get away from some of, if not all of, the canned PR and really get to know the readers and their lives?

Who knows.

Maybe it really is a whole new world out here.

just sayin.

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"Truth goes through three stages. First it is ridiculed. Then it is violently opposed. Finally, it is accepted as self-evident."

SandBox Comments: Glenwood Springs Post IndependentOpinion "Post Independent opinion: Drilling emissions study is needed to clear the air"

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"Truth goes through three stages. First it is ridiculed. Then violently opposed. Finally, it is accepted as self-evident."