Author: jim.trotter
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Apprentice program strives to fill health care worker need in rural Western Slope
GRAND JUNCTION • During her 12-hour overnight shift, Brianna Shelton helps residents at BeeHive Homes Assisted Living go to the bathroom. Many of them have dementia, and some can’t get out of bed on their own. Only a few can remember her name, but that doesn’t matter to her. “They’re somebody’s mom, somebody’s grandma, somebody’s great-grandmother,”…
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The affordable housing crisis in Colorado: U.S. government has to help | Cronin and Loevy
The affordable housing shortage nationally and in Colorado received much attention at the end of April. A panel sponsored by the El Pomar Foundation’s Forum for Civic Advancement was held, entitled “A Changing City.” It devoted much time to affordable housing, as did a report submitted to the City Council by the Housing & Building…
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Colorado approves airborne, high-tech measuring system for snow water
Colorado has approved a $1.9 million snow-measuring initiative based on NASA technology that will help communities across the state better measure and forecast how much water each winter’s mountain snowpack is likely to generate, using planes equipped with sophisticated measuring devices. The Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) has been testing the accuracy of the flight-based…
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Colorado’s embattled state legislature | Cronin and Loevy
The 2022 session of both houses of the Colorado state Legislature begins Wednesday. This is a good time to review the history of our state Legislature. It has been a lengthy history of the Legislature slowly losing its power over state government. That erosion of legislative power continues. Let’s start with the Colorado Legislature back…
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COLUMN: The need for racially integrated housing in Colorado
The problem of racial segregation in housing has been an enduring one in the United States. Particularly in older metropolitan areas, there are large sections of cities populated with only African American citizens or Hispanic citizens. This residential form of racial segregation has proven highly resistant to reform and, in certain cities, is getting worse.…
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More of what the new Census data tells us about Colorado | Cronin & Loevy
Colorado is a state filled with well-educated residents who are able to turn their formal knowledge into solid incomes. Where in Colorado will we find most of these high-education and high-income Coloradans? Two places. The Denver metropolitan area and the ski counties way up in the Rocky Mountains. Better late than never, the 2020 U.S.…