Author: The Steamboat Today Editorial Board

Steamboat Pilot & Today has been reporting for quite a few years about the school district’s ongoing efforts to assimilate non-native speakers from primary grades to the high school into its classrooms. But we were surprised this week to learn that there are currently 278 English language learner students representing more than 8 percent of…

To anyone who follows the news, it would appear the industry itself is under attack. Whether claims of “fake news” leveled by the President or cuts to already lean newsrooms, newspapers and media organizations are now in the rare position of making headlines. The most recent round of layoffs at the Denver Post led to…

Steamboat Springs seems to be a breeding ground for nonprofits. Passionate people like to settle here and create organizations that serve various needs within our community. And when it comes to serving the needs of local teens, there’s one nonprofit that has established itself as a place for youth to gather in a safe, sober…

For too long, the 1.4 million Colorado voters who are registered as “unaffiliated” have been frozen out of participating in primary elections, unless they were willing to temporarily register with one of the major parties and then go through the process of reverting to unaffiliated status for November elections. That changed with the passage in 2016…

Stories published last week about the two people who were ticketed for rolling coal on Lincoln Avenue during the “March For Our Lives” demonstration seemed to strike a nerve in the community, sparking hundreds of comments, which if you took the time to read, are emblematic of the deep divide that exists in our country.…

It was symbolic last week that a group of Steamboat Springs community leaders gathered at the base of Howelsen Hill in Olympian Hall, under the flags that represent each one of Steamboat’s Olympians, to engage in a discussion about the possibility of Denver and the state of Colorado hosting an Olympic Winter Games in 2026…

For 34 years, Diane Moore has been a fearless advocate for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault through her work with Advocates Building Peaceful Communities – a nonprofit organization she helped launch in 1984. In our opinion, no one has done more for victims in our community than Moore. She worked tirelessly to provide…

More than 150 Steamboat Springs High School students, as well as students at the Steamboat Springs Middle School, walked out of class Wednesday morning in solidarity with students from across the country as part of the #Enough National School Walkout. Students joined together to raise awareness about gun violence and school safety. The walkout was…

When it comes to Routt County ranching, a number of names quickly come to mind, and at the top of the list is Marsha Daughenbaugh, who has served as executive director of the Community Agriculture Alliance for the past 15 years. Last week, Daughenbaugh announced she would be stepping down from that position at the…

We were impressed this week to hear that the Steamboat Springs Chamber Resort Association embraced Routt County’s addition to Colorado’s Rural Jump-Start Zone program in spite of the fact that the program won’t be extended to the city limits of Steamboat Springs. We interpret that endorsement as a positive sign that business leaders here understand how closely the economy of…