There has been a lot of attention given in recent days to the question of who Barack Obama will choose for various members of his cabinet. Having already announced his nomination for Treasury Secretary, one of the most highly important positions in the administration - especially now, there are people who would argue that the […]

In his blog, Let Your Life Speak, Buena Vista resident Dustin Urban writes a poignant letter to Senator Salazar urging him not to hand over a blank check to the big 3.
“I am the proud owner of a Japanese Toyota Prius. I am 24 with a baby on the way, and I am committed to […]

The event’s of this past evening have left me with a spring in my step and great hope for the future.  I’m especially excited about two things:  Barack Obama reminded us, in his acceptance speech, that this victory belongs to us; It’s our victory.  Some might see that as simple flattery to supporters who have […]

It’s hard to say which upcoming vote on Tuesday is the more suspenseful for the residents of Buena Vista: Obama vs. McCain, or the more locally disputed, Meadows annexation vs. no Meadows annexation. Certainly all four scenarios carry with them the potential of having tremendous impacts on the lives of us here in BV.

Alex T writes, “I spent the morning getting serious about early voting. Discussing the issues with one of my housemates made for some rather stimulating conversation. As we tried to parse the proposed amendments on the Colorado ballot, those little blue ‘issue guides’ that came in the mail a few weeks ago seemed […]

Yesterday’s New York Times features an article interviewing Buena Vistans as well as other Arkansas Valley residents about their views of the Presidential election and race. From the article:
The debate over race — and for some, the soul-searching — that Mr. Obama’s history-making candidacy as the Democratic nominee has engendered are clearly present here, just […]

Since ChannelBV launched this February, we (the writers) have striven to speak with a neutral, objective voice. We continue to stand by this editorial policy in the hopes that the people who do feel strongly about an issue one way or another will feel comfortable stepping forward in the comments or the forums to […]

I had a conversation with a friend recently about debit cards where this topic came up.  With financial turmoil in the news quite a bit lately, I thought this would be a good topic to explore a bit because, I think that it illustrates the banking industry’s willingness to obfuscate a few simple facts to […]

A ChannelBV reader submitted this Washington Post article as an interesting comment about the rise of unpleasant interactions out on the trail.
“Federal officials charged with administering public lands say confrontations that erupt into violence on crowded trails in the West remain rare, but they warn that resentful frictions are rising. The region is the fastest-growing […]

As the summer travel season reaches it’s peak, I was saddened to read about the loss a great monument in Arches National Park.  Wall Arch was a much photographed icon of Utah’s famed park.  From the Associated Press
“Paul Henderson, the park’s chief of interpretation, said Wall Arch collapsed sometime late Monday or early Tuesday (editors […]