Ed and Martha,
An excellent Letter from the Editors in your May 2007 edition.
Salida retains its small town simplicity because it is still somewhat isolated from the cities of Colorado Springs and Denver.
One easily traveled highway or a fairly large airport in Chaffee County would change Salida overnight. Jobs would be plentiful, incomes would rise and traffic lights would proliferate.
I'd prefer to keep it simple.
John Sturtz,
Salida