I do not expect to be beheaded at the meeting. Shamed, perhaps? Painted as “unethical” and “continuously seeking to sway opinions”?
Month: June 2020
OPINION: Let’s Go On With The Show…Trial
Mr. Hudson’s real crime, though, is his opposition to the $80 million in corporate welfare Mr. Searle and his partner David Dronet are seeking for an expansion of The Springs Resort…
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: The Price of Doing Business?
As I approached the entrance, two foul-mouthed gentlemen were expressing their displeasure at the audacity of being made to don surgical masks or bandannas and clean their hands…
LETTER: Let Us Live
Please stop the insanity and let us live! It was an obtuse discussion full of compassion for the younger aged during the present pandemic situation in the United States. The author tried to reason and believes that the young should live and be free and folic without masks or social distancing with play dates galore READ MORE
EDITORIAL: How to Get Fired From a Volunteer Job, Part Ten
I assume the five Council members who voted to appoint me already knew who I was. I assume they already knew, from my 16 years of editorials in the Daily Post, that I was not afraid to ask questions…
HUMOR: What’s Your Blight!
“Stinkwater is also just about the friendliest blight in the country. So many blighted places are full of grim, angry and violent people. We could market Stinkwater as ‘Blight with a Smile’…”
LETTER: Stop the Insanity
Do you know what hurts the immune system? Fear, isolation, hopelessness, depression, dousing ourselves and kids in disinfectant, making healthy people wear masks, social distancing, no hugs, no smiles…
VIDEO: Senator Bennet Calls for Police Accountability
“We should not have needed a pandemic to expose the injustice that exists in the United States of America. It should not have taken a pandemic to alert people to the injustice in our country…”
OPINION: Where Education Goes From Here
Our state has often led the country in some of the most challenging moments, in part because very few of our lives line up neatly along any set of oversimplified ideological lines…
EDITORIAL: How to Get Fired From a Volunteer Job, Part Nine
Political power is addictive, and it can sometimes lead to disrespectful behavior. It can sometimes lead to corruption. We all know this…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: ‘Playing Favorites’ with the Land Use Code
One ostensible purpose of land use regulations is to establish objective, legally binding standards thus — theoretically — precluding corruption. Instead they encourage it….
LETTER: Vote for June E. Marquez
When June considered running for Archuleta County Commissioner I told her “do it!” Although she has never run for public office before I have no doubt she will do an outstanding job…
EDITORIAL: How to Get Fired From a Volunteer Job, Part Eight
During 16 years of writing about Pagosa governments, I have developed great respect for certain departments at Town Hall. The police department for one. The Town Clerk’s department….
Law Enforcement Integrity Act Signed Into Law
“Less than four weeks after the tragic murder of George Floyd, Colorado has passed one of the most comprehensive and progressive police accountability laws in the country…”
HMPRESENTLY: Fragile Optics… Handle With Care
Building and maintaining a positive perception of almost anything is like planting and maintaining a garden. It requires constant effort, a strong commitment, and lots of care…
Sand Creek Fire, East Canyon Fire Updates
The fire is burning in a remote area about 21 miles northwest of Pagosa Springs and has grown to about 50 acres in size…
EDITORIAL: How to Get Fired From a Volunteer Job, Part Seven
“From a citizen’s perspective, the optics look like we’re railroading Bill. We’re handing him a perfect PR victory…”
PHOTO ESSAY: GOAL Academy Celebrates
Many of the graduates have graduated with college credit, earning a Work Keys certificate and have plans to go into higher education or the workforce this fall…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Risks and The Benefits of Social Intercourse
The part of this law I wonder about is the “reasonable excuse” part. How reasonable does an excuse need to be, before the government considers it “reasonable”?