“Moms for Liberty” thankfully retracted the use of a quote, attributed to Hitler in a 1935 speech, which states, “He alone who owns the youth gains the future…”
Category: Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Senator Hickenlooper Comes to Pagosa Springs, Part Four
“We can’t ignore the fact that we’ve got school teachers and firefighters… who are being priced out of our market…”
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Gold is a Devilish Sort of Thing, Part Two
The one thing you still can’t do, though, is present U.S. paper currency to the government in exchange for gold…
OPINION: Long-term Rent? Sell Your STR?
This morning, Travis walked his YouTube viewers through a few easy steps using Zillow…
EDITORIAL: Senator Hickenlooper Comes to Pagosa Springs, Part Three
“We’re very proud to serve Medicare patients, but it’s getting more and more difficult…”
EDITORIAL: Senator Hickenlooper Comes to Pagosa Springs, Part Two
“One of the things that Medicare has recently done, to try and help rural hospitals, is they’ve established a designation called ‘Rural Emergency Hospital’…”
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Gold is a Devilish Sort of Thing, Part One
Citizens were compensated, with paper currency – at the government-determined rate of $22 per ounce of gold…
HMPRESENTLY: Even Spies Prefer Working from Home
Let’s see if we can imagine international spies working from home, on their PCs or laptops… taking care of business, virtually…
LETTER: Compassionate Support for Cultivated Meat
Any politician who claims to care about animal welfare should support increased federal funding for cultivated-meat research…
EDITORIAL: Senator Hickenlooper Comes to Pagosa Springs, Part One
In May 2007, John Hickenlooper was reelected Mayor of Denver with 88% of the vote. He was elected Governor of Colorado in 2010, and re-elected in 2014…
EDITORIAL: Update on Property Taxes, Part Two
“So I see that, potentially, that’s why some people… their valuation will differ so much from yours…”
EDITORIAL: Update on Property Taxes, Part One
Damn. It’s too bad those 2,340 property owners weren’t sitting here and listening to Ms. Tully-Elliot’s explanations…
EDITORIAL: Who’ll Stop the Rain? Part Five
“You got mentioned in the newspaper,” he smiled…
EDITORIAL: Who’ll Stop the Rain? Part Four
The diversion that fills Lake Hatcher — sparkling water from snowmelt in the San Juan Mountains — is on Fourmile Creek…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Chaos in Russia
Unfortunately, we arrived in the aftermath of a Russian coup attempt, where chaos reigned as the country lurched toward 1994…
OPINION: The Decline and Fall of Fox News
“Instead of trying to adjust and attempt to establish a beachhead of credibility, the network is going back out to sea…”
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Neil Gorsuch Speaks Up for Native Americans
There is no longer any legal basis to deny them the right to be included in consideration of water rights as they have been in the past…
EDITORIAL: Who’ll Stop the Rain? Part Three
“Caught up in the fable, I watched the tower grow. Five year plans and new deals, wrapped in golden chains…”
HMPRESENTLY: Basking in Bad Publicity
It used to be that bad publicity was bad. And that was good…