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Category: Opinion/Letters

OPINION: Lessons from the Forest

Posted on March 21, 2023March 21, 2023 by Post Contributor

Countless communities struggle to implement great ideas for making their cities great because of fear about how people might respond…

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EDITORIAL: Different Perspectives on Pagosa’s Water Future, Part Two

Posted on March 20, 2023March 21, 2023 by Bill Hudson

We learned that the Town government does not want to be involved in building or managing a rafting put-in on the Running Iron Ranch property…

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EDITORIAL: Different Perspectives on Pagosa's Water Future, Part One

EDITORIAL: Different Perspectives on Pagosa’s Water Future, Part One

Posted on March 17, 2023March 20, 2023 by Bill Hudson

The current snow pack in the San Juan Mountains is promising full Pagosa Springs reservoirs this spring. In fact, they are already practically full…

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HMPRESENTLY: Big Storms, an Awning, and a Bank

HMPRESENTLY: Big Storms, an Awning, and a Bank

Posted on March 17, 2023March 17, 2023 by Harvey Radin

A regional bank, out our way, was getting pounded, but not from bad weather. Unrelenting media coverage of problems at Silicon Valley Bank…

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EDITORIAL: An Emerging Child Care Landscape in Archuleta County, Part Five

Posted on March 16, 2023March 16, 2023 by Bill Hudson

“You think about a lot of things when choosing child care, including cost, location and availability. In addition to safety, the most important consideration is the QUALITY of the program…”

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EDITORIAL: The Archuleta County STR Task Force Weighs In, Part Two

Posted on March 16, 2023March 16, 2023 by Bill Hudson

“The subgroup recommends that the registration and renewal fee remain at $400 and $700 annually for owner-occupied and non-owner-occupied rentals, respectively…”

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A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: In Defense of Florida

Posted on March 16, 2023March 16, 2023 by Gary Beatty

But now that the voters have expressed overwhelming support for Republicans, Ms. Roberts howls that it’s the end of the world….

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EDITORIAL: The Archuleta County STR Task Force Weighs In, Part One

EDITORIAL: The Archuleta County STR Task Force Weighs In, Part One

Posted on March 15, 2023May 16, 2024 by Bill Hudson

The Phase I recommendations arrived, instead, on March 14… about three months behind schedule…

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EDITORIAL: An Emerging Child Care Landscape in Archuleta County, Part Four

Posted on March 15, 2023March 16, 2023 by Bill Hudson

If children are going to be served according to their needs, by state and local subsidies, what educational philosophy ought to guide the new programs?

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HMPRESENTLY: Lots Happening

Posted on March 15, 2023March 15, 2023 by Harvey Radin

Call me crusty and cynical, but all these deals… one after another…

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OPINION: ‘Parental Rights’ Advocates Don’t Really Trust Parents

Posted on March 15, 2023March 15, 2023 by Post Contributor

One member of Moms for Liberty, an outspoken advocacy group for “parents’ rights,” told lawmakers last month that she wants to remove certain books…

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EDITORIAL: An Emerging Child Care Landscape in Archuleta County, Part Three

Posted on March 14, 2023March 15, 2023 by Bill Hudson

Children and teachers can spend anywhere from 50-70 percent of their day learning outside either in their playgrounds, the nearby lake or on nature walks…

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EDITORIAL: An Emerging Child Care Landscape in Archuleta County, Part Two

Posted on March 13, 2023April 9, 2023 by Bill Hudson

One of the largest rooms would be an great space for an innovative preschool class…

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Archuleta Commissioners to Consider Vacation Rental Moratorium Tomorrow, March 14

Archuleta Commissioners to Consider Vacation Rental Moratorium Tomorrow, March 14

Posted on March 13, 2023March 13, 2023 by Bill Hudson

Most Colorado resort towns have put Short Term Rental (STR) density caps and fees in place during the past few years…

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LETTER: Has the Short-Term Rental Goldmine Run Dry?

Posted on March 13, 2023March 13, 2023 by Post Contributor

Forty-nine percent (49%) of home owners (under the age of 35) have owned their home(s) for three years or less….

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HMPRESENTLY: White Noise

Posted on March 13, 2023March 13, 2023 by Harvey Radin

Can you imagine, in some prison, one inmate asking another… “What are you in for?”

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EDITORIAL: An Emerging Child Care Landscape in Archuleta County, Part One

EDITORIAL: An Emerging Child Care Landscape in Archuleta County, Part One

Posted on March 10, 2023March 13, 2023 by Bill Hudson

In order to apply for the state’s Emerging and Expanding grant, Pagosa Peak Open School would need to have a “Pre-license” from the Colorado Department of Early Childhood…

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HMPRESENTLY: Tap Water Making Us Gay?

Posted on March 10, 2023March 10, 2023 by Harvey Radin

And not only that, the female hormones in chickens were being blamed for male baldness…

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EDITORIAL:  Questions About Archuleta County's STR Moratorium, Part Four

EDITORIAL: Questions About Archuleta County’s STR Moratorium, Part Four

Posted on March 9, 2023March 9, 2023 by Bill Hudson

“How do we make it fair to our commercial lodgers — our hotels — that pay property taxes at commercial rates for their property…”

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