My friend Glenn Walsh and I had published this monthly magazine for about 11 months, back in 2010, with my daughter Ursala handling the graphic design…
Category: Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: The Weight of Water, Part One
Yes, there will be a public hearing on rate increases. And a public hearing on a rather large loan for the Vista Wastewater Treatment Plant…
LETTER: Misinformation Coming from Pagosa’s Real Estate Industry?
I have been frustrated by the claims made by our local realtor, and by the challenge of getting a clear understanding of the Root Policy data…
EDITORIAL: The Ugly Things We Put on Our Roofs, Part Four
As a Daily Post reader suggested yesterday in an email, we don’t know if the $100,000 figure is an accurate estimate. We only know it’s the number the County has publicly claimed…
HMPRESENTLY: What’s This ‘Woke’ Thing?
“We Can Do It!” are among some of the most consequential words used — in this instance — in an advertising campaign…
EDITORIAL: The Ugly Things We Put on Our Roofs, Part Three
Because I think of myself as a person with a sense of humor, I snapped a couple of additional rooftop photos while touring the town with my camera…
EDITORIAL: The Ugly Things We Put on Our Roofs, Part Two
Maybe some of our Daily Post readers have found these rooftop devices and antennas to be infuriating?
OPINION: Lots of Hot Air About Gas Stoves
As with any conspiracy theory, there is at least a kernel of truth…
HMPRESENTLY: Stewardship… Seriously!
A big tree… like the one pictured… in the small northern Californian community where my family and I reside, had to be taken down…
EDITORIAL: The Ugly Things We Put on Our Roofs, Part One
Last Tuesday, the BOCC passed a resolution that will presumably permit certain unsightly mechanical objects on the roof of the County Courthouse to be seen by the public, in perpetuity…
OPINION: A Speech to Put NIMBYs on Notice?
Colorado Governor Jared Polis declared himself on the right side of the affordable housing debate. Decisive action must follow the rhetoric…
OPINION: Democratic Women’s Caucus of Colorado Statement on ‘Roe v. Wade’
“We stand on the shoulders of Colorado women who made our state the first to liberate abortion in the US…”
LETTER: Corrections to Misinformation
Unfortunately, Social Media provides an echo chamber for like-minded individuals to quickly post their comments…
EDITORIAL: Archuleta County Fumbling the Health Department Ball?
“How many applications have we received?”
EDITORIAL: The Appeal of a Workforce Housing Fee, Part Nine
That’s just the nature of taxes. You pay… knowing that someone else might get more of the direct benefit. Or less of the direct benefit…
LETTER: Questions About Servitas
Is it concerning that Servitas’ Workforce Housing Development portfolio does not discuss any successful Workforce Housing projects for residents of Pagosa Springs to review…
HMPRESENTLY: 52 Tons of Fun
Maybe jokingly, or rather seriously, Ukraine may be reclassifying “U.S. tanks as recreational vehicles”…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: A Correction
Upon reading the published rendition of my most recent column, I discovered I made an incorrect assertion based on outdated law…
EDITORIAL: The Appeal of a Workforce Housing Fee, Part Eight
And while we’re on the topic of 10%, we might mention that Wheat Ridge voters have imposed a 10% tax on STR rentals…