Community Development Director Pam Flowers explained that, due to the current housing crisis, a fair number of full-time residents are living year-round in RVs…
Category: Opinion/Letters
OPINION: Is Colorado Serious About Wolf Recovery?
Before the wolves have even gotten to Colorado, the hunters and ranchers are already planning the hunting season, and the excuses to justify it…
HMPRESENTLY: America’s Roiling River
The guy seemed to know the river….
LETTER: Five Scary Numbers for STR Investors
DSCR loans are alarming longtime observers of the real estate market…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: A Two-Tiered System of Justice
The current President was formerly the Vice-President, an office with no lawful authority whatsoever to even possess, let alone declassify, such documents…
OPINION: Theocrats in the Colorado Capitol
A group of Republican lawmakers made it clear that they’re at the Capitol not for the purpose of governing but rather to disrupt and evangelize…
LETTER: Applications Needed for Archuleta County Public Health Department Advisory Committee
The qualifications do not appear to have changed; however the term of service is through the 2023 transitional period…
LETTER: Picante Sauce vs. Short Term Rentals
Last time I checked, AirDNA shows about 1,000 Single-Family Residences (SFR) have been converted, and are available as STRs in Archuleta County, CO…
EDITORIAL: The Appeal of a Workforce Housing Fee, Part Five
“The City has adopted Short-Term Rental (STR) Regulations to… preserve the character and ambiance of neighborhoods within the City; prevent adverse impacts attributable to short-term rentals…”
LETTER: The Coming of ‘Airbnbust’?
“Vacation rentals are no longer generating the steady revenue investors grew to expect during the pandemic…”
EDITORIAL: The Appeal of a Workforce Housing Fee, Part Four
Here, for example, is a hand-tinted photograph of Red Mountain Pass, near Ouray, Colorado — once a toll road in the days of horse-drawn wagons…
HMPRESENTLY: Marketing Misses… and Obtuse Communication Fixes
A retail clothing company has pixie pants on sale, the company is letting me know, in an email…
EDITORIAL: The Appeal of a Workforce Housing Fee, Part Three
Here in Archuleta County, we had a chance to watch several elected officials sworn into office by County Magistrate Justin P. Faye, during a surprisingly festive, standing-room-only event…
OPINION: Rep. Boebert on Fixing a Broken Government
Not many in power want to give up control, but Speaker McCarthy saw that these changes were about fixing a broken Congress…
LETTER: Deterioration of the Biden Cabal
My condolences to my ole buddies at the Bear Creek and Rez Hill Grill. I tried to tell you, over many a cold beer, but you scoffed…
LETTER: It’s Hard to Get to ‘Best & Final Answers’
Today, I am considering some interesting facts, and possible laws and regulations for single family residential use ownership…
EDITORIAL: The Appeal of a Workforce Housing Fee, Part One
In my humble opinion, the voter-approved ‘Workforce Housing Fee’ was based on some sensible ideas…
BIG PIVOTS: Less Water, More Food? Part Four
Holsinger says the federal land was likely deteriorated by improper livestock grazing, particularly prior to adoption of the Taylor Grazing Act in 1934…
HMPRESENTLY: The Many Meanings of ‘Trolling’
Just imagining such power emanating from someone’s tiny smartphone keyboard is overwhelming…