A recent poll showed 74 percent of Colorado voters support the Fair Workweek Act…
Category: Opinion/Letters
OPINION: Public Land Conservation Lagging in Western States
Oregon, Arizona, and Wyoming fall behind as California, New Mexico, and Utah set an example for the West…
EDITORIAL: ‘The Worst Among Us’ Discuss the Future of Water, Part Two
PAWSD, the district that has been delivering drinking water since the 1970s, believes our municipal water demand may increase by 2% per year…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: How the Media Contributes to Polarization
I’ll briefly tell you about this ruling because it is relevant to how the media pushes their divisive narrative…
EDITORIAL: ‘The Worst Among Us’ Discuss the Future of Water, Part One
Mr. Proffitt, meanwhile, is a big fan of an 11,000 acre-foot reservoir at Dry Gulch, even if a majority of local taxpayers are not…
HMPRESENTLY: ‘Scrubbing’ a Religion’s Public Image
Scrubbing isn’t cheap. From what I’ve been reading, some big Christian donors are putting up a hundred million dollars…
EDITORIAL: Town Council Rejects Density Bonus for 232 Pagosa Street, Part Seven
The drawing shown, by Reynolds Ash & Associates, shows a person standing in front of the architects’ office, next to a bicycle rack…
OPINION: Local Control of Rents Passes in Colorado House of Representatives
“This bill will give our community an additional tool in our affordable housing toolbox….”
EDITORIAL: Town Council Rejects Density Bonus for 232 Pagosa Street, Part Six
“Enormous amounts of land must be dedicated to parking cars rather than to serving people…”
HMPRESENTLY: Straight Talk About ‘Fudging’
Back when I was in school, students sometimes fudged essays and term papers, by inserting fancy, impressive-sounding words, full of gravitas, in their written work…
EDITORIAL: Town Council Rejects Density Bonus for 232 Pagosa Street, Part Five
I guess Mr. Brown figured that a vibrant business/tourism economy would automatically generate enough workforce and retiree housing…
HMPRESENTLY: Machismo? Is That It?
So, $95 million, or more… for a missile that was supposed to demonstrate Russia’s military muscle, seemed to be a big flop…
EDITORIAL: Town Council Rejects Density Bonus for 232 Pagosa Street, Part Four
“Pagosa Baking Company’s mission is to create and share hand crafted baked goods, nourishing meals and celebratory fare utilizing locally sourced organic ingredients…”
EDITORIAL: Town Council Rejects Density Bonus for 232 Pagosa Street, Part Three
My house in downtown Pagosa Springs is now 123 years old. Or I should say, the ‘bones’ are 123 years old…
LETTER: Asking for David Coleman’s Resignation
New leadership is required if the College Board lacks the courage and character to advocate for students and academic freedom…
EDITORIAL: Town Council Rejects Density Bonus for 232 Pagosa Street, Part One
Two of the struggles are closely related. A shortage of employees, and a shortage of housing for employees…
OPINION: Stirring Humor Into Old Age
I started keeping what I call the Geezer Memory List, with varying subtitles such as Lost Bananas and Gone with the Noodles…
EDITORIAL: Parks Here, Parks There… But Where’s the Health District Transparency? Part Three
“I’m all for transparency and giving the information out, but to your point, Commissioner Maez, we definitely don’t want to confuse the public by releasing information…”
OPINION: Democratic Legislators Violating Colorado Open Meetings Law?
When the session approaches its final weeks and the bill backlog grows massive, lawmakers receive a link to the survey and tokens to vote for their favored legislation…