Back in 2011, Archuleta County spent $6.8 million on roads. In 2012, they again spent $6.8 million on road. Even these amounts were not enough to keep our road system in good condition…
Category: Opinion/Letters
LETTER: Health District Issues Must Be Addressed
Disregarding problems, and refusing to acknowledge solutions, is how issues become overwhelming…
LETTER: The Rich Want Our Freedoms
Unsatisfied and now hungry for autocracy, they’re shredding our Constitutional voting rights…
EDITORIAL: The Fog of Tax Increases, Part Three
“The County had two ballot issues that failed, not too long ago. I would ask, what have they done differently, in the interim, to suggest that this one is going to pass?…”
LETTER: Our Elected Leaders Must Prevent Health District Dissolution
While there have been alleged problems with the present joint-venture SJBPH, we have never been convinced that said problems justify dissolution…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: The Great Raid
This column isn’t about the reprehensible political motive for the raid. There has been enough bloviating on that topic. I’m writing here about the legality of it…
EDITORIAL: The Fog of Tax Increases, Part Two
“I think the Town of Pagosa Springs has always been the leader in Archuleta County. It’s not been the County commissioners…”
OPINION: Thornton Water Pipeline Denied in Court of Appeals
Thornton must now decide if it will appeal the ruling to the Colorado Supreme Court…
OPINION: Feeding the Wolves
“A diverse coalition of civil society groups responded with disgust after the Senate Armed Services Committee voted Thursday…”
EDITORIAL: The Fog of Tax Increases, Part One
The fog was not physical; but more like an intellectual fog…
HMPRESENTLY: ‘Standing’ Stood Out, Once Again
And I’m recalling, years ago, a judge deciding that a plaintiff had no standing, in a court case that I happened to be observing…
EDITORIAL: Wondering About Water, Part Three
A lot of people are wondering about water, these days, especially out here in the American West…
OPINION: Wild Horses Can Help Prevent Catastrophic Wildfires
It’s a plain fact that the size, intensity and frequency of catastrophic wildfires over the past decade are increasing…
EDITORIAL: Wondering About Water, Part Two
During my 29 years in Pagosa Springs, I’ve talked to literally hundreds of residents and tourists who live here or visit here because of the Wolf Creek Ski Area…
EDITORIAL: Too Little, Too Late… to Save the Health District?
I didn’t attend the La Plata County Commissioners’ meeting, and I appreciate Ms. House writing about the meeting…
EDITORIAL: Wondering About Water, Part One
Sometimes the water industry throws around big numbers — like “$19 billion from water-related recreation” — without telling us exactly what they mean…
HMPRESENTLY: Harebrained?
Like out in Texas, where the governor is busing immigrants long distances to New York and other places…
EDITORIAL: A Brief Conversation About Money, Part Five
In 2022, the key concerns of the people who participated in the Magellan survey seemed to be “Road Maintenance/Repairs” and “Infrastructure”…
OPINION: Rubles, or Rubble?
Already more Ukrainian civilians have lost their lives than Danes did in the five years of occupation by the Nazis….