“Liars, especially liars in positions authority and trust, lie only as a last resort because they know if you learn the truth, you will not agree with their position…”
Category: Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: A River Runs Through It, Part Two
The truth of the matter is that — looking at the history of the past 50 years in Colorado — growth can indeed be accommodated… but…
HMPRESENTLY: Lift Off!
What if some of the world’s autocrats – dictators and dictator wannabes — were to be levitated several feet up in the air?
EDITORIAL: A River Runs Through It, Part One
PHOTO: The San Juan River, July 29, 6:30am…
OPINION: CORE Act Will Honor Camp Hale, Provide Habitat Protections for Wildlife
The Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act includes four important measures…
EDITORIAL: Town Council Considers Two Solutions to a Housing Crisis, Part Two
But for some reason, the Town government had lost faith in the people of Pagosa…
HMPRESENTLY: Woo-Woo Moments
Moving objects around by mental effort alone is called ‘telekinesis’…
BIG PIVOTS: All That Nonsense About the Price of Gasoline
Oil is a boom-and-bust, roller-coaster sector. Gasoline prices were incredibly low just two years ago…
EDITORIAL: Town Council Considers Two Solutions to a Housing Crisis, Part One
The project is also proposing various amenities that will be open to the public: a paved trail, a bistro and bar, pickleball courts, lap pool, hot tubs…
EDITORIAL: Hope for the San Juan Water Conservancy District? Part Eight
“And frankly, the cost, to me, is the most prohibitive thing of all. The cost of trying to get something like that built…”
EDITORIAL: Hope for the San Juan Water Conservancy District? Part Seven
The festivities included the ‘swearing in’ of new board members Rachel Suh, Candace Jones, Bill Nobles and Rod Proffitt…
EDITORIAL: Hope for the San Juan Water Conservancy District? Part Six
Which is not to say the report from the Wilson Water Group engineers is ‘accurate’. But it’s ‘less inaccurate’…
HMPRESENTLY: Getting Inside Heads… and Under Skin
The failure-rate for PR spin can be exceptionally high, with press releases and other publicity sometimes decimated…
OPINION: ‘Save the Colorado’ Issues Letter to Bureau of Reclamation
The number one rule, when you’re in a hole, is to stop digging…
EDITORIAL: New STR Moratorium at BOCC Meeting, Part Three
We are not told, however, where and how this ‘data’ would be acquired, or of what the ‘data’ might consist…
EDITORIAL: Hope for the San Juan Water Conservancy District? Part Five
Outgoing San Juan Water Conservancy District (SJWCD) president Diane C. Bower congratulates incoming SJWCD president Rodney Proffitt in 2013…
OPINION: The Tragic Case of Nikolas Cruz
Cruz pleaded guilty and, as such, the sentencing could have moved on quickly…
EDITORIAL: Hope for the San Juan Water Conservancy District? Part Four
How much water would Archuleta County have available, in a serious drought situation, during peak tourist season?
EDITORIAL: Health District Comments, New STR Moratorium at BOCC Meeting, Part Two
“So for that reason, I’m going to be supportive of a moratorium, with a couple of exceptions. I think your language frankly sucks…”