Natural rights can be debated from now, until who knows when? Folks have been ruminating on it for many centuries…
Category: Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Health District Comments, New STR Moratorium at BOCC Meeting, Part One
“Why aren’t you telling us what this [dissolution] is going to cost us? Why aren’t you telling us what is going to happen to these valuable services?…”
EDITORIAL: Hope for the San Juan Water Conservancy District? Part Three
And while we’re on the subject, can anyone guess what an 11,000-acre-foot reservoir would cost, in today’s economy?…
LETTER: Bad Snakebite Advice
Suction extractor devices are ineffective at managing venom, do not remove venom on the wound, nor do they slow the spread of venom…
EDITORIAL: Hope for the San Juan Water Conservancy District? Part Two
“Just wanted to make sure that any of the candidates are going into [this issue] with an open mind…”
OPINION: A View of the Heavens
Does this open and curious attitude have any implications for our political culture? I hope so…
EDITORIAL: Hope for the San Juan Water Conservancy District? Part One
“The public perception of the Conservancy District is very negative. Even the newspaper calls it dysfunctional…”
HMPRESENTLY: Just Put on a Happy Face
There are plenty of experts in the field of anger management who can help…
EDITORIAL: Big Plans for Downtown Pagosa Springs, Part Four
When considering this proposal, three of the five Planning Commission members felt this building did not fit the intent of the ‘East Village Overlay District’…
EDITORIAL: Big Plans for Downtown Pagosa Springs, Part Three
“We’re not Durango, we’re not Telluride, we’re not some of these places where you’re getting ludicrous prices per square foot…”
HMPRESENTLY: Forces and Motions
Let’s call that ‘influential dynamics’…
OPINION: Troubling Supreme Court Ruling on Prayer in School
Religious freedom is under attack by politicians and a court intent on setting their own beliefs into law…
EDITORIAL: Big Plans for Downtown Pagosa Springs, Part Two
“The [East Village] Overlay is established to accommodate less intense commercial uses…”
BIG PIVOTS: And a Hot One It Was!
Now we are redefining hot. This chart tells the big picture story of warming in Colorado…
EDITORIAL: ‘Dear Archuleta County’… A Letter from the Board of Health, Part Three
Suddenly, SJBPH was managing 50,681 COVID-19 tests per year…
OPINION: An American Patriot is Welcomed Home
“We must do more to identify veterans in need and the federal government must provide them with the legal aid they require…”
EDITORIAL: Big Plans for Downtown Pagosa Springs, Part One
“In closing, we believe the beauty and lifestyle of Pagosa Springs is why people are attracted to this Colorado town…”
HMPRESENTLY: Maybe It’s Something in the Air?
“Since we don’t control the air, our good air decided to float over to China’s bad air, so when China gets our good air…”
EDITORIAL: ‘Dear Archuleta County’… A Letter from the Board of Health, Part Two
“A separation will entail its own challenges and will impact both counties…”