According to DrugPolicy.org, we have considerable evidence that ‘magic mushrooms’ have medical applications, especially in the realm of mental health…
Category: Opinion/Letters
HMPRESENTLY: Under Suspicion
The hippie-looking guy, apparently playing around with the airport official, was bringing laughter to the folks around me…
LETTER: Example of a Proper TABOR Notice
A failed election in Durango will cost the city $1 million in revenues, but she followed the law down to the letter and gained trust of the citizens in the community…
EDITORIAL: Considering Proposition 122, Part Two
“Psilocybin is considered to have extremely low toxicity, and cases of death have been extremely rare….”
OPINION: Get a Lawyer If You Want Real Answers About Ballot Issue 1A
It is incumbent upon Attorney Weaver to tell people the specific case that he is referencing, that states that this resolution cannot be amended…
HMPRESENTLY: Abortions, Too… on the County Commissioners’ Plates?
Dr. Mehmet Oz has said that “women, doctors and local political leaders should decide whether a woman can obtain an abortion…”
OPINION: Loving Nature, or Profiting from It… Take Your Pick
The potential has arisen, according to this prophecy, “for the Eagle and the Condor to come together, to fly in the same sky…”
EDITORIAL: Considering Proposition 122, Part One
This measure allows individuals aged 21 and older to use five specific types of natural psychedelic substances…
LETTER: Ballot Issue 1A Demonstrates County Insensitivity
In the last reported 4 years, without 1A funds, the county government has seen a $800,000 yearly increase in sales tax revenue…
EDITORIAL: The Bitter and the Suites, Part Three
A 100% increase in the cost of a typical single-family home in Pagosa Lakes, between 2014 and 2021, has been pretty devastating to working families here…
EDITORIAL: The Bitter and the Suites, Part Two
A sizable construction crew was working hard in the cool October air, putting a new roof on the 98-unit apartment building…
EDITORIAL: The Bitter and the Suites, Part One
Yes, some of the former-motel-rooms-now-apartments are under 400 square feet, as we will discuss in a moment…
OPINION: Out of the Workforce Housing Pickle
“I’ve been involved with pickleball development for 10 years, but it was only here in Stinkwater that I discovered that there is truly nothing pickleball can’t do…”
LETTER: ‘Please Leave a Message… and We Will Not Return Your Call’
Where is Customer Service? If this is happening to me, what is happening to people with serious operations, cancer operations, brain operations, organ operations?
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Trying to Reason with Hurricane Season, the Sequel
There was also a LOT of debris from the numerous trees on our property. I’m still in the process of cleaning that up…
HMPRESENTLY: No Grind, Tussle, or Side Hustle
From having been a corporate kind of guy, to – at my age, all of a sudden! – writing hip hop lyrics?
EDITORIAL: That Political Season, Part Five
Here’s how I understand the basic concept. As the demand for a particular item increases, while the supply stays the same, the price will increase….
HMPRESENTLY: Inspired… to Write Hip Hop Lyrics… by Lauren Boebert
“The world’s comin’ to an end, Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert just said…”
OPINION: Reasons to Vote ‘Yes’ on Proposition 124
Prop 124 helps level the lopsided playing field and make Colorado’s alcohol laws more fair by gradually increasing the number of licenses an independent local liquor retailer can own over time…