“I don’t know where you’re coming up with these astronomical numbers…”
Category: Opinion/Letters
OPINION: A Bleak Picture of Healthcare in America
These companies are also making us pay more and more out of our own pockets through cost-sharing deductibles, co-pays and co-insurance…
EDITORIAL: The End of the Rainbow? Part Three
The particular fees that attracted a packed audience for this BOCC meeting were increases to the Archuleta County landfill fees…
BIG PIVOTS: Reinterpreting the Colorado River Compact for the 21st Century
“If forced to pick numbers right now, I’d go with 7%-25% lower by mid-century and 13%-33% less by the 2080s,” Lukas said…
LETTER: Rep. Boebert’s True Colors
Ms. Boebert has a die-hard following who are willing to ignore her antics, her failure to deliver actual meaningful legislation and her grandstanding…
EDITORIAL: The End of the Rainbow? Part Two
That vehicle, an RV, waited at the stop sign for one minute 30 seconds before finding an opening for a left-hand turn…
OPINION: Legalizing Incremental Change — Everywhere — To Meet America’s Housing Needs
In cities of all sizes and geographies, we witness housing markets that are broken…
HMPRESENTLY: Just Can’t Shake It
Like our house, the painting company has been around for a good number of years, I noted on the firm’s website…
OPINION: At War with Ourselves
We have to salute, as a people, something other than glorified murder…
EDITORIAL: The End of the Rainbow? Part One
“Until our elected officials here in Pagosa commit to fixing our failing infrastructure first, we cannot accomplish projects such as the Mill RV Park…”
EDITORIAL: Shooting in the Dark, Part Six
“In 2019, 51.5 million American adults were living with a mental illness in the U.S., and the number of people suffering and drug costs are projected to grow in the years ahead…”
Loss of Hydropower on Colorado River Likely Won’t Increase GHG Emissions
“Stating that hydropower generated by Glen Canyon and Hoover Dam is ‘clean energy’ or ‘carbon free’ is not true…”
OPINION: An Ounce of Prevention
But what if we could “only” prevent the first 90 percent of destructive conflicts?
EDITORIAL: Shooting in the Dark, Part Five
“Several prospective studies have shown that children who are exposed to high levels of lead are more likely to be arrested and incarcerated for violent crimes later in life….”
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: America’s Economic Crisis
First, no nation in human history has ever incurred the level of national debt with which our government is currently burdened…
HMPRESENTLY: 45 for 45
“Space is extremely limited,” warns the nation’s 45th president. “This could be your only chance…”
EDITORIAL: Shooting in the Dark, Part Four
We are a country with more than 393 million privately owned guns, as of 2022… more than one gun for every man, woman and child in America…
EDITORIAL: Shooting in the Dark, Part Three
Something strange happened to students during the COVID crisis, in schools all across the nation. But similar increases in violence have been reported in hospitals…
LETTER: Fresh Perspective
As always, Mr. Hudson brings a fresh perspective to a subject in need of one…