“And I also don’t understand how increasing your rate by almost four times the normal gate rate would help you with your shortage of landfill space…”
Category: Opinion/Letters
OPINION: An Attorney’s Perspective on Leaked ‘Roe v Wade’ Draft Decision
If abortion is not an enumerated right, the Constitution only grants the individual states the power to regulate. This is precisely what Alito’s leaked opinion accomplishes…
EDITORIAL: Talking Trash… About the Archuleta County Landfill, Part Four
“One of the big problems is, the landfill in Chama does not accept construction debris. So guess where it all comes? It comes up here…”
LETTER: Ethical Recycling with Elite Disposal
We drive this recycling to Phoenix Recycling located at 4065 CR 307; Ignacio CO 81137 and have done so for years…
EDITORIAL: Talking Trash… About the Archuleta County Landfill, Part Three
As a result of these same dynamics, local waste haulers who were collecting ‘recyclables’ separately from other trash began dumping the ‘recyclables’ into the landfill…
OPINION: How Corporate Colorado Held Public Schools Hostage
What the group did not broadcast was the massive cost to schools and other local entities that its proposed constitutional amendment would have imposed…
OPINION: Our Need for a Coherent Definition of ‘Health’
While we continue reeling from the last two years, it is clear that health is on the forefront of everyone’s concerns…
EDITORIAL: Talking Trash… About the Archuleta County Landfill, Part One
The subject of his presentation was the Archuleta County Landfill, a problematic operation located at 9179 Trujillo Road, about seven miles south of Pagosa Springs…
EDITORIAL: Working Competently on Workforce Housing, Part Six
“You mean, if the planned development is not approved? Yes. It’s zoned residential, so I think basically it would be a whole series of town homes…”
EDITORIAL: Working Competently on Workforce Housing, Part Five
In a strange sense, we’ve spent $10.4 million subsidizing the conversion of our limited housing stock into mini-motels, to be operated for profit…
HMPRESENTLY: As Easy as Pie… in the Sky
This particular Army blimp, that can float off into the wild blue yonder, is just one of the high-tech gizmos that can detect missile launches…
EDITORIAL: Working Competently on Workforce Housing, Part Four
For at least a couple of decades, our community has been wearing a government-enforced straightjacket…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: More American History, for Mr. Bryant’s Edification
Mr. Bryant needs to show us where, and by whom, the Constitution was re-written. When was it ratified? Perhaps he can show us the records of the debates…
EDITORIAL: Working Competently on Workforce Housing, Part Three
Is the efficient use of private property for housing purposes, viewed as a detriment to the community? And if so, why?…
HMPRESENTLY: Poking Fun, Some
There’s so much that’s so serious, would poking fun, a little, relieve stress?
EDITORIAL: Working Competently on Workforce Housing, Part Two
The Town staff was directed to consider the Aspen Village parcels, but also to research other, similar properties with existing streets and infrastructure…
EDITORIAL: Working Competently on Workforce Housing, Part One
If South Pagosa Park was off the table, and if the Town needs to provide Servitas with enough free, municipally-owned land to allow the construction of 64 units…
OPINION: Archuleta Democrats Raise Concerns about Leaving San Juan Basin Public Health
If the County goes it alone on public health, can it meet those mandates effectively and without requiring a tax increase?
EDITORIAL: Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad Wolf?… I mean, COVID… Part Seven
“Experience indicates that Traditional Chinese Medicine effectively treats SARS and has been used for treating patients with COVID-19 in China…”