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…
Category: Opinion/Letters
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…”
HMPRESENTLY: The Whole Kit and Caboodle?
Natural rights can be debated from now, until who knows when? Folks have been ruminating on it for many centuries…
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…