It’s no surprise that veterans who are struggling with other mental health issues will often turn to drugs and alcohol to cope…
Category: Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: County Commissioners Hear About Health, Part One
“A community health assessment will be undertaken to analyze efforts to address food insecurity, as well as explore new interventions to advance nutrition security…”
PLUMTAW FIRE: May 24
The official report on the Plumtaw Fire for Tuesday, May 24, showed no growth of the fire’s footprint, and containment at 51%…
OPINION: Another Point of View… on Roe v Wade
I have been a proponent of overturning Roe v. Wade because it invents “compelling government interest”…
BIG PIVOTS: Subterranean Ogallala Blues
Simple metrics of the Ogallala Aquifer astound. This underground body of water accounts for one-third of all irrigation in the United States…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: The Case for Overturning Roe v Wade
I support abortion on demand for the first trimester, and after that if the mother’s life is in danger. Don’t know on which side of the debate that labels me….
OPINION: My Challenge to the FBI’s Unconstitutional Fingerprint Requirement
“Now, I have a question for you. Do you as state and federal agents take an “Oath of Office” to protect and defend our constitutional rights?…”
HMPRESENTLY: Craving ‘Clicks’… or ‘Impressions’
I’ve just posted something, with God wondering if an email, received in heaven’s inbox, might be one of those spam emails…
EDITORIAL: Talking Trash… About the Archuleta County Landfill, Part Five
“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…”
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…