Didn’t the BOCC recently declare Archuleta County a Constitutional County? So, was all that just to pacify us?
Category: Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Another Black Friday in Pagosa
Here’s hoping our Daily Post readers stay safe on Black Friday, and know how to protect their privacy…
HMPRESENTLY: A Sharply-Focused Workforce Housing Remedy
What the STR industry is doing, from what I gather, is exacerbating the workforce housing crisis, and changing the character of communities…
OPINION: Rights of Nature for Boulder Creek
Recall, back in July, Nederland was the first community in Colorado to pass a Rights of Nature resolution for their Boulder Creek watershed…
LETTER: Mr. Beatty’s Insights into the Rittenhouse Case
Regarding the photo of the prosecutor holding the rifle, if he was in fact pointing it at the jury, that thuggish conduct by an officer of the court is beyond words, in my opinion…
EDITORIAL: Thanksgiving? No, Thanks…
“And, when do we tell the real story?”
EDITORIAL: Three Mildly Controversial Housing Discussions at Town Hall, Part Four
People working in Pagosa’s retail industry, or hospitality industries — that is, a huge slice of our local workers — cannot afford “average rents”…
OPINION: Congress Should Follow Colorado’s Example, and Protect Immigrants
America’s immigration system hasn’t been reformed in decades and, like our nation’s infrastructure, is in desperate need of repair…
EDITORIAL: Three Mildly Controversial Housing Discussions at Town Hall, Part Three
As a result of this failure to take definite steps to create an STR tax or fee, it might be left up to the Town citizens to petition a similar measure onto the April 2022 ballot…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Unethical Conduct by Rittenhouse Prosecutors
Don’t even get me started on the prosecutor’s reckless handling of the rifle during his closing argument…
READY, FIRE, AIM: ‘Louis, Can You Help Me Understand This?’
But how to explain these graphs to Darlene? Things like ‘incidence rates’ and ‘positivity rates’ sort of go over her head. (At least, they did when we were married…)
OPINION: Considering National Defense
“Some day, after mastering the wind, the waves, the tides, and gravity, we will harness for God the energies of Love…”
EDITORIAL: Three Mildly Controversial Housing Discussions at Town Hall, Part Two
“It’s no secret how special this place is. Pagosa Springs is in a class of its own. It holds more picturesque scenery than one can imagine…”
EDITORIAL: Three Mildly Controversial Housing Discussions at Town Hall, Part One
The initial proposal from the Servitas team proposes 60 units spread over the three Town-owned parcels, almost all of which would be relatively tiny, 450-square-foot apartments…
HMPRESENTLY: On the Same Page, the Same Day
“Having some disagreement is normal. It is real, it is human. And it’s an opportunity for us as mature beings to work through it….”
EDITORIAL: Providing Parents with Vaccine Facts
“Do not rush to vaccinate children as long as the full picture is not clear. Coronavirus disease does not endanger children…”
HMPRESENTLY: Banishing the Traitors
Or maybe it was juntas, in other parts of the world, where folks, saying things that authoritarian rulers didn’t like, were left out in the cold — were banished — so to speak….
EDITORIAL: The Public Health District Question, Part Five
“I think you are all surprised at the number of services that are available through SJBPH — but they’re not visible… And we are not communicating well enough…”
EDITORIAL: The Public Health District Question, Part Four
“We’ve reached out to you, to try and understand your services, your structure. I think we’ve spent quite a bit of time on our own, and you’ve provided us with some documents…”