However the building might look… it might, or might not, be located at the northeast corner of South Pagosa Park…
Category: Opinion/Letters
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Reviewing Mr. Bryant’s Version of U.S. History
I was intrigued by Archuleta County Sheriff candidate Wayne Bryant’s chronicle of American history, which he claims to have to have learned from his grandfather…
EDITORIAL: Town Planning Commission Reviews Servitas Housing Projects… Part Two
“But having housing for our workforce is key for us. For paramedics, for nurses. Every week, we have someone turn down a job offer because they just can’t find afford to live here…”
EDITORIAL: Town Planning Commission Reviews Servitas Housing Projects, Tonight… Part One
Perhaps Pagosa Springs will be the guinea pig for Servitas’ ambitious move towards municipal “P3” collaborations? We’ve certainly been the guinea pig for other projects…
OPINION: Blaming Wild Horses For the Spread of Invasive Weeds is a Twisted Tale
It is a fact, native species wild horses are evolved re-seeders of native plants and grasses in North America, and invasive species ungulates (cattle and sheep) are not…
EDITORIAL: Town of Pagosa Springs Planning for a Sewer System Disaster, Part Three
Six years later, and with the benefit of hindsight, we can probably agree it was a crazy idea. But for some reason, it didn’t seem crazy to the decision-makers in 2012…
EDITORIAL: Town of Pagosa Springs Planning for a Sewer System Disaster, Part Two
At ‘Stage Three’… when the wastewater cannot be contained on the PSSGID property and is flowing into the San Juan River, people will be told to stay out of the river, and rafting companies will be alerted…
EDITORIAL: Town of Pagosa Springs Planning for a Sewer System Disaster, Part One
“Provide security assistance at pump station/GID property. May need to establish a perimeter to keep public, media and others out of the area. Depending on the phase of the emergency…”
EDITORIAL: Archuleta Courthouse Dreams, Part Two
How could Mr. Bernberg present the BOCC with this obviously false information? I can think of two possible explanations…
EDITORIAL: Archuleta County Considering Unconstitutional Marijuana Regulations? Part Three
“Well, then we don’t need any new regulations… All we have to do is remove all discussion about marijuana cultivation from the regulations…”
EDITORIAL: Archuleta County Considering Unconstitutional Marijuana Regulations? Part Two
Why would the County choose to make even more restrictive rules than already exist, and thus increase the amount of time, energy and money that the County will have to direct towards enforcement?
OPINION: Serious Problems with Courthouse Bidding Process and Analysis
On February 23, there were only four bidders that can be considered as meeting the 5pm February 22 deadline. Mr. Urbanczyk is not one of them…
EDITORIAL: Archuleta Courthouse Dreams, Part One
I have to salute Commissioner Maez for his appropriate hesitation. The BOCC has put the taxpayers deeply in debt, building a new County jail and a new Judicial Courthouse…
EDITORIAL: Archuleta County Considering Unconstitutional Marijuana Regulations? Part One
Of course, governments — federal, state and local — often pass laws that infringe upon our rights, and occasionally, those laws get tossed out by federal or state courts…
OPINION: Groups Challenge BLM’s ‘Radical Assault’ on Wild Horses
“The Wild Horse and Burro program has needed real reform for a very long time,” stated Leigh, “We remain united in our commitment…”
OPINION: An Ever-Expanding Military… America’s Primary National Purpose?
While he noted that “we do not need a massive increase in the defense budget,” I wish he had said what we do need…
EDITORIAL: Money, Water, and Fear for the Future, Part Seven
“Getting plants to grow in the Sonoran Desert is made possible by importing billions of gallons of water each year…”
EDITORIAL: Money, Water, and Fear for the Future, Part Six
Colorado Water Conservation Board chair Jaclyn Brown touches ever so lightly, here, on the elephant in the room. Or the elephant in the river…
OPINION: So That No One Dies Alone
During the pandemic, we learned a lot about what we did right, and what we did wrong, and what we can do better…