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Category: Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: A Few Thoughts About Community Development, Part Three
“We’ve made a statement, that we are onboard with helping with housing. We’ve put an exorbitant amount of money into our infrastructure budget — something that we’ve never done before…”
OPINION: Approval of COVID Vaccine for Young Children Will Put Millions at Serious Risk
“Conversely, according to Pfizer’s own study trial data, the chance of death in children from the Pfizer vaccine is 107 times higher than death due to COVID…”
EDITORIAL: A Few Thoughts About Community Development, Part Two
We, the taxpayers, are now asked to continually subsidize an industry that provides mainly videos, social media, and pornography. Except no one actually asked us…
EDITORIAL: A Few Thoughts About Community Development, Part One
“And… I’m just very… concerned… about the type of people who are coming here… because I saw it all over the Western Slope…”
HMPRESENTLY: Acronyms in the Spotlight
TMTG, recently announcing former President Trump’s new SPAC-funded social media site, that may give Facebook, Twitter and other established social media sites a run for their money…
EDITORIAL: Freeing Ourselves from the Tourism Trap, Part Eight
At the conclusion of the discussion, Council member Mat deGraaf volunteered to meet with the citizens who’ve proposed two ballot questions…
EDITORIAL: Freeing Ourselves from the Tourism Trap, Part Seven
“Massive” is right. The County tax collection from the first quarter alone was more than the entire year in 2015. And it’s all being spent to subsidize the tourism industry…
LETTER: The True Purpose of Zoning and Land Use Codes
Do our land use codes and building codes really protect anyone… other than real estate agents, the tax man, and the wealthy folks who are offended by looking at the poor from their deck?…
EDITORIAL: Freeing Ourselves from the Tourism Trap, Part Six
According to the discussion yesterday, there are approximately 300 RVs in the Aspen Springs subdivision, that appear to be year-round residences. So maybe 500 people… living illegally?…
HMPRESENTLY: Does Anyone in Particular Come to Mind?
“Nearly every cult is headed by a single controlling leader,” a top expert on cults explains, in a novel I’m reading…
EDITORIAL: Freeing Ourselves from the Tourism Trap, Part Five
“Second, there has never been a better moment to invest in vacation home rentals than now. With a fast-growing market and several booking platforms, finding tenants for your short term rental is easier than ever…”
OPINION: Take the ‘LEAP’ Forward, for Our Children
By Rudy Gonzales Latino children continue to suffer the academic brunt of this ongoing pandemic. As a former K-12 Educator, I am particularly dismayed at READ MORE
EDITORIAL: Freeing Ourselves from the Tourism Trap, Part Four
Nothing much Colorado towns can do about VRBO and AirB&B. But we can do something about taxes…
OPINION: The Wild Horse Problem, and a Solution
Wild horses in America are not being managed in harmony with natural evolutionary processes. All wildlife management must be conducted in concert with natural processes…
OPINION: Who Will Ask Vice President Harris About Walton Family Influence?
This visit and Associated Press report come two weeks after a bombshell story from the Wall Street Journal about the Waltons’ influence …
EDITORIAL: Freeing Ourselves from the Tourism Trap, Part Three
“Many stakeholders expressed regret that the town and county did not move faster to implement housing solutions before costs were this high and the gap so wide….”
EDITORIAL: Freeing Ourselves from the Tourism Trap, Part Two
“The Pagosa Springs Area Tourism Board is projecting, in their draft budget, similar collections for 2022. About $1.2 million….”
HMPRESENTLY: Basic Spin vs. Calculated Spin
When you hear a former U.S. president saying; “They’re making windmills all over the place, to ruin our land and kill our birds… to kill everything.” What’s he getting at?…