A drought plan drafted in 2019 calls for water releases from Navajo Lake, Flaming Gorge Reservoir and Blue Mesa Reservoir into Lake Powell…
Category: Opinion/Letters
OPINION: Helping Pagosa Families Find Housing
So here is the important part that I need our community leaders to think about. “Who are your constituents?”
OPINION: Godzilla and the Colorado River
“With a purposeful grimace and a terrible sound, He pulls the spitting high tension wires down…..”
EDITORIAL: Too Many Tourists?
“I think we can all agree that traffic is increasing in Pagosa, to unsafe levels…”
EDITORIAL: Taking the Bus to Durango, Part Five
Nevertheless, my sense is that the Mountain Express Transit system is not only holding its own, but in fact, is set to expand its services. Possibly to Durango?
EDITORIAL: Taking the Bus to Durango, Part Four
We met for our chat in Ms. Vanoni’s modest office space, upstairs in the ‘Nick’s Hanger’ building on Piedra Road…
EDITORIAL: Taking the Bus to Durango, Part Three
In particular, the bus might be an electric bus, which would play into the State of Colorado’s stated plans to promote electric vehicles with taxpayer subsidies…
OPINION: Electric Utilities and Regulators Do the ‘What-If’ Dance
“It’s about economic development and jobs — and, in the retirement of coal plants, the community impacts of just transition. Economics and low cost still matter. But there are many other considerations…”
EDITORIAL: Taking the Bus to Durango, Part Two
“Because we’re not going to charge riders to… you know, we’re not going to charge them very much. I think the amount was going to be, like, $10 one way…”
EDITORIAL: Taking the Bus to Durango, Part One
“We’ve been working on this inter-city fixed route feasibility study connecting Pagosa Springs with Durango, connecting the communities along the Highway 160 corridor…”
EDITORIAL: Marching Along with the Broadband Band Wagon, Part Seven
Here in Archuleta County, meanwhile, about $720,000 worth of broadband improvements at various locations are nearing completion…
OPINION: A National Infrastructure Bank is a Stupid Idea
What we desperately need is a Strong Towns approach to strengthen the balance sheets of local communities and help them build real wealth, stability, and prosperity…
EDITORIAL: Marching Along with the Broadband Band Wagon, Part Six
“When I ask about the problems, I get two different answers to that question. But my honest opinion is that the SCAN project… it’s questionable who has ownership of what…”
HMPRESENTLY: Gates & Gaetz… and Boebert
There’s been news about high-profile folks, with names that are pronounced the same, but are spelled differently. Bill and Matt… Gates and Gaetz…
LETTER: Support for Veronica Medina
This is on of the most important elections of our lifetime…
EDITORIAL: Marching Along with the Broadband Band Wagon, Part Five
Back in 2017, Cisco Systems predicted that by 2021, 80% of all Internet traffic would consist of video streaming…
OPINION: Remember the Space Force?
Is it not possible that the time has come for us to start learning what we already know?
EDITORIAL: Marching Along with the Broadband Band Wagon, Part Four
“And, again, the goal is that we have a modern, high-speed infrastructure for businesses, residents, and visitors…”
EDITORIAL: Marching Along with the Broadband Band Wagon, Part Three
Yesterday, a crew from LPEA installed a new residential electric line, and a new transformer, on the telephone pole in front of my next-door neighbor’s house…