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Category: Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Re-Imagining the Constitution
“We have found our way back to those precious founding documents. And in those documents we find all that we need to operate as a Constitutional county…”
EDITORIAL: Turning Off Arizona’s Water Tap?
Beginning next year, certain Arizona farmers will be cut off from much of the water they’ve been extracting from the Colorado River for decades…
HMPRESENTLY: There’s Fish to Fry
So, just like that, things can change, and you discover how fragile a community’s character can be…
EDITORIAL: Strange Tales from Pitkin County, Colorado
“In fact, 66% of all positive COVID-19 cases among residents in Pitkin County… have been so-called ‘breakthrough’ cases, or those involving fully vaccinated residents…”
EDITORIAL: School Board Hears About Mask Policy… and Housing… Part Five
Not too far behind — in fact, at number 19 in the Vacasa list — is Pagosa Springs, Colorado, where the median home price (Vacasa claims) is $361,000…
EDITORIAL: School Board Hears About Mask Policy… and Housing… Part Four
Pagosa Springs High School students are now starting their fourth year of learning the construction business, and, last May, built the chicken coops shown above for their annual fundraising auction…
OPINION: ‘There is No Military Solution’
That was the conclusion reached by the Biden administration earlier this year, which set into motion the plans for the withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Afghanistan…
EDITORIAL: School Board Hears About Mask Policy… and Housing… Part Three
As I see it, the arguments coming from the opponents of mask-wearing fell into three general categories…
Pagosa Springs ‘Urban Renewal Authority’ to Host Listening Sessions This Week
Consultants from Short Elliott Hendrickson (SEH), a Durango-based planning and design firm, will help guide the listening sessions…
EDITORIAL: School Board Hears About Mask Policy… and Housing… Part Two
The audience members who came to testify apparently arrived with the assumption… that the School District would be requiring masks?
EDITORIAL: School Board Hears About Mask Policy… and Housing… Part One
The next question asked about masking intentions, for the start of the 2021-22 school year. Are parents planning to send their kids to school with masks? 62% said ‘No’…
OPINION: America’s Eviction Mess, Part Two
“The vast majority of nonpayment cases are resolved through late payment, forgiveness, or negotiation,” Furth observed on Twitter…
EDITORIAL: A Flubbed Town Council Hand-off on Short-Term Rentals, Part Four
“But other than that, I want to move on to the other items about short-term rentals, so we can give staff some more guidance…”
OPINION: America’s Eviction Mess, Part One
A colossal number of Americans owe back rent due to the pandemic. We are not in a normal situation…
EDITORIAL: A Flubbed Town Council Hand-off on Short-Term Rentals, Part Three
“Are we ready to get rid of the Lodgers Tax and funding for external marketing? And do we want to put an excise tax on short-term rentals?…”
HMPRESENTLY: Leashing Out, At Typos
Speaking of typos, there’s actually one humdinger of an amusing typo in pictures of Trump Cards, the cards that Mr. Trump wants his supporters to carry…
EDITORIAL: A Flubbed Town Council Hand-off on Short-Term Rentals, Part Two
The six Town Council members had lots of options to discuss on Tuesday, August 3, for dealing with vacation rentals…
LETTER: Certain Town Council Members Should Recuse from STR Discussions
I am writing to express my disagreement with the Town Attorney’s opinion that, if there is a conflict of interest, it is up to the Council member to recuse himself/herself…