There is another kind of spin, that’s also full of BS, that’s not so innocent…
Category: Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: The Downtown Parking Discussion Continues, Part Three
“People want to walk through neighborhoods that are interesting and vibrant. And when every other parcel is a parking lot, that kills that vibrancy in the downtown area…”
LETTER: They Paved Paradise
I read with interest Mr. Hudson’s September 6 editorial regarding the discussions concerning downtown parking….
EDITORIAL: The Downtown Parking Discussion Continues, Part Two
“And then we’re talking about building parking structures? I just don’t see a lot of opportunities within the downtown…”
LETTER: Simpson Nails the Wild Horse Issue
Thank you for publishing William Simpson’s article on wild horses on September 6, 2021…
EDITORIAL: The Downtown Parking Discussion Continues, Part One
This was a rather drastic recommendation for commercial properties, comparing it with the existing LUDC requirements for downtown…
EDITORIAL: Testing… Testing… One, Two, Three…
Even as schools focus more and more effort on improving math and reading scores, and less and less effort on a well-rounded education, our children are doing worse and worse…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Learning Disturbing Things… About People
From my research, I’ve learned the only consensus about much of “the science” related to COVID is that there is no consensus. That uncertainty comports with my experience getting answers about my personal health situation…
OPINION: The Youngest Victims of Sunday’s Airstrike
What seems not to be part of the editorial board’s sense of unutterable tragedy is this…
EDITORIAL: Attempts to Heal Our Neighborhoods, Part Nine
I look forward to a community-wide effort, to provide the necessary funding to begin addressing this massive problem…
OPINION: Reflections on the End of America’s Longest War
What began as a limited campaign to deny al-Qaeda safe haven grew into a futile nation-building effort…
EDITORIAL: Attempts to Heal Our Neighborhoods, Part Eight
Let’s take a bird’s eye view of the problem…
EDITORIAL: How to Spot the Delta Variant from 100 Yards Away
No, I actually don’t know how to spot the Delta variant from 100 yards away. I wish I did….
EDITORIAL: Attempts to Heal Our Neighborhoods, Part Seven
Fully 100 respondents picked “Shipping Container Home” as their second-best choice, making that option the most popular one, as a ‘second choice’….
OPINION: Protecting the Pagosa Riverwalk Wetlands with Setbacks
Setbacks provide three main kinds of protection to wetland wildlife: 1) protection from pollutants, 2) protection from invasive species and 3) protection from nearby disturbances…
EDITORIAL: Attempts to Heal Our Neighborhoods, Part Six
Here’s the Town zoning map. We’ll look more closely at some details in a moment, but what we can see in the overall map is a dotted line outlining the Town limits…
LETTER: Where is Our Representative, When We Need Her Most?
This drought and climate change are wreaking havoc on the people of the West, but Rep. Boebert is busy elsewhere becoming famous…
EDITORIAL: Attempts to Heal Our Neighborhoods, Part Five
The Town Planning Commission, this week, recommended that the Pagosa Springs Inn & Suites be permitted to convert all of its motel rooms into long-term rental units…
OPINION: I Quit Teaching at the University Over COVID-19
I’ve been chronically underpaid, overworked and short-resourced. I’ve faced harassment, discrimination and inflated egos…