And let us not forget, American wild horses are owned by the public; they are not the private property of non-profit organizations…
Category: Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: The Biggest Problem Facing Pagosa Springs in 2021, Part Six
Today’s Town Council work session will focus on one of the community’s most lively controversies…
HMPRESENTLY: A Better Horrible Ranking
Some things – restaurants, for example – are five-star eateries, others earn four, or three, or fewer stars…
EDITORIAL: The Biggest Problem Facing Pagosa Springs in 2021, Part Five
What has happened to the Protestant Work Ethic, upon which the United State of America was founded?
HMPRESENTLY: One ‘Flaming Caucus’ After Another
Some of the 2.1 million ballots cast during the 2020 election, are brought in for recounting at an election ballot audit ordered by the Republican-led Arizona Senate…
EDITORIAL: The Biggest Problem Facing Pagosa Springs in 2021, Part Four
“It is imperative that ‘small businesses’ be a part of how we as a community, endeavor to address the issues of housing at all levels of the spectrum….”
LETTER: Vacation Rentals… the Tail Wagging the Dog?
The realtors who participated in the discussion basically wanted to object to everything…
EDITORIAL: The Biggest Problem Facing Pagosa Springs in 2021, Part Three
“I’m in the process of buying a house there [in Pagosa Springs] and I’d like to bring my family there, my wife and children, and spend a few weeks there each year…”
EDITORIAL: The Biggest Problem Facing Pagosa Springs in 2021, Part Two
If you bought a home in 1950 for $20,000, you might have sold it for $30,000 in 1973. Taking inflation into account, you probably lost money on the sale…
OPINION: How Local Leaders Should Adapt to the American Jobs Plan
Resist the siren call to build that new road, add that new interchange, put in another bridge. Don’t be suckered into annexing new land, running new pipes, and expanding your reach…
LETTER: A Poem for the County Commissioners
Who’s more important, locals that live here and try to survive? … Or often non-resident investors who have short-term rentals, and thrive…
EDITORIAL: The Biggest Problem Facing Pagosa Springs in 2021, Part One
It’s the same problem that stretches across America, from sea to shining sea. We are digging ourselves into a hole made of money…
OPINION: The American Jobs Plan Delays Necessary Infrastructure Reform
The things we most urgently need to do, don’t require more money, and a wave of federal funding run through these legacy programs makes local reform more difficult to accomplish…
EDITORIAL: Portrait of the Artist as a Former President
“I set out to accomplish two things: to share some portraits of immigrants, each with a remarkable story I try to tell, and to humanize the debate on immigration and reform….”
EDITORIAL: Mr. Dronet Offers Up Two New Proposals, Part Eight
The $3.9 million is slated to be “consumed” out of the Strategic Reserve in 2021. Unless some additional grants magically appear…
OPINION: When it Comes to Infrastructure, the American Jobs Plan is Business as Usual
Even stranger is the notion that, with 45,000 bridges in poor condition, we should focus on 10,000 “smaller” bridges…
OPINION: Let’s Ditch the Draft, Once and For All
“If a war is worth fighting, Congress will vote to declare it and people will volunteer,” said Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), co-sponsor…
OPINION: As Colorado River Shortages Declared, Upper Basin Declares ‘Drain, Baby, Drain!’
“It’s beyond irresponsible that the Bureau of Reclamation is failing to oppose new dams and diversions in the Colorado River basin…”
EDITORIAL: Mr. Dronet Offers Up Two New Proposals, Part Seven
One problem with selling your courthouse is, where do you put the 16 or so employees who are still working there?
