Such characters have a strong moral hierarchy. They have a compelling backstory. They have flaws. They struggle and sometimes suffer…
Category: Opinion/Letters
OPINION: A Ominous Reckoning for Persian Gulf Nations
Gulf leaders long warned that a war with Iran would shatter their security and economies…
EDITORIAL: An EMS Report, Part One
“Success would be metrics that show people actually using the system, that people are accessing and using peer support…”
EDITORIAL: Where is the Heart of Pagosa Springs? Part Four
Did the $4.5 million in broadband grants truly help our community address our most pressing problems?
EDITORIAL: Where is the Heart of Pagosa Springs? Part Three
Of all the possible community issues… roads and sewer systems and housing and schools and libraries and law enforcement and public health and child care and water resources… which ones are our true priorities?
OPINION: Senate Business Committee Passes Worker Protection Act
“When billion-dollar corporations make it hard to form a strong union by requiring a second, supermajority election, corporate profits soar but leave families grappling with higher and higher costs…”
OPINION: Establishment Democrats in Colorado Face Voter Exasperation
“It’s this relationship between corporations and establishment Democrats that’s responsible for the crises we’re facing today…”
EDITORIAL: Where is the Heart of Pagosa Springs? Part Two
“How do we create more revenue? We all have these projects that are priorities. Right? Whether it’s roads, or affordable housing, or recreation….”
BIG PIVOTS: Is Chris Wright Wrong?
Was U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright’s order to keep a coal-burning unit at Craig available, beyond its scheduled retirement in December, an “illegal emergency order”?
OPINION: Surrendering Our Desire for Privilege
A viable human future remains possible. But it must be grounded in sharing, mutual care, and institutions designed to meet essential needs…
EDITORIAL: Where is the Heart of Pagosa Springs? Part One
The proposed Pagosa West development might indeed be a ‘horrible’ idea — even though we have almost no idea what is actually being proposed…
LETTER: ‘No Kings’ March on Saturday, March 28
On March 28, we will come together, at 11am, at Pagosa Springs Town Park to show that our community rejects corruption…
LETTER: Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Narcissistic personality disorder is a mental health condition in which people have an unreasonably high sense of their own importance…
OPINION: Reflecting on ‘Christian Values’
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth believes that God is on the side of war…
EDITORIAL: Feuding Water Districts Come to a Tentative Agreement, Part Four
I visited the San Juan Water Conservancy District website yesterday, hoping to find that board’s official statement about the March 13 agreement, but did not find it…
OPINION: A Trap of His Own Making
The question is not whether that off-ramp is easy. It is whether we have the wisdom to take it before the alternatives become far worse…
EDITORIAL: Feuding Water Districts Come to a Tentative Agreement, Part Three
One explanation for the lack of public outreach might be that SJWCD still doesn’t know what they want to construct or how much it would cost…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Why The March Madness ‘Game Of Change’ Matters Today
Perhaps one of the biggest basketball games in March Madness history wasn’t a finals matchup…
OPINION: Two Discriminatory Anti-Transgender Initiatives Qualify for the 2026 Colorado Ballot
“Now that these measures have qualified for the ballot, voters should know what’s at stake…”