The US Department of Health and Human Services will be paying $250 million for a PR campaign to “defeat despair and inspire hope about the coronavirus…”
Category: Opinion/Letters
LETTER: Q Who?
“Everything I’ve heard of Q — I hope this is real, because it only means America is getting stronger and better, and people are returning to conservative values, and that’s what I am for…”
EDITORIAL: Pagosa Springs’ Remarkable Economy, Part Seven
“As of this writing, the Task Force feels that our community is still in a state of economic recovery and has not yet moved onto a stage of economic growth….”
HMPRESENTLY: The People Who Kept the Babies Safe
I don’t want to sound all saccharine, all syrupy. But… caring about people and caring about principles – I’ve been thinking – is what strong, heroic people tend to do…
LETTER: Support for Voting by Mail
The two institutions that can definitely be trusted are the County Board of Elections and the United States Postal Service…
EDITORIAL: Pagosa Springs’ Remarkable Economy, Part Six
McDonald’s has closed down their indoor eating area, at least temporarily, and currently serves customers only through the drive-up windows. We could easily explain that closure as COVID-related…
EDITORIAL: Pagosa Springs’ Remarkable Economy, Part Five
“Liberty Theatre, the 4th oldest theatre in Colorado and the only movie theatre in Pagosa Springs, is available. It is located in the historic district of downtown Pagosa Springs…”
HMPRESENTLY: Humor, Love and… That Flaming Burr Under My Saddle!
I’m not sure why, but in my mind, early Saturday morning, I’m hearing a 1957 Jerry Lee Lewis song, and I’m recalling the lyric… “You shake my nerves and you rattle my brain…”
OPINION: Life Sentences for Non-Violent Crimes?
We might note that the Louisiana State Penitentiary, where Bryant is serving out his life sentence, was once the site of a slave plantation….
EDITORIAL: Pagosa Springs’ Remarkable Economy, Part Four
The volunteer Care-A-Vanners didn’t come to Archuleta County this summer. That’s a change from last summer, when about 50 of them came through town to help build a Habitat for Humanity-sponsored home for the Tusa family…
HMPRESENTLY: The Screen Flickered, One Last Time
Yes…my old PC had served me well, putting up with all kinds of words I’ve been writing on it, for how long? For 10, maybe 12 years, or more?
OPINION: Hurricane Laura Slams US Oil Heartland
Hurricane Laura is the seventh system to hit the US, a record for this time of year, with three more months of hurricane season to go….
LETTER: Healthcare in America Depends Upon the Post Office
This is a call to action for our community, state and country. I’m asking that all of us come together and work toward the benefit of all and to protect our most vulnerable citizens…
EDITORIAL: Pagosa Springs’ Remarkable Economy, Part Three
The question currently begging for an answer seems to be, “Do we restart our ‘paused’ tourism marketing in the fall? Or when?”
EDITORIAL: Pagosa Springs’ Remarkable Economy, Part Two
“With all of that said — and this will be a topic of conversation tomorrow, during the [Tourism Board’s] budget retreat — we still are in extremely uncertain times…”
LETTER: The Power to Turn the Tide
Young voters, we are better than this. As the new voice of our democracy, we must make our cry to be heard louder than ever…
EDITORIAL: Pagosa Springs’ Remarkable Economy, Part One
“The city’s vacancy rate for rentals is actually negative; people are signing leases on units that haven’t been built yet….”
LETTER: Trump’s Disastrous Response
Taiwan, just 81 miles from China, had far less warning than we did. But they acted sensibly … so their outcomes were far better: of 23 million people they had only 487 cases, 7 deaths…
EDITORIAL: ‘Urban Renewal Authority’ Planning to Sue the Town Voters? Part Three
“Honestly, sir, I don’t think either are good options. I think that, in effect, the Town would be going against itself, and against its voters and constituents, and that wouldn’t be a good decision…”