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Category: Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Looking into the Town Government’s Crystal Ball, Part Ten
The design of these relatively small homes could be categorized as “21st Century No-Frills Affordable.” Except that few working class jobs in Pagosa Springs — especially, jobs in the tourism industry — would qualify an individual for a $232,000 mortgage…
OPINION: Vaccine ‘Nationalism’ Could Backfire on America
Vaccine development has long been a globalized process. Between research, procurement of materials and manufacturing, vaccine production all but requires regional cooperation…
EDITORIAL: Looking into the Town Government’s Crystal Ball, Part Nine
During the July 31 “Strategic Planning” retreat, several Town Council members suggested that the LUDC needed to be “simplified”. We also heard about the necessity of aligning the LUDC with the goals in the Comp Plan…
EDITORIAL: Looking into the Town Government’s Crystal Ball, Part Eight
“Regulations, in and of themselves, can be confusing — especially within a society where the exploitation of loopholes is encouraged, whether it be on your personal tax returns or otherwise…”
EDITORIAL: Civil Strife
As a sixth grader, I didn’t grasp the subtle irony, when historians used the word “civil” to label a conflict that resulted in perhaps 600,000 untimely deaths…
HMPRESENTLY: If There’s a PR God… Please Check This Message
That’s why I’ve been writing about politics and politicians… trying, somehow, to figure out that which may very well be incomprehensible…
LETTER: Gardner Fails on Women’s Health Care
It is beyond belief that in the midst of a coronavirus pandemic, with millions losing their employment based health insurance, Gardner supports repealing the Affordable Care Act…
EDITORIAL: Looking into the Town Government’s Crystal Ball, Part Seven
At last Friday’s retreat, facilitator Yvonne Wilcox stated her intention, to do things a bit differently this year…
EDITORIAL: Looking into the Town Government’s Crystal Ball, Part Six
$100,000 won’t go very far towards solving the broadband challenge in a county of 1,356 square miles of largely undeveloped forest and semi-desert shrubs…
HMPRESENTLY: Cockeyed & Subtle as a Brick
So, does this mean other steps might be in the works to soften the fed troopers’ — and the Department of Homeland Security’s — image?
EDITORIAL: Looking into the Town Government’s Crystal Ball, Part Five
During the Obama administration, the FCC changed the definition of “broadband” from 4/1 (4 Mbps down, 1 Mbps up) to 25/3. This new definition drew attention to the “digital divide”…
EDITORIAL: Looking into the Town Government’s Crystal Ball, Part Four
According to the thoughtful discussions I witnessed on Friday, the COVID crisis has now taken a back seat to several more important issues…
EDITORIAL: Looking into the Town Government’s Crystal Ball, Part Three
“When I die, my epitaph… is going to read: ‘I joked about every prominent man of my time, but I never met a man I didn’t like.’ I am so proud of that, I can hardly wait to die so it can be carved…”
HMPRESENTLY: Incomplete Sentences, With Grammar That’s Not So Good
I recalled something in the news on TV, about a lady in her 90s, and her son, who reside on a parcel of land near a Trump Organization golf course, out there in Scotland….
OPINION: When NOT to Call the Police
As former Dallas Police Chief David Brown and many other officials have noted, the police have unwisely been pushed to the forefront in “treating” those battling mental health and addictions…
EDITORIAL: Looking into the Town Government’s Crystal Ball, Part Two
I have no idea (as of 7am this morning) where, exactly, that particular discussion might be headed. The housing crisis? The fake “urban renewal authority”? More corporate welfare for certain private developers?
OPINION: A Dire State of Affairs
We are in desperate need of unity, public engagement, and spiritual renewal to rediscover the faith in our ability to overcome any adversity and prevail…
EDITORIAL: Pagosa Kids Going Back to School? Part Nine
“We are deeply concerned that the bill would seek to tie much-needed assistance to a federal definition of school building reopening. Student health and safety is the most local of concerns…”