While some Volker Rule restrictions on financial firms have been described as ‘onerous,’ the Volker Rule was “meant to curb excessive risk-taking at the nation’s largest banks…”
Category: Opinion/Letters
OPINION: My Dream of True Pagosa Leadership During a Pandemic, Part Three
Human life cannot be taken for granted. We truly can’t expect that others will be there for us when we need them the most. We cannot expect that a hospital will even have beds available…
EDITORIAL: The Corrupt Streets of Pagosa Springs, Part Three
If we can assume a shared motivation behind the overwhelmingly positive vote, we might surmise that the residents of Pagosa Springs were basically unhappy with the Town Council…
LETTER: Lack of Planning
As a recent visitor to your beautiful area, I was struck by the lack of planning in the local area. I had come to find long term rentals and failed to do so…
EDITORIAL: The Corrupt Streets of Pagosa Springs, Part Two
The Council discarded a recommendation submitted by a majority of the Town Planning Commission which would have allowed the River Rock Estates subdivision to be built without a single public street…
OPINION: My Dream of True Pagosa Leadership During a Pandemic, Part Two
The US had the luxury of time, to be prepared and ready to act appropriately and rationally. It appears the exact opposite has occurred…
EDITORIAL: Mapping COVID, July 14, 2020
The infection rate in the US, meanwhile, was also climbing, but not nearly so fast. It increased by only about 50 percent this past week, compared to 14 days ago…
OPINION: My Dream of True Pagosa Leadership During a Pandemic, Part One
In my dream, I would have expected to see Pagosa’s Town Council join in afterwards to inform the general public about the dire need to issue a mandate to wear masks in public places…
EDITORIAL: The Corrupt Streets of Pagosa Springs, Part One
As my friend Greg Giehl and I walked through the Bienvenido Circle neighborhood just north of downtown Pagosa Springs, I noted with appreciation the freshly-applied crack sealing on the asphalt…
HMPRESENTLY: Many Xs! Many Unknowns!
Even when state or county governments announce their decisions and guidelines, at an HOA’s micro, local level, people on HOA boards still have to wrestle with – and work out – what they’re going to do…
OPINION: Still Time to Rouse Ourselves
Thanks to very substantial advances in knowledge over the centuries, plus the efforts of creative thinkers and determined reform movements, human beings have shown a remarkable ability to confront challenges…
EDITORIAL: Yes, Virginia, You Don’t Have to Wear a Mask
“I visited with Dr. Rhonda Webb today, who is the CEO of Pagosa Springs Medical Center, and she indicated to me that they’ve really increased their amount of testing…”
EDITORIAL: My URA Letter the SUN Didn’t Publish, Part Two
“I just wanted to say that the [Archuleta Board of County Commissioners] had a work session today, and one of the items on the agenda was talking about the URA and their opinion about that, and all of them were very supportive of us moving forward with the URA. Very supportive…”
HMPRESENTLY: Government Folks Getting Steamed, So to Speak
How about others who are caught up — in particular, right now — in pandemic issues. Like the President’s Education Secretary, who, with the President, has some rather harsh rhetoric going…
EDITORIAL: My URA Letter the SUN Didn’t Publish, Part One
“I was pleased to see the SUN share Bruce Dryburgh’s letter in its July 2 issue. I first got to know Mr. Dryburgh back in 2010, when we were working together in a volunteer work group…”
EDITORIAL: Independence Day, Part Three
The settlement leader William Bradford was already aware of the death toll from “Indean fever.” His scouts had ventured inland and noted “sculs and bones were found in many places lying still above ground…”
OPINION: Forward the ‘Development Priniciples’ of the ‘General Plan’
Those of us in the reality-based community will never accept that ‘dangerous blight’ exists on Hot Springs Boulevard. So, if not a legal requirement, why reprint these deceptions?
EDITORIAL: Independence Day, Part Two
“First the question shall be passed upon by the Mohawk and Seneca Chiefs, then it shall be discussed and passed by the Oneida and Cayuga Chiefs…”
HMPRESENTLY: Who’s Running the Show?
Sometimes writing speeches, speechwriters, themselves, may be actually determining — rather than just reflecting — the key messages in a speech…