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Category: Opinion/Letters
OPINION: Rep. Jeff Hurd in Israel
According to the ICC, this lack of anesthesia forced doctors to perform amputations on adults and children with no safe ways to sedate them…
OPINION: Elevate’s Statement on EPA Decision to Claw Back $7 Billion in Solar Grants
Revoking these funds will impact everyone, particularly low- and moderate-income households, stall progress on renewable energy, and weaken our energy security…
LETTER: Civil Rights Complaints Involving Montrose County, 7th Judicial District
To date, I have documented and filed 46 separate civil-rights complaints involving Montrose County, Colorado and the 7th Judicial District…
LETTER: Thanks for the ‘Oak Fire’ Coverage
Thousands of “locals” and visitors waking up in and around Pagosa Springs this morning, most wanting to know the status of fires nearby…
EDITORIAL: Town Council Moves Ahead with Sales Tax Ballot Measure, Part Three
One potential problem with such a tax is similar to the problem that brought about the famous ‘Boston Tea Party’…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: JD Vance Provides a Good Lesson
This week, Vice-President JD Vance showed them how to roll with the punches and put a good spin on being mercilessly teased…
EDITORIAL: Town Council Moves Ahead with Sales Tax Ballot Measure, Part Two
“SHALL TOWN OF PAGOSA SPRINGS TAXES BE INCREASED $3,675,692 IN THE FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR…”
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: One Flew Over the Cuckcoo’s Nest
The President tore up the once beautiful Rose Garden and paved the whole thing over…
EDITORIAL: Town Council Moves Ahead with Sales Tax Ballot Measure, Part One
“So I’m glad that we are finally taking steps to remedy some of these issues…”
EDITORIAL: Colorado Legislature to Convene for ‘Special Session’
This will be the third special session in as many years…
EDITORIAL: A Few Words from Harrison Ford, Part Four
The ‘Wastewater Capital Investment Fee’ (CIF) for a new home hooking into the PAWSD sewer system is currently $15,697…
OPINION: Seizing The Global Momentum For A Two-State Solution
It is hard to exaggerate the indispensable role that the US must play to bring about a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict…
EDITORIAL: A Few Words from Harrison Ford, Part Three
Acting — which is, after all, a form of storytelling — typically occurs in a collaborative atmosphere…
EDITORIAL: A Few Words from Harrison Ford, Part Two
So, a few words from Pagosa Area Water and Sanitation District (PAWSD) customers, and a few words from actor Harrison Ford,,,
EDITORIAL: A Few Words from Harrison Ford, Part One
Another group of people who dedicate their careers to telling ‘stories’ about our society are movie actors…
EDITORIAL: Public Surveys, as a Recreational Activity
Fast forward to 2025, and we find data being collected and analyzed by people who are not, by any stretch of the imagination, statisticians…
OPINION: The Deafening Silence of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee
A growing number of Jews around the world have become increasingly appalled by the Netanyahu government’s war crimes in Gaza…
EDITORIAL: The Truth About County Road & Bridge, Part Two
Attorney Ingalls seems to be saying that old promises and resolutions may not be the final word on road maintenance…