I have posed these questions before: How much tourism is enough? How much is too much?
Category: Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: The Not-Necessarily-Bottomless Pit of Tourism Funding, Part Four
“Then I guess my second question is, if funding were available, and you received it, would this be a yearly ask…?”
OPINION: The Man Who Bought a Forest, to Save It
Johan Eliasch could have followed the well-worn path of industry, extracting resources, converting nature into numbers on a spreadsheet…
OPINION: Fighting for Veterans, to Protect Jobs, Health Care, Freedoms
Today and every day, the labor movement is proud to be home to more than 1 million veterans…
EDITORIAL: The Not-Necessarily-Bottomless Pit of Tourism Funding, Part Three
Apparently, there is a “pie” that Mr. Hensle and the Association would like a “piece” of…
OPINION: The Danger to America
One of the great tragedies in American politics is the success of MAGA supporters such as House Speaker Mike Johnson…
EDITORIAL: The Not-Necessarily-Bottomless Pit of Tourism Funding, Part Two
Last year, the County collected about $450,000 in Lodgers Tax revenues, and handed it over the the Tourism Board and VisitPagosaSprings.com…
OPINION: Sudan’s Civil War Ravages the Core of Our Humanity
Half of Sudan’s population now depends on humanitarian aid to survive – over 25 million people relying on food deliveries…
EDITORIAL: The Not-Necessarily-Bottomless Pit of Tourism Funding, Part One
Expectations can be a wonderful thing, so long as you don’t take them too seriously…
OPINION: Tell Congress to End the Shutdown
In the backdrop of this shutdown, 44 million people are shopping for Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance plans and discovering exponentially higher premiums…
OPINION: What It Means to Stay
Staying in a rural place is not passive. It is work — emotional, financial, cultural, communal. Work to find housing. Work to afford groceries and heat…
EDITORIAL: Scrubbing Dirty Dishes in Government Kitchens, Part Two
“I would really like to have some sort of meaning from working towards a goal or cause that betters humanity as a whole…”
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: The Democrats Won with More Than Just an Anti-Trump Message
Sherill focused on affordability, health care costs and housing, as well as education and early childhood care…
BIG PIVOTS: An Afternoon in Denver’s Industrial Armpit
The refinery is located amid what might be called a municipality’s urban necessities, at least as defined in the mid-20th century…
EDITORIAL: Scrubbing Dirty Dishes in Government Kitchens, Part One
Has government really gotten so bad, that three out of four adults believe government generally does the wrong thing?
OPINION: One Month Into Shutdown, White House Has Approved More Than 600 Drilling Permits
Burgum’s email did not acknowledge his attempt to fire thousands of Interior department employees during the shutdown, which was temporarily blocked by a federal judge…
EDITORIAL: The 2025 Election, Tuesday, November 4
You can also submit your mail ballot, or mark a ballot, today at the Pagosa Lakes Property Owners Association (PLPOA) Clubhouse, 230 Port Ave…
EDITORIAL: Controversial ‘Pagosa West’ Subdivision Subject to Public Hearing, Part Six
Sometimes the Planning Commission simply looks the other way when regulations are “interpreted” by the Town staff to allow such transgressions to take place…
OPINION: When Hunger Rises, So Can We
Will we remain quiet while millions worry about their next paycheck, their next meal, their next medical bill…?