The future of community health is already here — rooted in culture, relationship, harm reduction, and collective responsibility…
Category: Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: The Continuing ‘Dry Gulch’ Troubles, Part Two
There are couple of interesting aspects to this unpleasant and expensive conflict that we might want to consider…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Would an Assault Weapons Ban Reduce Gun Deaths?
His research showed that not a single state with an assault weapons ban had an above average gun death rate…
OPINION: Destructive Use of the Presidential Pardon
Sadly, we have not yet seen the end of Trump’s barrage of arbitrary and destructive pardons, nor his domestic and foreign mischiefs…
EDITORIAL: The Continuing ‘Dry Gulch’ Troubles, Part One
One shared possession — a 660-acre ranch just north of downtown Pagosa Springs, in the Dry Gulch Valley — remains a potent point of contention…
OPINION: What Data Centers Really Mean for Colorado’s Future
If we get this right, Colorado can be a national leader in responsible AI infrastructure…
OPINION: A Presidential Pardon of Tina Peters may be Constitutional
Tradition may explain how the system has operated, but it does not change what the Constitution says…
EDITORIAL: LPEA Report to BOCC Draws a Crowd, Part Three
“And I want everyone to take ownership. La Plata Electric Association is us. We the People. It’s a cooperative…”
OPINION: ‘Mis Crismes’ — A Borderlands Tradition — Is Community Medicine
There are winter mornings in Northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado that feel stitched into memory…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Will Republicans Address the Affordability Crisis?
“Across parties, age groups, races, genders and income levels, Americans say the cost of living is the nation’s top problem…”
OPINION: A ‘No Kings’ Primary Challenge Emerges in Colorado
Progressive candidates across the country are riding a wave of rage over Trump administration behavior…
LETTER: Stories Can Break — or Restore — Dignity
It is our duty not to amplify division, but to tell stories that affirm our shared humanity…
EDITORIAL: LPEA Report to BOCC Draws a Crowd, Part Two
“I don’t want this to be an easy process for LPEA to do this,” she stated…
BIG PIVOTS: Tri-State Electric Association Continues to Lose Members
Wholesale provider for 44 members across four states in 2016 will be down to 35 by December 2027…
EDITORIAL: LPEA Report to BOCC Draws a Crowd, Part One
Two of the audience members who are among the 25 property owners who will be affected by the installation of the higher voltage power lines…
OPINION: Stop Blaming AI for Human Isolation
We have created a society where millions feel fundamentally alone — even in a crowd…
EDITORIAL: Thankful Giving
Is the program designed by Ms. Way and her children a possible path out of anxiety and depression for more than 1 billion people?
EDITORIAL: Listening at the School District’s Listening Session, Part Four
Typically, government board ‘work sessions’ are an opportunity to discuss ideas freely without any intention to make definite policy decisions…
EDITORIAL: Listening at the School District’s Listening Session, Part Three
What, really, are the total capital needs of the District, as of 2026? How big of a tax increase is it feasible to ask for?