There is an old saying that “a camel is horse designed by a committee”! That came to mind as I was reading Bill Hudson’s series READ MORE
Category: Opinion/Letters
OPINION: Trump’s and Netanyahu’s Folly
Do Trump and Netanyahu understand the implications of what they have done?
OPINION: A Stain on American Democracy
I’ve met many immigrants across this country, and I still haven’t met anybody with a stronger accent than my grandparents had, and I have never met anybody who were greater patriots than they were…
OPINION: Bloomberg Plan Will Protect Americans, and Their Children
There are common sense steps we can take to make our children and our communities safer. And there are leaders who are making the right choices, who aren’t beholden to special interests…
EDITORIAL: Colorado Parents, Kids Saying ‘No’ to Contact Sports? Part One
“This bill has no teeth,” the Republican said in a committee hearing. “There’s no enforcement provision. There’s no penalty provision. There’s not even a reporting provision…”
EDITORIAL: A Healthy Discussion About an Unhealthy Project? Part Three
“Last, I feel we need to make additional efforts to educate our community about the services we provide, but also our structure and how we operate…”
OPINION: Senate Bill 20-102 Could Ensure Women’s Safety When Receiving Medical Care
While thankfully we don’t often hear of these reports, we can’t be naïve to believe sexual assaults and abuses don’t happen in this context within our small community…
EDITORIAL: A Healthy Discussion About an Unhealthy Project? Part Two
“We should have a comprehensive list of potential partners… see if we can find somebody interested in partnering up with us, because — as far as PAWSD is concerned — we can’t afford to build a dam….”
LETTER: Senator Gardner Profits from Special Interest Lobbyists at Fundraiser
Coloradans are demanding protections for our public lands. We are struggling with the skyrocketing costs of prescription drugs…
EDITORIAL: A Healthy Discussion About an Unhealthy Project? Part One
Some divorces are ugly, and the divorce between PAWSD and SJWCD could have been viewed that way, except that the two boards jointly own 666 acres of gazing land…
EDITORIAL: The Art of Seeing the Future, Part Nine
In my book, there is no shame in trying and failing. (I do that regularly myself.) There’s no shame in trying a second or third time, with a different approach…
EDITORIAL: The Art of Seeing the Future, Part Eight
This is, of course, a computer’s opinion about my place of residence. No human being connected with WalkScore.com has ever strolled through my neighborhood…
EDITORIAL: The Art of Seeing the Future, Part Seven
These are not new ideas. Pagosa’s leadership has been talking about creating a walkable town for 20 years, at least…
EDITORIAL: The Art of Seeing the Future, Part Six
So I don’t know what to think. Do we have a parking problem in Pagosa? I don’t believe we do… except maybe inside the pages of the LUDC…
LETTER: Impeachment Trial Exposing Hypocrisy
Speaking of voter fraud and hypocrisy, the Republican Party has gone to great lengths to make it harder for “the people” to vote…
EDITORIAL: The Art of Seeing the Future, Part Five
One might assume that the arrival of the world’s largest retailer in the midst of a mostly-vacant mixed-use subdivision would be “Catalytic…”
EDITORIAL: The Art of Seeing the Future, Part Four
“Pagosa’s prime downtown development site is available for purchase. The historic Adobe site fronts US Hwy 160 and Lewis Street, situated adjacent to the Town Bell Tower and across from the Courthouse…”
EDITORIAL: The Art of Seeing the Future, Part Three
Is there a close correlation between the 363 goals listed in the Comprehensive Plan and the 56 goals adopted by the Town Council last summer?
EDITORIAL: The Art of Seeing the Future, Part Two
The sight of a bird being fried to death is so common at the Ivanpah Solar Plant in California’s Mojave Desert, that workers have nicknamed the smouldering birds “streamers”…