“We’re closer to the end (of the life of the aquifer) than the beginning…”
Category: Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Archuleta School Board Wonders How You Would Vote, Part Four
We’ve seen evidence that the Archuleta County community supports our public schools, in particular through the creation of the Mill Levy Override in 2018…
OPINION: Telling the Real History of USA at 250
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense, with its condemnation of top-down governance, inspired people in the colonies to join in the revolt…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: The Generation Reagan Warned Us About?
“In the United States, the decline in freedom stemmed from a combination of long-term patterns and recent development…”
EDITORIAL: Archuleta School Board Wonders How You Would Vote, Part Three
The government debt for the proposed PreK-8 school facility on Vista Boulevard has been estimated at about $220 million… if it were financed by general obligation bonds…
OPINION: ‘Even God Cannot Change the Past’
In one instance, Andrew Taake, who has been pardoned by Trump, pleaded guilty to assaulting police with bear spray and a metal whip…
EDITORIAL: Archuleta School Board Wonders How You Would Vote, Part Two
At the regular meeting of the School Board on June 3, PPOS school director Emily Murphy explained her school’s need for upgrades…
OPINION: America is Repeating Brazil’s Amazon Disaster
The current management approach is not only ecologically misguided — it is fiscally corrupt in its priorities…
EDITORIAL: Archuleta School Board Wonders How You Would Vote, Part One
ASD could go to the voters this coming November, asking them to fund the entire $220 million bond issue, funded by a local property tax increase…
BORDERLANDS HEALTH: Beyond the Pride Banner
There are moments in small towns when change becomes visible not through policy reports or mission statements, but through ordinary human scenes…
OPINION: Federal Policies Put Public Lands Elk Habitat on the Chopping Block
“We don’t have a shortage of road access on public lands. We have a shortage of intact habitat…”
OPINION: Division of Real Estate Dismisses Complaint Against Commissioner Medina
I am the complainant for the Division of Real Estate complaint against Veronica Medina…
EDITORIAL: The Mystery of Project 102, Revealed? Part Two
In bankruptcy cases, a stalking-horse bid refers to a deal with a potential buyer that is hidden from the public, creditors, and the courts…
OPINION: Learning from Our Questionnaire for Primary Election Candidates
Only one candidate mentioned diplomatic relations with alien lifeforms, but the responses are packed with engaging information that will help Colorado voters make informed decisions…
EDITORIAL: The Mystery of Project 102, Revealed? Part One
At this point, I have no information about the potential prices for the numerous buildings under consideration, nor where the Town of Pagosa Springs would find the money to purchase any of these properties…
EDITORIAL: How About a Few More ADUs? Part Two
The update is being required by a new Colorado law. But it provides an opportunity for the community to seriously re-think its development patterns…
OPINION: Israel’s Moral Unraveling
Israel’s international standing has undergone a profound and arguably irreversible transformation…
EDITORIAL: How About a Few More ADUs? Part One
While walking through the festival in Tennyson Sculpture Park, I happened to strike up a conversation with a poet named Grace Turgeon…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Could Gun Insurance Reduce Gun-Related Deaths?
In her award-nominated research, Reecia compared San Jose to three cities of comparable size for gun death rates…