On the whole, Trump’s withdrawal and cutting of aid has led to an immediate gap in humanitarian services…
Category: Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: ‘Build Pagosa’ Lands a $420,000 Promise from the School District, Part Two
“So what money do we have for this? We have raised over $4 million now for this, which has been an extraordinary effort from many different people…”
OPINION: ‘Colorado Schools Fund’ Making the Case for Market-Based Education
This “failure” rhetoric aligns perfectly with the “education desert” legislation advanced last spring by Colorado’s Senate President James Coleman…
EDITORIAL: ‘Build Pagosa’ Lands a $420,000 Promise from the School District, Part One
“College is not for everyone, but a career with a liveable wage should be…”
OPINION: Your Help Needed to Protect Voting Rights in America
Women who’ve changed their name due to marriage, who could face challenges proving their identity or citizenship in ways that aren’t fair or practical…
OPINION: ‘No Kings’ Protests Square Neatly with Colorado History
The preamble of the state constitution mostly mirrors the U.S. Constitution’s opening words, including its commitment to “secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity…”
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: The Importance of Real Peace
When I ask people who won the Nobel Peace Prize for 2024, I get blank stares…
EDITORIAL: The Case For… and Against… Ballot Measure 2A, Part Two
No other settlements in Archuleta County took the trouble to incorporate. We still have only one municipality in the county…
OPINION: Pagosa West Could Be Environmentally Thoughtful
The 100-acre parcel contains stands of gorgeous, old growth Ponderosa pines, lush meadows, and is home to a diverse array of wildlife….
EDITORIAL: The Case For… and Against… Ballot Measure 2A, Part One
The Town’s financial advisors have estimated that this new tax will generate about $3.5 million a year, and will be paid partly by tourists…
EDITORIAL: Hunting Season… and Budget Season…
We might be tempted to assume that “a budget” is the main reason that governments even exist…
OPINION: The Inescapable Reality Israel Must Face
Israel needs to confront its government’s actions that plundered the depths of human immorality. Israel’s moral obligation is to rise against Netanyahu’s government…
EDITORIAL & VIDEO: Too Much Water…Too Little Water…
On Saturday, October 11, my granddaughter remarked that she could hear the river from her bedroom window. She said it sounded like the ocean…
OPINION: Rural Lessons for Resisting Authoritarianism
This is the Ditch Principle: Your ditch neighbor may disagree with you about everything except keeping the water running…
EDITORIAL: Peaceful Change in Pagosa Springs? Part Four
The neighbors who spoke in opposition to the CUP protested that their neighborhood was zoned “Agricultural”…
EDITORIAL: Peaceful Change in Pagosa Springs? Part Three
“The focus at the ranch is to grow all-natural organic produce and raise all-natural grassfed pasture pork as well as other livestock….”
OPINION: Reinterpreting the Plain Language of a Conversion Therapy Ban
Justice Alito’s statement—“That’s just not the way language works”—was more than grammatical correction…
EDITORIAL: Peaceful Change in Pagosa Springs? Part Two
Agritourism involves any agriculturally based operation or activity that brings visitors to a farm or ranch…
LETTER: A Double Standard on Political Violence
By their standards, the scores of January 6 rioters who breached the Capitol should have been sentenced to at least 30 years in prison…