Some things, we can count on… to happen year after year…
Category: Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: The Same Old Tax Increase Proposal, Part Two
The actual ballot language that county voters considered last November did not promise anything about the design, size, or actual cost…
EDITORIAL: The Same Old Tax Increase Proposal, Part One
The most recent Archuleta County tax increase approved by the voters was an increase in the property tax, in 2006…
EDITORIAL: Cause of Death
“The investigation of a death by the Coroner’s Office… is done by an independent agency who does not work for the law enforcement agency…”
EDITORIAL: Let the Jail Campaign Begin, Part Three
Read Part One Back in Part One of this editorial series, last week, I quoted part of a July 17 conversation between the Archuleta Board READ MORE
EDITORIAL: Let the Jail Campaign Begin, Part Two
“And what Todd is explaining, is that it’s really easy, Richard. All we do is add a three digit code onto an invoice that comes in…”
EDITORIAL: Let the Jail Campaign Begin, Part One
“We made our recommendations [to the BOCC] but we never received any feedback, that the Board has publicly committed to build a jail…”
EDITORIAL: Public Opinion Survey, Part Four
Let’s be honest and truthful. This process was basically a waste of taxpayer money. What EPS was asking for, were opinions…
EDITORIAL: Public Opinion Survey, Part Three
The District and George K. Baum also wanted to know which arguments “Against” the proposed tax increases were most effective…
EDITORIAL: Public Opinion Survey, Part Two
But “low cost, easy to distribute, and can be created by a certified idiot” does not necessarily correlate with “useful, factual information”…
EDITORIAL: Public Opinion Survey, Part One
The survey simply assumes that you want recreational services to expand, and are willing to pay for that expansion…
EDITORIAL: Strange Bed Partners During an Affordable Housing Crisis, Part Five
“We are not being able to recruit and keep talented people here. So I would like to encourage you to use a portion of this increase…”
EDITORIAL: Strange Bed Partners During an Affordable Housing Crisis, Part Four
Will the Pagosa Springs Area Tourism Board find it reasonable to spend some of that windfall to address the housing crisis they helped to create…?
EDITORIAL: Strange Bed Partners During an Affordable Housing Crisis, Part Three
“As you all know, we have a terrible housing crisis. I talk to people all the time, and it’s not just retail workers, it’s not just restaurant employees…”
EDITORIAL: Porco’s Complaint
“The San Juan Water Conservancy District (SJWCD) Board would like to issue an apology to Mr. Bill Hudson, Pagosa residents, and the Pagosa SUN…”
EDITORIAL: Strange Bed Partners During an Affordable Housing Crisis, Part Two
Like the ACHA proposal, the PHP proposal contains some funding for consultants, but unlike the ACHA budget, the PHP budget also pays for permanent local employees…
EDITORIAL: Strange Bed Partners During an Affordable Housing Crisis, Part One
Three years later, they have found themselves unable to fully cooperate in spending a meager $100,000 on this massive problem…
EDITORIAL: The ‘Blood Quantum’ Question, Part Three
Americans have always embraced division and separation, right alongside our fascination with equality and unity…
EDITORIAL: The ‘Blood Quantum’ Question, Part Two
Divisions established by law or by policy cut both ways, but they are always divisions…