“Native Americans in the U.S. are the only minority group that has to prove their Native-ness on an Indian Card…”
Category: Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Unsatisfied Minds, Part Three
We all know that our schools could — in theory — provide a better education than what is currently being provided…
EDITORIAL: Unsatisfied Minds, Part Two
So about $4.7 million per year in new taxes, between the two government proposals. That comes to about $390 per year for every man, woman and child…
EDITORIAL: Unsatisfied Minds, Part One
Pagosa Springs has a much improved downtown, compared to 75 years ago, in terms of business activity and amenities that serve both locals and visitors…
EDITORIAL: Archuleta County Heading Back to the Ballot with Same Jail Proposal?
“I know that we had our differences last year, but we would really appreciate your support going forward on this…”
EDITORIAL: Quitting the County, Part Four
On June 25, the Joint Strategic Priorities Funding Advisory Group voted unanimously to award ‘up to $50,000’ to the Archuleta County Housing Authority…
EDITORIAL: The School District’s Secret $50 Million Meeting?
I will readily admit that I did not have permission to take this photograph… but I figured maybe a photo taken from a public sidewalk was permissible…
EDITORIAL: Quitting the County, Part Three
Politics. As slow as molasses and just as frustrating. But a single politician can make the process even more frustrating…
EDITORIAL: Quitting the County, Part Two
““This article explores whether common negative stereotypes of public employees are consistent with the descriptive and empirical literature comparing public and private employees….”
EDITORIAL: Quitting the County, Part One
But maybe, nowadays, Americans don’t feel the same loyalty to their jobs, and to the community they live in?
OPINION: Supreme Court Weighs In on Internet Purchases
A majority of the Supreme Court decided they had to fix what they call a “serious inequity in the law”…
EDITORIAL: Stage Three Restrictions? No Thanks…
“So about an hour ago, I received a phone call from the Forest Service, indicating that they had spent the day reviewing the current indices based on the recent weather event…”
EDITORIAL: The Correct Answers to the School District Survey
Some Daily Post readers may have enjoyed our recent coverage of those proposals, in which case, you might feel ready and able to answer the 16 questions posed by the mailed survey…
EDITORIAL: Fighting Fires, and Just Plain Fighting, Part Three
Nevertheless, we expect firefighters to put their lives on the line and do battle with Vulcan, the god of fire. If they are successful, they might save a family’s home from the flames…
EDITORIAL: Fighting Fires, and Just Plain Fighting, Part Two
“This probably sounds absolutely crazy to you, but to me it has felt like a sort of salvation. Because Seya and I have been fighting for nearly 20 years…”
EDITORIAL: Fighting Fires, and Just Plain Fighting, Part One
When I wrote my letter in 1993, Clarissa and the two girls had already arrived in Pagosa Springs and were settling into a tiny, rented cabin on San Juan Street…
EDITORIAL: The High Cost of Less Water, Part Three
But somewhere between Mother Nature’s gifts from the sky, and your water tap, the cost of less water has become higher and higher…
EDITORIAL: The High Cost of Less Water, Part Two
If we reach that stage due to declining reservoir levels or reduced stream flows, PAWSD will start prohibiting daytime landscape watering…
EDITORIAL: The High Cost of Less Water, Part One
According to my pocket calculator, PAWSD has theoretical diversion rights equal to about 10 times the amount of water they need, per year. In a good year…