No other settlements in Archuleta County took the trouble to incorporate. We still have only one municipality in the county…
Category: Opinion/Letters
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…
EDITORIAL: Peaceful Change in Pagosa Springs? Part One
For one, the BOCC has indicated their intention of gathering public testimony and discussion before moving ahead with the project…
OPINION: The World Stands Ready; Are The Palestinians?
The Palestinians must not miss this unprecedented opportunity to realize their aspiration for statehood…
EDITORIAL: Countering Organized Political Violence, Everywhere, Part Four
Is our American way of life threatened by nonprofit organizations?
BIG PIVOTS: A Simple Colorado River Solution? Use Less Water
The new report says the story is not near as complicated as some would have you believe…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Scientific Evidence Of Gerrymandering
Texas conducted an unusual mid-decade redrawing of Congressional districts for the state…
OPINION: When All You Have is a Hammer, Every Problem Looks Like a Nail
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared that the Trump administration has removed what he called “politically correct and toxic ideological garbage”…
EDITORIAL: Countering Organized Political Violence, Everywhere, Part Three
Americans were largely united during World War II in a battle to defeat European fascism…