Many of the questions and comments from the audience were obviously aimed at “Candidate for Governor Weiser” rather than at “Current Attorney General Weiser”…
Category: Opinion/Letters
LETTER: The Importance of Reunification Centers
On Wednesday, we had a family member involved in a school shooting. She witnessed the shooting…
LETTER: Charlie Kirk Vigil on Sunday, Sept. 14
Join our entire community of churches, Americans, Christians and Patriots in a vigil in memoriam of our beloved Charlie Kirk…
OPINION: Israel, Hamas, Qatar, the US… Unraveling the Mess
Israel’s attack to eliminate Hamas’ leaders in Qatar during the deliberations of a new ceasefire with Israel warrants a serious examination…
EDITORIAL: Looking Forward to This November… or Next November, Part Three
Would the community’s voters support a 6% Lodgers Tax for both jurisdictions? I have to assume so…
LETTER: Will Congress Protect the Predators?
“We are not asking for pity. We are here demanding accountability, and I’m demanding justice…”
EDITORIAL: Looking Forward to This November… or Next November, Part Two
A new ‘Town only’ 1% sales tax appears to be the only local tax measure that will appear on the November 2025 ballot…
OPINION: AG Weiser’s ‘Pagosa West’ Connection?
This is not just another contribution…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Is America the Sickest Country in the World?
For more than 50 health rankings, the USA finishes last in the world in only one area: drug use…
EDITORIAL: Looking Forward to This November… or Next November, Part One
“SHALL ARCHULETA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #50JT DEBT BE INCREASED $123 MILLION, WITH A TOTAL REPAYMENT COST OF NOT MORE THAN $218.2 MILLION…”
OPINION: Strike Three in Wolf-Ousting Efforts in Colorado
Anti-wolf special interests should recognize that reintroduction is supported by the majority of Coloradans…
EDITORIAL: Differences of Opinion at the Tourism Board Meeting, Part Three
“This proposed 2026 tourism budget has been developed by the Pagosa Lodgers Association…”
EDITORIAL: Differences of Opinion at the Tourism Board Meeting, Part Two
Is this an industry that needs continued tax subsidies? Continually increasing tax subsidies?…
EDITORIAL: Differences of Opinion at the Tourism Board Meeting, Part One
For several months, however, the Lodgers Association refused to reveal the names of their members to the Tourism Board. Who, exactly, does the Association represent?
OPINION: Citizens Call on DOLA to Claw Back $1.9 Million Awarded for Pagosa West Development
The petition calls on DOLA to conduct a full accounting of how funds have been used, and ensure future awards align with statutory requirements and true public benefit…
EDITORIAL: Protecting Freedom of Assembly in Pagosa Springs
Perhaps our governments already have enough rules and regulations — “unnecessary” rules and regulations — restricting our freedoms?…
EDITORIAL: ‘Pagosa West’ Makes Some New, But Vague, Promises, Part Five
As we’ve discussed previously in this editorial series, the most recent “design” for the development is not a design, in any real sense…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Can Red Flag Laws Reduce School Shootings?
Do the states with ERPOs differ in gun death rates with those that did not have such a law?
EDITORIAL: ‘Pagosa West’ Makes Some New, But Vague, Promises, Part Four
But about 15 years ago, the Town government started looking at what these codes were actually producing…