At the conclusion of last night’s meeting, ASD Superintendent Rick Holt noted that the School Board will be charged with making the final decision…
Category: Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Walking in Quick-Drying Cement, Part Two
The discussion concerned future decisions by the two Boards — and ultimately, by Archuleta County voters — about the best way to provide safe, functional school buildings…
EDITORIAL: Walking in Quick-Drying Cement, Part One
This morning, I’m thinking of some different analogies for “walking in wet cement…”
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: We Are All Socialists Now
Since his inauguration, President Trump has engaged in a massive pro-socialism agenda…
OPINION: The Colorado River Cannot Wait While We Debate (or Litigate) Its Future
Ultimately, the challenges confronting the Colorado River must be met with solutions on the ground…
OPINION: How Liberalism Lost the World
A society that refuses to name the good cannot defend it…
EDITORIAL: The Not-Necessarily-Bottomless Pit of Tourism Funding, Part Five
Gilpin County voters approved a Lodgers Tax increase to 6%, to be used for child care, housing, and public infrastructure…
OPINION: As States Argue Over Who Gets to Drain the Colorado River… Tribes Grant It ‘Personhood’
The future of the Colorado River is immensely contested…
OPINION: Rethinking Nonprofit Culture — Especially During the Holidays
This holiday season, I’m not asking people to give more — I’m asking us all to care better…
LETTER: A Better Use for Lodgers Tax
I have posed these questions before: How much tourism is enough? How much is too much?
EDITORIAL: The Not-Necessarily-Bottomless Pit of Tourism Funding, Part Four
“Then I guess my second question is, if funding were available, and you received it, would this be a yearly ask…?”
OPINION: The Man Who Bought a Forest, to Save It
Johan Eliasch could have followed the well-worn path of industry, extracting resources, converting nature into numbers on a spreadsheet…
OPINION: Fighting for Veterans, to Protect Jobs, Health Care, Freedoms
Today and every day, the labor movement is proud to be home to more than 1 million veterans…
EDITORIAL: The Not-Necessarily-Bottomless Pit of Tourism Funding, Part Three
Apparently, there is a “pie” that Mr. Hensle and the Association would like a “piece” of…
OPINION: The Danger to America
One of the great tragedies in American politics is the success of MAGA supporters such as House Speaker Mike Johnson…
EDITORIAL: The Not-Necessarily-Bottomless Pit of Tourism Funding, Part Two
Last year, the County collected about $450,000 in Lodgers Tax revenues, and handed it over the the Tourism Board and VisitPagosaSprings.com…
OPINION: Sudan’s Civil War Ravages the Core of Our Humanity
Half of Sudan’s population now depends on humanitarian aid to survive – over 25 million people relying on food deliveries…
EDITORIAL: The Not-Necessarily-Bottomless Pit of Tourism Funding, Part One
Expectations can be a wonderful thing, so long as you don’t take them too seriously…
OPINION: Tell Congress to End the Shutdown
In the backdrop of this shutdown, 44 million people are shopping for Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance plans and discovering exponentially higher premiums…