My mother often cited the cliché, “two wrongs don’t make a right.” She was right, as usual…
Category: Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: The Ninja Warrior Housing Challenge, Part Three
The Town government already knew, in 2007, that housing was becoming a serious problem…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Retirement??
Being a Florida native, I’ve been around retirees my whole life…
EDITORIAL: The Ninja Warrior Housing Challenge, Part Two
“To ensure designs are unique, correctly priced, and can be replicated in locations throughout the region, PSCDC will award an initial $5,000 design stipend…”
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Who Won the GOP Debate? The Women of NewsNation
NewsNation doesn’t exactly have the name recognition and power of the big networks…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: The Social Media Land of Make Believe
I challenge anyone to read my collective writings (or talk to me) and then try to pidgeon-hole my “politics”…
OPINION: The Netanyahu-Led Government Was Born In Sin
The government operated like the mafia, with the most dangerous and power-hungry boss, Netanyahu, sitting at the helm…
EDITORIAL: The Ninja Warrior Housing Challenge, Part One
“Affordability is paramount to the success of this community project, and PSCDC will provide multiple economic incentives to help reduce costs…”
EDITORIAL: Archuleta County Assessor Explains the Property Tax Reductions
“So this work now is just a band-aid on a big open wound.” She laughed…
OPEN LETTER: To Our Pagosa Springs Gas Station Owners
In the last several months, while fuel prices have dropped considerably elsewhere, we have noticed that regular unleaded gasoline prices remained well above $4 per gallon…
EDITORIAL: Habitat and LPEA Cooperate to Electrify Everything, Part Two
“You can’t simply push power back into the grid. Power has qualities to it, right? We need 60 Hertz out of it; we need a certain voltage out of it…”
OPINION: The Pentagon Can’t Seem to Pass an Audit
Conservative lawmakers calling for cuts should start with the agency that can’t account for $1.9 trillion…
EDITORIAL : All We are Saying… is Give Peace a Chance, Part Three
In some cases, a rule or law may have been created to define acceptable behavior, and although no actual person was harmed, the rule was violated…
EDITORIAL: Habitat and LPEA Cooperate to Electrify Everything, Part One
“As long as we can move forward without negatively affecting one of those three key points, that’s what we consider beneficial electrification…”
BIG PIVOTS: Fifteen Years Ago, Coal was King… What Does That Say About Natural Gas?
I vividly remember attending the annual meeting of the Delta-Montrose Electric Association in 2008…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Discussing The Debate, College-Age Republicans Reflect 1980s GOP
When I asked the students which issue they cared the most about, nearly all responded with “jobs….”
EDITORIAL : All We are Saying… is Give Peace a Chance, Part Two
One central concern, in a school setting, is everyone’s safety, and safety sometimes requires that the perpetrator be removed from the situation…
EDITORIAL : All We are Saying… is Give Peace a Chance, Part One
Violence, and the threat of violence, are often used to enforce the status quo… or to challenge the status quo…