The classification being sought takes some explaining. I hope you can bear with me…
Category: Opinion/Letters
LETTER: Not Comforted or Assured About Fire Hydrants
The argument that no fire hydrants have ever failed to operate during 30 years of fires in Pagosa Springs is very weak….
LETTER: Our President Has Made Worse Mistakes Than Mr. Duncan
I want to acknowledge Mr. Duncan’s valid concerns regarding the current political climate…
OPINION: Children in Gaza Expect to Die
“In 2005, there was a study that appeared in the Journal of World Psychiatry looking at traumatized populations under war conditions…”
EDITORIAL: A House is Not Always a Home, Part One
We knew about this problem 20 years ago, when the Town and County hired a different consulting firm — Economic and Planning Systems — to produce a Housing Needs Study…
STRONG TOWNS: Real Change Happens Locally
Systems that have failed us for decades are cracking. And while that’s unsettling, it also means we have an opportunity — an opening — to build something better…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Identifying the Uneducated
The problem with the obvious theme of both is the presumption that you can only get educated in schools…
LETTER: Misinformation from Mr. Duncan
When a writer begins with false statements, one has a clue there is a great likelihood that more false statements will follow…
EDITORIAL: Taxpayers and the Government Entities They Support, Part Eleven
Also previously noted, the Archuleta School District will hold a meeting of the Master Plan Advisory Committee (MPAC) next Monday, April 21…
EDITORIAL: Taxpayers and the Government Entities They Support, Part Ten
From what I hear around town, the citizenry of Pagosa Springs have become unusually interested in the pending changes to our community…
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: For What It’s Worth
The present administration is a strange brew of billionaires and sycophants… and not a historian in the bunch…
EDITORIAL: Taxpayers and the Government Entities They Support, Part Nine
“But really, what the community is looking for is numbers. How big is the building? Who’s going in there? How much is the potential cost of it?…”
BIG PIVOTS: Tons of Questions About a Data Center Bill
A late bill being heard by Colorado legislators is big and complex. And exactly what problem is it solving?
OPINION: Open Letter to Colorado’s Congressional Representatives
Colorado Medicaid is particularly low-cost and efficient, especially for children and adults under age 65…
LETTER: How Do We Save Democracy?
Democracy is not a spectator sport. It is the responsibility of each and every one of us to defend our democracy…
A DIFFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: The Right to Keep and Bear Arms
The United States Supreme Court made it clear that the “right of the people to keep and bear arms” is not limited to members of a militia…
EDITORIAL: Taxpayers and the Government Entities They Support, Part Eight
We all understand that — in theory, anyway — a significant segment of the Pagosa Springs population is struggling economically…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: The Republican-Sponsored SAVE Act Will Likely Hurt Republican Voters
Demographics show the elderly, troops deployed overseas, and rural voters tend to vote Republican…
EDITORIAL: Taxpayers and the Government Entities They Support, Part Seven
As presented by Town Community Development Director James Dickhoff on April 1, the work totals $7.7 million…