According to McNamara, in a “single night, we burned to death 100,000 Japanese civilians in Tokyo: men, women, and children…”
Category: Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: An Emotional BOCC Meeting, Part Two
“So it’s not about the ‘title’ for me. It’s about the confidence and trust that I have, or don’t have, in my fellow commissioners….”
Open Letter from President Biden
I ran for president because I believed that the soul of America was at stake…
OPINION: National Monuments… A Hunting and Fishing Perspective
“Hunters, anglers, and the American public would be better served if Congress worked to advance meaningful protections for our public lands and waters…”
EDITORIAL: An Emotional BOCC Meeting, Part One
“So the [BOCC] Chair position as been a voted position, I think historically? But I know that it is, at times, very political…”
EDITORIAL: The PLPOA Leadership Answers Your Questions, Part Four
Obviously, this issue has even caught the attention of people living outside the Pagosa Lakes subdivisions…
OPINION: Why We Need More Housing Everywhere, Part Two
This brings us to the first critical insight of incremental development that I want to share in this column…
EDITORIAL: The PLPOA Leadership Answers Your Questions, Part Three
The PLPOA leadership has had a focus, for many years now, on community health, and that focus has resulted in miles of new walking/biking paths…
OPINION: Why We Need More Housing Everywhere, Part One
I want to draw two insights relating human development — or the growth of any organic system — to the way cities evolve…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: My Questions About the PLPOA Special Assessment
Is this financing proposal relying on some of the fees currently supporting the rec center, to also support the gym?
EDITORIAL: The PLPOA Leadership Answers Your Questions, Part Two
“Given the current economy we are all trying to survive in, how can you consciously ask us to foot the bill for an unnecessary wish list of yours?…”
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Why Dems Might Support Trump’s Canada Annexation Plan
I examined what would happen in each province. Moreover, I doubt most states would stand for losing apportionment. …
OPINION: The Biden Administration’s Conservation Legacy
“President Biden’s actions on public lands have raised the bar on what a president can accomplish in a single term…”
LETTER: Liz Cheney Deserves the Presidential Citizens Medal
President Biden gave former Representative Liz Cheney (R-WY) the Presidential Citizens Medal for leading the January 6 Committee…
EDITORIAL: The PLPOA Leadership Answers Your Questions, Part One
“We need involvement. So I love seeing all the people here tonight…”
OPINION: An Alternative Approach to the PLPOA Gymnasium Plan
The best part about the diversification of the lodging tax is that it does not place a burden on residents of Archuleta County…
EDITORIAL: Water Speculation, Part Three
It’s difficult to move forward productively, in a legal dispute, when you don’t understand the law…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Women in War
Considering Hegseth has served multiple combat tours in the Middle East, I would think his opinions are at least worth hearing…
EDITORIAL: Water Speculation, Part Two
Is the Dry Gulch Reservoir still a ‘boondoggle’? Or has Climate Change changed everything?…