When a writer begins with false statements, one has a clue there is a great likelihood that more false statements will follow…
Category: Opinion/Letters
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…
OPINION: Trump is Ushering in a National Disaster
It is a total and utter moral bankruptcy of the Republican Party, which remains silent in the face of such a travesty…
EDITORIAL: Taxpayers and the Government Entities They Support, Part Six
“We asked [financial consultant Joey McLiney] what would happen if we got some COPs. So this graph shows what our [future] revenues might be…”
EDITORIAL: Taxpayers and the Government Entities They Support, Part Five
The cost for these upgrades, as revealed to the Town Council earlier this month, was shockingly high…
EDITORIAL: Taxpayers and the Government Entities They Support, Part Four
Architect’s rendering of the Pagosa Springs Medical Center Outpatient Wing that opened its doors in 2017…
EDITORIAL: Taxpayers and the Government Entities They Support, Part Three
“I still don’t quite understand it, but in about a year, you’re going to be voting on TABOR and de-Brucing…”
LETTER: Our Libraries Offer Critical Support Services
The help they provide people in understanding the constitution, and the assistance they give people who need housing and healthcare, is fairly amazing…
EDITORIAL: Taxpayers and the Government Entities They Support, Part Two
“We know that the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing… in this county, last year, spent $22 million on healthcare. That’s a lot…”