There are moments in small towns when change becomes visible not through policy reports or mission statements, but through ordinary human scenes…
Category: Opinion/Letters
OPINION: Federal Policies Put Public Lands Elk Habitat on the Chopping Block
“We don’t have a shortage of road access on public lands. We have a shortage of intact habitat…”
OPINION: Division of Real Estate Dismisses Complaint Against Commissioner Medina
I am the complainant for the Division of Real Estate complaint against Veronica Medina…
EDITORIAL: The Mystery of Project 102, Revealed? Part Two
In bankruptcy cases, a stalking-horse bid refers to a deal with a potential buyer that is hidden from the public, creditors, and the courts…
OPINION: Learning from Our Questionnaire for Primary Election Candidates
Only one candidate mentioned diplomatic relations with alien lifeforms, but the responses are packed with engaging information that will help Colorado voters make informed decisions…
EDITORIAL: The Mystery of Project 102, Revealed? Part One
At this point, I have no information about the potential prices for the numerous buildings under consideration, nor where the Town of Pagosa Springs would find the money to purchase any of these properties…
EDITORIAL: How About a Few More ADUs? Part Two
The update is being required by a new Colorado law. But it provides an opportunity for the community to seriously re-think its development patterns…
OPINION: Israel’s Moral Unraveling
Israel’s international standing has undergone a profound and arguably irreversible transformation…
EDITORIAL: How About a Few More ADUs? Part One
While walking through the festival in Tennyson Sculpture Park, I happened to strike up a conversation with a poet named Grace Turgeon…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Could Gun Insurance Reduce Gun-Related Deaths?
In her award-nominated research, Reecia compared San Jose to three cities of comparable size for gun death rates…
EDITORIAL: Questions… About Pagosa Springs Medical Center’s TABOR Issue, Part Four
“Children will have repaired schools. Students will have affordable college tuition. Low-income Coloradans will have access to improved health care…”
LETTER: Support for Phil Weiser for Governor
Being the son and grandson of Holocaust survivors has given Phil a lens and heart that’s dedicated to protecting people regardless of their gender, ethnicity, faith or who they love…
OPINION: Colorado Can’t Thrive If Residents Can’t Afford Housing
The issues raised at the forum matter, because they speak directly to the pressures facing Colorado families and communities…
EDITORIAL: Questions… About Pagosa Springs Medical Center’s TABOR Issue, Part Three
PSMC is currently raising funds to add a downtown ambulance station in the former San Juan Ranger’s building on San Juan Street, to provide more timely service to the eastern side of the county…
EDITORIAL: Questions… About Pagosa Springs Medical Center’s TABOR Issue, Part Two
“The second benefit is less obvious but more critical: governing boards rarely spend tax windfalls wisely…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: When Fast Fashion Becomes Unfashionable
“Cardon has helped 150 clients minimize their closets, often beginning with a $590 comprehensive session to declutter, organize and reduce the closet to the key pieces…”
OPINION: Mother Wolf from King Mountain Pack Purposely Shot and Killed
This appears to be an illegal killing, a violation of the Endangered Species Act, as the wolf was merely moving though the pasture and not actively attacking cattle…
OPINION: Climate Chaos, Part Two
If urgent and decisive steps are not taken to eliminate fossil fuel use, the future will not merely be warmer — it will be harsher, more unequal, and profoundly destabilized…
EDITORIAL: Questions… About Pagosa Springs Medical Center’s TABOR Issue, Part One
The core of Dr. Webb’s message regarded — not staffing or housing — but TABOR. The Taxpayer Bill of Rights, added to the Colorado Constitution by the state’s voters in 1992…
