Historically, under Anglo-Saxon common law, bankruptcy was often treated in society as a moral rather than business issue…
Category: Opinion/Letters
BIG PIVOTS: Is Colorado the Beacon on the Hill? Part One
Will Colorado’s big pivot in energy provide a model for other states? Or are we just full of ourselves?
EDITORIAL: A Long Story About an Imaginary Water Shortage, Part Four
It wasn’t until after Fred W. Schmidt disappeared that I learned he had been involved in numerous lawsuits for alleged real estate fraud…
EDITORIAL: A Long Story About an Imaginary Water Shortage, Part Three
Do PAWSD customers want to pay for a reservoir they don’t need? Maybe not?
LETTER: The Impending Benefits of Cultivated-Meat Research
The new protein has been approved by the USDA and the FDA, but is currently too expensive to mass produce…
EDITORIAL: A Long Story About an Imaginary Water Shortage, Part Two
“I’m sorry. You’ve gone too far now. You’re asking for people to make things up, and that’s what got us into this problem in the beginning…”
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: A Shooting Range in Aspen Springs
From what I’ve been able to gather, the proposed range is within two miles of our Aspen Springs property…
EDITORIAL: A Long Story About an Imaginary Water Shortage, Part One
Too often, citizen board members, lacking information, are shooting from the hip, while simultaneously defending their political “turf”…
BIG PIVOTS: Colorado’s Decarbonization Will Continue Despite Trump Triumph
DC will be very different in January. But Colorado has strong momentum on its emissions-reduction journey…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Dumbfounded by Mr. Proffitt’s Behavior
If we look up the term ‘scofflaw’ in a dictionary, we shouldn’t be surprised to see Mr. Proffitt’s portrait next to the definition…
EDITORIAL: Living in Paradise
I’m not sure how many grandparents, here in Pagosa Springs, live in the same house as their grandchildren…
LETTER: Pagosa Ag Water Users Increasing Irrigation Efficiency
Between 2015 and 2024, 44 ag producers in Archuletta spent $920,000 for irrigation gated pipe to use on 10,833 acres of land…
EDITORIAL: Trust Issues… Part Eight
Some of our Daily Post readers may recall that Mr. Proffitt resigned as President of SJWCD in 2017…
BIG PIVOTS: A Crazy, Upside-Down World
Will Toor, the director of the Colorado Energy Office, is making some point to Jennifer Granholm, the secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy…
EDITORIAL: Trust Issues… Part Seven
A panel of local residents, connected to various water uses, fielded audience questions at the “This is Your Watershed” film event at the Pagosa Springs Center for the Arts…
OPINION: Archuleta County Ready to Approve a Disastrous Shooting Range?
The applicant has so much property over there they could build 10 shooting ranges and still be a mile away from the nearest neighbor…
EDITORIAL: Trust Issues… Part Six
“Maybe we can find someone who wants to buy the Ranch, and also work with the community to build a reasonable reservoir project in the middle of it…”
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: What Actually Cost the Democrats the 2024 Election
You’ll find no shortage of articles critical of Harris, saying she was too conservative, or too liberal…
EDITORIAL: Trust Issues… Part Five
One type of survey is intentionally designed to discover new and useful information, which is needed to make the best possible decisions, moving forward…