We don’t yet know how many appeals might be filed by the July 15 deadline…
Category: Opinion/Letters
HMPRESENTLY: The Lemon Tree
It’s in a big wood barrel, a lemon tree that we thought was on its last legs… or roots, you might say…
EDITORIAL: Dealing with the Property Valuation Increases, Part One
“I think it’s a job that we were voted in to do, and it’s our responsibility to do it…”
EDITORIAL: A Trip to Washington DC, Part Three
As mentioned before, Chilkat robes are traditionally, among the Indians of the Northwest Coast, ceremonial regalia…
HMPRESENTLY: This Age Thing is Getting Old
Recently, California Governor Gavin Newsom was interviewed by Fox News host Sean Hannity…
EDITORIAL: Gifts of Public Land… or Not… Part Three
My hat is off to the PMPP staff of volunteers, for keeping this project alive for nearly 10 years. They’ve put in an astonishing amount of unpaid effort into their winter programs…
BIG PIVOTS: Trustafarians on the Colorado River, Part Two
“I wasn’t surprised by the two-million acre-feet,” recounted Mitchell at the conference. “It wasn’t rocket science. It was addition and subtraction…”
EDITORIAL: Gifts of Public Land… or Not… Part Two
Ms. Peters noted that Seeds currently loses money on each enrolled student, so the school will be attempting to raise funds to create an endowment…
OPINION: Let’s Talk Invasive Species
If we are as smart as we think we are, horses can once again come to the aid of humankind…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: New Florida Law Addresses the Housing Crisis
“The overwhelming purpose of the Live Local Act is to build more homes, period. You know, that’s what we need in Florida…”
BIG PIVOTS: Trustafarians on the Colorado River, Part One
“So we have what are referred to as the trustafarians, which is a tribe of people who live off their trust funds…”
HMPRESENTLY: Shrugging It Off
There was the gallows, with a noose, out front at the nation’s capital building, set up, allegedly, by January 6, 2021 protesters…
EDITORIAL: Archuleta County Proposes BOCC Redistricting Map
“In no event shall there be more than five percent deviation between the most populous and the least populous district in each county…”
HMPRESENTLY: What Makes the World Go Around?
How sad, we were thinking, that someone might feel threatened, because of a design on some cookies…
EDITORIAL: Property Value Trend Lines
Computer intelligence has developed to a point where we no longer think to question it…
EDITORIAL: Citizen Petition Cites Poor Road Maintenance on Cat Creek Road, Part Two
All of the testimony painted a picture of a poorly-maintained county road…
EDITORIAL: Opportunities to Work Together, on Problems… Part Four
PAWSD is moving ahead with engineering and planning for a (potentially $15 million?) upgrade to the Vista Treatment Plant…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: My Problem with Current Public Education
“Thank you for the question!” I obviously don’t “hate” education or teachers… since (as you so astutely point out)… I am both educated, and a teacher…