Does Colorado’s current program have any positive or negative effect on wildlife populations, on public safety, or on domestic animals like cattle and dogs?…
Category: Opinion/Letters
STRONG TOWNS: Step One, Don’t Be a Jerk
For Strong Towns to win, we need the broad culture to change. We change the broad culture by being a positive force…
EDITORIAL: Cleaning Up the Cemetery
A few years ago, a small group of well-meaning citizens approached the Town Council complaining that the rustic Hilltop Cemetery was a bit too rustic…
LETTER: Vote ‘Yes’ on Proposition 127 to Protect Wild Cats
This harassment and killing of our mountain lions is indefensible. A wealth of science shows it is not necessary…
LETTER: ‘Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid’
Carter is a rare American statesman who spoke out against Israel’s practice of apartheid…
EDITORIAL: Big Debts in Pagosa’s Not-So-Distant Future? Part Three
Given that choice, the town voters might find a proposed 0.5% sales tax to be an attractive option…
EDITORIAL: Big Debts in Pagosa’s Not-So-Distant Future? Part Two
“So my suggestion would be to vote a 1/2 of 1% sales tax. Based on the 2023 income, you would end up with approximately $2.2 million…”
BIG PIVOTS: Colorado Should Say ‘No’ to Data Center Incentives
At a minimum, Colorado legislators should repeal the misguided 2018 law that created the economic development rate…
OPINION: Vote ‘No’ on Proposition 127
Proposition 127 will irreparably harm wild felid management by banning hunting, the best tool to manage these populations…
EDITORIAL: Big Debts in Pagosa’s Not-So-Distant Future? Part One
So we have a couple of possible prices to work with. $4.5 million for “urgent” repairs, and $44.8 million for the whole enchilada…
EDITORIAL: Keeping Pagosa Weird, Part Five
Presumably, a community that cannot provide important needs and desires, will eventually be abandoned, like the ghost towns that dot the Colorado landscape…
OPINION: The Future of Land Use and Incremental Development, Part Two
When we combine these land use reforms with the transportation evolution, I expect we will see a major shift in how our cities grow…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Are We Getting More Hurricanes?
Hurricane Helene made the top ten in terms of most intense tropical hurricanes to hit Florida…
EDITORIAL: Keeping Pagosa Weird, Part Four
The ten PSCDC homes currently under construction this year have similar “Mountain Resort Modern” styling…
LETTER: Elect a Team to the BOCC This November
Over the last four years, our Board of County Commissioners has struggled to do what is best for our County…
EDITORIAL: Keeping Pagosa Weird, Part Three
Back in 1943, American psychologist Abraham Maslow published a paper entitled “A Theory of Human Motivation”…
EDITORIAL: Keeping Pagosa Weird, Part Two
The 200-page plan proposed a significant expansion of recreational amenities in Archuleta County…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Do the Presidential Debates Matter?
I found that the winner of the second debate has historically done much better at winning the presidency…
OPINION: Critical Thinking & No Thanks
This election is nothing more than the most basic test of the remaining level of American’s critical thinking abilities…