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Category: Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: An Emerging Child Care Landscape in Archuleta County, Part One
In order to apply for the state’s Emerging and Expanding grant, Pagosa Peak Open School would need to have a “Pre-license” from the Colorado Department of Early Childhood…
HMPRESENTLY: Tap Water Making Us Gay?
And not only that, the female hormones in chickens were being blamed for male baldness…
EDITORIAL: Questions About Archuleta County’s STR Moratorium, Part Four
“How do we make it fair to our commercial lodgers — our hotels — that pay property taxes at commercial rates for their property…”
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: What’s a ‘Legal Expert’, Exactly?
Several years ago I was asked by a broadcast news organization to provide on-air “expertise” about a high-profile trial…
EDITORIAL: Questions About Archuleta County’s STR Moratorium, Part Three
Is it possible that the market is ‘self-correcting’? This is an argument we often hear from the real estate industry…
OPINION: Florida Welcomes You… or Maybe Not
We don’t value readers so much. Or gayness, transness, wokeism, Marxism, feminism, or multiculturalism…
EDITORIAL: Questions About Archuleta County’s STR Moratorium, Part Two
This recommendation would help address the need for “Breathing Room” as proposed by the County Planning Department last summer…
EDITORIAL: Questions About Archuleta County’s STR Moratorium, Part One
Mountain resort communities across Colorado had been putting STR density caps in place… and levying additional fees and taxes, in some cases…
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Rep. Barbara McLachlan
All 100 General Assembly members can submit five bills, so we have quite a few starting through the process…
EDITORIAL: ‘The Worst Among Us’ Discuss the Future of Water, Part Three
There is plenty of evidence that artificial reservoirs can provide enjoyable boating, fishing and swimming activities…
EDITORIAL: Oh Give Me Land, Lots of Land…
Don’t get me wrong. I think recreation is a wonderful thing. But it’s difficult to enjoy yet another municipal park when you have no house to live in…
OPINION: House Committee Votes Down Bill to Provide Fair Workweeks to Colorado Workers
A recent poll showed 74 percent of Colorado voters support the Fair Workweek Act…
OPINION: Public Land Conservation Lagging in Western States
Oregon, Arizona, and Wyoming fall behind as California, New Mexico, and Utah set an example for the West…
EDITORIAL: ‘The Worst Among Us’ Discuss the Future of Water, Part Two
PAWSD, the district that has been delivering drinking water since the 1970s, believes our municipal water demand may increase by 2% per year…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: How the Media Contributes to Polarization
I’ll briefly tell you about this ruling because it is relevant to how the media pushes their divisive narrative…
EDITORIAL: ‘The Worst Among Us’ Discuss the Future of Water, Part One
Mr. Proffitt, meanwhile, is a big fan of an 11,000 acre-foot reservoir at Dry Gulch, even if a majority of local taxpayers are not…
HMPRESENTLY: ‘Scrubbing’ a Religion’s Public Image
Scrubbing isn’t cheap. From what I’ve been reading, some big Christian donors are putting up a hundred million dollars…