Category: Opinion/Letters

Unfortunately, Verdun was not unique. Other battles illustrate a seeming utter disregard for massive war casualties…

“There have been some significant changes in our federal government since January 20, 2025…”

Recently I mentioned Lee Ferry in a story I wrote about the Colorado River wrangling. A reader sought to correct my perceived solecism…

“We’re a 501c3. Most of our funding comes from federal grants, from various sources. Our big grant for Archuleta County was about $1 million…”

“The name Gulf of Mexico has been applied to the body of water since at least the late 16th century…”

It’s widely acknowledged that the highway reconstruction project will be stressful on businesses…

“We’re sitting here in the county with 14,000 people.  The median income is $54,000 a year.  The ‘Livable Wage’ index for Archuleta County is $92,000 for a family of four…”

The resolution’s proposed reckless $2 trillion in spending cuts would have devastating effects on many small business employees…

We want our community to remain the same as it was.  But we also want our community to steadily improve and change…

I had not heard of HB24-1172, prior to Ms. Lashbrooke’s January 7 presentation.  It was signed into Colorado law by Governor Jared Polis last June…

A recent study of our community done by consultants Root Policy, on behalf of Region 9, suggested that Pagosa needs 800 affordable units…

You’ve probably heard the phrase “Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it.” Well, that’s exactly what the U.S. government did…

The world watched in horror as wind-driven fires ravaged the Los Angeles area during January…

One of the keys to “economic development” as practiced in the second half of the 20th century, was a push to replace agricultural economies with industrial economies…

“I think the volunteers and the staff, kind of cruising around and asking people to step back, they did a great job…”