“By stars and red checks, smiles and frowns, I teach kids to surrender their will to the chain of command. Individuality is a contradiction to class theory…”
Category: Opinion/Letters
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Republicans Seem Dispirited?
Republicans nationally could learn from Rep. Moore’s frank assessment of the situation…
LETTER: Those Who Mock the Climate Change Reality
If one is serious about examining the issue of human-induced climate change, the place to start is understanding why scientists believe it…
EDITORIAL: Classical Education… or is it Political Education? Part Two
Ms. Pullman is seemingly unable to admit that every form of education has an underlying political foundation…
OPINION: An Appeal from the Colorado Secretary of State
As Chair of the Democratic Association of Secretaries of State, I led the fight to stop election deniers from winning secretary of state seats…
EDITORIAL: Classical Education… or is it Political Education? Part One
“Classical educational teaches students HOW to learn. Traditional education teaches students WHAT to learn…”
EDITORIAL: A Piece of Junk, Down by the River, Part Two
I came across this discarded ‘Yard Sale’ sign on Monday, while walking the 4-acre parcel the Town government is proposing to purchase and convert into a riverfront park…
EDITORIAL: A Piece of Junk, Down by the River, Part One
“What’s the deal with this property you’re trying to buy down by the Circle K? Why do you need to buy a piece of junk like that?”
EDITORIAL: Ways to Attract Wealthier, Better-Behaved Tourists, Part Five
“What was not mentioned in the application is that [Mr. Lucero] is fifth generation, and more importantly, on his mother’s side, is the namesake: Archuleta…”
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: The Desire for a Better Class of Tourists
“…tourism might look like the goose to lay the golden eggs. But like Blanche Dubois in dim light, the tourism economic panacea is a seductive illusion…”
LETTER: Back When Pagosa was a Community, Not a Freakin’ Tourist Haven
We have seen the changes brought about by the money-mongering, selfish, self-centered owners of certain businesses…
EDITORIAL: Ways to Attract Wealthier, Better-Behaved Tourists, Part Four
The tourism industry is now tasked not just with “selling” our communities, but also preserving some vestiges of why locals choose to live here…
EDITORIAL: BOCC Tables Controversial Property Purchase, Part Three
“And I know that we are the ones who make the decision, but I feel like it would be prudent of us to get a financial advisor, to show us what the cost would be…”
OPINION: Misinformation From the Pagosa Springs SUN, and From Commissioner Medina
Unfortunately, the Pagosa Springs SUN decided to amplify Commissioner Medina’s mock defense against statements that she was threatening people…
EDITORIAL: Ways to Attract Wealthier, Better-Behaved Tourists, Part Three
“So if we start to look at those segments, and start to maximize those types of visitors, we can quiet that noise with all the visitors creating all the negative impact….”
EDITORIAL: BOCC Tables Controversial Property Purchase, Part Two
But you can’t properly maintain 500 miles of road with a small population scattered over 1,000 square miles. The tax base is simply too small…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Concerning a Commissioner’s Conflict of Interest, Part Three
So I went to the definitions provided for Article 18 in general (Subsection 24-18-102), and there was no definition for “shall not” there either…
OPINION: Meet the National Monuments Disinformation Brigade
This network of groups and individuals is bending the truth to derail public land conservation…
EDITORIAL: BOCC Tables Controversial Property Purchase, Part One
“The efforts to recall Commissioner Veronica Medina took the work of many volunteers from employees of the county, to longtime residents, to local business owners…”