At CPW, Jerry Apker promoted packs of dogs chasing animals to death…
Category: Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: The Rats of NIMH, Part One
You could almost call them human. Like, for example, the humans living in Pagosa Springs….
OPINION: Sharing the Science on Big Cat Trophy Hunting and Prop 127
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?…
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…