During the 30 years I’ve lived in Pagosa Springs, our local leaders have generally acted as if our population was going to multiply steadily and abundantly…
Category: Opinion/Letters
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Too Big to Fail, Redux?
On the south central plain of Oklahoma is the small town of Lindsay, population (as of the 2020 census) under 3,000…
EDITORIAL: How to Grow a Small Town… Or Not… Part Two
The development of a new subdivision in 2024 has become incredibly expensive, compared to the cost 50 years ago…
EDITORIAL: The Accomplishments of President Donald Trump, Considered
Our federal government was specifically designed to make it hard to royally screw everything up…
LETTER: A Veterinarian’s View of Prop 127
A Yes on 127 vote will also protect Colorado’s magnificent deer and elk herds from the ongoing and accelerating decimation by Chronic Wasting Disease…
EDITORIAL: How to Grow a Small Town… Or Not… Part One
Downtown is a preferred site for trick-or-treating because Pagosa Springs was designed, from the very beginning, to be a walkable town…
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: November 5th Can’t Come Soon Enough
“Let’s turn the page, and together we will chart a new and joyful way forward…”
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Anti-Puerto Rican “Joke” Loved By Republicans
One wonders why Vance chose not to defend Puerto Ricans with the same vehemence the way he defended MAGA supporters…
OPINION: Voters, Know Your Rights
The primary role of an American citizen is exercising sovereign authority over affairs of the state…
EDITORIAL: Misinformation About Pagosa Water Resources, Part Four
The controversy between SJWCD and PAWSD, regarding the Running Iron Ranch, is complicated by personalities…
EDITORIAL: Misinformation About Pagosa Water Resources, Part Three
3,000 acre-feet is more than double the amount of drinking water used by PAWSD customers last year…
LETTER: Ode to the Mountain Lion Hunter
There you are in your 4-wheel drive vehicle, drinking coffee, waiting to hear that dogs with GPS collars have treed a mountain lion…
EDITORIAL: Misinformation About Pagosa Water Resources, Part Two
“There does not appear to be an overarching water plan for our community with various water authorities and the state…”
EDITORIAL: Misinformation About Pagosa Water Resources, Part One
The size of the reservoir grew from its original design of 4,000 acre-feet — about three times the size of Lake Hatcher — to 12,500 acre-feet… and then to 32,000 acre-feet…
OPINION: In Colorado GOP Leadership Battle, It’s ‘Civil War’
Last week, the party’s executive body ordered the creation of an investigative committee, with members to be appointed by Williams…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Trump’s Brilliant Political Stunt
Are those analogies silly? Of course! That’s the point — which many of Harris’ supporters completely miss…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Did the Inflation Reduction Act WorK?
The economy in general, and inflation in particular, have been listed as key election issues for 2024…
LETTER: Colorado, Vote Your Conscience on Prop 127
Thirty years ago, Colorado’s wildlife agency developed and applied standards “consistent with public expectations for humane treatment of animals…”
OPINION: How’s Your Mental Health?
The fact that women experience trauma at a rate double digits higher than men, should not go unnoticed…