“But it sounds like there are people at this table who want to get back there… want to get back to 2021, and even higher levels…”
Category: Opinion/Letters
OPINION: Former Top U.S. Wildlife Management Official Endorses Prop 127
Former director U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service joins 22 wildlife professionals urging voters to stop trophy hunting of wild cats…
EDITORIAL: Hunting Season, Election Season, Budget Season, Part Three
“So I asked the Tourism Board the other day, ‘What would we do if we had $300,000 more?’ And nobody had a quick and ready answer…”
LETTER: Not-So-Theoretical Questions About the Election
If I go to a theater and yell fire when none exists, and people are injured while evacuating the building, am I liable for the injuries?
EDITORIAL: Hunting Season, Election Season, Budget Season, Part Two
Here’s a photo of the Dry Gulch valley that would be completely flooded, if the reservoir were built to the size proposed by SJWCD…
EDITORIAL: Hunting Season, Election Season, Budget Season, Part One
A local government’s budget defines, in a very real sense, which problems will be addressed in 2025, and which will not…
LETTER: A Party That Respects and Honors Women
If Trump is elected, we can expect a national abortion ban — possibly followed by a contraception ban…
EDITORIAL: Classical Education… or is it Political Education? Part Four
Here in Archuleta County, about 43% of the property taxes collected each year goes into our local public schools…
EDITORIAL: Classical Education… or is it Political Education? Part Three
“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…”
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…”