Democracy is not a spectator sport. It is the responsibility of each and every one of us to defend our democracy…
Category: Opinion/Letters
A DIFFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: The Right to Keep and Bear Arms
The United States Supreme Court made it clear that the “right of the people to keep and bear arms” is not limited to members of a militia…
EDITORIAL: Taxpayers and the Government Entities They Support, Part Eight
We all understand that — in theory, anyway — a significant segment of the Pagosa Springs population is struggling economically…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: The Republican-Sponsored SAVE Act Will Likely Hurt Republican Voters
Demographics show the elderly, troops deployed overseas, and rural voters tend to vote Republican…
EDITORIAL: Taxpayers and the Government Entities They Support, Part Seven
As presented by Town Community Development Director James Dickhoff on April 1, the work totals $7.7 million…
OPINION: Trump is Ushering in a National Disaster
It is a total and utter moral bankruptcy of the Republican Party, which remains silent in the face of such a travesty…
EDITORIAL: Taxpayers and the Government Entities They Support, Part Six
“We asked [financial consultant Joey McLiney] what would happen if we got some COPs. So this graph shows what our [future] revenues might be…”
EDITORIAL: Taxpayers and the Government Entities They Support, Part Five
The cost for these upgrades, as revealed to the Town Council earlier this month, was shockingly high…
EDITORIAL: Taxpayers and the Government Entities They Support, Part Four
Architect’s rendering of the Pagosa Springs Medical Center Outpatient Wing that opened its doors in 2017…
EDITORIAL: Taxpayers and the Government Entities They Support, Part Three
“I still don’t quite understand it, but in about a year, you’re going to be voting on TABOR and de-Brucing…”
LETTER: Our Libraries Offer Critical Support Services
The help they provide people in understanding the constitution, and the assistance they give people who need housing and healthcare, is fairly amazing…
EDITORIAL: Taxpayers and the Government Entities They Support, Part Two
“We know that the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing… in this county, last year, spent $22 million on healthcare. That’s a lot…”
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Buy American!
In 1767, the British Parliament imposed a tariff on goods imported into the American colonies…
OPINION: Colorado’s Wild Places at Risk
Public lands are a source of health, prosperity and pride — they should not be profit playgrounds for industrial development…
LETTER: Reflecting on Our Community’s Growth
It’s essential to preserve the integrity of our way of life, maintaining its sacredness without compromising it for new initiatives…
EDITORIAL: Taxpayers and the Government Entities They Support, Part One
Let’s begin with the Monday evening presentation by the PSMC officers, Rhonda Webb and Chelle Keplinger…
BIG PIVOTS: Friction in Colorado about 2035 and 2040 Climate Goals, Part Two
The bill, if it became law, risked “driving energy costs higher at a time when our state is already nearing an affordability crisis,” said the letter…
EDITORIAL: Conflicts of Interest at Town Hall? Part Three
Without intelligent, thoughtful government assistance, I can’t see how we will ever put a dent in our local housing crisis…