This editorial series will focus on the January 7 meeting of the Archuleta School District (ASD) Board of Education…
Category: Opinion/Letters
BIG PIVOTS: Rural vs. Urban at History Colorado
Panel discussions often are echo chambers. This session sponsored by Colorado Solar and Storage Association was more interesting…
OPINION: Can a Single-Payer Health Care System Work in Colorado? Let’s Find Out
If the study shows that a single-payer system is feasible, it will give lawmakers, communities, and future ballot measures solid evidence to work with…
EDITORIAL: Another Hell of a Year, Part Four
The Town Council in particular has been earmarking funds in their annual budgets, over the past decade, to support licensed early childhood care…
EDITORIAL: Another Hell of a Year, Part Three
“The federal One Big Beautiful Bill passed in July 2025 and will result in cuts to Pagosa Springs Medical Center revenue over the next 7 years…”
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Should We Lock Up This Latin American Leader?
The prosecutor promised that, “Now, after years of destructive narco-trafficking of the highest imaginable magnitude,” this leader will thankfully spend years in prison…
EDITORIAL: Another Hell of a Year, Part Two
In March, the Pagosa Lakes Property Owners Association (PLPOA) members overwhelmingly voted down a proposed gymnasium…
EDITORIAL: Another Hell of a Year, Part One
Here’s another instance of “complicated” (contradictory) goals, sitting right next to one another on the same page…
OPINION: Why I Teach an LGBTQ+ College Course
The problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete…
Greg Lopez Announces Unaffiliated Campaign for Governor
“Colorado deserves a Governor who answers to the people, not to party leadership, national talking points, or political machines…”
EDITORIAL: The Lost Boys in Neverland, Part Four
If we are intent on raising a generation of boys who will never know the joy and struggle of fatherhood, I hardly think our civilization can survive…
BIG PIVOTS: Weaponizing the Federal Government Against Colorado?
Trump official’s justification for NCAR dismembering flies against the evidence I have seen. But who needs facts?
EDITORIAL: The Lost Boys in Neverland, Part Three
“When 4 in 10 children are born outside marriage — and most children to less educated parents are born outside marriage — then we have to reinvent what it means to be a father…”
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: The Long Walk for Peace
This Walk for Peace heading throughout the Southeast United States has led to an unprecedented outpouring of support…
OPINION: A Dangerous Precedent
Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan has been convicted by a federal jury of felony obstruction…
EDITORIAL: The Lost Boys in Neverland, Part Two
“Everyone was very focused, quite rightly, on getting to gender equality, getting to gender parity…”
EDITORIAL: The Lost Boys in Neverland, Part One
“The scariest piece of data I’ve seen recently, is that 51% of 18-to-24-year-old men have never asked a woman out, in person…”
OPINION: The Democrats’ Greatest Challenge Ever
Every Democrat running for office must pin their ears to the ground and carefully listen to what the public wants and needs…
EDITORIAL: A Few Thoughts About the South Conference Room, Part Three
There’s no doubt these subsidies have helped to attract additional tourists, and boosted the profits of certain tourism-related businesses…