Back in July, the Pagosa Springs Town Council published eleven priority goals for ‘2022-2023’. The first three on the list…
Category: Opinion/Letters
HMPRESENTLY: Pickles Happen
And, speaking of… the news and politics website, Salon, was wondering “Will she ever learn?”
EDITORIAL: Goals for 2023, Part One
Presumably, ‘getting out’ would require someone else to step up and take over the business. Like, for example, PAWSD?
LETTER: Fee on Shopping Bags will Hurt Those with Limited Incomes
As a tax, it should have been voted on through ‘referendum’ by all of the people of Colorado…
EDITORIAL: Exploring Pagosa’s East End Multimodal Plan, Part Six
Community Development Director James Dickhoff reminded the Council that the plan was essentially ‘conceptual’…
HMPRESENTLY: Stories to Restore One’s Faith
You spirit soars, hearing about something like a possible abundant source of fresh water…
OPINION: How Democrats Won the West
The presidential preferences of voters in the West’s 13 states began to shift in 1992…
EDITORIAL: Exploring Pagosa’s East End Multimodal Plan, Part Five
The most popular project, among the participants, was a ‘Pedestrian Bridge’ connecting First Street to the River Center parking lot, over the San Juan River…
OPINION: Praying We Learn From Each Other
“Be nice to people who are inferior to you. It’s only for a week, so have no fear. Be grateful that it doesn’t last all year…”
EDITORIAL: Exploring Pagosa’s East End Multimodal Plan, Part Four
“Roundabouts are not inexpensive — a single-lane roundabout costs roughly $1.2 to $1.8 million to construct…”
OPINION: Colorado’s Military Bases Play a Significant Role in Environmental Injustice
Nine military bases in Colorado were affected by PFAS from the aqueous film-forming foam AFFF…
EDITORIAL: Exploring Pagosa’s East End Multimodal Plan, Part Three
We also mentioned, previously, the fact that motor vehicles making left turns are among the most dangerous hazards in modern life…
HMPRESENTLY: Comparing Crises
Telling your county commissioners, or town officials, they’ve got to own up to problems, might be a cakewalk by comparison…
EDITORIAL: Exploring Pagosa’s East End Multimodal Plan, Part Two
Over the past 30 years, the Town of Pagosa Springs has invested millions of dollars into making the historical downtown more pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly…
OPINION: Conflicting Interpretations of Root Policy Study
I find the Comments posted to each YouTube video helpful to understanding local public sentiment…
OPINION: An Unfortunate Rush to Lease Public Land
Rather than rushing to lease over 100,000 acres of public land, the BLM should focus on permanently implementing reforms to the oil and gas leasing system…
EDITORIAL: Exploring Pagosa’s East End Multimodal Plan, Part One
In Coleridge’s poem, a sailor kills a harmless albatross — a bird considered lucky in maritime folklore…
EDITORIAL: Mr. Beatty’s Complaint
It seems that the ABA has concerns about the diversity of its profession…