This soon-to-be-heated debate about the residential character of an “East Village” where no Pagosa families actually live is fascinating…
Category: Opinion/Letters
HMPRESENTLY: More Election Hip Hop Lyrics?
‘Decency.’ A good word that’s much needed, but maybe more now than other times…
EDITORIAL: The Past and Future ‘East Village’, Part Two
The photo shows the Archuleta Family house in Pagosa’s East Village, the once-residential neighborhood along Pagosa Street (aka Highway 160) east of the Middle School…
OPINION: Can Conservation Save the Colorado River, or Just Fuel More Growth?
As the federal government’s “money for water conservation” plan plays out, keep your eyes on the ball…
EDITORIAL: The Past and Future ‘East Village’, Part One
“The East Village area should maintain the traditional development patterns established by original residential uses in this neighborhood while accommodating adaptive reuse…”
HMPRESENTLY: Refreshing Bubbles
The bubble-making device can be dropped down on a riverbed. Plastic waste gets corralled, it’s picked up… and there you have it… a cleaner river…
OPINION: Bolsonaro’s Defeat, a Triumph For Climate Change Advocates
Bolsonaro’s well-deserved defeat could help save the Amazon rainforest, which has been ravaged under his criminal rule…
EDITORIAL: Financial Blessings Bestowed Upon the Archuleta Senior Center, Part Three
I borrowed the photo, showing an elderly couple celebrating the creation of a salad in their kitchen, from the Archuleta Seniors Inc. website…
EDITORIAL: Vote Like Your Future Depends on It… and Mine
The amount of influence we have — that you and I have — to determine how our governing boards spend our tax money, is rather limited…
EDITORIAL: Financial Blessings Bestowed Upon the Archuleta Senior Center, Part Two
The request, to the Council, had essentially two parts…
HMPRESENTLY: Sibling Cats?
When we got her from the pound, she had some respiratory issues, and we were told they didn’t put her down because there was just something about her…
EDITORIAL: Financial Blessings Bestowed Upon the Archuleta Senior Center, Part One
“So that we don’t get lost in the weeds, I want to be upfront with you today about our request…”
EDITORIAL: Werewolves of Pagosa, Part Two
Now, 29 years later, Ursala was experiencing Mesa Heights with her own children, ages 8 and 12…
EDITORIAL: Werewolves of Pagosa, Part One
Mesa Heights was already the prime trick-or-treating territory when we moved to Pagosa Springs in 1993…
EDITORIAL: Considering Proposition 122, Part Three
According to DrugPolicy.org, we have considerable evidence that ‘magic mushrooms’ have medical applications, especially in the realm of mental health…
HMPRESENTLY: Under Suspicion
The hippie-looking guy, apparently playing around with the airport official, was bringing laughter to the folks around me…
LETTER: Example of a Proper TABOR Notice
A failed election in Durango will cost the city $1 million in revenues, but she followed the law down to the letter and gained trust of the citizens in the community…
EDITORIAL: Considering Proposition 122, Part Two
“Psilocybin is considered to have extremely low toxicity, and cases of death have been extremely rare….”