Of course, government plans — strategic or otherwise — do not often revolve around the idea that they are entering into battle with hostile forces…
Category: Opinion/Letters
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Supreme Court Rejects the Sackler Family’s Bankruptcy Plan
It’s a natural reaction of those impacted by the evils of drug addiction, to direct their anger at whomever sold drugs to the addict….
EDITORIAL: Celebration and Ceremony at the Tennyson Sculpture Garden, Part Three
“I couldn’t fathom what could replace what had been here, that could replace the impact of what had been here for so long…”
OPINION: Republican Candidates, Out of Step with Colorado
Tuesday’s ‘winners’ only offer another shade of extremism, propped up by millions of dollars in special interest cash…
EDITORIAL: Celebration and Ceremony at the Tennyson Sculpture Garden, Part Two
Following his speech, Mr. Barrable made his way off the stage and over to the titanium gong in the southwest corner of the park…
EDITORIAL: Jeff Hurd, Lauren Boebert Win in Republican Primaries
On the Republican side, Grand Junction attorney Jeff Hurd came out in front of a crowded field that included former state Rep. Ron Hanks…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: When Supreme Court Justices Agree… or Not
My point of discussion is the lineup of the Justices in the majority, and dissenting, positions…
OPINION: The Freedom to Choose
Every single one of us has our story of choice: of looking at a crossroads and deciding how we want to proceed; of taking control of our own lives…
EDITORIAL: Celebration and Ceremony at the Tennyson Sculpture Garden, Part One
“I just want to thank absolutely everybody who worked on this park, especially my Two Old Crows team…”
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Can Biden Win the Debate?
We also know from history that Trump can’t stand it when anyone else gets to talk in the same room as him…
LETTER: Speaking in Defense of Palestinian Rights
“We reached this determination based on our documentation of an overarching government policy…”
EDITORIAL: A Positive Use for Short-Term Rentals, Part Two
If Ms. Bair had been making this same appeal to the BOCC eight years ago, I doubt she would have met with much success…
OPINION: Gun Laws That Protect Domestic Violence Victims are Constitutional
“Today’s opinion from the court makes it clear that laws keeping domestic violence abusers from having guns are constitutional…”
EDITORIAL: A Positive Use for Short-Term Rentals, Part One
Pagosa doesn’t have a housing shortage. We have an “available and affordable housing” shortage…
EDITORIAL: The Stories We Tell, Part Four
What gun won the West? The first answer that popped into my head was, “The Colt 45″…
EDITORIAL: The Stories We Tell, Part Three
The stories we tell don’t need to be accurate, or true. But they must be believable…
BIG PIVOTS: The Winds of (Climate) Change
Wind whooshed, whipped and wailed through Boulder County for much of April’s first weekend…
EDITORIAL: The Stories We Tell, Part Two
“When I was a kid, I asked these really big questions about life… I mean, what are we doing here? What is this all about?…”
EDITORIAL: The Stories We Tell, Part One
“This year we celebrate ‘La cultura cura!’… a transformative health and healing philosophy that recognizes the importance of cultural values…”