But I am sympathetic to the people driving on substandard roads in Pagosa Lakes. Is there a better way to fund the necessary road maintenance?
Category: Opinion/Letters
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Everything I Don’t Know About Women
But, of course, someone in academia has spent time (and a government grant, no doubt) to answer the age-old question, “What do women want?”
EDITORIAL: Working Together, If Possible, Part Five
“I’ve lived in that house for 43 years now. And in those 43 years, the roads have never been touched, where I’m at…”
OPINION: The Women Building America Initiative
The Initiative aims to ensure women have equal access to construction jobs created by $4 trillion federal infrastructure investment…
EDITORIAL: Working Together, If Possible, Part Four
The crisis is painfully apparent here in Pagosa Springs, with workforce families struggling to find affordable shelter…
OPINION: Presidential Duties and Tradition
Some nefarious acts that presidents have committed in the past include illegal taxation, the formation of the Federal Reserve, enacting Social Security…
EDITORIAL: Working Together, If Possible, Part Three
Last year, that wastewater CIF had been $1,179 per EU (Equivalent Unit). The fee is now $15,697, and will increase further, probably this month…
EDITORIAL: Working Together, If Possible, Part Two
Would everyone benefit if the two separate sanitation districts were consolidated into a single district? Another question under consideration…
OPINION: Vicious Dogs, Vicious Politics
Even organizations for the ethical treatment of animals euthanize in the thousands every single year. PETA, for example, euthanizes 78% of all animals in its care…
EDITORIAL: Working Together, If Possible, Part One
I am thinking about some instances where local governments, businesses, and non-profits are showing signs of cooperative effort, perhaps around issues that were previously divisive…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Kristi Noem’s Disturbing Book, and Arguments for Presidential Immunity
We can debate all day about euthanizing older, sick animals and the proper way to do it. But here’s something I wish we were talking about instead…
LETTER: Village at Wolf Creek v. the Greater Good
It’s no longer the Wolf Creek Pass like we know it. It becomes Wolf Creek Village…
EDITORIAL: A Bridge Over Troubled Water, Part Three
What type of foot traffic can we expect at First Street, if a bridge is constructed there?
EDITORIAL: A Bridge Over Troubled Water, Part Two
When I visited the site of the proposed pedestrian bridge last week, I found an area on the river bank where the earth had been disturbed…
EDITORIAL: A Bridge Over Troubled Water, Part One
The future of downtown Pagosa Springs is surprisingly bright and flourishing, to judge from the April 18 meeting of the Pagosa Springs Town Council…
EDITORIAL: Fixing the Potholes on North Pagosa Boulevard
Maybe a temporary fix is all we can expect…
OPINION: A New Era for Conservation in Colorado?
The Public Lands Rule is a step in the right direction. But it could be an empty gesture if the Bureau of Land Management fails to fulfill its spirit…
Animal Welfare, Conservation Groups Announce Intent to Sue in Wake of Wolf’s Killing
The coalition is now awaiting the expiration of the 60-day notice period before filing their lawsuit in federal court…
LETTER: A Bargain is Not Necessarily a Bargain
Buying something you aren’t sure you need, or how you might use… simply because it’s “a bargain”… doesn’t sound to me like smart stewardship of public resources…