On the Republican side, Grand Junction attorney Jeff Hurd came out in front of a crowded field that included former state Rep. Ron Hanks…
Category: Opinion/Letters
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…”
EDITORIAL: The Great Western Water Grab, Part Three
“Saudi Arabia’s culture of water consumption is unsustainable due to practices like excessive water use, negligent wastewater management, unrestrained increase of population…”
EDITORIAL: The Great Western Water Grab, Part Two
“I think Arizonans are going to be outraged about this. It just exacerbates an already terrible situation…”
EDITORIAL: 28 Ways to Be a Better Tourist, Part Four
I wrote yesterday’s editorial while sitting in row 23, seat F on Alaska Airlines Flight 654 from Seattle to Albuquerque, the second leg of my flight back to Pagosa…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Lessons from the Judean Revolt
Roman legionnaires from Syria were ordered in to quash the revolt. But a united Judean people set an ambush for them and crushed their army at the Battle of Beth Horon…
OPINION: The PRESS Act Would Ensure a Free and Fair Media
The PRESS Act is necessary to ensure journalists will not have to worry “that under a future repressive administration federal law enforcement agencies…”