Then in the last year of his Presidency came the COVID tragedy… and Donald Trump gave in to the Establishment…
Category: Opinion/Letters
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: The Breakdown of Societal Norms
A jury convicted her after hearing evidence that she intentionally crashed the car to kill her boyfriend…
EDITORIAL: The Impending Troubles in Downtown Pagosa Springs, Part Two
“And third, we want to… we really want to move and connect people. We want to figure out ways to make the town more walkable…”
HMPRESENTLY: ‘Unbeknownst’?
I’d written previously about students, back in my schooldays, sometimes fudging essays and term papers — it was called ‘fudging,’ back then, and maybe now as well?…
EDITORIAL: The Impending Troubles in Downtown Pagosa Springs, Part One
According to the map on the DOLA website, only nine Colorado communities have thus far have met the prerequisites and requirements necessary to be designated as a “Graduate”…
GROWING PAINS: Price Reductions on Unsold Homes
I looked on Airbnb to find some great STR deals … as possible examples of where Average Daily Rates (ADR) might be going in 2023…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: We Can See Why Trump Skipped the Debate
When Republican candidates took the stage in Milwaukee, they had a golden opportunity: a chance to have their voices heard without Donald Trump in the room…
OPINION: Big-Box Payday at Community’s Expense?
Right now, they are pushing to pass the Credit Card Competition Act of 2023, a bill that would make credit less accessible…
EDITORIAL: High Altitude Spending, Part Eight
“Findings show the most recent Public Works Director made a total of three unauthorized verbal agreements with subcontractors without any such contract, bypassing the necessary contractual steps…”
OPINION: The Republican Debate Catastrophe
Wednesday night’s first Republican Primary Debate demonstrated why the Republicans will not be able to field a winning Presidential candidate in 2024…
EDITORIAL: High Altitude Spending, Part Seven
As a result of the unexpected (and unauthorized) paving and repair work, the Road and Bridge Department was apparently headed for a budget overrun…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: The Defiance of Joan Meyer
Meyer’s words, “Get out of my house, you assholes!” weren’t as poetic as those Whittier attributed to Fritchie…
EDITORIAL: High Altitude Spending, Part Six
One question the PAWSD Board will, I suspect, be considering: Who should pay for this $40 million improvement?
HMPRESENTLY: Out of the Blue
A ‘missive’ came to me at just the right time, as I was reading in my phone’s newsfeed about Alaska’s shrinking Mendenhall glacier…
EDITORIAL: High Altitude Spending, Part Five
A mass evacuation has been taking place in Yellowknife, NWT, Canada over the past several days, with about 19,000 of the town’s 20,000 residents leaving by plane or vehicle…
OPINION: Governors, Farmers, Cities Put Glen Canyon Dam in Crosshairs of Colorado River EIS
An alternative examining bypassing water around or through Glen Canyon Dam must be developed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Doctor, Doctor, Mr. MD…
After hearing the evidence, he said something “off the record” that I still recall, exactly as he said it…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: The Power of the Media, to Pick a President
Several GOP candidates will stand on the stage, and compete for the interest of the American people this week…
EDITORIAL: High Altitude Spending, Part Four
“The building is very specialized; the price per square foot is tremendous. It’s only about 420 square feet, but it’s very specialized…