Prop 123 is expected to generate $300 million per year, but about $55 million is earmarked for homeless folks…
Category: Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Celebrating a Difficult Workforce Housing Victory, Part One
The Rose Mountain project is a Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) effort, a federally-subsidized housing program…
EDITORIAL: Your 2023 Ballot Measures, Considered
Proposition HH would “reduce property taxes” for homes and businesses, but not exactly in a straightforward manner…
GROWING PAINS: Cities and Towns, and Courts, Grapple with STR Regulations
Residential homeowners and Short-Term Rental (STR) owners in New Orleans have been operating for six months under new regulations…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: The Only Country Where This Regularly Happens
America has had roughly 20 government shutdowns since 1976…
OPINION: The Truth Might Hurt
Yes, we had a civil war – about “states’ rights” – and then we moved on…
EDITORIAL: Multi-Omics Research, and Education Controversies, Part Six
Which is to say, persons with underrepresented ancestral backgrounds will, in this particular research project, be treated as ‘special’…
OPINION: Extension of 2018 Mill Levy Override Will Benefit Pagosa Education
The fiscal responsibility the school district has shown in spending these voter-authorized dollars is commendable and aligns with the intent…
EDITORIAL: Multi-Omics Research, and Education Controversies, Part Five
The most recent meeting of the Pagosa Peak Open School (PPOS) Board of Directors took place on September 20…
OPINION: ‘Being More’, Rather Than ‘Having More’
The fantasy that growing GDP benefits everyone and will ultimately create lives of effortless luxury for all has proven to be just that, a fantasy…
LETTER: Pagosa Food Drive Organizers Say ‘Thank You’
The donations help supplement the Archuleta County food pantries, which are sorely needed right now…
EDITORIAL: Multi-Omics Research, and Education Controversies, Part Four
I am thinking now about the fact that parents signing up their child for public school are asked to indicate the child’s ‘race’…
EDITORIAL: Multi-Omics Research, and Education Controversies, Part Three
The PPOS Mission strives for “brave” and “experienced” learners who contribute to the world….
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Way Down Upon the Ichtucknee River
There got to be so many tubers on that river, the park officials had to limit the number allowed…
EDITORIAL: Multi-Omics Research, and Education Controversies, Part Two
I’m fairly sure no one involved with PPOS wants to inadvertently and unintentionally discourage discussions about the most important topics in current civil discourse…
EDITORIAL: Multi-Omics Research, and Education Controversies, Part One
“The National Institutes of Health is establishing the Multi-Omics for Health and Disease Consortium…”
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: The Evils of Patriarchy?
He said, “Notice how long they can remain bent over at the waist. Men can’t do that…”
OPINION: Floating for Peace and Sanity
“We’ve had great reception from local peace activists, politicians, and people of faith…”
EDITORIAL: Recreation vs Shelter, Part Five
“Why are you concerning yourselves with a 20 acre parcel that has nothing at all to do with a reservoir?…”