If you lived in the United States through the pandemic, you were apparently twice as likely to die from getting the COVID-19 vaccine than you were from COVID itself…
Category: Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: The Smell of Hot Springs Water, Part One
“So, I think we have a valuable commodity here, and we’re not serving our utility well if we don’t increase the rates like we did for everyone else….”
EDITORIAL: Higher PAWSD Fees Coming Down the Pike?
The proposed fee increases on the wastewater side are much more severe…
EDITORIAL: First Unofficial Meeting of the Archuleta County Board of Health, Part Two
In another part of the budget, it appeared that ACPHD would be spending $684,000 more than they had coming in, in revenue…
Colorado Supreme Court Blocks Trump from 2024 Ballot
“A majority of the court holds that President Trump is disqualified from holding the office of President under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment…”
EDITORIAL: First Unofficial Meeting of the Archuleta County Board of Health, Part One
“Local public health agencies are required by the state of Colorado to complete a Community Health Assessment every five years…”
OPINION: In What Moral Universe?
My mother often cited the cliché, “two wrongs don’t make a right.” She was right, as usual…
EDITORIAL: The Ninja Warrior Housing Challenge, Part Three
The Town government already knew, in 2007, that housing was becoming a serious problem…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Retirement??
Being a Florida native, I’ve been around retirees my whole life…
EDITORIAL: The Ninja Warrior Housing Challenge, Part Two
“To ensure designs are unique, correctly priced, and can be replicated in locations throughout the region, PSCDC will award an initial $5,000 design stipend…”
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Who Won the GOP Debate? The Women of NewsNation
NewsNation doesn’t exactly have the name recognition and power of the big networks…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: The Social Media Land of Make Believe
I challenge anyone to read my collective writings (or talk to me) and then try to pidgeon-hole my “politics”…
OPINION: The Netanyahu-Led Government Was Born In Sin
The government operated like the mafia, with the most dangerous and power-hungry boss, Netanyahu, sitting at the helm…
EDITORIAL: The Ninja Warrior Housing Challenge, Part One
“Affordability is paramount to the success of this community project, and PSCDC will provide multiple economic incentives to help reduce costs…”
EDITORIAL: Archuleta County Assessor Explains the Property Tax Reductions
“So this work now is just a band-aid on a big open wound.” She laughed…
OPEN LETTER: To Our Pagosa Springs Gas Station Owners
In the last several months, while fuel prices have dropped considerably elsewhere, we have noticed that regular unleaded gasoline prices remained well above $4 per gallon…
EDITORIAL: Habitat and LPEA Cooperate to Electrify Everything, Part Two
“You can’t simply push power back into the grid. Power has qualities to it, right? We need 60 Hertz out of it; we need a certain voltage out of it…”
OPINION: The Pentagon Can’t Seem to Pass an Audit
Conservative lawmakers calling for cuts should start with the agency that can’t account for $1.9 trillion…
EDITORIAL : All We are Saying… is Give Peace a Chance, Part Three
In some cases, a rule or law may have been created to define acceptable behavior, and although no actual person was harmed, the rule was violated…