This morning, I was researching how inexpensive it would be to purchase a 2007 or 2008 Freightliner Dock Truck…
Category: Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: A Perfectly Good Little Town, Part Six
I awoke this morning, early, from a dream about Julie McCluskie. Actually, not about Julie McCluskie, the person, but about her name. “Julie McCluskie”…
EDITORIAL: A Perfectly Good Little Town, Part Five
“Tiny Home Villages may be served by a public sanitation district, by a centralized On-site Wastewater Treatment System (OWTS), or by individual OWTSs…”
OPINION: Prioritize Public Good on Public Lands
The Biden administration has heard what residents want on Bureau of Land Management lands: conservation…
LETTER: Disaffiliating Methodists
To date, over 6,000 US congregations have chosen to disaffiliate from the UMC, which constitutes 20% of the denomination in the U.S….
OPINION: ‘Wolf of Airbnb’ Pleads Guilty
Konrad Bicher has agreed to forfeit $1,740,407 and must also make restitution to victims in the amount of $1,985,251…
EDITORIAL: A Perfectly Good Little Town, Part Four
Apparently, things have gotten bad enough to make even the BOCC reconsider its beliefs…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: United Methodists, Better Together
In another meeting among congregants, it sounded more like those angry over losses in the 2020 election… were looking for revenge…
OPINION: The Dangers of ‘Lifestyle Creep’
It was that last example of Lifestyle Creep, that really caught my attention…
HMPRESENTLY: Delving Inside My Own Brain
That blood in my brain might get re-absorbed in the fluid surrounding my brain, which would be way cool, since a brain bleed can self-heal.…
EDITORIAL: July 15 is Deadline for Property Valuation Appeals
As I understand the appeals process, the Assessor or her staff will have a chance to review your appeal before it is sent to the CBOE…
EDITORIAL: A Perfectly Good Little Town, Part Three
So we have a curious situation. Workers, who were in their 20s in 1948, were already ‘mid-career’ when American wages began to stagnate…
OPINION: ‘303 Creative’ was a Fabricated Case with Real Consequences
In the annals of terrible Supreme Court decisions, the ‘303 Creative’ case validating discrimination against LGBTQ Americans will be listed as one of the worst…
EDITORIAL: A Perfectly Good Little Town, Part Two
I find it hard to believe that a store on Main Street can survive selling old discarded toys, license plates and kitchenware…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Some Thoughts About ‘Eugenics’
History abounds with examples of government officials making decisions based on bad ideas propounded by “experts”…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Who’s Quoting Hitler, and Stalin?
“Moms for Liberty” thankfully retracted the use of a quote, attributed to Hitler in a 1935 speech, which states, “He alone who owns the youth gains the future…”
EDITORIAL: Senator Hickenlooper Comes to Pagosa Springs, Part Four
“We can’t ignore the fact that we’ve got school teachers and firefighters… who are being priced out of our market…”
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Gold is a Devilish Sort of Thing, Part Two
The one thing you still can’t do, though, is present U.S. paper currency to the government in exchange for gold…
OPINION: Long-term Rent? Sell Your STR?
This morning, Travis walked his YouTube viewers through a few easy steps using Zillow…