He sometimes pieces songs together, writing in notebooks, while sitting under a big shade tree…
Category: Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: Bridge Over Troubled Water, Part Three
In 1966, the Tribe elected a young leader, Leonard Burch, as Chairman of the Southern Ute Indian Tribal Council…
OPINION: Explaining the LPEA Bylaws Amendment
This bylaw change also tries to clear up inconsistences in the current LPEA bylaws…
EDITORIAL: Bridge Over Troubled Water, Part Two
“I will invite you to my house… and I will invite the Tribe to my house… and we’ll have a sit down…”
EDITORIAL: Information Overload During the Public Health Transition Process
Sitting in the room and listening to the presentations given to the Advisory Committee, I found myself feeling slightly depressed…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: My Appreciation for the Pagosa Daily Post
In addition to coverage of local government, the Daily Post affords the opportunity for us columnists to pontificate to its readers…
EDITORIAL: Bridge Over Troubled Water, Part One
“I think it was a hasty decision based on trying to hold us hostage for a lack of communication by your staff and with the Southern Ute Tribe…”
HMPRESENTLY: Diametrically Different Hopes
People walking by a freshly-planted garden, along the front of a small shop, where I’d parked my car the other day, couldn’t miss seeing several handwritten signs…
OPINION: The Most Dangerous American Cities
So why might we “think” New York City and Atlanta are the most dangerous cities?
EDITORIAL: Improvements to the Town’s Land Use Code? Part Six
We either pay now, or our children and grandchildren pay later…
OPINION: An Important Task Pagosa High School Students Could Embrace
Maybe someday, one of these same students would choose to return to our local community with a Bachelor’s degree in business — with a focus on urban planning…
EDITORIAL: Improvements to the Town’s Land Use Code? Part Five
“I think everyone is in agreement, that the more we can be creative with our housing choices, the more flexibility and options we have…”
HMPRESENTLY: AI May Be Quick & Smart… But Does it Have Character?
You can bet those tech folks, working on AI, are pretty sharp. But can AI ever really be like an engaging, old screen door, with pleasing, old character?
OPINION: ‘Upzoning’ Won’t Fix Our Housing Crisis… But Do It Anyway
You can change your zoning code to legalize smaller multi-family projects… but who is going to build them?
EDITORIAL: Improvements to the Town’s Land Use Code? Part Four
Needless to say, there’s been a slight delay in finishing this project, started in 2020. The Town Community Development Department has been busy with other important things…
OPINION: Jackson Mountain Decision Was Good for Wildlife
“The trails on Jackson Mountain are illegal trails, and we’re not asking people to not be allowed to use the forest, but we are trying to preserve the most important areas…”
EDITORIAL: Improvements to the Town’s Land Use Code? Part Three
Okay. So do we have any builders represented?… Bob Hart was the member originally [representing the construction industry] and he’s not there any more. So I was just wondering…”
BIG PIVOTS: Electric Cooperatives and the Big Bad Wolf
Highley wants them to be wary of turbulence ahead. The theme of the two-day gathering was “resiliency.” And, of course, Tri-State is resilient….
READY, FIRE, AIM: Pledging True Allegiance to His Majesty
According to the British media, the folks organizing the May 6 coronation have invited King Charles’ new subjects to cry out their ‘true allegiance’ to the king…