How does a duplex get valued at half the price of a single-family home? Could this have something to do with a flood of wealthy vacation rental investors snapping up single-family homes?…
Category: Opinion/Letters
HMPRESENTLY: What’s the Differences?
When I was in school, I recall kids with differences being the victims of abuse, because of how they looked, or acted…
EDITORIAL: Opportunities to Work Together, on Problems… Part One
Cost of the pipeline would be maybe $4.5 million. Or so we were told…
EDITORIAL: A Few More Thoughts About Protesting Property Valuations, Part One
For example, I learned that the Assessor offers a helpful link in the left-hand column of her web page, called “2023 Reappraisal Comparable Sales”…
EDITORIAL: Schools of Choice, and the Cost Thereof, Part Five
It would be interesting to know how ASD is evaluating the possible benefits — and possible harms — from having police in the school buildings…
OPINION: Your Taxes, Funding Lobbyists in Denver
Leading the opposition to SB 213 was neither a gutsy grassroots crusade, nor a billionaire political player…
HMPRESENTLY: Ellipsis Journalism
“We try to go with someone who is familiar,” noted the official…
OPINION: Considering the ‘Commons’ in an Ecological Civilization
David made clear that he applies the terms “commons” and “communing” only to human systems. Non-human systems are far more complex…
EDITORIAL: Health Advisory Committee Gets Smaller
“One would think that having the word Advisory in our title would mean that there was an expectation that we would be able to Advise…”
EDITORIAL: Schools of Choice, and the Cost Thereof, Part Four
“Hansen began the session by introducing herself and explaining that she “has never lost” an election before asking the attendees to introduce themselves…”
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Memorial Day, 2023
Because some of the lies are about those who died in our war in Southeast Asia… this being a Memorial Day column… I’ll comment on those…
EDITORIAL: Schools of Choice, and the Cost Thereof, Part Three
When the Pagosa Charter School Initiative began writing its charter application in 2016, we understood some of the major challenges we were facing…
HMPRESENTLY: I’ll Get Back to You On That…
I’m watching TV, because thinking about all the serious things, I can’t get to sleep… and, on the telly, as the British also say, there’s an old Seinfeld show…
LETTER: Open Letter to the Archuleta County Assessor
I have submitted our personal property valuation protest with your office….
EDITORIAL: Schools of Choice, and the Cost Thereof, Part Two
When Governor Jared Folis ordered schools closed in March 2020, teachers and administrators scrambled to set up systems for online instruction…
OPINION: U.S. Supreme Court Guts Clean Water Act Protections
Siding with polluters, the Supreme Court turned back the clock 50 years gutting Clean Water Act protections for communities, fish, and wildlife…
EDITORIAL: Schools of Choice, and the Cost Thereof, Part One
The Wednesday, May 17, meeting of the PPOS Board of Directors was a bit unusual, in that it marked the final meeting for Board President Ursala Hudson…
EDITORIAL: Fear of Filing
I asked both writers if they would be willing to share their concerns and ideas with Daily Post readers…
HMPRESENTLY: Gotta Get Some Positivity Going
Recalling my decades in media relations, I was wondering what I might have done, in similar circumstances…