The vets of that base were the sort who encourage others to join the military. No more!
Category: Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: A Love/Hate Relationship With Data, Part One
The afternoon work session was open to the public, and was led by local consultants Natasha Bruss and Ashley Wilson…
HMPRESENTLY: Goddammit!
Your favorite baseball team is four runs behind in the bottom of the ninth inning, and there are two outs…
EDITORIAL: Pagosa School Threats, Explained, Part Four
This is only a small part of the whole story, however… if we’re talking about how dangerous America is, for young people…
EDITORIAL: Pagosa School Threats, Explained, Part Three
Ms. Miller also wondered if law enforcement would “show up, if there were an issue?” Chief Rockensock replied, “Absolutely… anyone we have, is going to be coming…”
OPINION: County STR Decisions Would Benefit from Mapping Tools
Mr. Woodman noted that there are a significant number of non-permitted STRs in the county…
EDITORIAL: Pagosa School Threats, Explained, Part Two
“We dedicate a considerable amount of resources and effort and time, to make sure your kiddos have individual teachers who connect with them…”
EDITORIAL: Pagosa School Threats, Explained, Part One
“But that was something that just shook our world. Columbine shook our world. And out of Columbine came a lot of protocols…”
EDITORIAL: Solving Pagosa’s Child Care Shortage, Part Four
The other day at the Ruby Sisson Library, I found one of my favorite books on the “Free Books” shelf by the front door…
EDITORIAL: Some Confusion Around Public Health, Part Three
The new Public Health Department’s primary water quality responsibility will involve individual On-site Wastewater Treatment Systems…
HMPRESENTLY: Magical Self-Organized Childhood Moments
We were producing and directing dramas, and comedies, and adventures, sharing ideas and concepts, sometimes rehearsing roles we might play…
LETTER: Considering Vacation Rental Density Caps
No doubt, vacation rentals offer a lodging option that can bolster tourism. That’s not, however, a reason to dismiss residents’ requests for limits…
OPINION: Red Flag Laws and Fentanyl Deaths
Given 74% of NRA members agree with such universal background checks, it’s a common gun law to shoot for this year in Congress…
EDITORIAL: Some Confusion Around Public Health, Part Two
The two boards discussed, for example, the resolution that had appeared on the BOCC’s April 4 agenda…
EDITORIAL: Solving Pagosa’s Child Care Shortage, Part Three
We understand what educators generally mean when they talk about ‘succeeding in school’…
EDITORIAL: Archuleta County Coroner, Brandon Bishop, Resigns
“I think it’s also important, working in this realm, it’s a total disservice if we do not give preference to an applicant that has recent experience…”
HMPRESENTLY: Thinking About ‘TOOT’
Could something like TOOT suggest various politicians’ thinking, on any number of things?
EDITORIAL: Some Confusion Around Public Health, Part One
In connection with that question, we have certain services that a county public health department is required to provide, according to Colorado law…
EDITORIAL: Solving Pagosa’s Child Care Shortage, Part One
This landmark program is estimated to save Colorado parents an average of $6,000 a year, by subsidizing up to 15 hours per week of preschool tuition…