Ironic, isn’t it, this retribution thing, with Democratic politicians, back in the past, and currently, with Republican politicians?
Category: Opinion/Letters
EDITORIAL: The Peaceful Transfer of Power, Part Five
Hoarding is a fascinating aspect of human character, not exclusive to any particular sex; hoarders can be men, or women. Or people in a gender transition..
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: ‘Show Me the Man, I’ll Show You the Crime’, Part Two
A fundamental principle of criminal law is that a citizen can not even be accused of, let alone convicted of, a crime that does not exist…
HMPRESENTLY: Lots of A.I. and Some Compassion, Too
There was in the aftermath of one of the tornadoes that struck a number of states recently, including Mississippi, some news about a small town…
BOOKS: The Tao of Taro
Penny herself, in an introductory essay, told about Taro as a little boy. On his first day of pre-school, for instance…
EDITORIAL: The Peaceful Transfer of Power, Part Four
Simone de Beauvoir’s book was written near the end of World War II, during which a considerable amount of violence was on display…
EDITORIAL: Town Council Thinks Twice About a Real Estate Purchase
“I don’t believe the cost for this property is going to be only the $1.25 million…”
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: ‘Show Me the Man, I’ll Show You the Crime’, Part One
There is a joke among criminal law practitioners that an unscrupulous prosecutor can manipulate a grand jury to “indict a ham sandwich”…
EDITORIAL: The Peaceful Transfer of Power, Part Three
Mme. de Beauvoir attended a Catholic school as a child, but came to reject Christianity in her teens, and lived out the rest of her life as an atheist…
EDITORIAL: The Peaceful Transfer of Power, Part Two
I probably ought to shift gears, and report on that meeting, considering what might happen today at the Archuleta Board of County Commissioners meeting…
OPINION: Wild Horses vs Cattle, and Why the Difference Matters
A herd of cattle that have devastated the landscape east of Fall Creek on the south side of Copco Road in California…
EDITORIAL: The Peaceful Transfer of Power, Part One
The Archuleta County Public Health Department Transitional Advisory Committee will meet this morning at 9am, at the County Administration Building…
LETTER: A Fun Way to Support a Local Author
Are you aware that one of your fellow Pagosans is involved in a fun competition to help raise money for our very own Pagosa Library expansion?
HMPRESENTLY: That ‘Effing’ Word…
Fantasies can be really enticing, except when realities come barging in…
EDITORIAL: Designing a Healthy Public Health Department
But is our nation’s health care sector really facing a massive shortage of health care professionals?
EDITORIAL: Big Spenders at Town Hall? Part Six
“One of the biggest thing that will impact that aging demographic, are services and amenities that will allow them to ‘age in place’…”
EDITORIAL: Big Spenders at Town Hall? Part Five
“So for a single adult, to live here, just meeting their needs, would need to make about $39,700 a year. When you add children to the mix, it jumps substantially…”
OPINION: Breaking the Dairy Industry Monopoly in the Public Schools
But there’s one big hitch: a high percentage of the kids getting nutrition assistance — perhaps even a majority — suffer from lactose intolerance…
EDITORIAL: Big Spenders at Town Hall? Part Four
As I mentioned before, I was personally very disappointed by this breakdown…