Why did San Juan County, NM, report 44,000 COVID cases per 100,000 population, when neighboring La Plata County, CO reported only 29,000…?
Category: Opinion/Letters
HMPRESENTLY: A Weighty, Perhaps Amusing, Statistic?
“Just hearing it on audio and coming from our elected officials’ mouths in a meeting, it made my stomach turn…”
EDITORIAL: A Love/Hate Relationship With Data, Part Three
According to Mr. Uzunian’s slide show, 90% of the world’s data has been created in the past two years, and only 0.5% of the world’s data has been analyzed…
OPINION: How Colorado Newsrooms Are (or Aren’t) Using ChatGPT
This week, I asked ChatGPT to flag any inconsistencies with Associated Press style for news writing…
HMPRESENTLY: All of a Sudden… Goodness?
How will I continue welcoming goodness into my life, if I’m not slamming the door on current events?
OPINION: The Special Importance of the 53rd Earth Day
This raises the question: “Can we navigate fast enough the seemingly impossible transformational changes that a viable human future requires?”
EDITORIAL: A Love/Hate Relationship With Data, Part Two
SpaceX launched Starship, the world’s tallest and most powerful rocket, for the first time yesterday, April 20…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: The Fall of Byzantium
The vets of that base were the sort who encourage others to join the military. No more!
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…