“One of the biggest thing that will impact that aging demographic, are services and amenities that will allow them to ‘age in place’…”
Category: Opinion/Letters
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…
EDITORIAL: Big Spenders at Town Hall? Part Three
There’s more than one way to skin a cat… but municipal governments don’t always choose the sharpest knife…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Atheists at a Prayer Vigil
There is something fundamentally wrong with a legal system that would allow such a lawsuit to even be considered in the first place…
LETTER: Appreciation for Secretary Haaland, for Changing Federal Place Names
By removing offensive place names, we are creating a more inclusive and respectful community…
EDITORIAL: Big Spenders at Town Hall? Part Two
“During the Study period, Pagosa Springs has experienced an increase in vacation home stock, declining permanent resident occupancy, rising rents and home prices…”
HMPRESENTLY: Suddenly Cyclonic
We’d never felt the force of nature, quite like that bomb cyclone… it just kept going, whipping big trees all around, and dumping torrential rain…
OPINION: Blowing Out the Candles, on Iraq
Indeed, as I wander in the desert of political abstraction, I find my belief in and connection to journalism — to writing itself — starting to disintegrate…
EDITORIAL: Big Spenders at Town Hall? Part One
“On February 27, 2023 the Town Council directed staff to negotiate the purchase of 3.46 acres of vacant land located at the SE corner of the intersection of the San Juan River and Hwy 160…”
BIG PIVOTS: Water Challenges on the Republican River
Climate scientists issue their latest, stern warning while farmers in Colorado’s Republican River Basin grapple with how to be sustainable…
EDITORIAL: Different Perspectives on Pagosa’s Water Future, Part Four
I suppose we can understand the attraction of hamster wheels. Hamsters just like to run, and they don’t really care whether they are getting anywhere…
EDITORIAL: Different Perspectives on Pagosa’s Water Future, Part Three
The SJWCD board also voted to endorse the application of two new prospective board members, Robert Hagberg and Chuck Riehm…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Due Process and the Constitution
“We now hold that the suppression by the prosecution of evidence favorable to an accused … violates due process…”
OPINION: “Defend the Fens” Launches Against Dam Proposals in Colorado’s High Country
“The proposals to destroy these fens and their unique ancient attributes must be countered with an aggressive fight….”
OPINION: Lessons from the Forest
Countless communities struggle to implement great ideas for making their cities great because of fear about how people might respond…
EDITORIAL: Different Perspectives on Pagosa’s Water Future, Part Two
We learned that the Town government does not want to be involved in building or managing a rafting put-in on the Running Iron Ranch property…
EDITORIAL: Different Perspectives on Pagosa’s Water Future, Part One
The current snow pack in the San Juan Mountains is promising full Pagosa Springs reservoirs this spring. In fact, they are already practically full…