Three years later, they have found themselves unable to fully cooperate in spending a meager $100,000 on this massive problem…
Category: News/Politics
EDITORIAL: Unsatisfied Minds, Part Three
We all know that our schools could — in theory — provide a better education than what is currently being provided…
EDITORIAL: Unsatisfied Minds, Part Two
So about $4.7 million per year in new taxes, between the two government proposals. That comes to about $390 per year for every man, woman and child…
EDITORIAL: Unsatisfied Minds, Part One
Pagosa Springs has a much improved downtown, compared to 75 years ago, in terms of business activity and amenities that serve both locals and visitors…
EDITORIAL: Archuleta County Heading Back to the Ballot with Same Jail Proposal?
“I know that we had our differences last year, but we would really appreciate your support going forward on this…”
EDITORIAL: Quitting the County, Part Four
On June 25, the Joint Strategic Priorities Funding Advisory Group voted unanimously to award ‘up to $50,000’ to the Archuleta County Housing Authority…
PRIMARY ELECTION: Polis. Stapleton. Mitsch Bush. White.
Colorado concluded its 2018 Primary Election yesterday — the state’s first primary election that allowed Unaffiliated voters to participate…
EDITORIAL: Quitting the County, Part Three
Politics. As slow as molasses and just as frustrating. But a single politician can make the process even more frustrating…
EDITORIAL: Quitting the County, Part Two
““This article explores whether common negative stereotypes of public employees are consistent with the descriptive and empirical literature comparing public and private employees….”
EDITORIAL: Quitting the County, Part One
But maybe, nowadays, Americans don’t feel the same loyalty to their jobs, and to the community they live in?
EDITORIAL: The High Cost of Less Water, Part Three
But somewhere between Mother Nature’s gifts from the sky, and your water tap, the cost of less water has become higher and higher…
EDITORIAL: The High Cost of Less Water, Part One
According to my pocket calculator, PAWSD has theoretical diversion rights equal to about 10 times the amount of water they need, per year. In a good year…
EDITORIAL: Special Treatment, Part Two
“Is it the job of the Town Council to forever provide taxpayer subsidies to this one private corporation?…”
EDITORIAL: Special Treatment, Part One
But what, exactly, is the relationship between the private corporation known as the “Geothermal Greenhouse Partnership” and the taxpayers of Pagosa Springs?
Fast-Moving Wildfire Near Durango Prompts Evacuations
Approximately 825 residences had been evacuated by evening; 750 residences were under pre-evacuation notices…
Town Election Adds Term Limits, Eliminates Districts
The Town of Pagosa Springs (unofficially) finalized its mail-ballot election on Tuesday, April 3 and the town’s voters elected two Council members — write-in candidates READ MORE
CORRECTION: Town Council Meeting to be Held on Wednesday, Apr. 4
Yesterday in my Editor’s Note, I mistakenly referred to the Pagosa Springs Town Council meeting as being scheduled on Tuesday (today) April 3…
VIDEO: Sen. Gardner Reacts to Session’s Marijuana Memo
“Reports that the Justice Department will rescind their current policy on legal marijuana enforcement are extremely alarming…”
ELECTION RESULTS: November 7, 2017
As we see in the unofficial results, Ballot Issue 1A was rejected by a small margin…
