In 2007, more than 8 out of 10 people thought our community — as it currently existed — was a ‘good.’ or even ‘excellent,’ place to live…
Category: News/Politics
EDITORIAL: A Few Idle Thoughts About a Housing Crisis, Part One
The resulting 2008 report written by EPS noted that, in 2005, Archuleta County had a grand total of about 6,100 jobs…
School Board Looks at Next Year’s Budget, Part One
Amendment 23 isn’t the only constitutional provision that applies to the state budget. Among other things, the constitution requires a balanced state budget every year…
EDITORIAL: In and Out of Hot Water, Part Two
‘This is Pagosa’s little version of “Too Big to Fail.” We all have too much invested in it, emotionally; we all have too much money invested in it…’
Pagosa Charter School Group Celebrates Initial Planning Grant
With the funds from the Stage 1 Grant, our group plans to send each of our board members to at least one successful Colorado charter school to get a good picture of what is out there in terms of innovative public schools…
PAWSD Conjures $357 Million Project in Dry Gulch, Part Six
Then, perhaps we could put the proposed Dry Gulch project on the back burner for another ten to twenty years…
PAWSD Conjures $357 Million Project in Dry Gulch, Part Five
It put my mind at ease that the PAWSD water conservation expert thought there was room for improvement…
PAWSD Conjures $357 Million Project in Dry Gulch, Part Four
At last week’s presentation, however, the mysterious “safety supply margin” had inexplicably grown…
PAWSD Conjures $357 Million Project in Dry Gulch, Part Three
The PAWSD Board of Directors apparently have the power to levy almost any fee they desire…
PAWSD Conjures $357 Million Project in Dry Gulch, Part Two
The slide was intended to imply the future of Pagosa Springs, but was actually a photo of Las Vegas, Nevada…
DRY GULCH: Fred’s Fraud?
‘Defendant Schmidt has engaged in other acts which showed his disposition to act fraudulently…’