We humans experience a certain sense of satisfaction when our expectations are met, especially if we’ve been waiting for a good while…
EDITORIAL: The Education Pendulum, Part One
We recognize, however, that through the long history of public education in America, young people typically entered the teaching profession for altruistic reasons…
EDITORIAL: History and Excess, Part Four
So at least part of the historical problem seems under control, thanks to a total investment of state and local tax revenues of about $579,000…
EDITORIAL: History and Excess, Part Three
The landscaping around the house consisted of patches of weedy lawn when we bought the place in 1993. It now features numerous maturing trees…
Colorado Woman Wins $50,000 Settlement After Appearing Topless in Public
After receiving the summons, she filed a formal complaint with the City… and hired an lawyer: civil rights attorney David Lane…
EDITORIAL: History and Excess, Part Two
If the County had been willing to sell their (historic) Courthouse, it might have helped solve their serious budget shortfall, while also facilitating a key development…
READY, FIRE, AIM: A Business-Friendly Approach to Zombies
“An awful lot of adults see these zombie movies and TV shows and think zombies are frightening…”
EDITORIAL: History and Excess, Part One
The Town Historic Preservation Board continues to monitor the development of our community, with an eye to preserving buildings of historic importance…
EDITORIAL: A Gravel Question
“The people who are moving to Pagosa Springs don’t understand how important gravel is…”
EDITORIAL: Open Season for Budgets
Numerous other local taxpayer-funded entities are currently going through their budget processes. Or so it would appear…
EDITORIAL: Pagosa Springs, Refreshingly Blighted… Part Two
“Look at us,” the magazines seemed to be shouting, “we provide the same high-quality visitor experience as Telluride, Aspen and Vail!…”
EDITORIAL: Pagosa Springs, Refreshingly Blighted… Part One
After spending over $1 million trying to figure out the best way to increase tourism in Archuleta County, the Town Tourism Committee had still not come up with a truly exciting “branding” idea…
READY, FIRE, AIM: It’s a Dog’s Life
I’m not sure what kind of glasses would be appropriate for a dog, but I suspect he would look distinguished in black frames…
EDITORIAL: Icebergs of Ignorance, Part Four
Four of the seven Town Council members on Tuesday evening took Mr. Dickhoff’s assessment of the vacant property adjacent to the Springs Resort as a valid “Conditions Survey”…
EDITORIAL: Icebergs of Ignorance, Part Three
I counted about 100 people in the audience at last night’s Pagosa Springs Town Council meeting at the Ross Aragon Community Center…
Proposition CC Defeated; Colorado Still Loves TABOR Protections
“This is a mandate to the state legislature that they damn well better start prioritizing roads and education without raising our taxes…”
EDITORIAL: Icebergs of Ignorance, Part Two
Does the Town Council know about the corruption that often accompanies URA projects, as time goes by?
EDITORIAL: Icebergs of Ignorance, Part One
Many people have written about this “Iceberg of Ignorance” concept, and some have suggested that the situation is unavoidable…
EDITORIAL: Can Rural America Be Saved? Part Five
I will go out on a limb and suggest that our Pagosa Springs leadership has been paddling frantically in the same direction for the past 20 years…