We have a perpetual problem, here in Pagosa. Lack of transparency, too many secret meetings, and too many rushed decisions that open, public discussion could have greatly improved…
EDITORIAL: The Secrets of the Sewer Pipeline, Part Two
I really respect John Bozek… and when he asked repeatedly to view the IGA, many months in advance, and was never given a chance to review the document, I think that was a loss for all of us…
EDITORIAL: The Secrets of the Sewer Pipeline, Part One
Good question. Why are the taxpayers now being asked to fork out another $600,000? Is there no end to this mess?
HUMOR: Don’t Blame Columbus
In 1492 Christopher Columbus, and a crew consisting largely of sailors forced into service by the Spanish Crown, sailed happily off on a trip to the East Indies in three borrowed boats…
EDITORIAL: Life & Death in the Rural West, Part Two
“It’s like, people would be crazy not to do it, if they had any question about whether their property was in jeopardy…”
EDITORIAL: Life & Death in the Rural West, Part One
By 7:40pm, there were 73 people and four aircraft working the fire…
HUMOR: Doing Math in Public is Not a Crime
To make matters worse, the crime rate in Colorado has been steadily improving over the past 10 years, while math scores in our public schools have been slowly getting worse and worse…
HUMOR: Wrong, Again…
A misstatement if I’ve ever heard one. Yes, I have been wrong… and I’ve always been happy to admit it when I am wrong…
HUMOR: Get a College Degree; Live a Long, Boring Life
Now, four well-educated researchers hailing from the University of Colorado Denver, New York University, and the University of North Carolina have used old, worn-out statistics in an entirely new way to prove that a lack of education can be deadly…
HUMOR: The Biological Truth Your Brain Doesn’t Have the Guts to Admit
Democracy is destiny, biologically speaking, and we are totally outnumbered. You are not in control of your thoughts, nor of your body…
HUMOR: The Statistics the Water Districts Didn’t Mention
By 2100, we will have 113,000 part-time residents, mostly from Texas, California and Pendleton, Oregon….
ESSAY: What the EPA Really Said About Fracking
If you read the EPA draft Executive Summary, you may reach the same conclusion that I’ve come to. Fracking does not always poison drinking water supplies. Fracking does, in some cases, poison drinking water supplies…
EDITORIAL: A Few Idle Thoughts About a Housing Crisis, Part Five
Read Part One Let’s take this statement at face value, for the sake of argument: Governments can use their taxpayer revenues to somehow subsidize affordable READ MORE
EDITORIAL: A Few Idle Thoughts About a Housing Crisis, Part Four
‘But the reality of my profession is, that I come to my housing situation with an enormous student debt burden. Which means that I can’t afford to buy a home…’
EDITORIAL: A Few Idle Thoughts About a Housing Crisis, Part Three
So the final 2007 Chaffee County Housing Needs Assessment went, essentially, nowhere. As Mr. Reimer explained it, Chaffee County would need to fund a new Housing Needs Assessment in order to qualify for government grants…
EDITORIAL: A Few Idle Thoughts About a Housing Crisis, Part Two
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…
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: Precious Cargo, Part Five
Since the 1980s, however, the growing homeschooling movement in America has led to a situation where older, school age children — age 5 through 18 — are being educated for their entire childhood within the Family System…