What has changed since 2010? If Dry Gulch was a boondoggle then, what has changed to make it a good idea in 2017?
EDITORIAL: The Zombie Reservoir Rears its Ugly Head, Part Two
“No, it’s not good news. There’s still a window of opportunity, to get them to turn this thing around, but it would be a long shot…”
EDITORIAL: The Zombie Reservoir Rears its Ugly Head, Part One
“I consider myself an informed person. I’m a County commissioner. I was intimately involved in the first Dry Gulch deal….”
HUMOR: The Flood
Well, gosh. I didn’t know President Trump had been counting on me in the first place. Nobody tells me about this stuff, until it’s too late…
HUMOR: The Smell of Global Warming
“It has been pretty conclusively proven that the earth is undergoing a period of surprisingly intense global warming…”
Town Seeking Applicants for Vacant Council Seat
After serving on the Council for just over seven months following her appointment last September, Ms. Anderson changed her residence and moved outside the District 1 boundaries…
Pagosa Charter School Announces School Director Finalist
Pagosa Peak Open School has announced its finalist for the School Director position: educator James Lewicki…
EDITORIAL: The Rezoning of Aspen Village, Part Three
The solution he proposed closely resembled the solutions that have been promoted by the Archuleta County Affordable Housing Workgroup over the past nine months: a mix of small single-family homes, townhomes and apartments…
EDITORIAL: The Rezoning of Aspen Village, Part Two
Limiting the Enclave development to townhomes and single-family only — as recommended by the Town Planning Commission — simply makes the development less likely to address the most pressing housing needs in the community…
EDITORIAL: The Rezoning of Aspen Village, Part One
With that curious little U.S. Post Office policy in mind, we might look at the 45 property owners who received notices of the meeting…
Special School Board Meeting Today, Friday, to Discuss Charter School
Readers might notice that the Pagosa Peak announcement mentions a possible face-to-face discussion between the charter school board and the Archuleta School Board…
EDITORIAL: Valentine’s Day for the Charter School? Part Three
This decision by the Archuleta School Board, to make no decision, pretty much guarantees that the Pagosa Peak Open School will be unable to open its doors as planned…
EDITORIAL: Valentine’s Day for the Charter School? Part One
Relationships are complicated. We understand that. The two parties will always have conflicting desires, along with their shared goals…
EDITORIAL: The Bare Necessities and Why We Lack Them, Part Three
As you look at this drawing, I would ask you to consider the fact that the community of Pagosa Springs already has two functioning courtrooms…
EDITORIAL: ‘Bridge to Nowhere’ Goes Nowhere
“I mean, our goal in doing the development thing to begin with is, we want downtown to work. It will take a lot for us to do either Sketch Plan A or Sketch Plan B…”
ESSAY: The Gift
What is an old house? Is it a capital investment meant to be sold, perhaps at a profit?
OBITUARY: Clarissa Rizal
She was a highly respected cultural leader and a multi-talented artist who contributed to the revival and perpetuation of Chilkat and Ravenstail ceremonial blanket weaving…
EDITORIAL: Fidel Castro’s Health Care Legacy
Dr. Blumenthal’s essay grew out of his visit to Cuba earlier this month. In it, he examines Cuba’s investments in primary care and public health and their impact on the health of the population…
New Charter School Gets School Board Approval
The conditions stipulated by the ASD School Board include a requirement that the yet-to-be-formed Pagosa Peak Open School board of directors raise an additional $175,000 in grants and donations during their first year in operation…