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The voters can figure it out
Who convinced you this was a good idea? How does this make you look? A plan surfaced last week in which a petition would be circulated in Pagosa Springs, countering…
Do something for them
Last week’s tragedy in Connecticut brings in its wake widespread sorrow and compassion, and deep concern on the part of sensible people about a situation that seems out of control,…
Helping others, a holiday tradition
It’s a season when attention turns to charity, to the needs of friends and neighbors. It’s the season when the injunction to treat others as you would be treated, to…
Bring everything into the light
Elected officials need a reminder now and then: Public business must be conducted in public. It is the law. Doing business in public is not a magnanimous gesture made by…
Strange bedfellows on a bridge
Politics — and pot — make for strange bedfellows. The American political landscape is divided along partisan lines, with ideological opponents locked in battle and no quarter given. Partisanship poisons…
What did you expect to happen?
News in The SUN last week highlights a problem that has been growing for several years in Pagosa Springs. Government by committee. Last week, we learned the future of a…
The wrong kind of promise
You can’t buy votes. It’s against the law in Colorado to promise payment or contributions to an elector. No matter how subtle the offer. “1-13-720. Unlawfully giving or promising money…
It’s time to stay in the cave
It’s that time of the year. School is back in session, the kids are in class and a familiar beast is sure to rear its ugly head. The parent beast…
Democracy in the balance
This space has been used many times to exhort Pagosans, particularly young residents, to register to vote and to exercise the right. We continue to do so, with an Oct.…
Non-profits do some heavy lifting
When it comes to nonprofits doing some heavy lifting in Pagosa Country, the list is long. Delete the familiar organizations that tend to the needs of individuals and specific groups,…
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