The rights of spring

It’s spring, time for regeneration, the birth of new things. Who doesn’t

like spring? A silly question since, as this small town proves again

and again, there are people who, for the worst and least of reasons, dislike many things. Despite this, now is a time that allows positive thoughts and feelings to emerge in concert with a change of season.

At the tipping point

With the resignation Monday of Town Manager Mark Garcia, he and the town stand on the brink of further change. Lest rumor get too out of control (as it is wont to do lately) it should be noted that Garcia’s departure is not unusual in the universe of town and county managers. It happens regularly and provides, in fact, an opportunity to move on in a positive fashion. For everyone concerned.

Have we had enough?

When are we going to wake up and say we’ve had enough, and do something about it? When will we stop regarding the erosion of our privacy, our rights, our livelihoods, our futures and those of our children and grandchildren as if it is a televised docudrama or a video game on the Internet, and put a stop to this decline? Next November, perhaps?

A big improvement

News out of last week’s meeting of the Pagosa Springs Town Council is encouraging. There is at least one big downtown capital improvement project planned and, when finished, it will greatly enhance the area.