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This coming March 28 th , I will experience the end of the first year living without my wife - Susan. A year ago, I could not put three words together to express just how much she meant to me, and what a wonderful person she was. While my emotions continue to over-whelm my ability to speak the words, I recently learned my daughter, Rafferty, will have a baby this coming September, and that prompts me to write a eulogy so that child might know Susan as I do. You sheltered me from harm Kept me warm….Kept me warm You gave my life to me Set me free….Set me free The finest years I ever knew Were all the years I had with you Susan so wanted to be a grandmother. She put away books, toys, videos, and other things her grandchildren would need and want. She had been so successful as a mother, a wife, and caring person to all who knew her, being a grandmother would have come naturally to her. She was devoted to her friends, and generous with her time for others. She was like a secon...

Last time I weighed-in with an article in the Daily Post was in response to articles posted by Teddy Herzog and Bill Hudson following the closure of the downtown City Market. They were optimistic for the long term, which ran counter to basic economic models for rural communities taking place for a generation. My fear at the time was that this community would compromise it’s future to jump start the economy in the short term - a fear now playing out. In response to pressure brought to bear from public, government and private sources the Pagosa Water and Sewer District (“PAWSD”), Archuleta County and the Town of Pagosa Springs all re-structured fee schedules on the assumption it jump-start local development. These fees were established based on empirical data, research and public hearings/input; reducing, suspending and forgiving them has not had the same justification. This window of opportunity enticed at least one project to come forward - the Siebel Senior Living Development P...