Every two years, we elect one or two of our County commissioners, and each newly-formed Commission talks about roads, but struggles to solve the core problem…
Sandbags Available for Archuleta County Residents
Please bring your own shovels and be prepared to load your own vehicles…
Pagosa Peak Open School Celebrates ‘Performance Ranking’
“This single year of growth hitting the 75th percentile highlights the ongoing progress our students are making…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: Still Dreaming of Fusion
The first successful test of a thermonuclear bomb was conducted by the United States on November 1, 1952…
ESSAY: A Young Generation Living in Fear
Only 39% of Americans approve of Trump’s handling of immigration, according to a recent Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll…
Colorado Educators Can Get Homebuying Help Through New State Program
The Schools to Home program launched July 1 to provide assistance to educators and other public school employees who are first-time homebuyers…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Most Democracies Allow Mail Voting
There are plenty of countries who don’t have voting by mail on IDEA’s map. They’re just called authoritarian countries…
EDITORIAL: Higher Taxes Coming to Cloman Industrial Park? Part Two
I was told, for example, that government grants were used to install fiber optic cable throughout the Industrial Park a while back…
U.S. Supreme Court Blocks Trump Administration Restrictions on Mail Ballot Voting
“Today is a good day for democracy, the rule of law, and the American people looking to exercise their Constitutional right to vote…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: Shut Up and Talk!
I honestly haven’t noticed the absence of chatter in subway cars….
Majority of Coloradans Dislike AI, New Survey Finds
Two-thirds of Coloradans have an unfavorable opinion of artificial intelligence, with younger people the most strongly opposed to it…
Join Downtown Businesses at Sept. 19 ‘Sidewalk Sale’
With Colorfest bringing extra visitors downtown, this is a great opportunity to showcase your business, move end-of-season merchandise…
Archuleta County to Host ‘Waste Tires’ Event Sept. 25
The event aims to prevent mosquito breeding, eliminate fire hazards, and improve property values…
ESSAY: How 9/11 Changed Government Surveillance of Citizens, Part Two
“These surveillance measures have also eroded this idea that everyone should have an equal right to privacy…”
OPINION: Making Daylight Savings Time Permanent Makes No Sense
A funny thing happened on the way to changing the clocks: Farmers got blamed for Daylight Saving Time…
LETTER: Respect for Religious Differences, a Moral Imperative
“The central lesson that I have learned from the Holocaust is that we must never allow any people, any human group, to be excluded from our moral community…”
EDITORIAL: Higher Taxes Coming to Cloman Industrial Park? Part One
“Part of the reason for the special district is the lack of pavement in that big circle…” she stated…
Opponents Step Up to Oppose Proposition 81
As a constitutional amendment, it needs 55% of the vote to pass…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Pretty Damn Funny
I see in the news that the Republican Party held a two-day convention recently in Dallas, Texas — one of my all-time favorite cities…