The tradition continues and the Fairgrounds are packed with activities the entire weekend…
EDITORIAL: Data Centers in Pagosa Springs? Part Five
Their letter comes in the wake of a recent incident in which AI systems from OpenAI “broke out of their testing environment and hacked into the tech startup Hugging Face….”
UPDATE JULY 31: Rio Blanco Fire
Challenges include the terrain, especially in Archuleta Canyon, and fuels, which include some extremely drought-stressed and insect-killed stands of spruce and fir…
Colorado Democratic Legislators Eyeing a Supermajority in 2027
All of the districts the committee wants to flip and protect involved some of the closest races in the 2024 election…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Taking on the Annoyance Economy
I didn’t know we even had an Annoyance Economy until I read this PDF…
EVIL MISTRESS: A Lifelong Affair with Music, Part 30
In 2010 I was asked by my friends Lisa Saunders and Bill Hudson to join their groovin’ little dance band…
Colorado School District Sues Trump Administration Over Funding Cuts
The lawsuit cited a recent ruling from the Colorado Supreme Court that said Children’s Hospital Colorado cannot stop offering care to transgender children…
Early Childhood Presentation at Democratic Club Luncheon, August 5
Finding quality day care and preschools for the 5-and-under crowd is a challenge everywhere…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: America Shifts on Transgender and Marriage Issues
Mainline Protestants have increased their support for gay marriage over the last 20 years from 32% to 78%…
Pagosa UU Considers ‘Radical Hospitality’
The question might be, how do we receive strangers, people who appear different from us in any way?
UPDATE: Rio Blanco Fire at 440 Acres on Wednesday
The Valle Seco Road (NFSR 653) and all spur roads are closed to the public…
EDITORIAL: Data Centers in Pagosa Springs? Part Four
“Until there are reasonable regulations on AI that protect us, we need a national moratorium…”
OPINION: Forests Need Fire, But Forestry Makes It Work
Human intervention has always been part of the mosaic of healthy forests, with fire doing much of the work of thinning and clearing overly dense stands of trees…
THEATRE: This Week on the Thingamajig Stage
A theatre company in a small mountain community survives because that community decides it should. Year after year, Pagosa Springs has made that decision…
‘We Are Healers’ Helps Native Students Enter Healthcare
Originally focused in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest, We Are Healers is expanding into Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado…
OPINION: Trump Administration Policies are Decimating Habitat and Hunting
“This administration has systematically removed protections from over 100 million acres of public lands and waters…”
LIBRARY NEWS: Planning for Our Finished Library
It’s been a long, hard year and at long last we are entering into the final weeks of our 12-month construction project…
ARCHULETA SENIORS: Stretching Your Retirement Income
For homebound seniors, Meals on Wheels provide healthy meals delivered directly to the home, promoting both nutrition and independence…
HEALTHY ARCHULETA: ‘Growing Together’ in Pagosa Springs
Laughter, warmth, and the irresistible aroma of scrumptious food filled the room at our recent volunteer engagement event…