“And I feel like it’s very unfortunate, because here we have two organizations really working against each other…”
Colorado Health Insurance Premiums Expected to Increase by 10%
“Despite the loss of the enhanced premium tax credits, we are doing everything we can to keep health insurance prices down…”
ESSAY: Who Needs a Library These Days?
Libraries offer so much more than books. Our Ruby Sisson Library’s precious resource is our librarians…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Older Men Almost Single-Handedly Keeping the Beef Industry Alive
Maybe the younger generation knows something about the planet’s future that the rest of us are ignoring?
ARCHULETA SENIORS: A Certain Kind of Magic
Photo by Jeff Laydon, Pagosa Photography. There is a certain kind of magic in watching a community put on its finest gowns, suits and masks READ MORE
‘Waste Tires’ Collection Event Tomorrow, Friday, Sept. 25
A maximum of 9 tires per vehicle will be accepted at the ‘Waste Tires’ collection event tomorrow, Friday, September 25 from 9am to 4pm…
LIBRARY NEWS: Craft and Hobby Database Marks Makerspace Opening
Craft and Hobby is available free with your library card online from home or on the go…
HEALTHY ARCHULETA: Archuleta Rural Health Network Expands Local Workforce Capacity
Throughout the summer, the Archuleta Rural Health Network convened care coordinators, healthcare providers, community service professionals, Community Health Workers (CHWs), navigators, and outreach staff for READ MORE
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Moving to Stop ‘Flock Camera’ Abuses
“We need to know what the specifics of the plans are,” they told me…
EDITORIAL: A Political Dispute Over Tourism Dollars, Part One
The BOCC presentation yesterday by Association members Kelly Spence and John Harper put some hard numbers to their request…
Trump Administration Says Developers, Loggers Can Kill Endangered Species
“This basically is a blank check to companies, landowners, developers, loggers — anyone operating in endangered species habitat — to both destroy that habitat and kill the animals and literally face no consequences….”
READY, FIRE, AIM: Perspectives on Your Upcoming Alien Encounter
Much of the book deals with the UFO sightings that have taken place all around the world, but maybe never actually happened…
Wolf Creek Season Passes Available Starting This Saturday, Sept. 26
Pre-Season Pass Sale is Online Sales Only. In-person purchases will not be available…
BACKYARD DIVERSITY: Wildflower Mixes for the Four Corners
One of the first and easiest things to do when improving backyard habitat is to sow wildflower seeds…
COLORFEST 2026: An Astounding Weekend of Balloons, Color, and Community
The 40th Annual Colorfest turned out to be a gorgeous weekend of hot-air balloons, music, local cuisine, brewers and distillers, and the 250/150 Celebratory Drone Light Show…
OPINION: Colorado School of Mines Falling Short on Sustainability
A school like Mines, one of the most renowned engineering schools in the country, should be walking the walk…
OPINION: Protecting Waterways Across Colorado and the American Southwest
Every single one of these proposed projects will increasingly pollute and/or deplete our waterways in Colorado and the American Southwest…
EDITORIAL: Celebrating ‘Constitution Week’ in Archuleta County, Part Four
Some might find it obvious, when reading this Amendment, that only the powers specifically written into the Constitution accrue to the federal government…
THEATRE: When the Shark is Broken, the Real Drama Begins
Robert Shaw is proud, volatile and struggling with alcohol. Roy Scheider tries to keep the peace, while Richard Dreyfuss is determined to prove himself…