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EDITORIAL: Archuleta County Hints at Plans to Discontinue Road Maintenance, Part Three

EDITORIAL: Archuleta County Hints at Plans to Discontinue Road Maintenance, Part Three

Posted on August 12, 2026August 12, 2026 by Bill Hudson

For 22 years, past commissioners have not had the cojones to fully follow a reasonable road policy…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
Same Knee Surgery, Twice the Price: Hospital Monopolies Push Up Healthcare Costs, Part Two

Same Knee Surgery, Twice the Price: Hospital Monopolies Push Up Healthcare Costs, Part Two

Posted on August 12, 2026August 12, 2026 by Post Contributor

“The way Mission Health handled the whole thing felt predatory,” Crago recalled, noting that when she balked at the $9,000 figure…

Posted in News/Politics
READY, FIRE, AIM: Dr. Fauci Pleads the Fifth

READY, FIRE, AIM: Dr. Fauci Pleads the Fifth

Posted on August 12, 2026August 12, 2026 by Louis Cannon

It seems that  a U.S. Senator from Kentucky, Dr. Rand Paul, had released 1,100 unredacted pages from Dr. Fauci’s professional diary…

Posted in Humor/Fiction
Lake Mead Hits Record Low Water Level, August 2026

Lake Mead Hits Record Low Water Level, August 2026

Posted on August 12, 2026August 12, 2026 by Bill Hudson

Don’t it always seem to go, that you don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone?

Posted in News/Politics
Voting Now Open for Seeds Fundraiser 'Hometown Voices & Nashville Stories'

Voting Now Open for Seeds Fundraiser ‘Hometown Voices & Nashville Stories’

Posted on August 12, 2026August 12, 2026 by Post Contributor

Contestants Darcy DeGuise, Annita and Wim Bens, Shellie Dolan, Leela Simpson, Stetson and Cia Adkisson, and Dawn Siggett are donating their time and talents…

Posted in Community
Archuleta School District to Present ‘SpongeBob Musical: Youth Edition'

Archuleta School District to Present ‘SpongeBob Musical: Youth Edition’

Posted on August 12, 2026August 12, 2026 by Post Contributor

In addition to its heartwarming, relevant message, “The SpongeBob Musical” features an eclectic soundtrack written by an extraordinary lineup of legendary musical artists…

Posted in Arts/Entertainment

HEALTHY ARCHULETA: 10-Week Child-Parent Relationship Therapy Program

Posted on August 12, 2026August 12, 2026 by Vanessa Skean

The 10-week program is aimed at strengthening connection, trust, and confidence between parents and their children…

Posted in Community

Conservative Group’s ‘Right to Natural Gas’ Initiative Makes Colorado Ballot

Posted on August 12, 2026August 12, 2026 by Colorado Newsline

“Initiative 177’s real purpose is to ban and overturn the rules that protect our health and safety from corporate polluters…”

Posted in News/Politics

OPINION: A Drought in Ranching Opportunities in the American West

Posted on August 12, 2026August 12, 2026 by On Land Magazine

We don’t have a shortage of people willing to work. We have a shortage of opportunities for them to get started…

Posted in Opinion/Letters

ESSAY: ‘The Blanket’ by Mike Lasusa

Posted on August 12, 2026August 12, 2026 by Corey Hutchins

Another recent story titled, “Would raising taxes on high incomes hurt Colorado’s economy?” tackles a potential ballot measure for a graduated income tax…

Posted in Essays/Poetry, Video

‘Runway for Rise’ Fundraiser Coming in October

Posted on August 12, 2026August 12, 2026 by Post Contributor

All funds raised through Runway for Rise are tax-deductible and support Rise Above Violence in its mission to create lasting community change…

Posted in Community
Tonight's 'Fiddler' Show at PSCA to Benefit Aspen House

Tonight’s ‘Fiddler’ Show at PSCA to Benefit Aspen House

Posted on August 11, 2026August 11, 2026 by Tim Moore

100 percent of ticket sales from tonight’s performance will be going directly to the Aspen House effort…

Posted in Community
EDITORIAL: Archuleta County Hints at Plans to Discontinue Road Maintenance, Part Two

EDITORIAL: Archuleta County Hints at Plans to Discontinue Road Maintenance, Part Two

Posted on August 11, 2026August 12, 2026 by Bill Hudson

In 1998, Archuleta County entered into an agreement with 12 Pagosa Lakes subdivisions, guaranteeing road maintenance for five years…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
Same Knee Surgery, Twice the Price: Hospital Monopolies Push Up Healthcare Costs, Part One

Same Knee Surgery, Twice the Price: Hospital Monopolies Push Up Healthcare Costs, Part One

Posted on August 11, 2026August 11, 2026 by KFF Health News

Several states have sought to curb healthcare monopolies…

Posted in News/Politics
These Colorado Ranchers Want Fossil Fuel Companies Held Accountable

These Colorado Ranchers Want Fossil Fuel Companies Held Accountable

Posted on August 11, 2026August 11, 2026 by Colorado Newsline

The county is not seeking to regulate emissions or fossil fuel production. It only wants the fossil fuel companies to help pay for harms…

Posted in Essays/Poetry
READY, FIRE, AIM: Enjoying the Warmth

READY, FIRE, AIM: Enjoying the Warmth

Posted on August 11, 2026August 11, 2026 by Louis Cannon

The oil painting shared above is titled ‘Coalbrookdale by Night’, as rendered by British artist Philip James de Loutherbourg in 1801….

Posted in Humor/Fiction
OPINION: Colorado's Lax Regulations Result in Death of Another Reintroduced Wolf

OPINION: Colorado’s Lax Regulations Result in Death of Another Reintroduced Wolf

Posted on August 11, 2026August 11, 2026 by Post Contributor

“Colorado has an opportunity to demonstrate that our vision of restoring the wild, of restoring wolves, to our state is in fact attainable…”

Posted in Opinion/Letters

RIO BLANCO FIRE UPDATE: August 11

Posted on August 11, 2026August 11, 2026 by Post Contributor

Firefighters on the Rio Blanco Fire continue to make big strides on mopping up and containment, now at 91 percent…

Posted in News/Politics

ESSAY: The Ideological Closure of Capitalism

Posted on August 11, 2026August 11, 2026 by Sam Ben-Meir

“We’re not so very different, you and I. We’ve both spent our lives looking for the weaknesses in one another’s systems…”

Posted in Essays/Poetry
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  • READY, FIRE, AIM: Dr. Fauci Pleads the Fifth August 12, 2026
  • Lake Mead Hits Record Low Water Level, August 2026 August 12, 2026
  • Voting Now Open for Seeds Fundraiser ‘Hometown Voices & Nashville Stories’ August 12, 2026
  • Archuleta School District to Present ‘SpongeBob Musical: Youth Edition’ August 12, 2026
  • HEALTHY ARCHULETA: 10-Week Child-Parent Relationship Therapy Program August 12, 2026
  • Conservative Group’s ‘Right to Natural Gas’ Initiative Makes Colorado Ballot August 12, 2026
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