The highlight of the day is the infamous “Junk of the Unc” race in which boaters maneuver their craft, constructed from scrap materials, through whitewater rapids…
Month: July 2021
OPINION: One Billion Bollards
Construction workers doing maintenance on a roadway rightly demand concrete barriers between them and the traffic flowing next to them…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Fat and Happy
As far as I can tell, there’s no scientific proof that fat people are happier than skinny people, but it would seem like a simple thing to find out…
Education Organizations Collaborate on ‘Recovery Summer’ Projects
“These grantees will offer the most innovative, student- and family-focused programming designed to accelerate a summer of recovery for Colorado…”
‘Find Your Fourteener’ Program Aims to Protect, Sustain Colorado Forests
With recreation on Colorado’s trails predicted to reach record levels for the second year in a row, the need for dedicated stewardship is greater than ever before…
OPINION: Mental Health Colorado’s Legislative Report
In 2020, millions of us were forced into isolation, and anxiety was at an all-time high due to the economic and health impacts of COVID-19…
EDITORIAL: Too Many Tourists, Part Six
“If it were up to me, all of Wyndham [Resorts] would be Section 8 housing. That’s my solution…”
PLPOA Owners Invited to Weigh In on ‘Garden on the Trail’ Project
This project is a collaboration between PLPOA and the Archuleta Food System/Food Equity Coalition, who are together seeking funding…
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: Rescue Mode
And then I heard it again. Yes. No mistaking. That was definitely a female yelling “help….”
Can $400 Million Help Solve Colorado’s Housing Crisis?
A new legislative task force will be the third state-appointed group in a year to tackle affordable housing and homelessness…
HMPRESENTLY: Political Correctness vs. Bodily Gases
Speaking of messaging, there’s been so much of it about the COVID delta variant, and various other disturbing current events…
Colorado Air Quality Control Commission Scraps Auto Emissions Plan
“The Division remains committed to meaningfully reducing emissions, and believes a voluntary program can build a foundation for the future success…”
Colorado Arrives at the Dawn of Megafires, Part Three
“It was a gut reaction,” said Brubaker. “I looked at the sky and I knew that I needed to get out of here…”
EDITORIAL: Too Many Tourists, Part Five
Pagosa has a huge supply of potential volunteers, for those who can find a way to motivate them…
How to ‘Beat the Peak’ on Your LPEA Electricity Bill
By shifting some of your energy use to hours when demand is lower, also known as off-peak hours, you can save money on your LPEA bill…
EDITORIAL: The Calculus of STRs, and the Third Law of Motion
The Baby Boomers are now retiring, or have retired, and have bought up most of the property in Pagosa Springs, apparently…
OPINION: Civilizing the Savage
Then, they marched the Indians more than 1,200 miles to Indian Territory…
Literary Ladies Book Club Meets Tonight, Friday July 23
We will be discussing “The Bar Harbor Retirement Home for Famous Writers (And Their Muses)” by Terri Lynne DeFino…
Colorado Arrives at the Dawn of Megafires, Part Two
“What’s striking is that temperatures and correspondingly fire are now exceeding the range that these forests have coped with for thousands of years…”