“What we build matters. It matters for safety, for our economy, for resiliency and for our ability to reduce air pollution and improve the quality of places where Coloradans across the state live…”
Month: August 2021
EDITORIAL: Strange Tales from Pitkin County, Colorado
“In fact, 66% of all positive COVID-19 cases among residents in Pitkin County… have been so-called ‘breakthrough’ cases, or those involving fully vaccinated residents…”
Second Phase of Cutthroat Restoration Scheduled for Wolf Creek Headwaters
“Restoration of native cutthroat trout is a priority for Colorado Parks and Wildlife, and this is a key project for the San Juan cutthroat trout recovery program…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: Ebenezer Howard Ruined Your Life
Mr. Howard provided some of the things everyone wanted, like an inter-municipal railway, straight (yellow brick) roads connecting the various suburban centers, an insane asylum…
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Partners Dole Out $1.3 Million for Colorado Elk Habitat, Research
Dating back to 1987, RMEF and its partners have completed 807 conservation and hunting heritage outreach projects in Colorado…
EDITORIAL: School Board Hears About Mask Policy… and Housing… Part Five
Not too far behind — in fact, at number 19 in the Vacasa list — is Pagosa Springs, Colorado, where the median home price (Vacasa claims) is $361,000…
GOAL High School Kicks Off New School Year
Curriculum is delivered through a variety of online platforms with the support of an exceptionally talented technology department…
READY, FIRE, AIM: All Men are Created Equal, But Some are More Equal Than Others
The pigs, who were generally more clever than the other animals, developed a set of commandments expressing the farm’s guiding political philosophy…
HMPRESENTLY: Wood Shop Memories
And after shaping that wood into what was gradually becoming a bowl, I can remember using various other tools, and sandpaper…
After-hours Access of Mesa County Election Equipment Revealed in Investigation
Peters last week refused to communicate with Griswold’s office, the secretary said, and instead Peters traveled to South Dakota…
Forest Service Seeks Public Comment on HDs Landscape Restoration
You can participate in the planning process by sharing suggestions for how to make the project better, specific concerns, or information you may have…
EDITORIAL: School Board Hears About Mask Policy… and Housing… Part Four
Pagosa Springs High School students are now starting their fourth year of learning the construction business, and, last May, built the chicken coops shown above for their annual fundraising auction…
HMPRESENTLY: From Really Bad to Something Better? Or…
In the sci-fi novel, people seeking relief from sizzling-hot weather, jump into a lake, only to be parboiled, as the lake overheats…
CPW Invites the Public to Deer and Elk Management Meeting in Creede
“In developing these plans, CPW always reaches out to the public, including landowners, sportsmen, outfitters, business owners and anyone interested in deer and elk…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: When a Virus Won’t Play by the Rules
I mean, people — humans — usually play by the rules. Not always, of course. Especially, politicians and pharmaceutical companies might fudge the rules now and then…
OPINION: Biden Administration Resumes Oil and Gas Leasing, Following Court Order
The extraction of fossil fuels from our public lands accounts for about 25% of all US greenhouse gas emissions…
Forest Stewards’ Youth Corps 2021 Address Conditions in New Mexico
The fall ‘Fire and Fuels’ program kicked off August 16 with a COVID-safe training and runs through October…
OPINION: ‘There is No Military Solution’
That was the conclusion reached by the Biden administration earlier this year, which set into motion the plans for the withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Afghanistan…