The funds raised by Ballot Question A would augment the workforce housing fund the Town has already put in place…
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OPINION: Bipartisan Bill to Boost Teacher Workforce Passes House
“The passage of this bill means we’re one step closer to addressing the critical substitute teacher storage and preparing our students for success…”
Flyfishing Outfitters Come Together to Celebrate Uncompahgre River
“We’ll have some great films to watch and beer from Ouray Brewery. I’m really excited about an auction item we have up for grabs…”
OPINION: The War on Drugs Failed. Colorado Politicians Want to Try It Again.
Data show that we suffer from 10 times the number of overdose deaths compared to 1990, despite billions spent on prohibition…
Most Colorado School Districts Ditch Mask Mandates
“For a small child, not being able to see a teacher’s face or a teacher not being able to see a small child’s face, that did detract,” Swanson said. “School is a social thing….”
OPINION: Wild Horses Can Help Prevent Forest Fires
The loss of human life, wildlife and destruction of land and property is now in the billions every year due to wildfires…
Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters Announces Intent to Run for Colorado Secretary of State
“Colorado deserves a secretary of state who will stand up to the Biden administration who wants to run our country into the ground with nationalized elections…”
Governor Polis Backing $113 Million Package of Crime-Prevention Bills
Colorado Governor Jared Polis is backing a $113 million package of public safety bills that he hopes will make the state one of the safest in the nation in terms of violence and property crime…
LETTER: Party of ‘We the People’ Discriminates Against Us, the People
Earlier this summer, before I decided to run for Sheriff, Marilyn Harris invited me to attend a meeting, one of many happening throughout the state…
Community Concert Hall to Present ‘An Evening with Suzy Bogguss’
Bogguss has sold more than 4 million records with sparkling radio hits like “Outbound Plane,” “Someday Soon,” “Letting Go”…
CDOT Crews Filling Potholes Downtown Today
Drivers will encounter full stops and lane shifts. The traffic signal will not operate during the repairs…
OPINION: USDA Now Requires Some Bioengineered Foods to be Labeled
More than 90% of U.S.-grown corn, soybeans and sugar beets are genetically modified…
LETTER: Some Financial Help for the Housing Crisis
The Town voters will have a chance, on the April 5 ballot, to create a long-term funding stream dedicated solely to workforce housing…
‘Science of Reading’ Training May Be Required of Colorado Principals
Megan Bobroske, a second grade teacher, said the reading training she took allowed her to help students make nearly a year’s growth in reading in just five months this year…
Democrats Rally in Denver to Support Workers Rights Legislation
Conservatives and local government groups like the Colorado Municipal League also oppose the bill, which they say would violate provisions in the state Constitution…
LETTER: Workforce Housing is Pagosa’s Most Serious Problem
Since the Town and County governments began seriously looking at our housing crisis, in 2016, we have added fewer than 50 affordable workforce housing units…
LETTER: Support for ‘Stop the Rocks’
Those who claim they have lived here with the ‘old mine’ in harmony for three or four decades are right, because the old mine was not a destructive mining operation…
‘Wood for Life’ Program Pilot Program Kicks Off
“The expansion of Wood for Life to the San Juan NF will allow the program to benefit more Forest lands and reach more communities…”
Colorado School Transparency Bill Linked to ‘Critical Race Theory’ Battle
“This is a massive distraction for our educators from doing what they need to be doing right now, which is focusing on meeting the needs of our students…”