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Pushback Against ‘COVID Passports” Puts Colleges in a Quandry
Along with NSU, at least 33 colleges across the country have announced plans to require a COVID-19 shot for the fall semester, according to a tally by the Chronicle of Higher Education…
LETTER: A Poem for the County Commissioners
Who’s more important, locals that live here and try to survive? … Or often non-resident investors who have short-term rentals, and thrive…
Governor Polis Signs Bill to Transform Behavioral Health System
“We need a system that can deliver timely, affordable and responsive services that truly put people first. I am proud to sign this landmark piece of legislation…”
Colorado Senate Unanimous in Vote to Approve ‘Anti-Blackmail’ Legislation
HB21-1057 will expand protections that prevent a person’s immigration status from being leveraged as a form of extortion…
Haaland Seeks Funding to Fight Climate Change, Aid Native Americans
In her first congressional hearing as the leader of the Interior Department, Secretary Deb Haaland fielded questions from members of a U.S. House spending panel…
Earth Day, Pagosa Style
The route will be one-way directional and celebrants will be asked to maintain safe social distance…
Snag a Vaccine Appointment, Then Face the Next Hurdle: How to Get There?
“We had a couple fly in to get their vaccine from Denver that couldn’t get it in the Denver metro area,” said Marc Meyer, director of pharmacy services…
Black Hills Energy Celebrates Earth Day with Free Trees
Beginning tomorrow, Thursday, April 22, free trees will be available for Black Hills Energy customers to claim as part of our partnership wtih the Arbor Day Foundation’s Energy Saving Trees program…
‘Drug Take Back Day’ in Pagosa This Saturday, April 24
With opioid overdose deaths increasing during the pandemic, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced its 20th Take Back Day …
INTERVIEW: Looking Back on Last Year’s Bear Incidents in Colorado
“Most locations in Colorado are seeing an increasing number of bears…”
OPINION: Let’s Ditch the Draft, Once and For All
“If a war is worth fighting, Congress will vote to declare it and people will volunteer,” said Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), co-sponsor…
ESSAY: Building Community, One ‘Little Free Library’ at a Time
Tor Hessman thought it would be a good project for the building trade students at Pagosa Springs High School, and they are currently building five…
LETTER: An Outsider’s View of Pagosa’s Vacation Rental Controversy
There were many valid concerns brought up in Mr. Hudson’s editorials; too much trash, overflowing septic tanks, loud parties, living in a motel district etc…
Small-dollar Donations Drive Record-shattering Fundraising in 3rd Congressional District
With national spotlight on Western Slope race, Laura Boebert, Donovan raise a combined $1.5 million in first quarter…
Public Comments Sought on Turkey Springs Vegetation Management Project
The project proposes fuels reduction activities such as thinning, mowing, and mastication, as well as tree cutting and removal activities such as improvement cutting, thinning, and salvage harvest…
Rocky Mountain Resource Advisory Committee Call for Nominations
Resource Advisory Committee membership provides a great opportunity for citizens to have a voice in future management actions…
OPINION: Earth Day vs The US War Machine
The U.S. military is the largest institutional polluter in the world. Since 2001, the U.S. military has emitted 1.2 billion metric tons of greenhouse gases…
San Juan Basin Health Creates Modified ‘Level Blue’ Health Rules
The State COVID dial will no longer be in effect as of today, April 16, 2021…