Reluctant Colorado school districts are preparing to administer standardized tests amid uncertainty about whether the state can get any relief from federal testing requirements….
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Janssen Vaccine Expected to Arrive in Colorado This Week
“We are thrilled to be able to distribute a third safe and effective vaccine in the state of Colorado,” said Dr. Eric France…
EDITORIAL: Pagosa’s Long Uphill Climb to Sustainability, Part Three
This Power Point slide doesn’t mention the additional $1 million the Town and County plan to spend, in 2021, exclusively on tourism marketing and tourism-related events…
VIDEO: How Congress Can Support Local Leaders and Get the Economy Going
A bottom-up approach is one that meets the actual needs of residents. It taps into the energy and creativity that already exists in our communities…
Colorado Changes Its Vaccine Priorities… Again
‘Phase 1B.3’ starts March 5 and includes grocery workers, people 60 to 64, and those with multiple health conditions…
Conservation Groups Cheer US House Passage of Colorado Public Lands Package
“The widespread support for the CORE Act across Colorado speaks for itself,” Bennet said in a statement…
ESSAY: 90 Years of Progress
Schools had government-mandated prayers, and biology classes didn’t mention evolution. Buying a cocktail or lottery ticket was a crime. Birth control was illegal in some states…
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad Announces 2021 Season
The historic steam railroad, owned by the states of Colorado and New Mexico, will offer all new route schedules…
Southern Ute Indian Tribe Confirms Finding of COVID Variant
It is important that all individuals within the Southern Ute Indian Reservation follow the safety guidance in place to help slow or stop the spread of the virus…
Colorado Native Plant Society Lecture Tomorrow, March 2
In exchange for food in the form of nectar and pollen, pollinators help plants reproduce by moving pollen from flower to flower…
Independent Investigators Will Assess Colorado Judicial Branch Allegations
The Supreme Court will make public the results and recommendations of the independent investigations…
VIDEO: Colorado Big Game Hunting License Applications Open March 1
“It’s very important all hunters read the 2021 Colorado Big Game brochure, which is available at all CPW office locations and online…”
Xcel Energy Plans to Double Renewables
“Colorado is getting cleaner air, more good jobs and savings for consumers with more renewable energy,” Polis said…
Is Colorado’s School Accountability System Working?
“What are we measuring with the tests?” Gonzales-Gutierrez asked. “Are they taking into consideration language, the history of oppression in the school system?”
ESSAY: A Blizzard… A Power Outage… A Failure of the Heart
For days, 2.5 million residents in Texas were left without power, killing at least 17 people…
Healthy Minds and Hunger Free Campus Checklists Released
“At a time when too many of Colorado’s students worry about how they can afford to eat or pay rent, and struggle with mental health, these checklists are a welcome resource…”
Haaland Faces GOP Critics at Her Interior Confirmation Hearing
“I would suggest respectfully that her working with her Native people would be beneficial (as) the secretary of Interior,” Young said…
LETTER: Vacation Rentals Being Unfairly Targeted
Citizens of Pagosa, don’t let the occasional letter to the editor paint an inaccurate picture of the short-term rental market…
ACLU Challenges Subdivision Rules Limiting Freedom of Speech
“We immediately felt at home when we moved to the neighborhood last year and formed strong relationships with our neighbors…”