Tyson Foods, JBS USA, and Smithfield Foods, the largest meat processors, have closed 17 plants…
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Colorado Joins ‘Western States Pact’ to Control Pandemic
“Coloradans are working together to slow the spread of COVID-19 and have important information to share with and to gain from other states…”
COVID DIARIES COLORADO: One Day in the Pandemic, Part Two
Since COVID-19 began to spread, Brunt has worked six 48-hour rotations. Each day of every rotation, he’s responded to multiple COVID-19 medical calls….
PRESS RELEASE: From the Makers of Lysol
“We must be clear that under no circumstance should our disinfectant products be administered into the human body (through injection, ingestion or any other route)…”
Pagosa Springs Medical Center Safety Protocols
At this time, we are requiring everyone to be screened at the screening tent in front of the PSMC building before they can enter the building…
OPINION: My Father, the Prophet Ted from Brooklyn
He saw first hand and lived the day-to-day reality of a militaristic, authoritarian governmental policy of extreme nationalism. He existed at the end of where that road leads…
One Reason Poor People Haven’t Received Their Stimulus Checks
The IRS has had trouble getting money to people quickly because millions of Americans pay for their tax preparation through a baroque system of middlemen…
COVID DIARIES COLORADO: One Day in the Pandemic, Part One
Most patients waiting at the open-sided tent were screened in advance and recommended for the tests after showing symptoms…
Governor Polis Issues His Latest Orders
Offices can reopen at 50% reduced in-person staffing capacity, if best practices are being implemented to protect the health and safety of employees…
FICTION: When the Birds Stopped Singing
It was strangely addictive. Some considered it a vice. How could they? It was totally harmless…
OPINION: Colorado Medical Society Urges Next Steps
It is critical that testing — including efficient and available access to this testing by physicians, contact tracing and other surveillance activities — is expanded or all of this work is threatened…
US Senators Announce ‘Health Force’ Legislation
“Just as President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Civilian Conservation Corps and Works Progress Administration mobilized millions of Americans during one of the most trying times in our nation’s history…”
Colorado Income Tax Filing Extended Until July 15
“I temporarily suspend the deadline in C.R.S. § 39-22-609 applicable to state income tax payments….”
ESSAY: 50 Years of Earth Day… Will We Have 100?
This fiftieth celebration of Earth Day should serve as a celebration of the work that has been done — our skies, lands, and oceans are significantly cleaner…
LETTER: The Continued Success of the Springs Resort
As residents of the Pagosa Springs area since May 2018, we have been aware of the importance of the Resort to the town and its economy…
OPINION: The ‘Fibergate’ Scandal
Telecoms raised prices and collected extra fees on phone bills for decades, promising to build a national fiber-optic network. They never finished it…
HUMOR: A Brighter Shade of Orange
But Democrats would be wise to indulge the president’s desire to have his name associated with everything connected with the novel coronavirus pandemic…
Southern Ute Indian Tribe Demands Investigation into Unlawfully Leaked Information
The history of relations between the United States and tribal nations is replete with broken promises…
ESSAY: The Theology of Pandemics
Indeed, the Bible teaches that God often sees fit to test precisely those that are good and righteous…