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Weekend Ashtanga Yoga Workshop with Stan Woodman, Jan. 24-26
Stan has come home many times to share the knowledge he’s gained practicing Ashtanga for the past 20 years. This is a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the practice and philosophy of yoga…
Severe Weather Possible for Holiday Weekend
The Colorado Department of Transportation urges motorists to plan for severe weather and heavy traffic during the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday weekend…
OPINION: Bennet Criticizes President’s Defiance of Congress
“This week, we learned that the president may once again defy Congress by seeking to redirect $7.2 billion from the military to pay for his border wall…”
LETTER: Misinformation Campaign Regarding Health Insurance
Private insurance drowns us in confusing complexity causing excessive and costly paperwork…
ESSAY: We Went to Jail for Our Granddaughters
This essay by Emma Marris originally appeared in the High Country News on January 14, 2020. Every year, the same bald eagle appears in the same tall Douglas fir, just across from Sandy Lyon’s window at her house in the foothills of the Oregon Cascades. That’s how she knows the coho are back. In 1990, READ MORE
Town of Pagosa Springs Announces ‘Make History Here, Now’ Events
What should be done with the wall? Or the stone arch bridge? Or the structure? What would make your kids want to visit here?
‘United Way Ski Day’ at Wolf Creek
Today, Wednesday January 15, is United Way Day at Wolf Creek Ski Area. Lift tickets will be $65 for adults with a portion of the proceeds going to benefit United Way. Wolf Creek is 100% open with all lifts operating from 8:30am to 4:00pm. We’ve plenty of fresh snow, thanks to recent storms. Snow report READ MORE
Dropout Rate Dropping in Colorado
“It is gratifying to see the graduation rates continue to increase and dropout rates continue to fall across the state…”
LETTER: We Need Energy Innovation to Combat Climate Change
Over 3,500 economists, including 27 Nobel Prize-winners and top economic advisers to presidents of both parties, have endorsed a plan to fight climate change…
Bicycle Enthusiasts Kick Off Winter Programs This Friday, Jan. 18
Kick off the winter fun this Friday at the Pagosa Climbing Initiative ‘Cabin Fever Festival. where DUST2 will be hosting bike trainer competition…
High-Deductible Plans Jeopardize Financial Health Of Patients, Rural Hospitals
This article by Markian Hawryluk originally appeared on the Kaiser Health News (KHN) website, on January 10, 2020. Kristie Flowers had been sick with the flu for four or five days in July before the 52-year-old registered nurse from Genoa, Colo., acknowledged she needed to go to the ER. At Lincoln Community Hospital, about 10 READ MORE
‘Sage Hen’ Motorized Trail Project Canceled
The Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act prohibits anyone, without a permit issued by the Secretary of the Interior, from “taking” eagles…
Colorado Governor Points to ‘Systemic Problem’ in School Funding
“Because of our fiscal rules, the state spends far too much money backfilling some of the wealthiest districts not only in the state but in the country…”
HIV Prevention Bill Introduced on Legislative Session Opening Day
“This bill will increase access to preventative medications by allowing pharmacists, as well as physicians, to prescribe PrEP and PEP medications…”
Five Education Issues for the 2020 Legislative Session
Todd said improving Colorado’s teacher preparation programs is a top priority for her this year, her last in the state legislature….
National Forests Plans Pile Burns Along Fosset Gulch Road
These piles were generated from forest thinning projects to improve forest health, resiliency, and mitigate wildfire risk….
Mark Your Calendar for the 2020 Crane Festival
This year’s keynote speaker is Colorado-based historian and Theodore Roosevelt re-enactor Kurt Skinner, who whisks audiences of all ages back to a time when the former president imprinted on Americans a love of the natural world…
CHALKBEAT: Top Colorado Education Stories of 2019… and Looking Ahead
The dispute was not only about higher pay but also about widespread dissatisfaction with a merit pay system that advocates had hoped would transform the teaching profession…