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Category: Essays

ESSAY: A ‘First Day of School’ Ritual

Posted on September 6, 2023September 6, 2023 by Post Contributor

When we came back to school this year, everyone knew it would be similar to last year…

Posted in Education/Health, Essays

ESSAY: Growing Healthy in the Garden

Posted on August 10, 2023August 10, 2023 by Post Contributor

Gardening has been shown to have many mental and physical health benefits by getting people outside and working in the soil…

Posted in Essays
PHOTO ESSAY: Annual Spanish Fiesta a Big Success

PHOTO ESSAY: Annual Spanish Fiesta a Big Success

Posted on August 2, 2023August 2, 2023 by Rosa Chavez

A group of over 20 different families came together to rekindle the fondly-remembered Pagosa Springs Spanish Fiestas…

Posted in Essays

ESSAY: Giordano Bruno, 475 Years Later

Posted on August 1, 2023August 1, 2023 by Post Contributor

We need to revive his legacy, because Bruno’s life and thought evince the virtues of which we are in such short supply…

Posted in Essays

EDITORIAL: Celebrating Freedom

Posted on July 4, 2023July 4, 2023 by Bill Hudson

I know very little about most of these 250 independent nations.  I was not expected to learn much about them, during my public school education…

Posted in Essays

HMPRESENTLY: Comparing Demographic Cohorts’ Lingo

Posted on June 21, 2023June 21, 2023 by Harvey Radin

So, let’s say you’re in the Gen X cohort. You were born between 1965 and 1980. Would ‘feh’ be familiar to you?

Posted in Essays

ESSAY: Which States Celebrate Juneteenth?

Posted on June 19, 2023June 19, 2023 by John Tures

Other states that weren’t part of the Civil War, like Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Nebraska, Idaho, New Mexico, and South Dakota, which do celebrate Juneteenth…

Posted in Essays
EDITORIAL: A Trip to Washington DC, Part Two

EDITORIAL: A Trip to Washington DC, Part Two

Posted on June 13, 2023June 14, 2023 by Bill Hudson

Lily and Ursala had learned a particular style of weaving from their mother, Clarissa Rizal, who was herself a fairly renowned weaver and weaving teacher…

Posted in Essays
EDITORIAL: A Trip to Washington DC, Part One

EDITORIAL: A Trip to Washington DC, Part One

Posted on June 12, 2023June 20, 2023 by Bill Hudson

Lily and Ursala — my two daughters — had been invited to Washington DC to participate with four other contemporary American Indian artists in a show entitled, “Sharing Honors and Burdens”…

Posted in Essays, Video

HMPRESENTLY: The Unique Language of Business

Posted on May 1, 2023May 1, 2023 by Harvey Radin

Like top 10 songs on music charts, certain words become top 10 favorites. Like the rather popular word… ‘stakeholders,’ for example…

Posted in Essays

HMPRESENTLY: Oldish but Goodish

Posted on March 27, 2023March 27, 2023 by Harvey Radin

I was behind the wheel of our aging, but delightfully functional vehicle. There’s something about old stuff that my crusty, old inner self truly appreciates…

Posted in Essays

HMPRESENTLY: Halting Procreation?

Posted on March 21, 2023March 21, 2023 by Harvey Radin

I’ve had this thing about metrics, which, in business, supposedly serve as an indication, or a measurement, of performance…

Posted in Essays
ORIGINS: Beware the Ides of March

ORIGINS: Beware the Ides of March

Posted on March 16, 2023March 16, 2023 by Kim Elzinga

I’m not one to ignore the signals my body sends me, so I did what any relatively healthy, 63-year-old person without insurance would do…

Posted in Essays

A Tale of Colorado’s Biggest and Smallest Coal Mines

Posted on February 27, 2023March 2, 2023 by Allen Best

Two mines named Elk both increased production in 2022. But long term? By the simple numbers, the outlook does not favor their prospects…

Posted in Essays

HMPRESENTLY: Alright, Alright, Alright… Warmest Vibes

Posted on February 20, 2023February 20, 2023 by Harvey Radin

I’m so freaking cautious, much of the time, signing off on emails, for example, a traditional age-old way, often writing ‘All the best’ or ‘All READ MORE

Posted in Essays
PHOTO ESSAY: Sledz on Rez, 2023

PHOTO ESSAY: Sledz on Rez, 2023

Posted on January 30, 2023January 30, 2023 by Jeff Laydon

The youngest of the group made it all the way down with the most amazing big blue eyes…

Posted in Essays
DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: A Love Letter to My Wife

DEVIL MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES: A Love Letter to My Wife

Posted on January 27, 2023January 27, 2023 by DC Duncan

It’s been a crazy roller coaster ride with all the ups and downs, the highs and lows, and the unforeseeable twists and turns…

Posted in Essays
BIG PIVOTS: Reimagining Colorado's Highways

BIG PIVOTS: Reimagining Colorado’s Highways

Posted on January 17, 2023January 17, 2023 by Allen Best

The pot wasn’t deep enough to produce overpasses such as the one between Pagosa Springs and Durango…

Posted in Essays
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