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Category: Essays/Poetry

INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Democracies Win at FIFA World Cup

INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Democracies Win at FIFA World Cup

Posted on August 7, 2026August 7, 2026 by John Tures

The big winner of the FIFA World Cup Games was not Ranch Dressing, Norwegian Rowers, or partying Scottish fans…

Posted in Essays/Poetry
PHOTO ESSAY: The 75th Archuleta County Fair Starts Today

PHOTO ESSAY: The 75th Archuleta County Fair Starts Today

Posted on July 31, 2026July 31, 2026 by Jeff Laydon

The tradition continues and the Fairgrounds are packed with activities the entire weekend…

Posted in Essays/Poetry
EVIL MISTRESS: A Lifelong Affair with Music, Part Thirty

EVIL MISTRESS: A Lifelong Affair with Music, Part Thirty

Posted on July 31, 2026August 10, 2026 by DC Duncan

In 2010 I was asked by my friends Lisa Saunders and Bill Hudson to join their groovin’ little dance band…

Posted in Essays/Poetry
EVIL MISTRESS: A Lifelong Affair with Music, Part Twenty-Nine

EVIL MISTRESS: A Lifelong Affair with Music, Part Twenty-Nine

Posted on July 24, 2026August 7, 2026 by DC Duncan

Despite all of our shortcomings, there was always something special about our quirky friendship…

Posted in Essays/Poetry
EVIL MISTRESS: A Lifelong Affair with Music, Part Twenty-Eight

EVIL MISTRESS: A Lifelong Affair with Music, Part Twenty-Eight

Posted on July 17, 2026August 7, 2026 by DC Duncan

Jeff and his beautiful girlfriend, Lois, referred to themselves Lois Lane and Superman, after Jeff’s song “Superman”, written for her…

Posted in Essays/Poetry

BIG PIVOTS: Water Trial of the Century

Posted on July 17, 2026July 17, 2026 by Allen Best

An aquifer in Colorado’s San Luis Valley keeps dropping. A plan to address this has been challenged….

Posted in Essays/Poetry

INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Obstinate Daughters

Posted on July 16, 2026July 16, 2026 by John Tures

“Your new book is about important women who contributed to the American Revolution…”

Posted in Essays/Poetry

INTERVIEW: Author Heather Hansman on Ski Culture and the Future of Outdoor Recreation

Posted on July 16, 2026July 16, 2026 by The Daily Yonder

“That idea of imperfect heroes was something that was interesting to me, and I wanted to tell the whole story…”

Posted in Essays/Poetry
EVIL MISTRESS: A Lifelong Affair with Music, Part Twenty-Seven

EVIL MISTRESS: A Lifelong Affair with Music, Part Twenty-Seven

Posted on July 10, 2026July 17, 2026 by DC Duncan

Round two with Kirk and Hal was good. We settled into a nice groove and the music was sounding “mighty fine, mighty pretty…”

Posted in Essays/Poetry
PHOTO ESSAY: Pagosa's July Fourth Parade

PHOTO ESSAY: Pagosa’s July Fourth Parade

Posted on July 8, 2026July 8, 2026 by Jeff Laydon

Early set up turns into anxious anticipation, and the wait for the 10am start allows for a few posed photos…

Posted in Essays/Poetry
ESSAY: The U.S. Has Pastoralists. We Usually Call Them Ranchers.

ESSAY: The U.S. Has Pastoralists. We Usually Call Them Ranchers.

Posted on July 7, 2026July 7, 2026 by On Land Magazine

These are Navajo-Churro sheep, considered sacred to the Diné people, who use their wool in their renowned woven textiles…

Posted in Essays/Poetry
Do I Need to Subscribe to the Daily Post?

Do I Need to Subscribe to the Daily Post?

Posted on July 6, 2026July 6, 2026 by Bill Hudson

A Daily Post reader wrote to us recently, asking how she could receive regular email notifications from the Daily Post…

Posted in Essays/Poetry
PHOTO ESSAY: Artisans in Pagosa Springs, July 2026

PHOTO ESSAY: Artisans in Pagosa Springs, July 2026

Posted on July 3, 2026July 3, 2026 by Jeff Laydon

This year the ‘Park 2 Park’ Artisan and Food Market looks to be another success. More than 100 Vendors from all over the Southwest and beyond…

Posted in Essays/Poetry
EVIL MISTER

EVIL MISTER

Posted on July 3, 2026July 3, 2026 by DC Duncan

Every lesson I ever learned was learned the hard way…

Posted in Essays/Poetry

ESSAY: America At 250

Posted on July 3, 2026July 3, 2026 by Alon Ben-Meir

Once we were the envy of the earth, a lighthouse of boundless possibility, our achievements rising like cities of glass and steel…

Posted in Essays/Poetry
ESSAY: 2020 was a Bad, Bad Year in Colorado

ESSAY: 2020 was a Bad, Bad Year in Colorado

Posted on July 2, 2026July 2, 2026 by Allen Best

During that time in the late 20th century, any tinkering with the forests was mostly and often ardently opposed…

Posted in Essays/Poetry
BIG PIVOTS: All Truth is Partial

BIG PIVOTS: All Truth is Partial

Posted on June 30, 2026June 30, 2026 by Allen Best

Everything about the two events was different. Everything….

Posted in Essays/Poetry
EVIL MISTRESS: A Lifelong Affair with Music, Part Twenty-Six

EVIL MISTRESS: A Lifelong Affair with Music, Part Twenty-Six

Posted on June 26, 2026July 10, 2026 by DC Duncan

All in all, I had some great times playing with Brian Flynn and his cast of crazy characters…

Posted in Essays/Poetry
THE DAILY YONDER: The Fearful Gerry-Mander

THE DAILY YONDER: The Fearful Gerry-Mander

Posted on June 26, 2026June 26, 2026 by The Daily Yonder

In 2016, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina declared the state’s 1st and 12th districts unconstitutional…

Posted in Essays/Poetry
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