Some of the nights were almost unbearable for me. My friend was causing me to question my own sanity…
Category: Essays/Poetry
ESSAY: In Southwest Colorado… a Poetry Subscription Service
The ZU Arts Initiative is less than a year old. There is a lot left to build. But the need for a paid outlet for rural artists is real…
PHOTO ESSAY: 17th Annual Car Show in Pagosa Springs
Equally deserving of recognition are the volunteers who gave their time and energy to keep the event running smoothly from setup to teardown…
EVIL MISTRESS: A Lifelong Affair with Music, Part Twenty-Four
“The energy at the Timbers that evening was awesome! Our hats are off to our amazing audience….”
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Runoffs Are Flooding Our Elections
Overspending by candidates and declining runoff turnout shows a greater need for some kind of reform when it comes to choosing party nominees…
THE DAILY YONDER: Ghosts of Housing Past (and Present)
If we want rural communities to thrive, we must enact sweeping changes at the local, state, and federal level…
ESSAY: Coloradans Getting Squeezed By Credit Card Debt as Price Rise
Colorado ranks 12th in the nation for the highest average credit card debt with more than $7,000…
BIG PIVOTS: A Colorado River Q&A
Doug Kenney, principal organizer of annual Colorado River Conference, talks about how the growing tensions among basin states pose challenges in setting the agenda…
ESSAY: Ken Salazar Accepts ‘Civis Princeps’, Then Gives Graduates One-Fifth of His Attention
He accepted the title of first citizen and performed its opposite. Fortunately, pelicans provided the commencement message…
EVIL MISTRESS: A Lifelong Affair with Music, Part Twenty-Three
We played aggressive, take-no-prisoners, progressive funky rock ‘n’ roll with a relentless groove and creative arrangements featuring inventive improvisations….
ESSAY: The Animal That Therefore I Am
By placing these animals at the threshold of the museum, Gibson transforms the act of entry itself… One is stopped. Addressed. Seen…
STRONG TOWNS: Questions from the Front Lines of the Housing Crisis
What I heard in Des Moines, IA, from the people trying to solve America’s housing crisis….
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Giving College Graduates Some Mustard Seeds
Just like in the Bible, their effort is likely to be small at first, but it will surely grow into something meaningful…
EVIL MISTRESS: A Lifelong Affair with Music, Part Twenty-Two
Our music was becoming much more sophisticated. We were doing unusual cover tunes arranged into our own eclectic style…
THE DAILY YONDER: Anna Nelson on Food Security at Home and Abroad
The big takeaway is we need to reinvest in agricultural research and innovation. The U.S. has been a leader in this field for decades…
EVIL MISTRESS: A Lifelong Affair with Music, Part Twenty-One
In July of 1991, Jayebird and I departed Santa Fe in search of a new home in Southwest Colorado…
Raising the Railings on the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge
“When someone dies at the bridge, it’s broadcast in the news. At first there’s no name. And everyone here thinks ‘I hope it’s not someone I know.’…”
ESSAY: We’re Not Ready for the Parched Summer Ahead
The Colorado River Basin faces a reckoning that has been building for decades…
EVIL MISTRESS: A Lifelong Affair with Music, Part Twenty
March 16, 1991, tragedy struck hard. On that day, Reba McEntire’s plane crashed near San Diego killing everyone on board…