America’s rural places are economically and culturally fragile, lagging urbanized areas in key metrics of health and success. The gap is growing…
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EDITORIAL: Archuleta County Commissioners vs. San Juan Basin Health, Part Two
So, what exactly does the Archuleta BOCC hope to accomplish, with a resolution misaligned with state law?
EDITORIAL: Archuleta County Commissioners vs. San Juan Basin Health, Part One
According to its website, SJBPH “has improved the health and environment of the Southwest Colorado community” for the past 70 years…
Colorado Democratic Legislators Lay Out Special Session Agenda
“We have to do everything possible in Colorado to help families, workers and businesses get through the challenging months ahead,” said Speaker KC Becker, D-Boulder…
Governor Polis & His Partner Test Positive
Earlier this evening, Marlon and I found out that we have both tested positive for COVID-19. We are currently asymptomatic…
No Hazard Pay for Colorado Grocery Workers Despite COVID Surge
With so many Coloradans continuing to ignore public health measures like the state’s mask mandate, frontline workers are also pleading with customers to be considerate…
Senator Bennet Proposes a Federal Solution to ‘Local News’ Crisis
If his bill passes, Bennet said he hopes the local news commission also examines the role of social media platforms, which he believes have become “too large and too powerful”…
LETTER: Unprecedented Un-presidenting
“His primary rules were: never allow the public to cool off; never admit a fault or wrong; never concede that there may be some good in your enemy; never leave room for alternatives…”
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Unaffordable Land Prices in Archuleta County
It’s not just the ‘working class’ who are priced out of the Pagosa/Archuleta housing market, it’s becoming so for professionals as well…
EDITORIAL: A Country Going to Pot
On Election Day, November 3, 2020, a majority of voters in five states — mostly red states — passed ballot measures that legalized marijuana…
ESSAY: Dreams and Perception, Part Two
Humans are competent and successful, not because we perceive reality accurately, but precisely because we can simplify the world into discrete intellectual elements that have helped us survive…
Watershed Moment for Oil & Gas Regulation in Colorado
After taking full control of state government in 2018, Polis and his fellow Colorado Democrats sought to end the “oil and gas wars” with SB-181…
HMPRESENTLY: What’s Their Game?
Are persuasive folks — lobbyists and others — whispering in politicians’ ears? Or, is it something else influencing spending decisions?
With No Federal Help Expected, Colorado Legislature Heads for Special Session
“And yet states will be left with no additional federal resources to combat the rising tide of infections, unemployment, and human services needs…”
EDITORIAL: A Few Words about Employment
“And how many people can walk in and get a mortgage for a $300,000 house when they’re starting a job in Archuleta County? I don’t think a lot of them…”
Wolf Creek Now Open 7 Days a Week
Wolf Creek Ski Area is now open 7-days a week for the 2020-2021 ski season… with the Pre-Season COVID-19 Plan. The Pre-Season plan includes the READ MORE
LETTER: A Democracy Built Upon Truth and Trust
At a rally in Wisconsin in August, the president alleged: “Because the only way we’re gonna lose this election is if the election is rigged. Remember that…”
Colorado Locking Back Down Amidst Growing Infections, Part Two
Governor Jared Polis has announced his intention to call the Colorado legislature into a special session “in the near future, to provide immediate relief to the economic and financial hardships…
EDITORIAL: A Rather Unusual Commissioners Meeting, Part Two
“You have the ability to help create a healthy, vibrant community. Please, take some action…”