Is that the best place to spend $750,000 taxpayer dollars? We do not currently have a well-documented plan that supports such an assumption…
Free ‘Life at Chimney Rock Festival’ Scheduled for June 6 & 7
This year, the festival will feature two dance groups: the Fragua Family from Jemez Pueblo and the Roach Family Dancers from Gallup, New Mexico…
BORDERLANDS HEALTH: The Body Keeps the Fallout, Part Two
Depending on exposure category and illness, qualifying individuals and some surviving family members may receive one-time compensation payments of up to $100,000…
READY, FIRE, AIM: This I Believe
So he said to them, “Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe…”
Geothermal Energy for Massive Utah Data Center?
“There’s nobody out there, including me, who would support 9 gigawatts of natural gas power,” he said. “It’s just not going to happen. You can’t get the air permits for that. It’s not a thing…”
PAWSD Customers Remain in Drought Management ‘Stage 1’
The District greatly appreciates everyone’s continued diligence in conserving water…
OPINION: Post-9/11 Wars Have Cost Lives But Accomplished Nothing
“Trillions of tax dollars spent, thousands of U.S. military service members dead, and tens of thousands wounded. The toll on the rest of the world is even more staggering…”
OPINION: Candidate Scott Bottoms Challenging Colorado’s Entrenched Power Structure
A sitting lawmaker in a deep-blue state openly accusing the Supreme Court and Attorney General of self-protection and corruption…
Take Good Care While Enjoying the Colorado Outdoors
“Outdoor recreation improves your heart health, but it’s important to know that being in water below 68 degrees for long periods of time can be dangerous…”
EDITORIAL: The Cost of Wildfire Preparations, Part Three
“The Oak Fire, broadly speaking, was about $2 million in suppression. And that lasted three days. $660,000 was spent on the first Sunday afternoon…”
Archuleta County Proposed PreK-8 School Facility Lands on Waitlist for BEST Funding
The Colorado Department of Education BEST grant program (“Building Excellent Schools Today”) has released its list of projects recommended for grant funding during the 2026-2027 fiscal year…
BORDERLANDS HEALTH: The Body Keeps the Fallout, Part One
There was a point when we almost lost my mother. Stage 4 colon cancer. Pain that kept escalating…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Putting the ‘Hope’ Back in ‘Hopelessness’
In the midst of a seemingly hopeless search for life’s meaning, I came across the following 13-minute-long TED Talk video…
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…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Preventing Veteran Suicides on Memorial Day
Ramchand and Montoya add that “Among veterans receiving VHA care, those who had limited economic resources consistently had elevated suicide rates…”
Pagosa Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Considers Small Acts of Kindness
This coming Sunday, May 24, we plan to meet outdoors near the uptown rec-center, to engage with this mission…
HIGHWAY 160 RECONSTRUCTION: Week of May 25-30
The project team will wrap up work at the end of the day Thursday, May 21 in preparation for the Memorial Holiday weekend returning to work on Tuesday, May 26…
EDITORIAL: The Cost of Wildfire Preparations, Part Two
“Based on the highest figures we’re looking at, and that’s in cooperation with the Forest Service… it puts it at about a $750,000 project…”
LPEA Election Results Announced
Officers will be seated at the next meeting of the LPEA Board of Directors scheduled for Wednesday, June 17…