Many sessions will discuss how the Trump administration continues to use executive orders to dismantle federal agencies…
Open Letter to the Archuleta Commissioners
A request to pause, and right-size, the proposed $20 million administration building…
LIBRARY NEWS: Invaluable Tutoring, Resuming in October
Note that because of construction at the library these sessions will take place at the Elementary School…
LETTER: Clean Energy is an Opportunity, Not a Threat
International agreements, far from being acts of self-punishment, are acts of solidarity and recognition of common responsibility…
The Politics of Autism, Part Two
“The behavior is complex. The genetics are complex. The brain is complex…”
Gov. Polis Appoints New Leader for Colorado National Guard
Governor Jared Polis on Monday announced the appointment of Maj. Gen. Robert Davis to lead Colorado’s National Guard…
Pagosa Community Invited to Celebrate New ‘Playground for the People’ This Friday, Sept. 26
The design is unique: including multiple levels and hills, embankment slides, boulders, a sand pit and a “cliff rider”…
EDITORIAL: Yet Another Sad and Confusing Meeting… Part Four
“Are you living on the same amount of money that you were living on 30 years ago? I’m not. None of us are, because we can’t…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: Our New Teddy Bear Economy
It turns out that the media is not a necessary part of the economy. Nor is the government, really…
Tiny Colorado Schools Go Underground for Heating, Cooling… Part One
Liberty High School has too few students for a basketball team. But it soon will have a cutting-edge geothermal heating and cooling system…
Legendary Comedian Paula Poundstone Returns to the Stage in Durango
Whether she’s dissecting modern life, riffing with the audience, or chasing down a hilariously unexpected tangent, no two Paula Poundstone shows are ever the same….
OPINION: McCarthyism, Then and Now
I binge-read the book amid a storm of news as the administration of President Donald Trump ramped up attacks on leftwing activists…
Archuleta Seniors Inc. Hosts Presentation on ‘The Gift of Aging’ Tomorrow, Sept. 25
What are the best things we can do to keep our brains sharp as we age?…
The Politics of Autism, Part One
Trump and RFK Jr. are making claims about autism. What do medical experts say?
EDITORIAL: Yet Another Sad and Confusing Meeting… Part Three
“That’s way too much money to take out of an economy as small as ours. It will hurt us. And I think the biggest hurt will be Road & Bridge…”
THEATRE: ‘Master Class’ Opens This Weekend at PSCA
More than a play about opera, Master Class is an encounter with art itself — its cruelty, its transcendence, its impossible demands…
EDITORIAL: The Message on the Chalkboard, Part Two
“What were we doing? How did we do it? And how could we know if we were having the effect we wanted?…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: Welcome Back, Jimmy Kimmel
So, like, tonight? Already, Jimmy is back?
HIGHWAY 160 RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE: Week of September 22-28
The Town of Pagosa Springs has several concurrent projects taking place in and near the US 160 work zone…