The morning sunlight filters through the closed blinds signaling a brand new day. Our bedroom basks in a soft, warm glow…
Celebration of Life for Melanie Madaline Morgan
Melanie’s 31-year career at Farmers Insurance began in Grand Junction, and she retired in 2012 in Pagosa Springs, Colorado…
OPINION: Unwarranted Ouster of Journalist Sandra Fish at Republican State Assembly
“Journalism serves as the cornerstone of a vibrant and functioning democracy, providing citizens with the information necessary to make informed decisions…”
LETTER: Why Vote Against Your Own Self-Interest?
I am a 71 year-old rural Coloradan politically registered as Unaffiliated. I’d like to ask my fellow seniors a simple question…
EDITORIAL: Fear and Loathing, and the Proposed Highway 160 Reconstruction, Part One
“I understand that puts us at the beginning of the summer tourist season, but mostly likely, they are not going to just come in and rip up half the highway, and disturb everything right away…”
Experience the Magic of Thingamajig Theatre’s 2024 Summer Season
From big, classic showcases to jukebox musicals, this summer’s lineup at Pagosa Springs Center for the Arts promises something for everyone…
BIG PIVOTS: Colorado Goes Big on Solar, Part Two
“If you’ve been a student of this for a long time, we’ve had the “solar coaster” where we’ve ramped up and hired a bunch of folks and then the bottom dropped out and we let a bunch of folks go…”
READY, FIRE, AIM: Uncharted Territory
Turns out, Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the mercury thermometer in 1714. But he kind of screwed things up…
BOOKISH: The Woman in the Minivan
My writer friend is very nice to everyone. She is a volunteer at schools, reading to children. What’s her novel about? It’s a murder mystery, she tells me…
Lawmaker Leaves Loaded Gun in Colorado Capitol Bathroom
“I want to be clear that I take full and complete accountability for the incident,” he wrote. “I take firearm safety very seriously…”
Register Now for the 2024 Archuleta Food Summit
The day will feature an opening presentation and two breakout sessions featuring information about our local food system, from how to grow and produce food locally, where to get local foods…
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Please join our Push-Up Challenge, and participate in our Denim Day Walk at noon on April 24 at Bell Tower Park…
EDITORIAL: How to Recycle a County Road, Part Three
To learn more about Dustrol, I watched a 30-minute video shared by the National Center for Pavement Preservation, established by Michigan State University in 2003…
BIG PIVOTS: Colorado Goes Big on Solar, Part One
A huge year for Colorado solar in 2023. And it’s just a beginning…
Dr. Terry L. Root to Speak on Earth Day Theme ‘Planet vs Plastics’ on April 25
“Through education and action, I believe we can reverse the destructive impact of plastics on our community…”
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: By Inclination, a Researcher
I am becoming ever more convinced that I began my education after learning not to take anything, or anybody, too seriously…
LIBRARY NEWS: Spring Lifelong Learning Lectures Begin Next Week
April 18 features Robin Young, the CSU Extension Office director, on “Water, Our Most Precious Resource”…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: March Madness Is Big Trouble
Like Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Orient Express,” there aren’t merely a lot of suspects. There are also plenty of perpetrators in the imminent demise of the Big Dance…